I consider myself lucky that my son never developed a Star Wars obsession—LEGO sets are plenty expensive as it is, but the Star Wars ones definitely take the cake. That said, they are pretty cool and detailed and even an otherwise rational parent can find herself thinking, “Well, a few hundred dollars for plastic bricks might make sense….” (Um, just hypothetically. Ahem.)
Anyhoo, this is a preface to pointing out that the LEGO Star Wars 9500 Sith Fury-class Interceptor just dropped to an all-time-low price of $70.75 on Amazon. That still feels like an insane amount of money for LEGO, yes, but it’s a 748-piece set, and over at Toys ‘R’ Us the same set costs $110 (though with a current LEGO special they’re running you could get it for $95).
Is this a set to grab just for the heck of it? Even at the discounted price, probably not. But if you have a Star Wars LEGO freak in the house, is it too early to start shopping for the holidays or a distant birthday…? I say no.
AACKKK!!! The boy just bought this set 2 days ago for nearly $100 of his hard earned birthday/summer job money. And of course he paid cash and we tossed the receipt so I can’t even buy another one and return the unopened box to Target. Sad day today. 🙁