Free LEGO promotion with UK Sun and News of the World

[pedro]

Hey,

Sorry if this has been reported already, but we've got another free LEGO promotion in the UK's Sun and News of the World newspapers. You can find details on the News of the World site. Starting on Saturday 14th May tokens can be redeemed at Toys R Us and WH Smith every day for the following sets:

30051 - Star Wars Mini X-Wing

30131 - PotC Jack's Boat

30130 - PotC Mini Black Pearl

30080 - Ninjago Ninja Glider

30081 - Ninjago Skeleton Chopper

30083 - Ninjago Dragon Fight

30091 - Pharoah's Quest Desert Rover

Good news!

Edited May 12, 2011 by pedro

[Rudders]

Sorry if this has been reported already, but we've got another free LEGO promotion in the UK's Sun and News of the World newspapers. Starting on Saturday 14th May tokens can be redeemed at Toys R Us and WH Smith every day for the following sets:

How does this normally work? Do you get a voucher in the paper on say the Monday & if you go into Toys R Us you can collect any toy? Or the toy for that day?

Can you go in at the end of the week with 6/7 vouchers and collect all the toys? (assuming they haven't ran out)

[Solscud007]

Wow very cool. I wish we had something like that here. I want the POTC mini sets.

[pedro]

How does this normally work? Do you get a voucher in the paper on say the Monday & if you go into Toys R Us you can collect any toy? Or the toy for that day?

Can you go in at the end of the week with 6/7 vouchers and collect all the toys? (assuming they haven't ran out)

Inside each paper, each day, there's a token which you cut out and take to the participating shop. The voucher can only be exchanged on that day for that specific toy i.e. the X-wing on Saturday but you can exchange as many vouchers as you want. When Sunday comes it's a different voucher and a different toy.

In some cases they may have one or two left over to the next day if you bring in the appropriate token but quite often they're all gone by the next day.

I found a page related to the promotionn on the New of the World site (I've updated my first post).

Edited May 12, 2011 by pedro

[Marckeyh]

I'm gonna try to get at least 5 every day.

[Peppermint_M]

I will be getting those. There is often a send off coupon as well, to get them all, that is my plan.

[Vindicare]

I'd like to see the others, especially the PQ one.. Why doesn't the US do these!? I want free Lego

[tbroyd]

There are more details on this page

www.thesun.co.uk/lego

There is also a link to a competition to win a Lego Tower Bridge set

(T&C say only one lego set per customer )

Edited May 12, 2011 by tbroyd

[RubeusHagrid]

So are NOTW and The Sun doing this? Or taking it in turns on different days?

^ Isn't that per newspaper though?

[simonjedi]

Thanks for the Heads up. I wish it was from a better paper though.

[RubeusHagrid]

Thanks for the Heads up. I wish it was from a better paper though.

Think of it this way - You're buying some polybags for 30p, and it comes with some free toilet paper

[tbroyd]

The Sun is Published Monday to Saturday and NOTW is what they call it on Sunday

[Big Cam]

I see a bricklink order in my future.

[RubeusHagrid]

If anyone wants any sending over to the US head over to http://www.tinyurl.com/matthewstradinglist

[escortmad79]

Anyone know if it's WHSmiths in Scotland as the last one with the Mirror was Co-op & TRU (I'm hoping it's Co-op)

[TanTile]

I'd like to see the others, especially the PQ one.. Why doesn't the US do these!? I want free Lego

what about us Poor Aussies not only Dont we get any of these offers.. yet you have Lego Brand stores (we dont) you get PAB walls and choose any peice you want and only pay $15 for a large cup for it

and you also pay over half the price we pay for the same product... and yet you want free lego? give me a break you have good over there...

[WhiteFang]

Amazing stuff.

This topic is best discussed in our BSTF. Topic Moved.

[Donut]

It's nice to see that some the formally exclusives sets are now available over there. Share the wealth.

Out of curiosity, how many tokens (or newspapers) do you need to redeem one set?

[XimenaPaulina]

Interesting news! Thanks for sharing pedro! Once again, it's our lucky friends from the UK who'll have the privilege of getting these sweet promo deals. I might have to ask my UK contacts to get me one of those.

[Piranha]

Very nice, why can't American newspapers do these cool promos?

[Jedi master Brick]

These promos come with 20p/30p newspaper making them excellent value for money

[CMP]

Very nice, why can't American newspapers do these cool promos?

American newspapers...?

Dang, I was looking forward to Jack's boat. Oh well. Whitecap Bay is in my future anyway.

[Edbrick]

This is fantastic- if you live next to whsmiths or TRU- I am 15 miles away- so this is no good for me :(

There have been multiple reports that they WILL NOT be posting these either :(

The sun has been quite clever by putting the jack sparrow minifigure in the Sunday paper- it is a £1! The rest of the week it's 30p.

I am really gutted as I would have happily sent off for these, for me to get the set I would have to drive 210 miles!!!! Is there any chance of Coop in England doing this promo?

Edited May 13, 2011 by Edbrick

[escortmad79]

Is there any chance of Coop in England doing this promo?

None South of the border. Last year I tried getting them at WHSmiths up in Scotland & they looked at me like I had 2 heads, looked at the ad in the Scottish Sun & it was TRU & Co-operative/Scot Mid. I'm hoping this one will be the same

Very nice, why can't American newspapers do these cool promos?

You get the cool promos that we don't get through TRU & Target like the Toy Story Alien ship polybag, would've loved one of those but we didn't get them here

[Dunjohn]

Heard this second-hand last night and I see it on their website now (just barely - a small front-page ad half-way down). Seems to be a voucher thing similar to the Daily Mirror promotions, except that the stuff is claimed through WHSmith or Toys'R'Us. Neither of which chains operates in the Republic, so I don't know if I'll be able to get them. The models include an X-wing and a Pharoah's Quest car driven by Jake.

Dunno why it was moved from the Mirror to the Sun. I mean, the Mirror was bad enough....