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by Ben
Thu Nov 17, 2016 2:31 pm
Forum: LEGO Black Friday 2016 Sales
Topic: [Canada] Large Creative Box $40 @ Walmart
Replies: 30
Views: 31822

Re: Large Creative Box $40 @ Walmart

Ben...I was waiting to hear your hunt story :-D Yeah, it sounds like I should have gone looking last night (I tried yesterday morning at Northland, but they said that they weren't putting them out until today. I'm not sure that is actually what ended up happening). Oh well, I did get 2 online... an...
by Ben
Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:09 am
Forum: LEGO Black Friday 2016 Sales
Topic: [Canada] Large Creative Box $40 @ Walmart
Replies: 30
Views: 31822

Re: Large Creative Box $40 @ Walmart

I tried two different Calgary stores this morning. I was at one store by 7:50, and the other by 8:10, but they were sold out both places. It looks like they didn't get much stock -- one store just had one isle end-cap that had a bunch of Duplo ones left (and had previously had some Lego ones) and th...
by Ben
Wed Nov 16, 2016 12:26 pm
Forum: LEGO Black Friday 2016 Sales
Topic: [Canada] Large Creative Box $40 @ Walmart
Replies: 30
Views: 31822

Re: Large Creative Box $40 @ Walmart

I was in to a store in Calgary this morning that was showing them as 'in stock', but they weren't on the floor. The person that I talked to said that they were showing as 'in stock' because they were physically present at the store, but that they couldn't put them out until tomorrow. Not surprisingl...
by Ben
Thu Nov 10, 2016 8:06 am
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (USA)
Topic: $30 Creative Box 1500 pieces Walmart Black Friday 2016
Replies: 5
Views: 6243

Re: $30 Creative Box 1500 pieces Walmart Black Friday 2016

I'm surprised to see that they have the same big box of bricks again this year. That'll reduce my Black Friday spending.

It looks like there are also some half-price-ish Dimensions packs for those that are interested:

https://www.bfads.net/stores/walmart/ad ... -13#viewer
by Ben
Sat Nov 05, 2016 2:42 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Black Friday 2016
Replies: 6
Views: 3659

Re: Black Friday 2016

But, with Wal*Mart, the operative word would be "Pre-Black Friday" sales owing that those basic bricks were usually on the floor a week before and sold by Black Friday. Yeah, I have definitely found them as early as the Monday ahead of Black Friday in my local stores. Apparently some (man...
by Ben
Sat Nov 05, 2016 7:35 am
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Black Friday 2016
Replies: 6
Views: 3659

Re: Black Friday 2016

Black Friday is November 25th this year.

Walmart has had really good deals on basic bricks the last several years. I'm hoping for something similar again this year.
by Ben
Thu Aug 11, 2016 8:50 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: 40% off Big Bang Theory (21302) @ Indigo
Replies: 9
Views: 5362

Re: 40% off Big Bang Theory (21302) @ Indigo

I also received mine today. Thanks for letting us know that it was available. It's now showing as sold out online :(
by Ben
Sun Jul 10, 2016 6:03 pm
Forum: LEGO Retailer Discussions & Availability
Topic: how many LEGO Stores have you been to?
Replies: 39
Views: 23491

Re: how many LEGO Stores have you been to?

I was away for a quick business trip last week, and managed to add 5 more stores to my list in the process. That, combined with two of the stores that I have visited in Toronto over the last year have me up to 27 now. The next one I visit will probably be Southgate Centre in Edmonton as I expect to ...
by Ben
Thu Apr 21, 2016 6:57 pm
Forum: LEGO Contests
Topic: Toysnbricks LEGO Caption Contest Winner
Replies: 7
Views: 20427

Re: Toysnbricks LEGO Caption Contest Winner

Wow! For once in my life my terrible sense of humour has paid off!

