Australian LEGO Sales June 2015 – Mid Year Toy Sale Edition

June 23, 2015 | 39

UPDATE: Target’s Toy Sale catalogue has finally been revealed. Read the July 2015 Sales Post for all the details.

Update: Big W & Kmart catalogue deals added!

Here we are! At the start of one of the most hectic, stressful and exciting times of the year – the Australian mid-year Toy Sale! In the interest of not spamming sales posts every other day, I’ll be aggregating all the Toy Sale catalogues from major retailers in this single post so that you have all the sales and deals at your fingertips.

If you have been following my blog for awhile, you may also have noticed that I have put together a separate post which lists all the big ticket exclusives that each retailer has.

Any big LEGO sale tends to bring out the worst in the LEGO community, most of the time caused by overzealous AFOLs. I will never forget last year’s toy sale when I saw a bunch of people (you know who you are) clear out ALL the Parisian Restaurants in Myer Melbourne on several large trolleys.

Here’s a few handy tips to help you get what you want and preserve your sanity of mind during this chaotic season.

1. Be calm, be kind and be considerate to other shoppers and the sales assistants.
2. Never hesitate when it comes to buying a popular set. If you sleep on it, it might not be on the shelves when you return
3. When in doubt, layby
4. Forget online shopping – the retailers have atrocious e-commerce systems. Your best bet will always to shop in-store
5. Can’t find what you want? Give stores a call to see if they actually have them in stock. You might even be able to place the items on hold or get them delivered to you.
6. If you don’t want to get stressed out, just give the sales a miss and buy stuff at full price
7. Lastly, remember that LEGO is just a toy and a hobby

Big W Toy Sale 2015 (Catalogue link 25 June – 8 July)

Big W has released their Toy Sale 2015 catalogue, titled Total Toy Domination 2 and it is packed with over 6 pages of LEGO deals and promotions. I won’t list down all the sales, but I’ll pick out a couple of highlights on what I think are the best deals contained in the catalogue.

Big W’s catalogues are always a little confusing, as they enjoy discounting specific sets rather than applying a blanket discount like other retailers. That’s compounded by the fact that Big W’s regular prices tend to be a little lower than the RRP. For comparison’s sake, I’ll be including the standard RRP of the sets instead of Big W’s everyday low prices.

The big draws in their 2015 mid-year toy sale catalogues are the Star Wars 75059 UCS Sandcrawler, 76042 SHIELD Helicarrier and 60098 Heavy Haul Train. Overall, I’m very impressed by Big W’s toy sale catalogue – there are some great details for City, Elves, Friends, Jurassic World and Pirates fans. Their prices are hard to beat and are a little better than the usual 20% discount you would get elsewhere!

The Big W Toy Sale catalogue kicks off on the 25th of June but if you have an Everyday Rewards Card, the discounts are applicable at checkout after scanning it. Happy shopping!

Here are my top picks from Big W’s catalogue:

Big W Exclusives:

• 76042 SHIELD Helicarrier- $475 (RRP $500)
• 75059 UCS Sandcrawler – $398 (RRP $450)
• 60098 Heavy Haul Train – $225 (RRP $250)
• 60062 Arctic Ice Breaker – $128 (RRP $150)
• 70730 Ninjago Cycle Ambush – $48 (RRP $50)
• 41107 Friends Pop Star Limo – $34 (RRP $40)
• 31025 Creator Mountain Hut – $49 (RRP $60)
• 31010 Creator Treehouse – $49 (RRP $50)

Curiously, no idea why the Mountain Hut and Treehouse are tagged as exclusives since they’re pretty old sets. Kind of like the opposite of a timed early exclusive.

Elves

• 41075 The Elves’ Treetop Hideaway – $54 (RRP $80)
• 41073 Naida’s Epic Adventure Ship – $32 (RRP $45)

Pirates

• 70413 The Brick Bounty – $99 (RRP $140)
• 70412 Soldier’s Fort – $35 (RRP $50)
• 70410 Soldiers Outpost – $20 (RRP $30)
• 70411 Treasure Island – $20 (RRP $30)

Friends

• 41095 Emma’s House – $70 (RRP $100)
• 41094 Heartlake Lighthouse – $40 (RRP $60)
• 41097 Heartlake Hot Air Balloon – $30 (RRP $45)
• 41085 Vet Clinic – $20 (RRP $30)

Disney Princess

• 41063 Ariel’s Undersea Palace – $56 (RRP $80)
• 41061 Jasmine’s Exotic Palace – $25 (RRP $35)

