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    Here’s all the 2022 LEGO Advent Calendars, which have gotten a lot more expensive

    August 3, 2022 | 17

    The LEGO online store has now given us a proper look at the 2022 LEGO Advent Calendar slate, with 5 options to choose from. The 2022 LEGO Advent Calendars will go on sale from 1 September onwards.

    I won’t be sharing spoilers and the contents on the blog, but you can click on to the product pages below and see the contents if you’d like to know what the contents are, but I like to stay relatively spoiler free and be greeted by a surprise each day during the annual Jay’s Brick Blog Advent Calendar countdown.

    Update: The 2022 LEGO Advent Calendars are also available on Amazon.com – Star Wars / Guardians of the Galaxy / City / Harry Potter / Friends

    The disappointing thing this year is that prices have gone up. This is especially evident in Australia, where the Advent Calendars are 20% more expensive (they were AU$50 last year).

    In the US, they’ve gone up by about US$5 across the board, and in the UK they’ve also gone up by £5, which is about 20% more expensive as well.

    The price rises aren’t entirely surprising given the state of the world, and LEGO’s recent price increase but it still stings, especially as these are aimed at families and younger children, so it’ll start to add up if you’re doing more than one calendar.

    As these will be available at most toy stores, and online retailers like Amazon, I would highly recommend waiting for them to be slightly discounted if you can.

    LEGO Advent Calendars will go on sale from 1 September onwards, but as these are limited seasonal sets, they tend to go out of stock from November onwards, especially for the more popular licensed ones like Star Wars, so if you see one that you want on sale, I recommend not waiting around too long.

    I’m still looking forward to the annual Jay’s Brick Blog Advent Calendar countdown, which kicks off on 1 December, and this year, I’ll be counting down the Star Wars, Harry Potter, Guardians of the Galaxy and Friends ones!

    60352 LEGO City Advent Calendar

    Buy from LEGO.com – US$34.99 / AU$59.99 / £21.99 / CAD$44.99

    This year’s LEGO City Advent Calendar once again features characters and models from the LEGO City Adventures TV series. 5 minifigures (and a white foal!) are included: Billy, Maddy, Mr. Produce, Tippy and Raze, plus a Santa minifigure

    41706 LEGO Friends Advent Calendar

    Buy from LEGO.com – US$34.99 / AU$59.99 / £21.99 / CAD$44.99

    The 2022 LEGO Friends Advent Calendar features Olivia’s family, and looks to include the first male Santa minidoll, and even a Baby Reindeer. The models and builds come together to build a scene depicting a Christmas market that Olivia and her family are visiting.

    76404 LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar

    Buy from LEGO.com – US$44.99 / AU$59.99 / £29.99 / CAD$59.99

    After a weak previous few years, it looks like the Harry Potter Advent Calendar has stepped up in 2022. The board game element is back, where once you open every window, you can play a board game with the elements.

    What really appeals to me is that there aren’t any conjoined scenes or models – an it looks like we’re getting mini models of Harry Potter locations, buildings and things which I’m super excited about.

    Also Tonks!

    75340 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar

    Buy from LEGO.com – US$44.99 / AU$59.99 / £29.99 / CAD$59.99

    This year’s LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar features a tie-in with the LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation animated special, featuring a beach Darth Vader, as well as C-3PO and R2-D2 in ugly Christmas jumpers, alongside the usual selection of mini locations and ships.

    It’s rare to get so many festive minifigures, so this year’s looking pretty good so far.

    76231 Guardians of the Galaxy Advent Calendar

    Buy from LEGO.com – US$44.99 / AU$59.99 / £29.99 / CAD$59.99

    It looks like Marvel now has a permanent LEGO Advent Calendar spot, and 2022’s is Guardians of the Galaxy-themed, which ties into the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special which will be streamed on Disney+.

    Christmas Tree Groot should be all that you need to convince you that this is going to be a fun one, especially for fans of LEGO Marvel/GOTG.

