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I asked the live chat-based CS about the very same thing, the rep said that this was their lingo for an online order going to the warehouse to be fulfilled. I guess it's just different terms for the process than what we might be used to with LEGO SAH, for example. She indicated that the estimated delivery window should still be valid. I worried that they were waiting for the vendor to fulfill the inventory so that they could ship it out. I'll keep holding my breath until I actually get a shipping confirmation. I did complain once to CS about losing $50 of rewards dollars on an order that they cancelled and she gave me $100 as an apology. Of course, that assumes that there would be anything left to use them on or anyone available to help. Might be cyclical. If Amazon benefits from other brick & mortar businesses being their showroom, then when they disappear and the cost of business goes up because of all of the free returns or free returns goes away, I can imagine a market opportunity for "catalog showrooms" and try-before-you-buy opportunities to make a comeback, especially as one-day or same-day delivery gets perfected. Also, as the brick & mortars go away, the loss of revenue will drive governments to find ways of taxing e-commerce and warehouses more and more, as that cost goes up, a brick-and-mortar might become viable again. Will probably also make a difference how much revenue is lost through credit card fraud versus shoplifting + credit card fraud at a physical store.

Not mine, but someone has done a moc to include the cargo compartment for 75192.

Sold a "60 year of the brick bundle" for $220 + shipping - buy in $95 after tax. Consisting of 10715 limited edition, 4000028/4000029/4000030, plus the 60year promo set, plus the 60 year booklet. Fees should be capped at $10 thanks to EBay promo, so $125 in profit.

Since I started rolling up with my own cart and boxes I've had multiple people ask me what aisle the ________ s are in as if I work there. And a few days ago I had about 60 sets loaded up and asked an employee if she had any more in back... She asked me if there was a recall- because she thought I was there to remove all the Lego stock.

For maybe the third time in my life, I just don't know what to say.

Still there .... I unlocked the thread, but maybe the whole section of the forum is locked.

I honestly hope that when EP9 begins..........A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...STAR WARS...Episode IX(Opening Crawl)....Millennium Falcon emerges from lightspeed near the atmosphere of some regurgitated/recycled planet from the OT. In the cockpit sits Chewbacca, C-3P0, R2-D2, and all the porgs. 3P0 orders R2 to go inform General Organa that they have arrived at their destination at said regurgitated/recycled planet. R2 whistles back at 3P0 as he rolls to the back of the ship. Just as 3P0 makes contact with the planet, several First Order Star Destroyers appear out of lightspeed and immediately bombard the Falcon in a hail of fire. Chewbacca roars, 3P0 shouts "Oh Dear!", Porgs cry out, as the Falcon is completely blown away by the First Order. Aboard the Star Destroyer, a satisfied General Hux watches the remains of the Falcon begin to burn in the planets atmosphere.................Sitting in thousands of theaters everywhere, millions of longtime fans will forever mourn but, for the next two hours will rejoice that what remained of our beloved ill-used/under-used/unused characters will not be in a terrible movie and the destruction of the Falcon insures it will not fall into the hands of unworthy, substandard characters. I apologize for the spoiler however, only "A" to "IX" in the above is the only thing I know will happen. Also, I do not consider porgs a beloved character, I found them to be as useful as Jar Jar.

I have met Ex in real life, and let’s just say there may be more than a passing resemblance here....

Sold 4 more 75909 Mclaren Speed Champions at $62.50 each on Fba, buy-in of $11 each. Have 1 left when I should have 2, looks like I have to chat with seller support to find it. Also, I will count these as sales for now. Amazon reimbursed me for losing 3x 76031 Hulkbuster Smash. The gave me the equivalent of $71 each, netting $56 each after fees. My buy-in was $18 each. Could have sold them for a little more but can’t really do anything about it.

Set Minifigures Images Revealed Sam Flynn, Quorra, and Tron

And yet, a hokey religion and an ancient weapon is what did him in.

