Black Friday deals are coming to Lego — what you need to know

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Lego is not well known for offer discounts, but Blackness Friday deals flavor is a whole other ball game. Which means loads of offers, rewards and potential discounts are on the way.

Lego already kicked things off by offering double VIP points on all purchases this past weekend, and it's just revealed that more deals are coming on Blackness Friday itself.

The primary benefit to ownership over Black Fri is the latest batch of 'gift with purchase' offers, which become you extra stuff if you spend a certain amount of money. Spending $140 means you get to build 'Santa's Front Chiliad' consummate with Christmas trees, a reindeer, and elves. Spending over $40 in a Lego store over the Black Friday period gets you a miniature Christmas tree set.

And if yous have coin to burn, the new $800 AT-AT from The Empire Strikes Back comes bundled with a buildable model of Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber.

Merely that's not all. Lego has also promised there volition be discounts on selected Lego sets, as well every bit discounts on VIP rewards. The company never reveals what those sets are ahead of time, and take been a little disappointing the past few years. Simply at that place'due south still a chance that set you've been eyeing upwards volition have a rare cost cut.

As well VIPs will meet their points get further, though the but confirmed disbelieve is on Cyber Monday, where a $5 money-off voucher will be 455 VIP points instead of the usual 650. Cyber Mon too gives buyers the take chances to get a free Lego-themed fleece coating when they spend over $200.

Finally Lego will concur its almanac VIP sweepstakes, with i million VIP points up for grabs. That hefty number of points can be redeemed for $7,600 worth of discounts and still accept a few points left over at the end. And, since spending $1 earns you half-dozen.v points, you lot'd have to spend $153,847 to grind those all points the normal way.

If you lot're non a VIP member, it's worth signing up. Information technology's all free, and Lego will even requite you a Blue minifigure keychain when you lot join. You lot can read all about VIP and Lego's plans for Black Friday on the Lego store website.

Of course, you lot don't accept to buy directly from Lego itself, since other retailers stock a wide range of Lego products. Those retailers have already kicked off their Black Friday deals, meaning you can already enjoy some great Black Friday Lego deals.

Though more deals are bound to popular up in the coming days, so keep your optics open. Lego can be expensive, and any savings are worth taking advantage of.

Tom is the Tom's Guide'due south Automotive Editor, which means he can normally be found knee deep in stats the latest and all-time electric cars, or checking out some sort of driving gadget. It's long way from his days every bit editor of Gizmodo UK, when pretty much everything was on the tabular array. He'due south usually found trying to clasp another giant Lego set up onto the shelf, draining very large cups of coffee, or complaining that Ikea won't allow him buy the stuff he really needs online.