    Which LEGO Advent Calendars are you planning to get this year?

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    17 responses to “Here’s all the 2022 LEGO Advent Calendars, which have gotten a lot more expensive”

    1. Håkan says:
      August 6, 2022 at 11:19 PM

      As an old Marvel fan, I’ll be most likely to pick up the GOTG calendar this year. Objectively, I’ll probably have to admit that the Harry Potter calendar is the best one, with all the unique minifigs – that still feel motivated more than convouted Christmas sweater variants – , and barely a misfired minibuild. (I still don’t agree with Rowling’s own personal agendas, though.)

      Reply
    2. Glen says:
      August 6, 2022 at 3:20 AM

      Any reason why GOTG hasn’t got a link to a LEGO Aust webpage yet??

      Reply
    3. Regan says:
      August 5, 2022 at 1:50 AM

      Lego Canada isn’t showing Guardians as an option! Just City, Friends, SW and HP. I’ll be gutted!!!

      Reply
    4. Darren says:
      August 4, 2022 at 9:41 AM

      Yeah not worth $60 wasn’t event worth $50 last year,how does the UK get it for so much cheaper then the rest of the world if they where $30 aus I’d buy them but not at $60 each

      Reply
      • Craig says:
        August 4, 2022 at 10:45 AM

        I’ve never paid AU$50 in previous years, always waited for the retail discounts (from memory typically around AU$35), so hoping these discounts continue as I’d struggle to justify at full RRP.

        Interestingly it looks from Jay’s pricing details that Australia is the only market where all 5 calendars are the same price – in other markets the non-licenced ones (City & Friends) are cheaper, which makes sense.

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        • Jay says:
          August 4, 2022 at 11:43 AM

          Yeah, very annoying that Australia got stiffed on the City/Friends pricing.

          At the end of the day, the RRP is just a suggestion from LEGO, and I can see retailers dropping prices to AU$40 to move them. Advent Calendars being seasonal sets have zero utility from the 1st of December onwards, so retailers will be very motivated to move them before December.

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      • Jay says:
        August 4, 2022 at 1:23 PM

        Yeah, UK are getting a really good deal. My guess is that it’s because the UK pound has devalued so much that it seems like a much better deal than it is.

        I’m hoping they go on sale for at least AU$40, which would be my ideal strike price.

        Reply
    5. CARMEN COLLIN says:
      August 4, 2022 at 9:33 AM

      The Lego City one is the best

      Reply
    6. Andrew says:
      August 4, 2022 at 8:32 AM

      $A60. Wow. Might be going back to the chocolate alternatives this year :(.

      Reply
    7. Gibby says:
      August 4, 2022 at 2:22 AM

      This inflation is really depressing. But, usually (at least in the US), these are on sale online intermittently during the several months leading up to Christmas at Target/Amazon/Walmart/Best Buy. Often on/around Black Friday/Cyber Monday – but they do sell out at the sale price (and that was before inflation). You can probably set sale alerts – or I have my kid who is a CS major at Georgia Tech do it, because he writes his own. He says it’s easy and if you don’t know how, you can go on Reddit and get help. Or – just go the old-fashioned way and check each am when you wake up!

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      • Jay says:
        August 4, 2022 at 1:20 PM

        Yup – these being seasonal sets that have little to no utility after the 1st of December, retailers will be highly motivated to sell as much of their stock as they can between September and December.

        Reply
    8. John Hood says:
      August 4, 2022 at 12:50 AM

      This year, I’ll most likely get the Harry Potter calendar!

      Reply
      • Jay says:
        August 4, 2022 at 1:19 PM

        The mini-builds look SO good, and it’s a little early, but looks like the standout calendar this year.

        Can’t stand any more random tables or furniture!

        Reply
    9. Richard Federico Perez says:
      August 4, 2022 at 12:00 AM

      Hooray! Hand’s down one of my favorite parts of the Holiday season has become your Advent Calendar countdowns…we luv ’em!

      Reply

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