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In lugnet.lego, Kyle D. Jackson wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Allan Bedford wrote:
> > I can't speak to any of the others, but from what I know of talking to the folks
> > at Bricks & Blocks in St. Jacob's, they are an independent retailer. They
> > aren't a franchise or official company store in any way so far as I know.
>
> 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 guess not.
Again, speaking only about St. Jacob's... I've always thought of them _sort of_
like a car dealership. Most car dealers only sell one brand of cars, but
they're not really stores owned by the company that makes the product. I'm not
sure that's the perfect analogy, but I think it's close.
In this case, they are a toy retailer who only sells one company's toys. I
believe there is a deeper relationship between them and LEGO than you might
typically find in a toy store that just carries a shelf or twof of their
products. Hence the company-created display models. :)
> In any case, it seems
> that their selection is the same as a LEGO Brand store combined with
> a LEGO Outlet (thanx Brian). So in terms of shopping selection there's
> not much (any?) difference between what Ontario has now and these other
> "official" stores opening elsewhere.
I agree. That's why I suggested the Pick-a-Brick as all we really need there.
:)
> > Having said that, I still think they are a natural location to get a
> > Pick-a-Brick
>
> I've been away a couple years..., what's "Pick-a-Brick"?
Tim's reply to this question was bang-on. I added a link to a pic in another
reply. But it just seems to me that such a thing would work well in St. Jacob's
at least... based on what has already been mentioned.
Again, all of that is regardless of an official store opening somewhere else.
:)
Best regards,
Allan B.
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| (...) I agree that PAB would be perfectly suited for any of the Bricks & Blocks outlets in Southern and Central Ontario. Unfortunately, from what I have understood, PAB has not gone into any of the existing stores. It has only appeared in new (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca)
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