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In lugnet.lego, Kyle D. Jackson wrote:
> <snip>
> So in terms of shopping selection there's not much (any?) difference
> between what Ontario has now and these other "official" stores opening
> elsewhere.
> <snip>
> I've been away a couple years..., what's "Pick-a-Brick"?
Well, Brickshelf seems to be down this minute, so I can't pull out any
direct links, but when it's back up, just do a search in the gallery for
"pick-a-brick" or "pab", and you'll see pictures of the bins of bricks
in these stores that you pick any selection of parts and colours from
those available in the store and fill a container for a fixed price.
With the right stacking and time you can apparently get over 150 2x4
bricks, or almost 300 1x4x2 fences into a large container for $13US.
There is a wide selection of parts available, and it varies by store,
and with time. As they run out of one piece, they get boxes of new
pieces to fill the bins.
See the following links for lists of parts at a few stores:
http://news.lugnet.com/market/buy-sell-trade/?n=16187
http://news.lugnet.com/market/shopping/?n=10964
http://news.lugnet.com/org/us/gardenslug/?n=412
http://www.peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/inv/lists/dan/solomon_pond_pick-a-brick?withpics=yes
http://www.peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/inv/lists/dan/burlington_pick-a-brick?withpics=yes
If this is the first you've heard of it, then I'm sure that once you've
looked through the above, you will agree that we need PAB in Canada!
:-)
Tim Strutt
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| (...) Two words: WICKED!! Sweet aye-carubma, they've got colours I never knew existed! When did pink show up?? Light pukey green? Man, having a PAB around would be cool, the ultimate in bulk purchasing. The best thing I see is the freedom of (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| (...) Because those 3 Ontario stores carry special S@H packs and sets, discontinued items, have displays, and have only a huge honkin' LEGO logo out front, I had always assumed they were at least an officially recognized exclusive brand store. I (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca)
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