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Re: Anyone seen/baught a PAB Tub?
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Tue, 29 May 2007 22:39:49 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Clifton D. Chambers wrote:
In lugnet.market.shopping, Karl Paulsen wrote:

Anyone had any experiences with these?

I am aware of the new PAB green tubs, but like most I am waiting for a better
selection of PAB.  I was told that for those of us who are "good at packing the
cups" will make out like bandits with the new tubs. The new tubs are available
at the Potomac Mills LEGO outlet and the Tyson's Corner store as well.

Not having the luxury of being at many pick-a-bricks in my lifetime.... I may be mistaken... BUT I was under the impression that "packing" or "stacking" cups was forbidden. Do they not have some signs in that regard? Or was that just an indulging-too-much-at-a-fest hallucination? Or is this just something staff overlooks?   Im all for "when in Rome"... I just don't want to get publicly spanked, for something like Lego insatiability.

Janey "Rules+me=broken, Red Brick"



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  Re: Anyone seen/baught a PAB Tub?
 
(...) Grrrs@Lugnet I am willing to take that spanking for replying to my own post. Can someone correct the long term glitch in the formatting so the "thing" that happened with my last post never strikes again? Janey "Trying to kill the geek within, (...) (17 years ago, 29-May-07, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
  Re: Anyone seen/baught a PAB Tub?
 
(...) It sounds as though they *do* frown on it: (URL) (as BrickLink forum posts fade away after six months): "...Today we raided the Glendale Ca. Lego store. My wife is unhappy with the manager there. We spent an hour and a half in the unpleasantly (...) (17 years ago, 29-May-07, to lugnet.market.shopping)
  Re: Anyone seen/baught a PAB Tub?
 
(...) Janey, you live too close the the only store I know of that does frown on PAB stacking: (URL) They post a no-stacking policy above their PAB tree: (URL) At least it was there when I last visited the store 3 years ago: (URL) For Brand Retail (...) (17 years ago, 30-May-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
  Re: Anyone seen/baught a PAB Tub?
 
(...) all the stores I've been to (the Chicago, IL and Ontario, CA stores, as well as the Downtown Disney store in Anaheim, CA) have allowed (or even encouraged) stacking. I imagine it depends a bit on who is working the cash registers, or what the (...) (17 years ago, 30-May-07, to lugnet.market.shopping)
  Re: Anyone seen/baught a PAB Tub?
 
(...) About two years ago TLC ran an article in a in-house publication marveling at how we all manage to get upwards of 165 2x4 bricks in a large cup and reviewing various customer efforts to get the maximum. -Ted (17 years ago, 13-Jun-07, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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  Re: Anyone seen/baught a PAB Tub?
 
(...) I am aware of the new PAB green tubs, but like most I am waiting for a better selection of PAB. I was told that for those of us who are "good at packing the cups" will make out like bandits with the new tubs. The new tubs are available at the (...) (17 years ago, 29-May-07, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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