40338 Christmas Tree: A Sneak Peek at the LEGO Black Friday Gift

A few hours before the launch at LEGO of the pre-weekend VIP weekend offersBlack Friday, we take a quick look at the small limited edition set that will be offered from 120 € of purchase on the LEGO Shop and in the LEGO Stores: the benchmark 40338 Christmas tree. This small box of 392 pieces will then be offered, always for the same minimum purchase amount from November 28 to December 2, 2019.

This new festive gift allows you to assemble a Christmas tree with a respectable height: 22 cm high. The model is rather detailed with a stack of layers of green coins slipped over a central trunk and decorated with colorful balls, gray cookies and diamonds in different hues.

The icing on the cake, the construction is placed on a base which allows the toy carousel placed at the foot of the tree to turn with a wave of the hand. The functionality is anecdotal, but we will not reproach a manufacturer specializing in construction toys for making an effort on the possibilities offered by a small product. I was a little disappointed when I discovered the function, I expected without really knowing why that the entire tree would turn, but it was ultimately only the merry-go-round that moved. It is however logical.

In short, LEGO is offering here a small promotional product which has benefited from a careful design and which will easily find its place on the corner of a piece of furniture during the holiday season. Too bad the minimum purchase amount required (120 €) to be offered this pretty little box is so high ...

Note: Two copies of the set presented here, supplied by LEGO, are included. Deadline fixed at  December 7, 2019 next at 23pm. 

Update : The winners were drawn and were notified by email, their nicknames are indicated below.