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in article Gr0Dvu.7HI@lugnet.com, azfirewolf at wolfkiller@prodigy.net wrote
on 2/4/02 7:40 AM:
> Don't remember the name of the store but it is the biggest toy store in the
> world. 5 or 6 stories. The name that hits in my head is Harolds. It is in
> London, just ask for the big toy store and any one would be able to help
> you. This store was great, they had people walking around dressed up as
> soldiers and other childhood things. I remember almost an entire floor
> dedicated to LEGO.
>
>
>
> In lugnet.general, Richard Morton writes:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Well the Britdog is back in England for a while and this weekend was my
> > first visit to a UK toyshop since getting interested in LEGO again.
> >
> > I was in Toymaster, Harrogate (North Yorkshire) on Saturday. While they
> > didn't have much LEGO (mostly the new racers), I did come across a few sets
> > that I haven't seen on sale in the USA during the last 9 months.
> >
> > They had a few of the smaller Scala sets - I don't know anything about
> > these, but they had a white dog in the sets I think.
> > I saw the new Yoda sculpture for the first time in a retail store for 85 UK
> > Pounds (approx $100), they also had technic figures and bionicle masks in
> > polybags.
> >
> > The interesting find for me though was set number 3052 Ninja Fire Fortress
> > at 10 pounds each, which I'm guessing was old stock. I bought all 3 at this
> > price.
> >
> > Next weekend I'm hopefully hitting Leeds,. York and Bradford. Other than the
> > toymaster stores, does anyone know of anywhere interesting to look? Although
> > I'm originally from the UK, I am completely at a loss to which UK stores are
> > good for Lego as I have been in the USA for so long (I'm definately missing
> > Target!)
> >
> >
> > Richard (Britdog)
> > http://lego.britdog.com
Hamleys, on Regent Street south of Oxford Circus. Huge LEGO section, but
nothing very old.
John
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AFOL and his money are soon parted...
... especially at Hamley's prices!
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