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  • #27701

    Official LUG camping trip? I’m in.

    #27774
    Benjamin C Good
    Participant

    Somebody told us about this article at the Science Center tonight. Sweet!

    https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2018/06/29/lego-store-coming-to-ross-park-mall.html

    #27775
    Jim Rolfe
    Participant

    Somebody told us about this article at the Science Center tonight. Sweet!

    https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2018/06/29/lego-store-coming-to-ross-park-mall.html

    Stop teasing me already! Give me a date to be there!!!

    #27930
    Benjamin C Good
    Participant

    @tcsbgdady – Here’s your date, now that it’s officially on the Ross Park Mall website. I don’t know how reliable ‘expected to open on’ is. It does match up with the previously announced ‘late summer / early fall’. I still haven’t seen an official announcement from Lego or RPM anywhere else. (For those of you don’t feel like following the link, it currently sez 9-30-18.)

    http://www.simon.com/mall/ross-park-mall/stores/lego-store

    It’s also on the map already, by Foot Locker near JCP on the lower level.

    http://www.simon.com/mall/ross-park-mall/map

    #27931
    Greg Schubert
    Participant

    They have the store located right near the open play area.

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    #27933
    Jim Rolfe
    Participant

    @Benjamin C Good, OMG! So psyched! It’s even close to my birthday so Happy Birthday to me store and purchase! Can’t wait!

    #27934
    Jim Rolfe
    Participant

    I actually thought it would be 9/28/18. That should be Force Friday, right? I thought for sure it would be open for Force Friday but I’ll take Sunday, 9/30! Saturday night Ross Park sleepover!

    #27936
    David Bacon
    Participant

    I actually thought it would be 9/28/18. That should be Force Friday, right? I thought for sure it would be open for Force Friday but I’ll take Sunday, 9/30! Saturday night Ross Park sleepover!

    I don’t think they are doing a Force Friday this year. The past three years were associated with a December Star Wars movie release. This year, Solo came out in May. I think they will maybe do one next year for Episode IX.

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    #27938
    David Bacon
    Participant

    BTW, the storefront construction sign is up.

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    #27972
    David Bacon
    Participant

    Here it is, the first position open at the first Pittsburgh Lego Store.
    https://www.lego.com/en-us/careers/jobdescription/lbr-store-manager–pittsburgh–ross-park-mall-/56028897

    #27975
    Jim Rolfe
    Participant

    Here it is, the first position open at the first Pittsburgh Lego Store.
    https://www.lego.com/en-us/careers/jobdescription/lbr-store-manager–pittsburgh–ross-park-mall-/56028897

    I overheard 2 guys at Starbucks talking about this yesterday.

    Guy 1: “Yeah, my wife told me to apply to the store manager position.
    Guy 2: “Yeah man that would be cool! Lego is cool no matter what age you are!”
    Guy 1: “I told her there was no way in Hell I’d get that job! There will be so many applications I don’t have a chance.”
    Guy 2: “Yeah…at least you can go buy stuff there!”
    Guy 1: “Yeah. I’ll take my son.”

    Kinda funny exchange. Good luck if you do apply! 🙂

    #27978
    Greg Schubert
    Participant

    I miss TRU!

    [caution: wild speculation follows] I wonder if the McKnight TRU had prevented the LEGO store from going in until now. I have heard that you have to meet certain prerequisites to get a contract to sell LEGO in a mom and pop type toy store and I would surmise that TLG prefers to minimize competition between sellers in the same area. So maybe losing TRU was a tradeoff for getting a store in your backyard. Dunno.

    #28069
    Vitriol
    Participant

    I was at the Science Center the other day to see the LEGO exhibit and they announced that there is a LEGO store opening in Pittsburgh because of the success of the LEGO exhibit. They did not announce where the store would be. Exciting to see the developments at RPM though!!

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    #28071
    David Bacon
    Participant

    I was at the Science Center the other day to see the LEGO exhibit and they announced that there is a LEGO store opening in Pittsburgh because of the success of the LEGO exhibit. They did not announce where the store would be. Exciting to see the developments at RPM though!!

    It is in the Ross Park Mall, first level, near Foot Locker, JC Penny, Starbucks, and the kids play area. There is an under construction facade there and it’s supposed to open September or October this year.

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    #28510
    Paula
    Participant

    Official date now is October 5th! Whether this is grand opening or soft opening, I’m not sure. But I’ll find out next week as I train to be the store manager of your friendly neighborhood LEGO store!

    #28511
    Matt Redfield
    Keymaster

    Official date now is October 5th! Whether this is grand opening or soft opening, I’m not sure. But I’ll find out next week as I train to be the store manager of your friendly neighborhood LEGO store!

    WAIT WHAT SERIOUSLY?!? CONGRATS!!!

    #28512
    Paula
    Participant

    Thanks Matt! I start on Tuesday!!! I WORK FOR LEGO! How crazy is THAT!

    #28513
    Matt Redfield
    Keymaster

    #28514
    Dan Waksman
    Participant

    Congrats @paulamalu, that’s awesome!

    #28515
    Paula
    Participant

    Thank You!!!

    #28516
    Bob Grier
    Participant

    LEGO has chosen . . . WISELY . . . (sorry, I’m not as good as Matt is inserting the film clips)!! Fantastic news @paulamalu!! Congratulations!!

    #28517
    Paula
    Participant

    Thanks Bob! I appreciate the Indy reference…as my home is partially a LEGO museum!

    #28518
    Matt Redfield
    Keymaster

    (sorry, I’m not as good as Matt is inserting the film clips)!!

    Haha… there’s a “share” button under every YouTube video; ya just click that, then embed, then copy the script and paste in the forum post window! Easy as pie! #threadjacking

    #28523
    Tim
    Moderator

    I had contacted LEGO aa few weeks ago to see to whom I could talk to discuss the LUG participating in the opening. They said “the manager” once he/she was hired. I guess I know who to talk to now! 🙂

    Crazy awesome and congrats! You’ll be very busy until opening but if there is something we can do for the opening, let us know!

    #28524
    Jim Rolfe
    Participant

    Official date now is October 5th! Whether this is grand opening or soft opening, I’m not sure. But I’ll find out next week as I train to be the store manager of your friendly neighborhood LEGO store!

    VERY COOL! Let me know so I don’t sleep over the wrong night please!! ?

    CONGRATS!

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