Let's go for a new promotional offer available on the official online store and in LEGO Stores: the set 40532 Vintage Taxi (163 pieces) is offered from 200 € of purchase without restriction of range from January 28, 2022 and at best until February 13, 2022 (if there are any left by then).

almost everything has already been said about this offer, both in substance with a relatively high minimum purchase and in form with a nice promotional product inspired by LEGO from a Citroën front-wheel drive from the 30s, so it's now at everyone to sort it out and assess the interest of the proposal made by LEGO and its constraints. It would also seem that I was bad language, the purchase of sets invoiced 199.99 € whose reference 10297Boutique Hotel obtains a copy of the promotional set.

Note that it is currently possible to combine this offer with the one valid until February 6th which allows you to be offered a copy of the set 40491 Year of the Tiger which is automatically added to the basket from 85 € of purchase without restriction of range.

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The next promotional offer that will be available on the official online store in a few days is now known: the set 40532 Vintage Taxi will be offered subject to purchase from next January 28 and it will be necessary to pay at least 200 € without restriction of range for this small box of 163 pieces to be automatically added to the basket. In the box, enough to assemble a pretty black and yellow taxi, a piece of sidewalk and a minifig composed of rather common elements. The character is holding a donut in his hand, some may see it as a nod to the thief of the Modular 2021, the reference 10278 Police Station (179.99 €).

The packaging uses the colors used for the Structure of this year, the set 10297Boutique Hotel, but the purchase of this box sold at the public price of 199.99 € will not be enough to unlock the promotional offer... We can also wonder why LEGO did not take advantage of the launch of the Structure 2022 on January 1 to reward those who took the plunge without delay.

(Pictures via TheBrothersBricks)

LEGO presents the initiative as a merger between the two online services that made it possible to buy bricks at retail directly from the manufacturer: on the one hand the catalog Pick a Brick (Choose a Brick) and on the other the service Bricks & Pieces (Bricks and Pieces) accessible via the section dedicated to customer service.

There will be only one left at the beginning of February 2022 and it is under the name Pick and Build that these two services, about which confusion sometimes reigns, will be brought together. On the other hand, the online service which makes it possible to obtain the replacement of defective or missing bricks will remain accessible.

LEGO's ambition: to simplify and centralize its retail brick sales offer with a single interface and an ordering process which will now be directly integrated into the current online store with, for example, the possibility of taking advantage of promotional offers under the condition of purchase regularly offered.

LEGO also promises an improvement in terms of delivery times with a classification of parts in two distinct categories: the 1600 elements considered as "Bestsellers" which will be indicated by a pictogram and will be deliverable in a few days and the rest of the offer identified as a "Standard" assortment which will require a longer processing and delivery time. For Europe, the Bestsellers will be shipped from Poland, the rest of the catalog will be managed from Billund. Orders will be divided into two separate baskets depending on the type of parts and delivery will not be invoiced if the minimum order amount (€ 12) is reached for the basket concerned. Otherwise, you will have to pay € 3 for a basket with Bestsellers and € 6 for parts from the standard assortment.

The limitations that will be effective: 200 different elements (same part / same color) maximum per order with a maximum quantity of 999 units per element. We do not yet know what real impact this regrouping of the two offers will have on the pricing policy practiced so far for each of these services, some parts being currently more expensive on one side or the other.

A new service will be tested during this reorganization of the retail parts purchase offer: Build a Mini. As the title suggests, it will be a question of composing a minifigure from the available elements. The online configurator will offer parts from the minifig assembly offer offered in LEGO Stores in 2019 and 2020. These items will not be available for purchase separately and will only be used for the custom minifig creation service. .

For those who are wondering, LEGO does not plan to integrate the sticker sheets into the service Pick and Build, at least not immediately.

Launch in France announced for early February 2022, we will then be able to verify whether this reorganization, which aims to simplify the purchase of spare parts online directly from the manufacturer, has not also served to drive up the prices of these elements.

(Screenshots of the test interface provided by LEGO. The final interface can still evolve)

Let's go for a few weeks of sales from today until February 8. As always, don't expect to find knock-down LEGO everywhere, although there are probably some good deals to be had at some vendors.

At LEGO, nothing special, apart from a few products in the usual section which already benefit from a discount on their public price.

Like every year, do not hesitate to share your tips in the comments, even if these are local operations or very limited availability. Fans in your area may be able to take advantage of the discounts offered at the local supermarket or toy store.
Below, direct access to the LEGO offer offered online by the main brands likely to participate in the operation:

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