The latest GW Price Hike starts Tuesday 1st of June. What will you buy before the 12% mark up hits? I for one plan to save what I can by buying in bulk.Seriously though, 12% is a massive increase and when we can currently get 20% off our Warhammer 40K figures, that extra £2.50 on a lot of boxed sets really stacks up fast.
So now the question is what do I need lots of? For me it's those Thunderwolves I was putting off. I already have plenty of Space Wolves that need painting.
I've chosen to invest in a 5-man Thunderwolf Cavalry unit, plus 2 Wolf Lords riding Thunderwolves and a Canis wolfborn model as well. So that's 8 Canis Wolf Borns and a Space Wolves boxed set to convert the riders with.
That comes to £176 from Total Wargamer, plus £2.99 for UK postage.
At the time of writing Wayland Games has chosen a sweet time to rebuild their website. Doh!
If you're looking to add to your army fast and make even bigger savings while you can, Total Wargamer has a number of special Army Deals discounted by 25% that can build a 1,500 point Warhammer 40,000 army.
Warhammer 40,000 Army Deals currently available:
Blood Angels Army Deal - £121.50 (save: £40.50)
Ork Army Deal - £198.75 (save: £66.25)
Space Wolves Army Deal - £158.25 (save: £52.75)
Space Wolves Terminator Army Deal - £106.50 (save: £35.50)
I wish I had enough for the terminator army deal as well as the Thunderwolves. But to be honest, I'm just sickened at how Games Workshop can raise prices by 12% without any reason. It's not like the Conservatives have even increased VAT yet. Online discounts have kept me in the hobby for quite a few years now and I'd certainly never pay full retail price now.
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11 comments:
May 30, 2010 at 4:05 AM
There is a reason, actually. According to two of the managers of the two local GWs in the area, the price increase is proportional to the prize increase of taxing AND materials. Games Workshop actually does not gain any extra money by increasing the prices - they are just trying to cut back on losses.
You also have to understand the financial status of the company right now. I mean, GW spent almost all of its money on making hundreds of new models for the upcoming Hobbit movies - their Lord of the Ring line is getting a LOT of new models, scenery, rules, etc AND have invested a lot by sponsoring the movie.
May 30, 2010 at 4:13 AM
I can appreciate that, but getting your customers to pay for a new line before they've even bought it is a bit cheeky.
May 30, 2010 at 5:54 AM
I don't begrudge the harsh realities of the business at a time like this. It's simply that these are niche, luxury goods that require some justification to spend ever growing amounts of money on. For the forseeable future, I simply cannot afford it.
I suspect that this will be the case for many. I had a great, if somewhat evil, Blood Angels army idea but the price hike makes it too expensive.
May 30, 2010 at 6:57 AM
They will enjoy record profits when the Storm Raven is released to recoup some of those costs.
May 30, 2010 at 7:11 AM
Guys , seriously , i can understand the cost used from price increase
But for FFF sake , can they just make a public statement saying what they are using the money for ? instead of "by july your stuff thats already over priced is going up by 12 to 30 % thanks for buying"
a simple "we are using the money for the up coming blah blah models and purposes"
lol Come on
May 30, 2010 at 7:42 AM
Yea the hobbiest always gets it in the neck. Thats why I have recycled most of my armies and why I havent really got any xenos other than a bucket load of orks.
I dont know why they increase the prices but i doubt its to cover losses incurred up til now. They have made alot of money in the last few years and they have shareholders to keep happy and keep investing. The current climate is ideal for it as they can pass on the reasons without much of a hoo haa! But what are you going to do? We cant boycott them coz we love the game too much. We can shop well and cruise ebay but I wont stop gaming - I have to much invested in it already! We just have to be smarter with the product. Buy magnets, multi use vehicles and generic armies that can be used for BA vanilla and wolf dexes + chaos ect. Either that or we all need to start playing chess...
May 30, 2010 at 8:42 AM
It looks like Wayland Games is back up with some new prices. Land raider has gone from £35(£28) to 37.50(30.75)
Im trying to work out how much I can afford to splash and trying to get my mits on the things that will make the biggest difference... Dont think its gonna be much :/
May 30, 2010 at 11:10 AM
Also might want to correct your post to May 31st insted of March unless I'm misreading it.
May 30, 2010 at 11:20 PM
Now I'm even considering to get some silicone and =][= Deleted by the Inquisition =][=
May 31, 2010 at 7:58 AM
I bought two boxes of termies (actually not going up in price in the US - oops) and 3 boxes of the regular wolf pack. Considering that theater ticket prices just went up 15% all over the country, I can't complain too much about GW price increases.
May 31, 2010 at 3:41 PM
On this side of the pond, I ordered:
Two boxes of Wolf Guard Terminators, two boxes Wolves Packs, three Razorbacks, one Landraider Crusader, one Predator, one Land Speeder.
Lots to build over the next coiuple of months.
Bill
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