Did Lego ....

[Mattallica]

... recently up the price of vip rewards cost? $100 reward is now 13000 points 

[Feuer Zug]

The $100 reward has been at 13,000 points ever since they went to the new calculation. I do miss being able to buy LEGO in one nation and redeem the VIP points in another for enhanced point power. Alas, it all came about because I got a few extra pounds/Euros off by "gaming" the points system by doing it maybe three times in total.

[MAB]

12 hours ago, Feuer Zug said:

The $100 reward has been at 13,000 points ever since they went to the new calculation. I do miss being able to buy LEGO in one nation and redeem the VIP points in another for enhanced point power. Alas, it all came about because I got a few extra pounds/Euros off by "gaming" the points system by doing it maybe three times in total.

It wasn't just you doing that though.

[Feuer Zug]

4 hours ago, MAB said:

It wasn't just you doing that though.

It wasn't just me that figured that out? Shocking! Just kidding. What did they expect with the Pound to Euro exchange rate. When I moved to the continent, my rewards points racked up quickly. Every time I returned to Newcastle via ferry, I managed to snag a few sets on my points and about empty my balance. As said, I didn't do it much, but I know a few people that bought sets by the pallet that did.

[MAB]

4 hours ago, Feuer Zug said:

It wasn't just me that figured that out? Shocking! Just kidding. What did they expect with the Pound to Euro exchange rate. When I moved to the continent, my rewards points racked up quickly. Every time I returned to Newcastle via ferry, I managed to snag a few sets on my points and about empty my balance. As said, I didn't do it much, but I know a few people that bought sets by the pallet that did.

I used to do it on business trips to the US. A decade ago it was $100 = £65, so a £65 purchase there could get you £5 off here. So about 7.5% instead of 5%. Even better if they had double VIP when traveling.