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Re: New LEGO Outlet Store
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Fri, 8 Jun 2001 15:13:20 GMT
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Is this an official outlet store, run by Lego? Or just a discount toy store
specializing in Lego?
If official Lego, I'm confused as to why it would have a name like "bricks
and blocks".
-Greg
In lugnet.market.shopping, Kyle D. Jackson writes:
> G'day folks,
>
> This will be of particular interest to people in southwestern
> Ontario (Windsor, London), eastern Michigan (Detroit), and
> northwestern Ohio (Toledo). A LEGO Factory Outlet store has just
> recently opened near Windsor, Ontario. Woo-HOO! Anybody travelling
> between Canada and the US via Windsor-Detroit will want to stop
> in. The details:
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> Bricks & Blocks Outlet
> Windsor Crossing Outlet Mall
> 1555 Talbot Road, LaSalle
> Ontario, Canada N9H 2N2
> (519) 972-5442
> www.bricksandblocksoutlet.com
>
> If you're coming in from the US, use the Bridge to cross. When
> you get off the Bridge, keep driving straight until you find
> an intersection for Cousineau. Turn right, the mall is right there.
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> Coming towards Windsor on the 401, follow the signs for the Bridge
> to the USA, not the Tunnel. Again look for Cousineau, and turn
> left. The Mall is right there.
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> It's a smallish store, but the selection is quite complete for
> current stuff. Not much in the way of old things, but they only
> opened 2-3 weeks ago, too. They do have extra train track, which
> is a bonus. There store has a few display sculptures from Denmark,
> mostly a very familiar-looking giraffe... ;]
>
> Prices are typical outlet prices (about 10% below MSRP). People
> coming in from the USA may find the deals the best. Some things
> I noted were:
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> Cdn$ US$ (all taxes included)
> $21.84 14.41 4515 Straight Track 9V
> $21.84 14.41 4520 Curved Track 9V
> $45.99 30.35 7315 Solar Explorer
> $55.19 36.42 5533 Red Fury (tons of these!)
> $13.79 9.10 628 large grey baseplate
> $15.51 10.24 3416 Women's Team
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> I felt there were more kinds of soccer sets there than I normally
> see in stores, but maybe they're just new sets---I don't usually
> look for soccer sets.
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> These guys took my retirement plan out from under me as I was
> fantasizing about opening a LEGO store in Windsor. Oh well,
> somebody had to do it :] At typical Outlet prices I don't know
> how these guys can survive, but if a lot of people come over from
> the USA to take advantage of the exhange rates, maybe they'll do
> pretty well. That was always my theory for opening one here
> at any rate.
>
> KDJ
> _______________________________________
> LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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| (...) I'm not sure how these work. They have all the official signage of LEGO, but they also always seem to get their own name. It's almost like a McDonald's franchise or something. Their sign says "Bricks & Blocks Outlet" with a massive LEGO logo (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| G'day folks, This will be of particular interest to people in southwestern Ontario (Windsor, London), eastern Michigan (Detroit), and northwestern Ohio (Toledo). A LEGO Factory Outlet store has just recently opened near Windsor, Ontario. Woo-HOO! (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
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