It would almost be worth paying US$400 for the Lego set just to be able
put the Wesley Crusher minifigure through numerous forms to torture!
:-p



I Really, Really Want the 3,600-Piece Lego U.S.S. Enterprise
------------------------------------------------------------
This US$400 set comes with minifigures of the Next Gen crew,
including Picard, Riker, and Wesley Crusher's portable tractor
beam.

<snip article writer's personal Star Trek fan stuff>

The detailed replica of the ship comprises 3,600 pieces and
includes nine minifigures, each with its own accessory. All
the important folks are here: Picard, Riker, Worf, Data,
Geordi La Forge, Deanna Troi, Beverly and Wesley Crusher, and
the bartender, played by Whoopi Goldberg (who didn't really
register with me because I didn't understand what bars were
back then).

Image:

<https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/aboutus/assets/blt82762b9f02a207c5/10356_Prod.png>


You can make Riker and Troi fall in love all over again when
Riker plays his tiny trombone! Remember when it was apparently
really sexy for all men to play large brass instruments?
Deanna's hair looks amazing, as usual. The Wesley Crusher figure
has a portable tractor beam! It also comes with a display stand
with an information plaque and a minifigure display title.

You can purchase the Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D on
November 28 for $400. If you purchase the new set between
November 28 and December 1, on Lego's website or at a Lego
store, you will also receive the Type-15 Shuttlepod as a gift
with purchase. Excuse me, I have to mark this on my calendar and
go faint now.

Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D
Price: US$399.99 / Euro379.99 / UK?349.99

<https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news/2025/november/lego-icons-star-trek-u-s-s-enterprise-ncc-1701-d->



<https://www.wired.com/story/lego-uss-enterprise-2025/>





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On Fri, 7 Nov 2025 17:22:59 +1300, Your Name wrote:

It would almost be worth paying US$400 for the Lego set just to be able
put the Wesley Crusher minifigure through numerous forms to torture!
:-p

I'll start saving!

Surprised to see that it's not 399,99 euro, but 379,99 euro. Usually the
price is the same amount as in dollar (1 dollar > 1 euro), so we pay
/more/ in Europe.

<https://www.lego.com/nl-be/product/star-trek-u-s-s-enterprise-ncc-1701-d-10356>

Says it's exclusive and launch is at 28-11-2025 01:00 CET. Uch, I guess
it won't be available anymore when I wake up at 08:00. )-:

--
s|b

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On 2025-11-08 11:22:59 +0000, s|b said:

On Fri, 7 Nov 2025 17:22:59 +1300, Your Name wrote:

It would almost be worth paying US$400 for the Lego set just to be able
put the Wesley Crusher minifigure through numerous forms to torture!
:-p

I'll start saving!

Surprised to see that it's not 399,99 euro, but 379,99 euro. Usually the price is the same amount as in dollar (1 dollar > 1 euro), so we pay
/more/ in Europe.

Many companies, such as Apple, used to do that with their electronics -
they kept the numbers the same and simply swapped the US$ symbol for a
UK? symbol.

<https://www.lego.com/nl-be/product/star-trek-u-s-s-enterprise-ncc-1701-d-10356>

Says it's exclusive and launch is at 28-11-2025 01:00 CET. Uch, I guess
it won't be available anymore when I wake up at 08:00. )-:

--- PyGate Linux v1.5
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On Sun, 9 Nov 2025 11:20:03 +1300, Your Name wrote:

On 2025-11-08 11:22:59 +0000, s|b said:

Surprised to see that it's not 399,99 euro, but 379,99 euro. Usually the price is the same amount as in dollar (1 dollar > 1 euro), so we pay
/more/ in Europe.

Many companies, such as Apple, used to do that with their electronics -
they kept the numbers the same and simply swapped the US$ symbol for a
UKœ symbol.

So they stopped doing that? For me, LEGO is the first that doesn't act
like dollar and euro are the same.

--
s|b

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On 2025-11-09 18:22:52 +0000, s|b said:

On Sun, 9 Nov 2025 11:20:03 +1300, Your Name wrote:

On 2025-11-08 11:22:59 +0000, s|b said:

Surprised to see that it's not 399,99 euro, but 379,99 euro. Usually the >>> price is the same amount as in dollar (1 dollar > 1 euro), so we pay
/more/ in Europe.

Many companies, such as Apple, used to do that with their electronics -
they kept the numbers the same and simply swapped the US$ symbol for a
UK? symbol.

So they stopped doing that? For me, LEGO is the first that doesn't act
like dollar and euro are the same.

Unfortauntely not for everything. The Apple Mac mini computer, for
example, starts at US$599 and UK?599, instead of being about ?455 as
currency exchange rates from US$ would make it. :-(


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On Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:08:51 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

On 2025-11-09 18:22:52 +0000, s|b said:

On Sun, 9 Nov 2025 11:20:03 +1300, Your Name wrote:

On 2025-11-08 11:22:59 +0000, s|b said:

Surprised to see that it's not 399,99 euro, but 379,99 euro. Usually the >>>> price is the same amount as in dollar (1 dollar > 1 euro), so we pay
/more/ in Europe.

Many companies, such as Apple, used to do that with their electronics -
they kept the numbers the same and simply swapped the US$ symbol for a
UK? symbol.

So they stopped doing that? For me, LEGO is the first that doesn't act
like dollar and euro are the same.

Unfortauntely not for everything. The Apple Mac mini computer, for
example, starts at US$599 and UK?599, instead of being about ?455 as >currency exchange rates from US$ would make it. :-(

Generally US prices don't include sales tax (which I believe varies
from state to state), while UK prices include value-added tax (which
is fixed at - currently - 20%). Might this be such as case?

--
Jerry Brown

A cat may look at a king
(but probably won't bother)

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On 2025-11-10 08:39:42 +0000, Jerry Brown said:

On Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:08:51 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

On 2025-11-09 18:22:52 +0000, s|b said:

On Sun, 9 Nov 2025 11:20:03 +1300, Your Name wrote:

On 2025-11-08 11:22:59 +0000, s|b said:

Surprised to see that it's not 399,99 euro, but 379,99 euro. Usually >>>>> the price is the same amount as in dollar (1 dollar > 1 euro), so we >>>>> pay /more/ in Europe.

Many companies, such as Apple, used to do that with their electronics - >>>> they kept the numbers the same and simply swapped the US$ symbol for a >>>> UK? symbol.

So they stopped doing that? For me, LEGO is the first that doesn't act
like dollar and euro are the same.

Unfortunately not for everything. The Apple Mac mini computer, for
example, starts at US$599 and UK?599, instead of being about ?455 as
currency exchange rates from US$ would make it. :-(

Generally US prices don't include sales tax (which I believe varies
from state to state), while UK prices include value-added tax (which
is fixed at - currently - 20%). Might this be such as case?

Even if you add 20% VAT to that currency conversion price, the UK price
would still only be ?546.

In New Zealand pricing the Mac mini starts at NZ$1099 (including 15%
sales tax and delivery), which equates to about US$620. Which is better
than the Australian price that starts at AU$999, which equates to
US$652 or NZ$1155 ... which is actually surprising since most things
cost more in New Zealand.




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