I live in NYC and I also have trouble computing a stroll down to Times Square.

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Being from the rural mid-west, I have trouble computing the ability to wake up and stroll down to Times Square to take a look.

I agree...Service Merchandise will make a comeback. One day when Amazon falters, people will say, "Consumers want to see, hold and touch products before they buy! Amazon didn't figure that out."

This company just doesn't seem to get it. Anytime I go into a Toys R Us and I see things there that aren't in other store locations, you can bet 99% of the time, I can pull up target.com, walmart.com or toys r us.com on my phone, and find it cheaper online. I then have to go to the dang register and price match it. The Toy's R Us tax is a big time hindrance, and they never seemed to get this. This is why most mom and shop stops will go under as well if they either 1. don't sell online too to supplement their business income 2. don't try to compete with the free market (which is now a big influence online). Because of their stupidity by forcing the "toys r' us" tax, even a 7 year old like my son knows that he can spend his money on amazon, even if he has to wait, and he will still have more money to spend, then if he bought the same item at TRU. It's sad to watch them go, but on the same token they were their own undoing.

This was at my local Toys R Us today: It’s like a bad case of denial.

Cashed in all of my rewards. RIP TRU.

I'd at least get a couple.

@Val-E Lego Group sneaking in 'copters even in Architecture.

what a tease!

It's a no interest loan with the ability for not being liable to honor it at a moments notice when they decide to start closing stores. I was feeling nostalgic, remembering good times, when we had a billionaire on this board using the Toys R Us parking lot as his playground. Enjoy...

Thank you to everyone who has bought tickets and donated! You’re support of our wonderful school is amazing! We can’t thank Ed and his family enough for their generosity of time and money and for the most creative fundraiser ever!

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It's not what you know, but who you know. I never saw this set at either local TRU.

I just want the Millennium Falcon to be destroyed so we can stop getting remakes. I never really liked the ship anyway. Not symmetrical.

Burned remaining rewards and a 10% off gift card bought from TRU the other day and got me a brick bank. Just got the shipping confirmation today. As much as I am annoyed at the TRU tax and their inability or reluctance to innovate, this is the store that got me out of my dark ages twice. Back in 2002 when I purchased a 4x4 off roader and again in 2011 with space centre. I will always remember as a kid going with my friend to browse for hours at all the toys. It's sad but expected to see them go.

Opted to get the Carousel with this deal. I've been waiting to build this since release but I was waiting for a decent enough sale. It came in a box that really wasn't 'dimensionally appropriate" so it came with a few dents and small holes. But since this is for personal build I am pretty excited to do this on my next time off from work.

What I did for the batman figs was buy blind packs from Ebay. I average $2.5 per pack. Had some issues completing a couple sets but I just trade for the ones I need. Probably will do this for this series unless I can get a box for a good price. Buying a box and not getting the police fig is a deal breaker.

No....still there. Doesn't appear until the checkout page when using red card....

Did you miss the Chicken man?

Hate? If anything, the opposite. There's literally an A-Wing remake every couple of years now from Lego. I think we've had three in the last 4 years (albeit not UCS). They probably feel that given the size of the ship, a systems set is a better place for it. The UCS Jedi Star Fighter a few years ago, didn't do all that well and they may well be thinking that this would be how a UCS A-Wing would be received. If you desperately want a UCS U-Wing, Anio's MOC is a great example. Can be bricklinked for about £250 all in. Maybe for the 50th anniversary release.

There's a new series on Netflix. Actually pretty good

In for two. No way I’m not having the Lions in formation around a completed Voltron.

Interesting tiering of this promo: Sears only, Online only. Max $100 in points per member. One time use per account (from what I can see). Combines with FreeCash. Used a $15 on $40 Home FC offer plus some points plus a 6% discounted GC to get $45 in vacuum bags for $23 with $21+ back in points. Points already showing as pending for tomorrow.

