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jodypress said:
....and how much stock do Argos have? That's the question you have to ask.They won't deliver one and the nearest store to me with one in stock is a 2-hour round-trip which would a) take up my time and b) wipe out any saving by using fuel.
Funk said:
Cat Dozer £50 off (down to £380) at Very at the moment: https://www.very.co.uk/lego-technic-app-controlled...
Heavy Duty Tow Truck £40 off (down to £119): https://www.very.co.uk/lego-technic-heavy-duty-tow...
Airbus H175 Rescue £45 off (down to £135): https://www.very.co.uk/lego-technic-technic-airbus...
The Cat dozer is a big build. I have had it since christmas. Im about to start section 4. Its 100 pages long for just this section. Theres 8 sections to build. Heavy Duty Tow Truck £40 off (down to £119): https://www.very.co.uk/lego-technic-heavy-duty-tow...
Airbus H175 Rescue £45 off (down to £135): https://www.very.co.uk/lego-technic-technic-airbus...
Edited by Funk on Tuesday 23 May 10:20
Funk said:
....and how much stock do Argos have? That's the question you have to ask.
They won't deliver one and the nearest store to me with one in stock is a 2-hour round-trip which would a) take up my time and b) wipe out any saving by using fuel.
There is that issue (as always with Argos) but I checked and there's stock within 5 miles of me. I'm SE LondonThey won't deliver one and the nearest store to me with one in stock is a 2-hour round-trip which would a) take up my time and b) wipe out any saving by using fuel.
jodypress said:
Funk said:
....and how much stock do Argos have? That's the question you have to ask.
They won't deliver one and the nearest store to me with one in stock is a 2-hour round-trip which would a) take up my time and b) wipe out any saving by using fuel.
There is that issue (as always with Argos) but I checked and there's stock within 5 miles of me. I'm SE LondonThey won't deliver one and the nearest store to me with one in stock is a 2-hour round-trip which would a) take up my time and b) wipe out any saving by using fuel.
Funk said:
jodypress said:
Funk said:
....and how much stock do Argos have? That's the question you have to ask.
They won't deliver one and the nearest store to me with one in stock is a 2-hour round-trip which would a) take up my time and b) wipe out any saving by using fuel.
There is that issue (as always with Argos) but I checked and there's stock within 5 miles of me. I'm SE LondonThey won't deliver one and the nearest store to me with one in stock is a 2-hour round-trip which would a) take up my time and b) wipe out any saving by using fuel.
generationx said:
The Moose said:
I don't get the dislike of the Ford GT. I was just given it and really enjoyed the build. I also like the color - very close to the color of the Mustang.
See my comments one page ago - I enjoyed it too. A really nice build. Sporky said:
Amazon had the McLaren F1 for £115.
Turned out to be not-Lego in a Lego box. No Lego marks on the tyres or any of that parts I can see through the not-Lego bags. And it smelled of fish.
Who was the seller?Turned out to be not-Lego in a Lego box. No Lego marks on the tyres or any of that parts I can see through the not-Lego bags. And it smelled of fish.
Amazon has become a disaster to buy from - I dropped my Prime a while ago and only buy the odd thing now; even then usually only if it the item is both 'Sold by' and 'Dispatches from' Amazon as it's all to easy for scammers to get their item listed under a legit page.
Edited by Funk on Sunday 28th May 13:17
Sporky said:
It was KOCHRobert - but dispatched by Amazon, so I thought it'd be OK. He doesn't have great feedback now that I've found where to find it, and looks like it's a trick he's used before. Amazon said they'd deal with the seller but I'll be leaving feedback.
Noted.'Dispatched by Amazon' just means the seller's using Amazon to hold their stock and dispatch - they could send whatever counterfeit stuff they wanted to Amazon and Amazon wouldn't - or can't - check it's legit.
Amazon UK is just basically an expensive AliExpress now; so much of it is no-name Chinese crap all made in the same factories with different packaging. If I wanted to buy cheap crap from the Far East I'd get it off AliExpress for 1/3 the price...
Aye - I usually stick to sold and dispatched by Amazon. Or if it's anywhere else at the same price I'll do that. I'm not mad-anti-Amazon, but I'd rather fund Smyths or Zavvi or similar - Amazon have plenty of money already.
Anyway; refund issued, replacement arriving tomorrow. Hopefully the replacement will be the real thing!
Anyway; refund issued, replacement arriving tomorrow. Hopefully the replacement will be the real thing!
Sporky said:
The chat people have said they're not responsible for "fulfilled by Amazon" items, as they aren't held in Amazon's warehouses. The Amazon website disagrees with them...
Have you tried contacting LEGO? I suspect their lawyers have a bit of clout, and I doubt Lego would be happy with a third party using a genuine box.Gassing Station | Scale Models | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff