impluse sets

[wildcat]

i saw these impluse set at walmart:

troll warrior

coast grad kayak

crysal hawk

street sweeper anyboby else seen these out other places beside lego shop at home

[Dennimator]

Well yea, the impulses are common in Sweden, every toy shop and supermarket have them.

[Pencoin]

Can't find any in English shops.

[daxflame680]

Yeah, I saw that at my local TRU. Never seen those being sold in TRU before. I guess it has to do with the holidays coming up.

[wildcat]

Yeah, I saw that at my local TRU. Never seen those being sold in TRU before. I guess it has to do with the holidays coming up.

any other impluse set u have seen other then the i meation

[daxflame680]

any other impluse set u have seen other then the i meation

I think you mentioned all the ones I saw.

[mania3]

Does anyone know why the impulse sets seem to be easier to find in European markets? I'm curious what the mentality is behind this.

[The Brick Rat]

i saw these impluse set at walmart:

troll warrior

coast grad kayak

crysal hawk

street sweeper anyboby else seen these out other places beside lego shop at home

I haven't seen them at Walmart, but I have seen them at Target. They are located in the Christmas section with the stocking stuffer toys. TRU also has them, but marked-up to $4.99.

[BlueBard]

It really depends on the countries... For example in Spain the Impulse sets are not available at all (or only in very specialised shops... ) Anyway, speaking about that with a toy-seller from Madrid, friend of mine, he told me that the "availability" of Lego depends on the main interest of the country's market.

So, I suppose there's more swedish Lego fans than spanish or english ones...

[mania3]

So, I suppose there's more swedish Lego fans than spanish or english ones...

As I recall, the largest market for LEGO on earth is Germany, followed by the United States.

[The Cobra]

Does anyone know why the impulse sets seem to be easier to find in European markets? I'm curious what the mentality is behind this.

The newest Impulse sets (5618~5621) are still to be sighted in Italian shops.

[Guss]

there is a lot of these set in Swiss supermarket ! Don't really understand why you don't see these

[mania3]

there is a lot of these set in Swiss supermarket ! Don't really understand why you don't see these

The only time I see them is at official LEGO brand stores, or Legoland itself. As far as major retailers go (Target, Wal-Mart, TRU) I never see them. It's a shame too, I would probably buy one every time I was at the store, too. Take The Good Wizard set from the Fantasy Era Castle line. It was never released in the US at all. I'd still really like to get my hands on one, too.

[Athos]

Were they in the Lego aisle or somewhere else? Was this in a US Walmart? Are there Walmarts outside the US?

Steve

[UsernameMDM]

I haven't seen them at Walmart, but I have seen them at Target. They are located in the Christmas section with the stocking stuffer toys.

Is this by all the Christmas decorations, or up front with by the 1$ aisle?

[mr.fledermaus]

Is this by all the Christmas decorations, or up front with by the 1$ aisle?

All Target stores in my area have the impulse sets by the food section, where there is an aisle devoted to cheap Christmas-related items.

[Eskallon]

I have seen a load of city impulse sets in tesco and they are always there they are priced £2.50-£3.00 normally £2.75 though. (british currency)

[Omega 8]

Is this by all the Christmas decorations, or up front with by the 1$ aisle?

Actually in the candy/food area.

[daxflame680]

They've started selling 5612 Policeman and 5613 Firefighter at TRU

Edited November 25, 2008 by daxflame680

[Trexxen]

Hey, anyone that goes to Target often, any chance you could update us when they get in the Pirate impulses? I'd love to build an army, but I need impulses to do that cheaply (I'm not too interested in an army of Pirates, though I plan to buy several Cannon Battles anyways for the - you guessed it - cannons...)

~Trexxen