LEGO Holiday Train 40034 Polybag Seasonal Set Re-Released!

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I run a LEGO news blog, so it pretty much blows my mind and drops my jaw when I walk into a local store and see a LEGO set sitting on the shelf that I know absolutely nothing about. This isn’t the kind of thing that occurs every day–in fact, it doesn’t even happen every year–but it did happen when I was at my local Target yesterday! Even crazier, it’s a set that was supposedly released last year. Coming back to a Target store near you–the LEGO Holiday Train 40034 polybag set!

LEGO Holiday Train 40034 Polybag Released at Target Stores in the United StatesLike I said, it’s not very often that LEGO manages to sneak a set past production and onto store shelves without my being aware. But when it does happen, it’s usually a store exclusive polybag set, as is the case with this latest seasonal polybag. This set was first released in 2012, but I never saw it at any of my local stores (although I also didn’t know it existed at the time, so I was wasn’t looking either). Thus, I’m psyched to have a second chance to add this to my collection (which I now have!).

40034 LEGO Holiday Train 2013 Seasonal Polybag SetMy local Boston, MA Target store hasn’t set up their Christmas aisle yet (a whole week after Halloween! Crazy, right?!), so I didn’t bother venturing into the seasonal section at the store yesterday when grocery shopping. However, I went to checkout and found an endcap of the LEGO 40034 Holiday Train polybags sitting right up at the checkout lane! After snapping a couple photos, I grabbed a polybag for myself and checked out. I’ll post a full review and photos of the Holiday Train LEGO set polybag soon, but I can already tell I’ll going to love this one (I’m a LEGO Christmas set nut).

I do want to point out that this Holiday Train LEGO 40034 polybag is an exceptional deal. I consider any set where it averages out to ten cents per piece to be a good value, but at 82 pieces for $4.99, the 40034 LEGO Holiday Train averages out to an amazing six cents per piece! Even if the pieces are small–what a deal!

How do you like the LEGO Holiday Train 40034 seasonal polybag set, LEGO fans? Does this little LEGO train have a spot with your holiday decorations, or are you unimpressed with this festive form of LEGO transportation?

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LEGO Holiday Train 40034 Polybag Seasonal Set Re-Released! — 7 Comments

  1. This was available in brand stores last year (I saw it in the Burlington MA store regularly at the time), but I’m glad to see it available again – I’ll probably pick one up for my train-obsessed younger son who often misses out on playing with my older son’s Lego sets.

    Didn’t realize you were based in Boston. No wonder I like this site so much 🙂

  2. That was released last year. Any chance it was just leftover in their backroom from last year’s holiday stuff?

    • I don’t think so–they had a ton of them on the shelf. I wonder if Target ordered a second run of these because they did so well last year?

  3. They had these at the Lego store in Austin when I was there last week. I love the Xmas sets but I’m disappointed that the 2 sets they brought out so far (train and santa sleigh with reindeer) are repeats this year. I hope they bring something new…

  4. FWIW, I think last year it was a brand-store exclusive.

    Yeah, we do well in Boston – four brand-stores close by and a Legoland Discovery Center opening in Somerville next May 🙂