City

• 60047 Police Station – $94 (RRP $150)
• 60076 Demolition Site – $69 (RRP $100)
• 60084 Racing Bike Transporter – $20 (RRP $30)
• 60081 Pickup Tow Truck – $20 (RRP $30)
• 60002 Fire Truck – $20 (RRP $30)
• 60043 Prisoner Transporter – $20 (RRP $30)

Minecraft

• 21118 The Mine – $98 (RRP $140)
• 21116 Crafting Box – $59 (RRP $80)

Juniors

• 10687 Spider-Man Hideout – $29 (RRP $40)

Jurassic World

• 75917 Raptor Rampage – $59 (RRP $80)
• 75916 Dilophosaurus Ambush – $35 (RRP $50)

Kmart Toy Sale 2015 (Catalogue link 25 June – 15 July)

Kmart is also entering the fray with their mid-year Toy Sale catalogue, but unfortunately, there’s not a lot to get excited about in their catalogue. Kmart is light on exclusives and they lack any sort of flagship LEGO set in their arsenal.

Also, they seem to be trying their best to outdo their efforts in horribly designed catalogues. Kmart’s point of difference is a plethora of sets on sale for $20. They’re pretty decent deals if you’re into impulse LEGO buys!

Speaking of exclusives, Kmart only has 41108 Heartlake Food Market and 10697 Classic Creative XXXL Box in their stable, which is pretty underwhelming. The XXXL Box is decent for parts since it packs 1500 pieces, which is great value for $79.

Like Big W’s catalogue, here’s a list of highlights in Kmart’s Toy Sale offering. RRP is based on the set’s regular price, not Kmart’s own reduced everyday prices.

Kmart Exclusives

• 10697 Classic Creative XXXL Box – $79 (RRP $90)
• 41108 Heartlake Food Market – $59 (RRP $60) [lame…]

Notable Deals

• 60036 City Arctic Base Camp – $99 (RRP $130)
• 60047 City Police Station – $94 (RRP $150)
• 41076 Elves Farran and the Crystal Hollow – $19 (RRP $25)
• 60076 City Demolition Site – $69 (RRP $100)
• 41072 Elves Naida’s Spa Secret – $20 (RRP $30)
• 70745 Ninjago Anacondrai Crusher – $20 (RRP $30)
• 70755 Ninjago Jungle Raider – $20 (RRP $30)
• 70167 Ultra Agents Invizable Gold Getaway – $20 (RRP $30)
• 70411 Pirates Treasure Island – $20 (RRP $30)
• 41085 Friends Vet Clinic – $20 (RRP $30)
• 60043 City Prisoner Transporter – $20 (RRP $30)
• 60057 City Camper Van – $20 (RRP $30)
• 60073 City Service Truck – $20 (RRP $30)
• 60081 City Pickup Tow Truck – $20 (RRP $30)
• 60082 City Dune Buggy Trailer – $20 (RRP $30)
• 60083 City Snowplough Truck – $20 (RRP $30)
• 60084 City Racing Bike Transporter – $20 (RRP $30)
• 70819 The LEGO Movie Bad Cop Car Chase – $20 (RRP $30)

Myer Toy Sale 2015 (Catalogue link 10 June – 12 July)

UPDATE: The Detective’s Office and Palace Cinema keep coming in and out as limited stock online. Try your luck, you may be able to get your hands on one if you’re lucky.

Myer is first out the gates (as usual) with 20% off all LEGO from today (10 June) till 12 July 2015. The sale is both online and instore, but most of the big exclusives like the Modular buildings (Detective’s Office and Palace Cinema) have already sold out online. Myer’s other big exclusive is the Star Wars UCS Slave 1, which is on offer for $239.

• LEGO 75060 UCS Slave 1 – $239 (RRP $299) [sold out online]
• LEGO 10246 Detective’s Office – $179 (RRP $229) [sold out online]
• LEGO 10232 Palace Cinema – $159 (RRP $199) [sold out online]
• LEGO 10242 Creator Mini Cooper – $119 (RRP $149)
• LEGO 10220 Creator Volkswagen T1 Camper Van – $134 (RRP $169) [sold out online]

I expect the UCS Slave 1, Detective’s Office and Palace Cinema to all sell out within the first few days of the sale (if not today), so good luck if you’re looking to get one!

Watch this space, I’ll update this post with details of more retailer catalogues when they go live! Up next should be Big W’s Toy Sale catalogue, which should go live on the 25th of June!