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I just heard the updates from DK. Group 3 had spent more than Group 1 in employee shop. That's amazing. The record was updated. :D
CK
But if I would have driven by car, I'm sure I would have bought more. The limit for people traveling by plane is what you can cram into a single box + what you can cram into your luggage.
If you buy a lot and travel by car, you just need to carry what you bought to the bus and from the bus to the hotel. And yes there is a lot available in the staff-store and they are constantly busy replenishing shelves ...
I indeed wonder what the record breaking amount was ...
The raffle raised £300 for a local children's hospice and the organisers told me it was mostly because of the Lego prizes (there was also £20 ironing voucher and a large chicken amongst other prizes) and parents buying tickets for their kids.
My advice: check out the half price aisle, and see if there's something you can give to charity. If you don't have something local, pop it in FairyBricks raffle.
The raffle for charity sounds like a wonderful idea! Way to go, leemcg!
I am not surprised that the folks who traveled by car bought so much. When BrickFair VA used to get a big discount at the Tyson Corners' Lego Store, we filled up our car, too! If you empty the boxes into ziploc bags, you can stuff a lot of bricks in almost any car! They also used to dispose of damaged box sets at low prices, and that was a real treat.
It is a problem flying home from a LEGO event. I use the largest checkable roller bag and fill it with bricks in bags and a few small rare boxed sets until hitting the weight limit. (Same with my daypack carried on the plane.) Pack the heaviest bags on the bottom and your dirty clothes around the outside of the bricks. And then put a strap or two around the outside to keep the bag from exploding when it is thrown around by baggage handlers and machines.
It is good that airlines limit bags to fifty pounds or so because that is about all I can roll round without getting injured lifting it out of the car, etc.
And it is important to remember that the LEGO event is the thing you want to focus on because your memories of the trip itself, the people you met, and the things your did are more important than whatever bricks you manage to bring home.
I am now packing for Billund for the next week tour. I hope see guys there.
Question for people in the US/Canada who got the box that was shipped home. Did you have to pay import duties/taxes on it?
Did you get the first price?
For the once that like to know the amount that was spend on the 3th tour, it was 110.000 DKK. Me and my fellow BeLUG colleague were responsible for around 20.000 DKK.
This was my entry: http://bricksafe.com/pages/kennywest/MOCs/go-cart
It looks stupid, but considering the fact this was my second attempt creating a Technic model, I think it's a job well done. The kids love to play with it ... which is the most important I think ...
Another tip for all those on this weeks tour.
Remember to pick up your Season Pass coupon book at the service desk in the lego shop in Legoland.
Coupons include.
Spring coupons valid until June 29
30% discount on a LEGO boxed set of your choice in the LEGO Shop (1 coupon)
25% discount on a name tag in the Name On It store (1 coupon)
25% discount on total bill (max. 6 people) at the Grill House (1 coupon)
20% discount on a total purchase exceeding DKK 300 in the LEGO Shop (1 coupon)
20% discount on a photo at one of the photo sale locations (1 coupon)
Play three times, pay for two, at any Games stall (1 coupon)
XL soft drink (800 ml) free with the purchase of an adult meal at Captain Roger’s (1 coupon)
The 30% discount could come in handy on things like the Sandcrawler that may not be in the staff store yet.
And some great pics @Mauricio. Could I be cheeky and ask if you could send me copies of some of the ones I'm in?
The Inside Tour set looks fantastic as well.
You might need to find someone who has the set who's prepared to share. I would presume that set owners would like to keep the sets exclusivity, so this might be unlikely, but you never know.
Lee
At least I have Bat Bee to keep me company.
For those of you wondering: it was shipped using DHL, and the form on it shows that it was shipped on June 26th...4 days ago.
They sent it in the original (very thin) box, which crushed most of the boxes, but in general things look fine.
I expect a great trip but this surpasses all expectations. The ladies organized a fantastice tour.
Meeting the designers was a nice experience. The ontwers are down to earth and very friendly. Jamie was good fun during dinner tour allows members to make jokes with references to the tour. Hidden message in one of the upcoming videos This led to a discussion funny how a message "hidden" could be. As I would like to tour you guys inside this new lego sets etc.
At the end of the tour, I have the ladies of the organization are a small token of appreciation given, see the picture.
Today I got the package from Billund ontvangen.Het package has 12 days to do, and that's pretty normal for an order from Denmark.
During the trip the lego set has been signed on the front by Lego staff member / desginers including Jamie, Alen, Legoland event manager, the ladies from the tour, Lego recruiter, senior director of corporate communications and many more.
The back of the leg has set signed by all participants of the tour.
I am thinking to auction but I do not know what is the best way of doing this . Hereby I would like to use your help!
What do you think is the best way to get maximum exposure for this one of kind set?
Also I am looking for people that would like to bring this set on the attention to the world. The designers offered to bring this unque set on the attention with through social media. Do you guys wanna help so that together we can do our best for this good cause?
Picking it up from their depot on Wednesday.
Hopefully the boxes aren't too badly damaged from the shipping. How badly where the boxes crushed for you Ronny?
Maybe you could try and contact Huw, who runs Brickset.
I know he had done or helped with similar endeavors before.
-Ronny