Mega Bloks Pink Micro Tub 550 Pieces reduced to €12.49 Argos

craggy2

Nice Christmas Gift, maybe..

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9385575/Trail/searchtext%3EMEGA+BLOKS+PINK.htm

Sleepy

Cheers, just used a voucher I got when buying a tablet from their UK site for it (£9.99 there) so only had to pay for postage and parcel motel!

Wabbit Ears

That's a great deal, Reserved one for pickup
great cheap add on for Christmas pressies.

kooga

whats so great about this down €7 from €19.49!

witnessmenow

kooga wrote: »

whats so great about this down €7 from €19.49!

Down 40% isn't enough!?

Sleepy

Says on the site, it's down from €38.99.

kooga

Sleepy wrote: »

Says on the site, it's down from €38.99.

scroll down the description as this is typical argos, they jack the price up for one day and then reduce it giving the customer the impression it is a huge discount!

Soarer

kooga wrote: »

whats so great about this down €7 from €19.49!

I'll buy it at the discounted price, and you can have it for €19.49.

syklops

Lego snob alert!

I wouldn't like to taint my current lego collection with Mega Bloks. An easy statement to make as an adult but I had the same opinion when I was much younger. They're just not the same.

Cue cries of "No recession in your house".

Sleepy

There was a time that non-Lego building blocks were useless (when we were growing up) but having played with my step-son with Mega Bloks he got as presents, there's nothing between them nowadays. Different colours sure but they inter-lock with standard lego and work just as well. I'd imagine it's something to do with the patents on Lego expiring making them easier to copy now.

In some ways, many of the Mega Bloks kits are actually closer to the older style of Lego where all parts can be re-imagined into something else. Lego went down an awful path of designing kits that relied on specialist pieces that were useless for building anything other than the kit they came with. To be fair, they seem to be reversing from this in recent years but I don't see any reason other than snobbery to avoid mega blocks at this stage. Some of the other knock-offs are absolute garbage alright but the Mega Bloks are fine.

syklops

Sleepy wrote: »

There was a time that non-Lego building blocks were useless (when we were growing up) but having played with my step-son with Mega Bloks he got as presents, there's nothing between them nowadays. Different colours sure but they inter-lock with standard lego and work just as well. I'd imagine it's something to do with the patents on Lego expiring making them easier to copy now.

In some ways, many of the Mega Bloks kits are actually closer to the older style of Lego where all parts can be re-imagined into something else. Lego went down an awful path of designing kits that relied on specialist pieces that were useless for building anything other than the kit they came with. To be fair, they seem to be reversing from this in recent years but I don't see any reason other than snobbery to avoid mega blocks at this stage. Some of the other knock-offs are absolute garbage alright but the Mega Bloks are fine.

I did say i was a Lego snob, but fair play if they work together now then great. They used to be terrible.

chopsey

good find, i paid €15 for mega bloks int he Heatons half price sale about 6 weeks ago so this is a good price.

not sure if the one from heatons had this many bloks in it either

Bawnmore

Cheers Op, picked some up just there. Are these too small for a 2 year old? I'm sure I can find a home for them anyway if they are.

dm1979

Sleepy wrote: »

Cheers, just used a voucher I got when buying a tablet from their UK site for it (£9.99 there) so only had to pay for postage and parcel motel!

Oh my god! Argos UK deliver to the republic! How did I not know this, how did you do it, I mean what address did you use? How much did it cost, I have spent the last month looking for a liitle tikes trailer they sell in Argos UK but not down here ( finally got in little woods but have to wait 2 weeks ) there range is so much bigger. Sorry sleepy for all the questions, but I need to know!!!

craggy2

Bawnmore wrote: »

Cheers Op, picked some up just there. Are these too small for a 2 year old? I'm sure I can find a home for them anyway if they are.

I reckon theyre too small all right, they're micro pieces, says 4years +

Kenny Logins

dm1979 wrote: »

Oh my god! Argos UK deliver to the republic! How did I not know this, how did you do it, I mean what address did you use? How much did it cost, I have spent the last month looking for a liitle tikes trailer they sell in Argos UK but not down here ( finally got in little woods but have to wait 2 weeks ) there range is so much bigger. Sorry sleepy for all the questions, but I need to know!!!

Parcel Motel - UK address (NI).

Grandadsbear

Thanks OP. I just picked up a box now. The girl stamping my receipt couldn’t believe it was priced 12.49 … so I told her to check out this forum as I have picked up many the bargain thanks to the eagle eyed posters!!!

It’s not the set as shown in the catalogue, (why it annoys me I don’t know), but I’m sure my little girl will love it. Like a review on the Argos site says… she’ll be delighted to have some pink blocks instead of her brothers stuff.

witnessmenow

Im trying to order this into Ahtlone. It says I can order it the whole way through, until I confirm and it says Out of stock

I get an email thanking me for my reservation, but no reservation number

No text message.

Is anyone else getting the same?

Grandadsbear

witnessmenow wrote: »

Im trying to order this into Ahtlone. It says I can order it the whole way through, until I confirm and it says Out of stock

I get an email thanking me for my reservation, but no reservation number

No text message.

Is anyone else getting the same?

Sounds like you may be ordering it in for collection rather than reserving it?