wholovesboo Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 Just wondering if anyone has heard of any special deals or event details for the opening of the new Lego Store at The Westchester in White Plains, NY that's happening at the end of this month? It's the 100th Lego Store, so it seems like there should be something unique about it... http://stores.lego.com/en-us/stores/us/westchester/ Quote
ExoBro94 Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 There is no word yet, but I will be going no matter what! I'm sure there will be some special things happening. Quote
beeblet65 Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 i live in VA and am considering driving up there for the opening - i would think they would be a special give away item! 1 Quote
comicblast Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 I'll bet there will be something pretty good. Usually there is a mini-LEGO store set, a t-shirt or minifigure set at the grand opening of a LEGO store. I'll bet that it will be something more than that, maybe a larger set that has more exclusivity if it is only given away at the 100th store. No word on it to my knowledge. Quote
Coneil21 Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 WORLDWIDE STORE NEWS Published 11 June 2013 Share Celebrate the Grand Opening of the LEGO Store in White Plains, NY! Celebrate the grand opening of the 100th LEGO Store at The Westchester in White Plains, NY! Help a real LEGO Master Builder construct an 8 foot tall model of the Hulk Quote
wholovesboo Posted June 24, 2013 Author Posted June 24, 2013 I am so there! Are the event details any different than other Lego store openings? Wondering if they're doing anything specific to this being the 100th store... Quote
Diabolos80 Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 Somebody pleeeeease get me a Lego store set! Quote
cambridge02138 Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 Is anyone planning to travel to the Westchester store's grand opening event from Manhattan this Saturday? Quote
wholovesboo Posted June 27, 2013 Author Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) Here's the email newsletter I got from The Westchester. It's slightly different...says it's an R2-D2 build instead of The Hulk. Also apologies for the tiny tiny print. That's how it came in my inbox. Just found another posting on the mall's website. Says t-shirts are in child sizes only... http://www.simon.com/mall/the-westchester/stream/celebrate-the-grand-opening-of-our-100th-store-559630 Edited June 27, 2013 by wholovesboo Quote
wholovesboo Posted June 27, 2013 Author Posted June 27, 2013 I'm planning on being there on Friday, but not from Manhattan (I'm already in Westchester County The Metro-North Harlem line goes straight to White Plains though. If possible, I may be there again on Saturday with my family. If this is your first time up there, know that there's actually 2 malls there within close distance, both owned by the same company. One is called "The Westchester", and the other is called "The Galleria at White Plains". It's the first one that you want. Quote
ExoBro94 Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 I'll be going on Sunday this time around. The give-aways are the exact same as every other LEGO Store grand opening (which I'm bummed about). Quote
Coneil21 Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 I'll be going on Sunday this time around. The give-aways are the exact same as every other LEGO Store grand opening (which I'm bummed about). Are the minifigures worth a second trip? Im def going sat, but on the fence about sun. Quote
ExoBro94 Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 Are the minifigures worth a second trip? Im def going sat, but on the fence about sun. Eh, I wouldn't say they would be worth a second trip. I just went to the Saturday opening of the Freehold store. So now I thought, since I live close to White Plains, that I would stop in for the minifigures. Quote
weakside Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 ^ExoBro94...have you posted or sold any of your Lego Store display set yet? Just curious. They seem to be going for nice prices which is great for a 'freebie'. As for the minifigs I guess you have to wait for that right buyer or keep it in your collection. These freebies will offset retail purchase prices for sure. Quote
wholovesboo Posted June 28, 2013 Author Posted June 28, 2013 Just went to the new store to make a purchase and got the R2-D2 tshirt for my daughter. Though the smallest size they had was a M. Are kids just bigger nowadays or what? Also stopped by stage area where they're going to do the R2-D2 build. It's really empty today. There were maybe 10 kids/moms in line when the doors opened. I'm sure it'll be much more different tomorrow! Asked an employee about the new Friends sets. He checked the computer and said they're not in yet. At first he said he thought he saw the Dolphin Cruiser in the back and I nearly died, but it turns out it was just Andrea's speedboat. Anyway, off to Nordstrom! Quote
Coneil21 Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 Made it to the store today. I had a Tower Bridge and a Technic Grand Prix Racer that I wanted to purchase. I asked if I could split up the orders because I had two coupons and they were fine with that. But then when the cashier realized that I qualified for a second free store set on the 2nd purchase, he panicked and turned to the manager for help. The manager was not happy, but he allowed the cashier to make this one exception. So I wound up with 2 stores. I was pretty happy! Quote
StarPod Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 The manager was not a nice man, made comments about having no life and taking fun away from the kids? Anyway made off with 25 of the Lego store set and 25 camels Quote
ExoBro94 Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 Aww man, I mean I can see where they are coming from. At the freehold store, on my way out I kinda felt bad for the kids that waited In line and may have been within the 300 person range, but because people got multiple copies, they wouldn't get one. That's why I only stopped at 5, otherwise I would have bought a lot more In the store. Also, I'm going to see how this manager acts tomorrow when I go. I hate LEGO Store employees who are pompous. Quote
Coneil21 Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 Anyway made off with 25 of the Lego store set and 25 camels 25! WOW! He practically bit the cashiers head off for letting me have 2!!! When were you there? Quote
StarPod Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 25! WOW! He practically bit the cashiers head off for letting me have 2!!! When were you there? And I'm still here. Just had lunch at pf changs and heading back to the store Quote
ExoBro94 Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 The stores are only supposed to have 300. Idk what's up with that then. My gut tells me that the store set will be retired and replaced for grand openings in 2014. Quote
Coneil21 Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 And I'm still here. Just had lunch at pf changs and heading back to the store Are you getting more??? Quote
cambridge02138 Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 FYI ... I arrived at 11:15 am and there were approximately 30-40 people in front of me. Manager was not nice at all. He said that he would provide one grand opening store set per household. I went back to the store after he went on break to make a second purchase (and get a second grand opening store set). Rest of the store employees were much nicer, especially the seasoned sales associates from other Lego stores assisting at the grand opening this weekend. Quote
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