Category Archives: Shopping

LEGO Store at Crabtree Valley Mall

February 5, 2009 – 3:53 pm

Uh-oh.  Looks like a LEGO Store will be coming to Crabtree Valley Mall in May.  Wow – I never thought I’d see a LEGO store in this area, it seems like such a small market compared to the other locations where LEGO has stores (Northern Virginia, Northern California, North Jersey, Chicago, LA, London, Munich, [...]

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LEGO Store at Crabtree Valley Mall

February 5, 2009 – 3:51 pm

Uh-oh.  Looks like a LEGO Store will be coming to Crabtree Valley Mall in May.  Wow – I never thought I’d see a LEGO store in this area, it seems like such a small market compared to the other locations where LEGO has stores (Northern Virginia, Northern California, North Jersey, Chicago, LA, London, Munich, [...]

By Mike Walsh | Also posted in LEGO, Member Blogs, NCLUG Blog Post | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Online Coupon for New Sets at Toys ‘R’ Us (good through November 20th)

November 18, 2008 – 7:57 pm

New 2009 sets are showing up early at Toys ‘R’ Us this year. Of course, some of us aren’t crazy about shopping there because of their infamous mark-ups – it’s not unusual to see 10%-20% markup over MSRP at TRU. Fortunately, you can now buy the new sets showing up at TRU without fear of [...]

By Dan | Also posted in LEGO | Comments (0)

BrickFair

August 3, 2008 – 3:52 pm

In addition to LEGO User Group displays and meetings, there are also occasionally LEGO fan conventions. While NCLUG is represented at nearly every convention (thanks to Joe Meno’s frequent travelling for BrickJournal magazine), Washington DC’s BrickFair is actually our regional convention. There’s also a public expo portion that you can treat the family to.
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Toys R Us update

August 3, 2008 – 3:48 pm

Some news on the shopping front from Matthew:

Yesterday I stopped by Toys “R” Us [the Cary Crossroads location] to find a fully stocked selection of Lego sets. While there I found set #3832: The Emergency Room, which is not on the Lego S@H US yet. According to Brickset this set is available [...]

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