Thank you to the decision makers!
by Ben
Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:53 am
Forum: LEGO Contests
Topic: Toysnbricks LEGO Caption Contest Entry Thread
Replies: 25
Views: 53570

Re: Toysnbricks LEGO Caption Contest Entry Thread

http://www.bensbricks.ca/ToysNBricksCaptionContest_April_2016_Small.jpg Here's a link to the full size version, which is easier to read, http://www.bensbricks.ca/ToysNBricksCaptionContest_April_2016.jpg , or just read the text below: C3P0 and R2D2 try to talk themselves out of being captured by pre...
by Ben
Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:09 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Walmart lego clearance YMMV
Replies: 36
Views: 17877

Re: Walmart lego clearance YMMV

My haul came from the Westbrook Mall location in Calgary. I checked two other locations today when I happened to be going by them, and they only had very limited numbers of "clearance" items, and what they had was only 20 or 25 percent off, so it varies a lot from store to store. I'm not s...
by Ben
Sat Feb 27, 2016 2:28 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Walmart lego clearance YMMV
Replies: 36
Views: 17877

Re: Walmart lego clearance YMMV

Here's what I walked away with thanks to winbrant letting me know about it shortly after he initially saw it. As I was filling up my cart the customer service manager told me that they would be cancelling the clearance once I was done. Haul.jpg And here's my son climbing all over them. He's still at...
by Ben
Fri Dec 11, 2015 11:22 pm
Forum: General LEGO Discussions
Topic: Custom Lego Table Build
Replies: 25
Views: 22578

Re: Custom Lego Table Baseplate Layout

A couple of thoughts: Do you really need to use oak plywood if the entire top of the table is going to be covered in baseplates? If money is no object, then go ahead, but if the top of the table is always going to be covered in baseplates I'd choose a less expensive material for the top. I have had ...
by Ben
Fri Nov 20, 2015 10:11 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Walmart: Lego 10697-1: XXXL Box (1500 pcs) for $40
Replies: 45
Views: 34999

Re: Walmart: Lego 10697-1: XXXL Box (1500 pcs) for $40

Both mdoupe and Ben make great MOCs. Now, Ben, you have to re-org your "studio" to accomodate those new colours...does Rubbermaid make those colours or have you gone transparent?! :clap: Since I finished off the library I have been spending most of my building time with plywood / OSB and ...
by Ben
Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:37 am
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Walmart: Lego 10697-1: XXXL Box (1500 pcs) for $40
Replies: 45
Views: 34999

Re: Walmart: Lego 10697-1: XXXL Box (1500 pcs) for $40

Back on topic; what's so good about this set? I mean I understand it has a lot of pieces but is that about it? Does it come with good unique pieces? For me it's really low cost per piece on, especially on lots of less common colors -- 3 different purples, some pinks, dark red, dark green, dark blue...
by Ben
Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:12 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Walmart: Lego 10697-1: XXXL Box (1500 pcs) for $40
Replies: 45
Views: 34999

Re: Walmart: Lego 10697-1: XXXL Box (1500 pcs) for $40

No problem -- I wasn't insulted. Now I just need to find some containers for all these pink and purple pieces that I have never had significant quantities of before. I wonder how a medium lavender building would look...
by Ben
Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:08 am
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Walmart: Lego 10697-1: XXXL Box (1500 pcs) for $40
Replies: 45
Views: 34999

Re: Walmart: Lego 10697-1: XXXL Box (1500 pcs) for $40

They're still available, but maybe not for long. I just ordered 16 (in addition to the 4 that I picked up on Monday at a store that had them out early)... Ben I hope you are building a MOC with all those pieces... Yes, I'll use them to build a MOC. I'm not sure what yet, but they are definitely for...
by Ben
Thu Nov 19, 2015 8:44 am
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Walmart: Lego 10697-1: XXXL Box (1500 pcs) for $40
Replies: 45
Views: 34999

Re: Walmart: Lego 10697-1: XXXL Box (1500 pcs) for $40

They're still available, but maybe not for long. I just ordered 16 (in addition to the 4 that I picked up on Monday at a store that had them out early)...

Ben
by Ben
Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:05 pm
Forum: General LEGO Discussions
Topic: LEGO Building table inspiration
Replies: 4
Views: 3959

Re: LEGO Building table inspiration

My Lego building table is 40 inches by 80 inches so it accommodates 4 32x32 baseplates by 8 32x32 baseplates nicely. The table top is a piece of 5/8 inch birch plywood that I had cut to size at Rona where I bought it (Rona is a store like Lowes or Home Depot and getting them to cut it with their pan...
by Ben
Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:50 pm
Forum: LEGO Creations & IDEAS
Topic: Calgary's New Central Library (approx. 100,000 pieces)
Replies: 9
Views: 6966

Re: Calgary's New Central Library (approx. 100,000 pieces)

Yes, it was commissioned by the Calgary Public Library Foundation (the fund raising arm of the Calgary Public Library).