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In lugnet.loc.us.md, Jeff Stembel writes:
> Friday was the opening of the Lego Outlet Store in Potomac Mills Shopping
> Center, and many members of the Washington Metro Area Lego User Group
> were there, eagerly anticipating it. When the clock chimed 10 o'clock, we were
> ready to rush in, only to be told it would be a few more minutes. When they
> were finally ready, we rushed in. Some of us spotted the Technic sets sitting
> on the shelves near the door, while others immediately noticed a rack of
> 2126s sitting against the back wall. We all made bee-lines to our favorite
> sets and made exclamations of joy at the various finds, including 8480s for
> $90, 2126s for $40, and hard to find Belville and Paradisa sets. After picking
> up more than we should really have purchased, we wandered around with big grins
> and conversed with the employees, including Buffie, the Manager. She was happy
> to see us, and amazed that there was a Local Lego club. She even gave us a
> large piece of left-over carpet! After walking out with our huge bags of
> purchases, we headed down to the food court for some lunch. While there, we
> discovered a McDonalds with Set #5 for $1.03! Needless to say, I bought a lot.
>
> After that, we adjourned to our usual meeting place for many hours of building
> fun. We set up a huge track and ran an extremely long train, had a couple of
> spectacular crashes, including one off of an elevated oval of track.
> Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and we had to
> eventually leave.
>
> We did solidify plans for our next meeting, though. We plan to have an All- Day
> Build-a-Thon on December 4, and we invite anyone in the area to come. I you
> are interested, e-mail me (Dragonelf1@aol.com), Stephen (wubwub@wildlink.com),
> Chris (ctracey@usgs.gov), or Denise (djadud@foleylaw.com).
>
> We will also have a setup at the Gaithersburg, MD Great American Train Show on
> February 26-27. More details as they become available.
>
> Jeff
> WAMALUG Homepage: < http://wildlink.com/wamalug/ >
Thank you for stopping in on opening day. It was really nice to meet
everyone! I will keep you posted on what we get in!
Buffie
LEGO Outlet Manager
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Buffie shervington wrote:
> Thank you for stopping in on opening day. It was really nice to meet
> everyone! I will keep you posted on what we get in!
>
> Buffie
> LEGO Outlet Manager
Now this is cool! Welcome to Lugnet Buffie.
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Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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