One LEGO fan purchased several sets during last year's Black Friday sale, and they have just now received them in the mail after months of waiting. Sometimes ordering LEGO sets online can mean risking issues with delivery companies and the postal system, but that wasn't exactly the case with this incredibly patient collector.
Since LEGO is one of the biggest toy and collectible companies in the world, its products are shipped all across the globe. Whether a fan wants one of the new Pokemon LEGO sets delivered to Buenos Aires or a Nintendo fan in Paris is aiming to get a new Super Mario set for their growing collection, LEGO's wide reach makes it possible. Apparently, LEGO's shipping can even reach Antarctica. It just happens to take a few months longer than a normal delivery usually would.
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LEGO Fan Finally Gets Their Black Friday Purchases After Ordering From Antarctica
Reddit user Vosper went to the LEGO subreddit to share their Black Friday haul that has finally been delivered. This LEGO fan works as a Machinist in Antarctica at McMurdo Station, so it's understandable why the LEGO sets took so long to get to its destination. According to Vosper, they had also ordered the Endurance LEGO set, but it successfully made it to their work station before the end of 2025. Apart from the Endurance, there were four other LEGO sets that Vosper was waiting for, and they finally came at the end of February.
Even though it took a few months to officially arrive, it's a solid LEGO set haul. There is one downside to this delivery, though. Vosper's packages arrived at the end of their contract season, so they have to wait a few months until they return to base to build these sets. They were able to at least build the Endurance before having to leave for the season, though. In response to Vosper's post about the late deliveries, many fellow LEGO lovers were simply impressed that the packages were able to get to the Antarctica base at all. What's even more shocking is that Vosper confirmed that the shipping was somehow still completely free, despite being so far away from civilization.
In reply to other collectors who were curious about the logistics of delivering to such a remote area, Vosper explained, "McMurdo has a US military APO address, and LEGO ships to APOs. Sometimes it takes a few weeks. Sometimes it takes the whole season. Depends on when the order is placed and when/what planes are flying." There are a lot of great LEGO sets coming out this year, and it will be interesting to see if Vosper comes back to Reddit during their next contract season to showcase even more sets that have been added to the collection.
It's fascinating that the world has evolved to the point where not even Antarctica is off limits when it comes to LEGO deliveries. The year is only a few months in at this point, but there have already been plenty of great LEGO set announcements to keep 2026 packed with options. It must be frustrating for Vosper that they weren't able to build their sets right away. On the bright side, though, the Star Trek-loving Machinist has four great LEGO sets to look forward to when it's time to go back to the frigid and remote base of McMurdo Station in Antarctica.