Answers.Body: <p>&quot;Coming Soon on 1 August 2020&quot; generally means the time when &quot;Add to basket&quot; button becomes available (usually at midnight) so you can actually buy the set. This means you cannot really pre-order it in advance, unless there is some sort of VIP promotion (this is announced in advance), which works for some releases and allow sets to be purchased a day, week or two in advance.</p>
  <p>If set is in high demand on release day it can quickly can be marked as &quot;on back-order&quot;. That is your order is accepted, but shipping is delayed.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: "usually at midnight" might variate in different time zones, right?
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Answers.Text: @mindstormsboi I have never tried to shop for particular set in multiple time zones, so this isn't something I could advise on. My experience is based on shopping in Europe.
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Answers.Text: I can confirm it's midnight at least for CET. When I ordered the NES, the "Add to basket" button became available just a few minutes before 1 August 2020.
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Body: <p>I'm hoping people who are more familiar with ordering from the LEGO website can help me with trying to pre-order some items.</p>
  <p>LEGO has announced a range of Super Mario sets with a lot of fanfare - YouTube Videos, advertisements, etc. The full range of planned products can be seen on their website: <a href="https://www.lego.com/en-de/themes/super-mario" rel="noreferrer">Lego Store Website (en-de)</a></p>
  <p>However, with the exception of the <a href="https://www.lego.com/en-de/product/adventures-with-mario-starter-course-71360" rel="noreferrer">Starter Course</a> which is shown to be shipping on 1st August, the rest are announced as 'Coming Soon', and clicking through on individual items shows 'Coming Soon on 1 August 2020' (<a href="https://www.lego.com/en-de/product/bowser-s-castle-boss-battle-expansion-set-71369" rel="noreferrer">for example here</a>).</p>
  <p>I'm not certain how to interpret that - does that mean that sets are scheduled to be released on 1st August, or that they will become available for pre-order on that date?</p>
  
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ThreadText: # What does coming soon mean on the LEGO store website?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-16)
  
  I'm hoping people who are more familiar with ordering from the LEGO website can help me with trying to pre-order some items.
  
  LEGO has announced a range of Super Mario sets with a lot of fanfare - YouTube Videos, advertisements, etc. The full range of planned products can be seen on their website: [Lego Store Website (en-de)](https://www.lego.com/en-de/themes/super-mario)
  
  However, with the exception of the [Starter Course](https://www.lego.com/en-de/product/adventures-with-mario-starter-course-71360) which is shown to be shipping on 1st August, the rest are announced as 'Coming Soon', and clicking through on individual items shows 'Coming Soon on 1 August 2020' ([for example here](https://www.lego.com/en-de/product/bowser-s-castle-boss-battle-expansion-set-71369)).
  
  I'm not certain how to interpret that - does that mean that sets are scheduled to be released on 1st August, or that they will become available for pre-order on that date?
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-07-16. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
  
  "Coming Soon on 1 August 2020" generally means the time when "Add to basket" button becomes available (usually at midnight) so you can actually buy the set. This means you cannot really pre-order it in advance, unless there is some sort of VIP promotion (this is announced in advance), which works for some releases and allow sets to be purchased a day, week or two in advance.
  
  If set is in high demand on release day it can quickly can be marked as "on back-order". That is your order is accepted, but shipping is delayed.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: "usually at midnight" might variate in different time zones, right?  
  > **username_1**: @mindstormsboi I have never tried to shop for particular set in multiple time zones, so this isn't something I could advise on. My experience is based on shopping in Europe.  
  > **username_3**: I can confirm it's midnight at least for CET. When I ordered the NES, the "Add to basket" button became available just a few minutes before 1 August 2020.  
  
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