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Well, it may only be June 27th but saw them here in the U.K. for the first time today. W.H.Smiths (a newsagent, come bookstore, come DVD store - a bit like a poor mans Borders but with lots of stationary!) had them but they were £2.49 a pack, blind bags are usually £1.99 here. I bought seven packs f...

Can't wait till September!

nick91884 wrote:Welcome! Be sure to pick up many sets of the UK exclusive olympic minifigs! They will be awesome trade fodder for you!

Happy to help anyone who needs it - trading is good.

Making toys exclusive to a country is a bit silly. Being a collector of Star Wars action figures is a pain when things are exclusive to shops that don't have shops here in the U.K. like Walmart and Target.

Whilst I tend to prefer the weirder CMF like the gorilla or the rabbit, I really do love the look of these. I think it's crazy of Lego to be making them U.K. exclusives. I say that despite living in the U.K. with, I hope, my nearest stockist a few minutes walk from where I work.

Hi everybody. Please excuse the cliche' English greeting. I'm Goldmonkey and there was a time when I'd collect everything Star Wars Lego wise. Because of my many other collecting interests (mainly action figures) I can no longer afford so make do with the blind bag mini figures. I live in the south ...