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walmart has some new sets up for August 1 preorder that are 35% off - including the 3 in 1 fishtank for $19.49 (msrp 29.99) https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Creator-3in1-Fish-Tank-31122-BuildingToy-Great-Gift-for-Kids-352-Pieces/334054122 and the 3 in 1 croc for 19.49 (msrp $29.99). https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Creator-3in1-Crocodile-31121-BuildingToy-Featuring-Wild-Animal-Toys-454-Pieces/625626460

$199 on 7/1. This thing is massive and all I can think about is how they could have made Superman’s frozen fortress of solitude instead. https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/the-ice-castle-43197 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Done

I prefer my Kenner hybrid Meditation chamber / Super Star Destroyer playset. Even if it does appear that Vader is overcompensating for his limp lightsaber. Yoda enjoying some dark side rays

Woot! My @$500 is worth @$2600 now. Tempted to sell half and leave the rest be.

GC spend $40 get $10 @AMZ ( didn’t try it yet lmk if you would and how it’s works) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yep, that's my coin. I should have redeemed already.

Lego CS for the win!

Well, someone on SD lurking here claimed your find and triggered the horde.

This guy / girl / they has been shipping with only kraft paper and charging 50% cancelation fee on preorders for 2 years.... (you know you have been doing it wrong for the past 7 years when.... )

Hello (suckers ), Since the beginning of the pandemic, increased customer demand has led to higher return volumes and longer processing times. As a result, effective June 17, 2021, the reimbursement-claim window for customer returns in the US will increase from 45 days to 60 days. This change affects only processing time for reimbursement claims. The customer-return window will remain at 30 days. While we expect that most returned units will still be processed within 45 days, this policy change will ensure that returned items are processed correctly. It will also minimize unnecessary transactions to and from your account.

Select eBay accounts stackable promos: 5% eBay Bux and $5 off $15 code FIVEOFF4U when you pay with Debit or CC.

Did anyone pick up SOFI / IPOE warrants 1-2 weeks ago when they were selling for 11.50 or more lower than the common stock ? Not many people know about SPAC warrants. Typical cost under $50 per company to exercise into common stock They are still selling for a nice discount. https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/stock-option-warrant.asp

Walmart will only handle your package for 1 day. Hopefully soft fondling is involved. My package needs to be pampered.

surprisingly one of the few sets that went backorder on the first day

They are going crazy with these! 76238 - 1960's Batman Cowl

With 100% feedback is the craziest part. Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Tapatalk

Darius is giving baby dino a crash course on where it came from and which jaw to avoid

Looks like the Baryonyx is driving the boat like it's a jet-ski, which is super cool.

Lemme guess hardtop delayed it

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To all the other LEGO sets I have called underwhelming... I apologize.

This is a 20 dollar convention set slapped onto 20 dollars worth of solid brick base. Very disappointing. I'm not a fan of LEGO trying to make every set a "collectible" or trying to justify itself to adults with such low self-esteem that they won't buy LEGOs unless it has adult M+ labeling.

I'm a little short on Star Wars accessories...but I have microphones

I still watch it and in a non-PC world, it still has the best looking hench-women.

My problem with common core is the lack of practice and repetition. Rote practice works for everyone and most everything. Most people don’t like it, but the same child that hates practicing math may grind through hours in a video game or on a court or in a field. If you want to achieve a high level of competency in anything, it takes practice. Our culture demands a high level of quality, but does little to recognize what it costs to get it. Even a cleaning lady only gets good at her job from doing it over and over again. “Fake it ‘til you make it” should be our national motto. It’s the way we run our schools; graduating unprepared children. Allowing them to move up when they don’t deserve, or worse when they’re not ready to. Kumon is good for a few things. For remedial students, it allows them to go back and fill in gaps. Kumon is concept based, rather than grade or age based. Students move up due to the merit of their own work, not their age or grade. Problem is, students who are behind often don’t have the study skills/habits necessary to succeed, and/or the support at home to provide accountability. Kumon provides the opportunity to build those skills and habits, but can only do so much. Opportunity to succeed is not the same as succeeding. For students with the support at home, Kumon allows a child to reach their full potential. Double edged sword, some children don’t have as much potential as others. But even for children with lower IQs, the study skills and habits, focus and concentration, and General knowledge gained from daily study will often help them develop the work ethic and “grit” needed to succeed. Kumon’s grand goal is to develop children into independent learners, not number crunchers. Though there’s a lot of that at the basic level. But developing a child to be an independent learner takes years, especially when elementary school teachers tend to train children to be dependent learners. But it takes a competent Kumon instructor too. And it takes parents’ dedication. My story, my daughter is pretty smart, she has a “gifted” IQ, and she has accomplished a lot, academically, in her 10 years of life. But we started her studies early, she was a natural reader and interested in books, she’s been doing Kumon formally since around 5. She has accomplished a lot, but she had to work hard every step of the way. Kumon helped develop the grit she needed to reach the goals we set out for her. And now that she’s entering 6th grade, she is well prepared for anything they throw at her. Kumon worked differently for my son. He’s 8, and has been ranked in the top 20 in the nation in math for a few years now. I expect him to be in the top 10 by the end of the year. We started him earlier because his big sister was doing it. Because of Kumon, we were able to identify early on that he was gifted. Years before the schools would’ve had a hint. So we’ve been able to optimize, tapping into his full potential early on. He’s years ahead of his peers in experience, a decade ahead of them in comprehension (literally). Kumon is designed for students like him, and implemented on kids like my daughter. No, they don’t get beat up or shunned for being nerds. My son is quite popular and athletic. He plays soccer and basketball (not well) and piano. Was going to get his black belt in tae kwon do at the end of March, but covid. Lots of coding, lego and these days... Minecraft. My daughter is quite beautiful, does piano, violin, art, archery and a green belt in tkd. We tried some sports with her, but she’s a girly girl. Though she enjoys swimming and a little tennis. We can do all of this because they study a little bit every day.