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I cant believe KMart outlasted Toys R Us

Such a drag. I'm going to make one last trip today and walk every isle. Not looking for deals, purely sentimental.

I had my friend, a Star Wars collector, text me excitedly saying we need to watch the stores in our region. I told him I’d give him the skinny, but not to expect much. He called me a Debbie Downer.

You sound pretty salty. There were 594 contributions amounting to $40,000. I don't know the total number of tickets sold, but I would imagine, we all had the exact same holds to win something. I don't know how many tickets you bought, or when, but wasn't it all for a cause? You sound like a conspiracy theorist, and there's no call for it. It's not like ed and Jeff were the winners and kept the money for themselves. Honestly, I could have taken the money I spent on tickets and bought myself a nice set, but this was for kids and it's because someone who has put a lot of work into a site that has allowed me to make money asked.

Coming to a TJ Maxx near you shortly ....

For fans of the original Tron: A kind of obscure toy company in Japan called "Medicom" released a great series of Tron collectibles under their "Kubrick" line. They were only released in Asia and are rare here in the states. You can sometimes find them on ebay for a reasonable price. I have two of the sets. Great packaging and very accurate to the movie. Google it.

Maybe they need to run a raffle?

TLG will probably be happy to finally give Speed Champions to retailers that actually pay for the product they order.

In loving memory

Phil B you need to work harder!

Spent $20 in store to get the following: 1× 60102 Airport VIP Service 1× 31067 Modular poolside holiday 1× 75532 Scout Trooper & Speeder Bike 1× 31057 Creator Air Blazer 2× 70337 Ultimate Lance 2× 70363 Battle Suit Macy Used 2× $5 on $5, a $5 on $10, a $15 on $30 and a $10 on $50 FC offer, plus $46 in points Didn't get any cash back, but will be going back on Monday to see if I can benefit from this offer (valid 3/11-3/18).

I read this from someone who heard it from a LEGO employee.

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My Lego store has a hitching post.

Slightly on topic; season 5 of Voltron is $0.99 on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Who-Was-That-Masked-Man/dp/B00112YCR8/

So what are we changing the title of this thread to?

I'm not expecting much. Everyone has plenty of lead time on this so I'm expecting the stores to be flooded with Grandmas and Soccer Moms at 20% off.

Hey now, what happens to Speed Champions and the Star Wars: Mos Eisley Cantina this year?

This is a first after all these years. Target shipping decided I wanted my entire EBay order shoved in one box, so they unboxed the last set and just folded the Lego box down before taping it up to ship. ?‍♂️

Customs of Venezuela. Discreetly entering boxes since 1982.

10759 - Elastigirl's Rooftop Pursuit (Not Pictured) 10760 - Underminer's Bank Heist 10761 - The Great Home Escape

Speaking of classic Disney "dark period" movies. I've always loved this guy:

double points too except on Falcon

Toysrus Canada already stated they were not included in the US liquidation, but here's an email i just got from them, only a matter of time probably... March 15, 2018 To our valued Canadian customers, Toys “R” Us, Inc. announced the difficult decision to seek court approval in its Chapter 11 proceedings to wind-down its business operations in the United States. Our team members in Canada are very saddened to hear of this outcome and we are all keeping our U.S. colleagues in our thoughts during this very difficult time. In Canada, all 82 stores remain open for business to serve you, our customers, honouring all our policies, warranties, Baby Registry, Gift Cards and RClub loyalty programs without change. We are taking the necessary steps to ensure the iconic Toys“R”Us and Babies“R”Us brands live on for many generations to come in Canada. Our team continues to work hard at strengthening our competitive position and making the improvements necessary to ensure that we have the products when, where and how you choose to shop with us. Our Canadian operations are continuing in the normal course and we continue to partner with the trend products you want from the brands that you trust. For the past 34 years, we have proudly served Canada as the trend authority in toy and baby and we remain the champions of play and trusted advisors helping people become parents. Thank you for choosing to say “yes” to shop and support Toys“R”Us and Babies“R”Us Canada! We are proud to continue to welcome you in Canada coast to coast in store and online at www.toysrus.ca and www.babiesrus.ca for all of your toy and baby needs. Melanie Teed-Murch, President Toys“R”Us and Babies“R”Us Canada

And purchased. I think the first episode of every season is also available for free. And I may have just wasted 20 minutes watching an episode.

Looks to me like a 20% off sale on SAH.

Yes they are. One of the best sellers so stock is usually good. They get all store exclusives and can sell as they aren't under the same agreement as LEGO stores

Has the internal combustion engine reached you yet?

Sorry, I didn't mean to sound salty. I was just confused and didn't really understand because Ed said that half the winners bought the tickets that day. But now that I think long and hard about it, I realized that over 25% of the 40,000 was raised on the last day. So, it makes sense that at least 25% or more of the winners bought tickets on the last day. I did buy a few tickets but only because I don't have much money and most of the money was my profits from last year(which I don't mind). This site has helped me so I wanted to help the kids. I was just not paying attention and thinking about the winning stats and stuff. Well, I'm cleared up now and fully understand.

"It's the best Pixar movie since the last one" -Every Pixar movie ever

Vendetta

They were unique in that they routinely charged 20% more for Lego and pretty much any other toy than anywhere else. That said, it will be missed having a dedicated toy store to occasionally walk into opposed to dedicated toy aisles.

Is it just me or does the body (towards the bottom) of the light cycles look like a rectangular box? It looks awful.

Completely agree with 'No.' The target age demographic of the moviegoers is higher than the target age range of the LEGO sets. Kids don't want to recreate the movies with LEGOs, and the sets do a poor job of recreating the movie, anyhow. The biggest winner I can think of is Wolverine's Chopper Showdown that was $20 but goes for over $100, because of Deadpool who sells for $45 alone. Totally concur with Will 4 when he said the value is in the minifigs. Oh, and Ant-Man Final Battle because of its short run gave people some good returns, I think.

Yous should know we like nothing better than to vent about a shop until they fail - then we realise what we are missing going forward and that Amazon is going to be a horrible monopoly.

and here is the packaging. we are getting two cycles comparing to the original idea of only one. project pick. thoughts? price is still unknown with release date of April.

That's a really cool set. I'm exited to look into it!

Woah there Satan.

The best part of owning this on digital is that the movie is only about 20 minutes long now that I can skip past all the crap.

Fifty years from now....I hear Amazon is going to open stores that display their products. Neat idea. I wonder why I didn't think of that...

small orders

of embarrassment

If you need this, it's $16 at Best Buy with a Gamer's club unlocked account through today I think.

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.

Looks like he has shoulder pads, a fanny pack, and that he forgot to remove his curlers.

Watch out for teeth marks. Quickest way to be sure that those white pieces aren't moulded bricks of cocaine...

Looks unscathed