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I’ll totally keep you posted! And the question about participating in the opening is one I’ll ask my trainer next week! Let me know what other questions you’ll have! I’m already thinking about if there’s a soft friends and family opening and if there’s going to be any special items just for Pittsburgh!
And thanks everyone for the cheers! I’m having a hard time leaving my current job, it’s been so bittersweet!
I’m already thinking about if there’s a soft friends and family opening and if there’s going to be any special items just for Pittsburgh!
Both of these would be sweet!
Congrats Paula!
Unrelated Questions. 1.) Do you know when they will be posting the job listing for “Brick Specialist”? I may throw my hat in the ring for that. and 2.) I was told by the Store Manager at the Beachwood store that store managers can now request parts to put on their stores PAB wall… How soon in advance will you be taking requests???
Congratulations Paula. I can’t wait to step into a LEGO store – will be a first for me. Also looking forward to meeting a few of you at the opening!
Hey Will, I won’t know anything about the PAB wall until I chat with my training mgr, but I’ll ask!
Also, the ASM position hasn’t been posted yet, so I’m sure the specialists will follow! Retail experience a plus!I was just at the Woodfield store, since Pete posted elsewhere recently about the Cleveland store having trans-light blue 1×1 round plates, I asked about them. He said they also had them but sold out very quickly, and when he went to order more, it was no longer an option. So apparently it’s not as simple as putting in requests to the manager (which is too bad, cause that sounds great).
I did ask, and apparently the manager can indeed pick from the options available in the distribution center. There’s a list sent out weekly. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll get them.
I spoke yesterday with Alisa Harrington with Lego. She is in community relations and is very interested in having the LUG be part of the Grand Opening (and/or soft opening). She was not aware that Paula was a member of the LUG but was very pleased to hear that. We spoke about what the LUG members were interested in and I said we covered a wide variety, everything from GBC to train displays to space trains. Obviously, anything we do will have to be approved by Paula as the Manager but I think we can definitely be involved (I mean involved beyond spending obscene amounts of money).
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That would be amazing! Could you cc me in your next email?
Paula.miller@Lego.comAlso, October 5th is the soft opening. The grand opening date will most likely be a big to do in November! Remember, we’re all new! We may not be the most informed LEGO store, but in a few months, we’ll be the BEST.
Also, October 5th is the soft opening. The grand opening date will most likely be a big to do in November! Remember, we’re all new! We may not be the most informed LEGO store, but in a few months, we’ll be the BEST.
SOOOO EXCITED!!! I will be boosting your sales monthly! I already have a list for opening! And I’m hoping the wall is mostly trans-Blue and smooth tile pieces! ??
ooo, this is now on my bucket list, to have a “lego.com” email address. 🙂
I already have a list for opening!
Good to know I’m not the only one already making a list of stuff to buy at the Opening. 😀
>> I did ask, and apparently the manager can indeed pick from the options available in the distribution center. There’s a list sent out weekly. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll get them.
Hmmm… so the question then is, will we get to see this list every week and make requests? (I’m going to go ahead and assume that if is an option for us, that it won’t happen until after the store has opened and is up and running.)
I’m also curious as to how extensive these lists are. For most of my years of going to Lego stores, if I went to one and I didn’t like what was on the wall, it was worth it to go to a nearby store to see if they had a better selection. A couple years ago though Lego came up with a policy of making all the walls the same across all stores. But Hinkle told me this summer that Lego had already abandoned that policy.
@bengood921 I saw the list and it’s not super extensive. I don’t know when it’s updated but I do know the first shipment is out of my control and I am only allowed so many PAB quantities on hand.
@greg It’s a good goal, and a good gig. I’m really considering myself amazingly lucky.I’m really excited to see all of you! We have been handing out the October calendar in Freehold, have you all seen it?
I’m really excited to see all of you! We have been handing out the October calendar in Freehold, have you all seen it?
I have not….
October:
Mud trooper Han Solo free w/a SW purchase over 35 through the 14th
Free Mini Figure picture frame with any $75 purchase starts on the 15th. Comes with one minifig
Each promo while supplies last
Select styles double VIP
And Advent calendars-selling out quick!
For ages 6-14; mini fig swap on the 15th, lego life meetings 20th and 27th. We’ll be greeting guests with calendars at opening!I was wondering what the winter village set would be this year. Its a fire station, @willmcdine!
https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Winter-Village-Fire-Station-10263?icmp=HP-SHE-DPC-CE-winter-1015
>> @bengood921 I saw the list and it’s not super extensive. I don’t know when it’s updated but I do know the first shipment is out of my control and I am only allowed so many PAB quantities on hand.
Yeah I suspected that’s how it would be. I’ve noticed the amount of overstock that stores has can vary from ‘so much that they set up a table in the middle of the store just for boxes of overstock’ to ‘nothing’.
In the past, I’ve simply asked if they have anything (after a store manager advised me that it’s a good idea to do so), but they always say ‘What are you looking for?’ and then it’s a question of how much of their time do I want to waste asking about piece after piece? So I’ve always asked for pieces I’ve seen on the wall before, and the only one I’ve had success with is the 3-stem plant piece (all those pine trees had to come from somewhere).
But the Woodfield Mall (Chicago) has started doing this thing where they keep a 32×32 baseplate handy, and it’s got one of every piece available – either on the wall or in the back – stuck to it. That way if a customer asks about overstock, they just bust out the plate and say ‘If it’s on here, we should have it. If it’s not, we don’t.’ It obviously makes things way easier for me, and I suspect they do it in part because it also makes their lives easier as well. I don’t know if it’s standard practice for Lego to have stores do that now or if the Woodfield people came up with it themselves, but I’d definitely recommend trying it at some point down the road.
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