Popular Post Jingle and Jangle Posted January 13, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2014 So my story begins upon leaving the movie theatre after viewing The Desolation of Smaug. With nothing scheduled for the afternoon, I decided to take a quick peek in the nearby Wal-Mart to see if there was anything of note within their clearance section. This particular Wal-Mart is one of the older, less desirable ones, small and disorganized that I had frequented only once before. If I had any expectations, they would have been extremely low. So into the store I go, heading straight for the clearance banner hanging by the garden section of the store. As I walk down the aisle, my heart skips a beat when I gazed upon a new, undamaged 4840, The Burrow. I couldn 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepcatpunk Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Fantastic---congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakinisvader Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 You just entered "The Twilight Zone". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Nice, it's pretty exciting when that happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Fantastic haul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@rtisan Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Awesome! That`s an incredible haul, given the current availability of those items, by any standard. Good for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanfan34 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Insane. I was doubting it a little until the part where you hit a bunch more Walmarts and found nothing. Sounds accurate now! That is super awesome, congrats on the score! (and if you want to trade a Burrow in the trade thread.... :-)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyKJohnson Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Wow, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justafrog Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Congrats! (And thank you to whomever fixed the post title so I could live vicariously through Checkers' good fortune!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migration Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 And off to Walmart I go... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkie81 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Good for you!! Man, it must be a pulse pounding feeling. I am sincerely happy for you! Thanks for sharing, reading you post made my heart rate go up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Is your Walmart stuck in a time loop in December 2012 or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doofy McGee Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 That is a fantastic story! I have never had anything even close to this happen to me. The best I did was about three months ago when I went to a Walmart in the middle of nowhere on my way home from a cabin that my parents go to every year. This Walmart's clearance Lego section was almost half an aisle! I couldn't believe it! I ended up spending right around a thousand dollars, most of which I probably should NOT have spent, but we all know how that goes. To make a long story short, I left with varying quantities of the following: Quinjet - $35 Hulk - $35 Mines of Moria - $54 Batcave - $49 Gungan Sub - $49 Gandalf Arrives - $9 (and this was after they were all looong gone in my area) - got 8 of them that day All in all a very good day. Nothing compared to the original poster's story though. I could not imagine finding three Burrows in one place! Nice score! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doofy McGee Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Is your Walmart stuck in a time loop in December 2012 or what? No kidding... How could any Burrows survive this long? They must have been buried in the stockroom for a while. That is the only reasonable explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TabbyBoy Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Well done! I sometimes strike lucky in my 3 nearest Asda stores (owned by Walmart) and Tesco stores. They seem to have crazy offers that no toy shop or Amazon can ever match. Several times I've stuffed my car to the rafters on trips like this when I've only gone in for a sandwich or Pot Noodle! These are normally smaller sets that I flip quickly rather than put on my Brickfolio for the longer haul. My best find of last year was a 10187 VW Beetle in an old toyshop that was closing down priced at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I have said it before - The crappy walmarts in the middle of nowhere are goldmines. Especially ones in the more downtroden areas. The people there can't afford Lego and it gets discounted and still doesn't get bought. Had a couple of my own experiences as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylay Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 dang, really nice ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 LOSER!! How many of these sets does your son get to play with? None, I bet. Then again I'm off to Walmart myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwraith Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Great find! I got excited for you just thinking about it! I have a little mom and pop store nearby that sell sets from 2005 and on from a wide range of themes. First time i was in there my jaw dropped and i thought i hit the jackpot. Until i looked at the price tags and realized they knew the market all too well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glucapg Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I really enjoy reading those stories....happy for you. Before christmas I decided to find&buy the more HPotter sets I could...In 15 days I spent hours on the web and visiting stores and bought 50 sets (13 Castle, 6 burrow, 6 4867, 6 4865, 4 trains, 2 4866, 4 4738, 8 4737, 1 4730)...hard work but good Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Brickpicker mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenplays Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Incredible haul! Reminds me of the story of when my friend got me a Monster Fighters The Zombies set for 10 US on clearance at Target for my birthday. And just to make this clear... I have opened it *Gasp from the LEGO Collectors* I have built it *Gasp from the AFOLS* and may have played with it just a bit.. I did want it BEFORE all the crazy hype behind it... I see no reason for that set to shoot up in value. Limited supply sure, but it still sells for 200 US MISB, some things about LEGO I will just never understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young_Gun21 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I really enjoy reading those stories....happy for you. Before christmas I decided to find&buy the more HPotter sets I could...In 15 days I spent hours on the web and visiting stores and bought 50 sets (13 Castle, 6 burrow, 6 4867, 6 4865, 4 trains, 2 4866, 4 4738, 8 4737, 1 4730)...hard work but good Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Brickpicker mobile appWere they decent prices? -I don't always going shopping, but when I do I buy Lego- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimking23 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Nice find. I found a Imperial shuttle sitting on the shelf of a TRU back in Feb. I had the same reaction, except I knew better not to hit up a half dozen TRUs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young_Gun21 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Nice find. I found a Imperial shuttle sitting on the shelf of a TRU back in Feb. I had the same reaction, except I knew better not to hit up a half dozen TRUsWas it like the rest of the stuff at TRU. OVERPRICED. -I don't always going shopping, but when I do I buy Lego- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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