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Re: New (?) Lego store in Chicago
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Sat, 16 Jun 2001 04:42:54 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Paul Sinasohn writes:
> I meant to post about this as soon as I returned, but things got in the way.
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> There is a Lego store in Chicago, in the Northbridge center (about 800
> michigan Ave?) along the "Miracle Mile" or whatever they are calling that
> shopping area these days. It is fairly close to the Chicago River, in any case
> (10 minutes walk from the downtown Hyatt Regency)
It's in the Nordstrums's Building.
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> I visited there in mid-may, by accident - there is a Lego sculpture of a
> security guard in the lobby, and the live guard told me there was a Lego store
> on the third floor. So I go up, and I see the usual large sculptures outside -
> octopus, etc. They also have a Jefferson (or is it Lincoln) Memorial and down
> the hall, a copy of the White House.
Also on the 3rd floor, at the opposite end of the Lego Store is the bathrooms,
well in the hall there, just outside the bathrooms is a large picture made out
of Lego bricks. I can't recall what of exactly, but I do seem to remember that
it had clear bricks with lights behind them, maybe fireworks?
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> Inside the store, there are replicas of some of the more famous Chicago
> skyscrapers. The things that caught my eye immediately werethe two 2x2x5
> lattive towers (part 2586\5?) in WHITE!!!!! Not red, grey, or black, but
> white!
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> They were well-stocked with all themes, including Scala, Belleville, the big
> sculpture sets (Statue of Liberty/Dragon/Minifig), and lots of
> accessories/doohickies for Mindstorms (temperature sensors, etc)
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> Lots of kids clothes, some few adult sizes - and "Lego Chicago" baseball caps.
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> Play areas outside and inside the store, lots of neato old parts no longer
> available in sets in the bins...
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> Full stock of keychains/pencils/pens/watches/etc.
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> At the times, Scala shoulder bags and mini-purses were on sale.
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> I'll be back in Chicago at the end of September; leave me a few things, OK??
> Has anyone else been there? or known about it?
I have managed to get there twice, both times in Chicago for a completely
different reason. I like the setup, although I should think the staff would be
a little more knowledgable. Not to say that they were clueless, just that they
didn't know some set numbers I was asking about, they did know the names
though which is alright. Last time I was there I bought 17 6498 ( a little
Go-Cart thing), they were a little puzzled, asking me if I was going to be
having a birthday party or something? I told them about the manufactoring
plant I was working on and they didn't exactly get that a 21yr old would be
still playing, err I mean building with Lego.
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> Thanks,
> Paul Sinasohn
> LUGNET #115
-Jason Spears
Lugnet #478
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| (...) I've been to the Chicago store, and I think 'clueless' is a good label for most of the employees I encountered. Maybe I was just there at a bad time, but the low knowledge levels and poor attitudes really surprised me -- I expected better from (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| I meant to post about this as soon as I returned, but things got in the way. There is a Lego store in Chicago, in the Northbridge center (about 800 Michigan Ave?) along the "Miracle Mile" or whatever they are calling that shopping area these days. (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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