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Re: NGLTC club house at Discover Mills Mall this summer
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lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.ga
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Tue, 11 May 2004 16:13:30 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.trains.org, Paul Janssen wrote:
> > In lugnet.announce, James Trobaugh wrote:
> > > Once again the North Georgia LEGO Train club (NGLTC) will have a summer “club
> > > house” at the Discover Mills Outlet Mall in Gwinnett county Georgia. Like last
> > > year we will be occupying an empty store in the mall and filling it with our
> > > LEGO train layout. We are happy to find out that the mall has offered us a
> > > location next door to the LEGO Outlet store in the mall.
> > >
> > > The NGLTC will move into the “club house” in the begging of June and will hold
> > > at least three open houses during the summer for the public to be allowed to
> > > come in and view the layout, run the Rail Racers and play in the kids play area.
> > >
> > > Last year we really enjoyed our space in the mall and are looking forward to
> > > having it once again. If you are in the area this summer please stop by and
> > > check us out.
> > >
> > > jt
> >
> > Congrats!!! and yes, I'll join the long line of jealous people....
> >
> > We have on numerous occasions discussed it in our club (COLTC), we just may have
> > to act!! Do you think the mall management would be willing to write a letter
> > that states the success of this endeavor? We could take that to malls in our
> > area, to let them know they should give this a serious consideration. I bet
> > other clubs too could benefit from this. If a mall management company sees that
> > this is a win-win situation elsewhere, they may be more likely to try a similar
> > experiment. Maybe your club could formulate a letter too, stating the benefit
> > for your club, along with some experiences with the public viewings, i.e. that
> > the average mall-goer is supportive of your display, adn may even be more likely
> > to visit that mall again.
>
> Great idea. MichLUG/LTC pursued this leading up to christmas 2002 with no good
> result. Something we did that might help (even if it didn't help us) was that we
> prepared a "briefing book" or portfolio of past shows, which showed what we
> could do, and also pictures of the PNLTC "clubhouse" so the management could see
> what a mall store would look like fitted out...
>
> Maybe the problem was that the PNLTC Portland storefront didn't take great pics?
> (it's a lot more impressive in person than the pics reveal).. CAN"T be that I
> wasn't able to sell the idea well enough. LOL...
I think one thing that can be a big help is to have an advocate with in the
mall, such as one of the stores. A big part of us getting our space is the
support of the LEGO store in the mall. They have worked with the mall management
to help us find a location, set up open house times and have signs displayed in
the mall promoting our display.
So if you don't have a mall with a LEGO brand store, find one with a hobby store
or a toy store. If the store pushes for you I think it can really make a
difference for a club.
jt
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