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Offline tigana123

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Playmobil Down?
« on: January 29, 2024, 11:10:40 »
It seems that Playmobil site(s) are off, probably wordwide (!!). I have checked the ones in Germany, England and Greece !
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Re: Playmobil Down?
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2024, 12:24:59 »
Playmobil Belgium works, and it looks like it's been renewed.
The website is structured differently, it looks different, and I can't find the DS tab, but instead themes like the nostalgic dollhouse are now grouped in with the regular dollhouse sets. Maybe/hopefully that's the reason?
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Re: Playmobil Down?
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2024, 12:42:42 »
UK site is back up, but it has had a refresh (looks like it might be more 'mobile friendly'?). UK still had Playmobil Plus separately - but the sets have always been grouped under both here (I'm not sure if the site has more rational grouping of sets now).
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Re: Playmobil Down?
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2024, 12:44:07 »
yes, it seems that they changed the web site(s) overall look and feel... Don't know if I really like this new site !!!
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Re: Playmobil Down?
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2024, 12:48:09 »
Quote from: Birdie on January 29, 2024, 12:24:59
Playmobil Belgium works, and it looks like it's been renewed.
The website is structured differently, it looks different, and I can't find the DS tab, but instead themes like the nostalgic dollhouse are now grouped in with the regular dollhouse sets. Maybe/hopefully that's the reason?

On the UK site if you hover over "New & Exclusive". there is a drop down with, under Excluvise, Playmobil Plus.

I'm not over-enamoured of the site at first use.
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Re: Playmobil Down?
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2024, 13:18:37 »
Seems we are back having to click "show more"...

And can't add anything to cart from the details.. only the lists...

And now we're (almost all?) .com , instead of .pt, .es, .de...

And I get the german site when I did... something. Without meaning to. (ours is still in that insulting mix of pt-br + es)

Also, is there a direct url for a part number, as before?

We'll see if they get their acts together.. 
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Re: Playmobil Down?
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2024, 19:56:56 »
I've done a search for building instructions for an old item, the 3880 fire engine and they aren't there.  I imagine this applies to most of the earlier items, or will the database be built up gradually?

A search on spare parts for the VW Beetle - hubcap and bootlid - comes up out of stock
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Re: Playmobil Down?
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2024, 07:39:57 »
Eugh, site looks ok but no spare part search URLs can initiate from a script/spreadsheet is painful.

I managed to lose the flag holder from top of the Red Coat Caravel on a trip to put it on a model boat lake (with the RC unit). Now each time look for spare parts it’s a very manual process
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Re: Playmobil Down?
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2024, 08:05:45 »
Quote from: CrimsonCleaver on January 30, 2024, 07:39:57
Eugh, site looks ok but no spare part search URLs can initiate from a script/spreadsheet is painful.

Exactly!
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Re: Playmobil Down?
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2024, 08:11:03 »
That inability to search using a script is a devastating blow. Mind you, I haven't tried it yet.
Parts finder is still there and the ability to get missing/ damaged parts free of charge is a great addition.
Some instruction sheets from 2023 sets seem to have been taken off as well as older ones.
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