If you know the theme, I find brickset very helpful. For example, you put "Atlantis" in search, and place the drop down to "Minifigures". Helps you get acquainted with the figures in each theme. Granted some themes are just a little too large, i.e. Star Wars. I find Goatleg referenced above extremely helpful as well when I am really stuck. For Star Wars, the character encyclopedia and visual dictionaries are great resources. Dictionary has a full listing of minifigures at the very back. As for series minifigures, I've also found this site helpful http://www.collectibleminifigs.com.

L3GO LOV3R is my wife for those of you who are confused or care...LOL

Blowing all my discounted gift cards on speed champions

I don't think it helps that many of the ship designs are fairly poor facsimiles of those from the original trilogy, or that when they do deviate they don't seem to be very compelling vs. the designs from the prequels. The Disney movies have essentially copied the X-Wing, TIE Fighter and Star Destroyer designs, and just tweaked them slightly. SDs in particular grow to ever-more-ridiculous dimensions while keeping the same fundamental shape. Both Kylo's and Krennic's shuttles, although not bad designs, are essentially variations on the shuttle first seen in ROTJ (three wings, two of which fold-up). Even if LEGO weren't making too many sets (which they obviously are) how many variants of the same thing can someone be compelled to buy? As regards the new ships, I think Rogue One's have fared the best -- I really like the U-Wing, and the stolen Imperial shuttle was pretty cool (strange that they haven't released a set of that). The less said about the forgettable resistance ship in TFA, and TLJ's bomber and skimmer, the better.

So when I bought my tickets and shared with the family that we could win a prize of 5000 Legos, I got a look of pure joy and a look of terror (where will we put all those Legos)! Ah we are just a year into collecting/playing with Legos and it's been such fun for all . . . Reminding me of growing up, but I miss the old school windows. Thanks again from an SPS family for all the support!

My hubby is waiting for just the right moment to buy! Who is with us! Ed and Jeff yiu do so much for all - thank you, thank you, thank you! Let’s get this over $30k. Love watching it grow - this community is amazing! Thanks everyone from parents of 2 St. Paul Strong Students!

Much to my son’s dismay, my wife built 60146 - Stunt Truck today. He got a few steps in and took a break. She sat down and next thing we knew she was done.

my family is really bummed about it. we enjoy going to our toys r us all the time. it is fun for us. I agree with the news reports saying that 10 to 15 percent of sales will never come back. I think it may be more. The ability to browse and shop for toys at Walmart target and other places is just not the same. the fact is without Mattel and hasbro having toys r us as a physical place everyone can see all the toys the toy industry is going to suffer. it is already suffering when you look at Star Wars toy sales for example unrelated to toys r us. yes many toys will be bought online but people will not go window shopping to find every hasbro Mattel or lego set online that they would in store. it is a sad day for the toy industry. I think this only helps cement the loss of toy sales in general on a permanent basis to the new digital age where children don't even want as many toys. those who wish toys r us would go may in fact regret if it does. with Walmart limiting purchases target banning resellers and toys r us disappearing the options for acquiring significant inventory also becomes more difficult you may have a different opinion thats fine ..... this is mine ..... very sad about what is to happen

Did you slap their hand away or just shriek

I know you're just a cynical reseller but the toy store experience is about to die with TRU going under. Yes, there will be the small mom and pop shops that specialize in Melissa and Doug stuff but they in no way can re-create the epic size and ambiance. As a kid my toy store of choice was "Toy Chest". It was a slightly smaller variation of TRU or Children's Palace but it had the same smell and ambiance. I vividly remember it and and will never forget it.

Here is a 6 month update for those that were curious. The ship has weathered quite nicely. The only thing I'm worried about is the sails, they look great now, but I don't know about long term. It has not been a maintenance nightmare, as a matter of fact, our cleaner fish and snails do an excellent job!! We get more comments on this display than any of our other displays....people love it!!! I'll post a one year update just for sh*ts and giggles.

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