Those who have decided to bring together the "VIP Coins"offered as rewards by LEGO via the VIP program can as of today obtain the second of the five pieces announced with an object in the colors of the Pirates range (5006471 LEGO Pirates Corner). You have to exchange 1150 points (7.67 € in exchange) to obtain the code valid for 60 days to enter in the basket and which allows you to add the precious reward to a next order.

Note that the collective display (ref. 5006473) which allows the five pieces to be assembled is no longer available and that it will be necessary to be satisfied with individual packaging. We also know that these products are not manufactured by LEGO, they are subcontracted to Chinese company RDP like the key rings already offered through the VIP program. The first reactions regarding the level of finish of the first of the five collectable pieces which was in the colors of the Castle range were also very mixed. It's up to you.

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New find at LEGO to encourage us to use our VIP points accumulated other than to obtain a reduction on an order in progress: the manufacturer is launching a series of five collector's pieces that must be "bought" with points and it will even be possible to redeem buy the display that will protect them before storing them at the bottom of a drawer.

The first of these pieces is online and it's on the Castle theme (5006472 LEGO Castle Corner), the other four collectibles will be on the themes CITY (Octan logo), Classic Space, Pirates and the centerpiece of the display will be a large version of the LEGO element seen in a few sets of the Pirates range in the 90s .

You have to exchange 1150 points (7.67 € in exchange) to obtain the code valid for 60 days to enter in the basket which allows you to add the precious reward to a next order. The display requires for its part to separate 700 VIP points. unfortunately it is only possible to use one code for a physical reward per order and it will therefore be necessary to place at least two orders to obtain the first part and the display (ref. 5006473). You will then have to re-order several times to obtain the other parts.

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As expected, the LEGO set 71741 Ninjago City Gardens is available as a VIP preview on the official online store at the public price of 299.99 € / 319.00 CHF.

Do not forget to identify yourself on your VIP account to be able to add the set to your order.

No promotional offer dedicated to the launch of this product but you can get the set 40416 Ice Skating Rink which is automatically added to the basket as soon as the amount of 150 € is reached.

For the undecided ones who do not want to crack without delay, we will talk about this big box of 5685 pieces a little later in the day on the occasion of a "Review ".

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The offer had already been offered during the VIP Weekend which preceded Black Friday 2020, it is again relevant: the small promotional set 5006293 The Chariot (127) is offered again on the official online store for any purchase of the set 10276 Colosseum (9036 - €499.99 / CHF529.00).

It will in fact be a matter of pre-ordering this very large box: the initial run was quickly sold out and LEGO announces that the orders placed at the moment will not be shipped before January 22, 2021. For Christmas, it's a failure, but if you had planned to order this Colosseum, you might as well take the opportunity to offer you something along the way.

This promotional offer is in principle valid until January 31, 2021 or while stocks last. When you know the current state of stocks at LEGO, it is better not to tempt the devil too much.

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I received the VIP "bought" reward for the modest sum of 950 points a few days ago: the VIP metal key ring in its blue box. When the offer is launched, the rewards center only offered one visual of this promotional product and I, like many others, dared to imagine that it was a keychain with a large 2x4 metal bricks.

I was a little too naive on this file and it is in fact a simple plaque with tenons flanked by the brand logo. You will tell me that it is more practical than a big brick for a keychain and you will probably be right.

The thing weighs 32 grams on the scale, it is not manufactured directly by LEGO but by the company RDP, a Chinese structure specializing in the design and manufacture of derivative products that works for many brands, and I can't help but think that LEGO could have offered this product rather than "selling" it to us in exchange for some- some of our precious VIP points.

We will remember that the blue cardboard box with its pretty interior foam has a little effect, that this packaging will be very practical for storing this derivative product at the back of a cupboard and that the right to proudly display its membership in the LEGO VIP program. will still have cost a few points.

To be honest, even if the code generated on the rewards center is in principle valid for 60 days from its date of issue, I placed an order for products that I already had on the Shop without waiting for the novelties of January 1st are online. I didn't want to take the risk of waiting several weeks and taking the reckless risk of running out of stock on this keychain and receiving an uninteresting polybag instead. The desire to own this trinket that I paid for with my hard-earned points was the strongest. We do not remake ourselves.

Will I sleep better at night now that this keychain is in my possession? Nothing is less certain, the disappointment of having "bought" something flat instead of a nice thick brick should disturb me for a few days.