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2015 LEGO Employee Christmas gift?

Russell844Russell844 Member Posts: 2,390
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Does anyone know what this year's employee gift was? I haven't found any info yet.

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  • drdavewatforddrdavewatford Administrator Posts: 6,753
    I don't think the employees get their gift until a couple of days before Christmas, in the UK at least. The 22nd I think. Certainly that's what the employee I spoke with a few days ago told me.
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    So not enough time to flip it on eBay for Christmas delivery! :-)
    SumoLegoRainstorm26andheBumblepantsMynatt
  • NesquikNesquik Member Posts: 29
    Employees get their gift during the last shift before Christmas day.

    Senior management, on the other hand...
    kiki180703
  • neomonkeyneomonkey Member Posts: 82
    The employee gift this year is the Borkum Riffgrund wind farm.

    http://www.neoape.com/first-look-at-2015-lego-employee-gift-borkum-riffgrund-wind-farm/
    Rainstorm26hkcrazy88
  • dragon114dragon114 Member Posts: 642
    i can see the price going down once all employees get theirs since lots of them don't care about lego
  • bobabricksbobabricks Member Posts: 1,842
    edited December 2015
    I want one... no I don't, I don't need one... I'll probably buy one. :/
  • iso3200iso3200 Member Posts: 2,065
    It's not very Christmassy is it?
    Mynattkiki180703bobabricks
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    I wonder the reasoning behind it. Cancelled order from a company and getting rid of stock? It is nothing like previous ones, so maybe this is an extra for people in certain locations. 
  • magrimagri Member Posts: 154
    From this reddit thread, it appears it was made for a company called DONG energy for their employees. 
    SumoLego
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,215
    magri said:
    From this reddit thread, it appears it was made for a company called DONG energy for their employees. 
    How many punchlines?  
    xiahnaBumblepantskiki180703GothamConstructionComagriCM4SToc13
  • hkcrazy88hkcrazy88 Member Posts: 163
    Super neat looking set in my opinion! :)
  • chuckpchuckp Member Posts: 684
    SumoLego said:
    magri said:
    From this reddit thread, it appears it was made for a company called DONG energy for their employees. 
    How many punchlines?  
    That's your department, you go first! ;)
    kiki180703SumoLego
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    80 or so of them have sold in the past few days at BL, so I'm guessing it is true that this is the Christmas gift set. Most sellers are from the Czech Republic and Hungary and have multiples of them, so I guess they buy them off other co-workers to sell them on.
  • DadsAFOLDadsAFOL Member Posts: 617
    edited December 2015
    According to the employee magazine, TLG owns 32% of Borkum Riffgrund, so that explains why they created such a nice set for a wind farm company and also used it as the 2015 employee gift.
  • HangedSanchezHangedSanchez Member Posts: 310
    Not very christmassy, but a really nice set! I wants it...
  • legogallegogal Member Posts: 754
    Looks like a wonderful set! Often the Christmas set does not have that theme, which is fine with me. We need more original sets like this depicting something in the real world. Doubt I will buy one, but I still love the design. (New Architecture sets are my priority in the New Year.) It is easy to understand why Czech workers are selling them; they need the money for the holidays. (They deserve a Merry Christmas, too. That also is fine with me.) There are no employee Christmas sets in my collection, but it is wonderful that they do this for employees each year. 
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,215
    chuckp said:
    SumoLego said:
    magri said:
    From this reddit thread, it appears it was made for a company called DONG energy for their employees. 
    How many punchlines?  
    That's your department, you go first! ;)


    I'm on vacation this week.  Plus, as much as I want to derail this topic, I'll beg off. 

    (DONG energy specializes in the erection of...)

    kiki180703chuckpricecakePenkid11
  • madforLEGOmadforLEGO Member Posts: 10,755
    It is a neat item, but it not being minifig scale helps me miss it less than something like Ole Kirk's house
  • NesquikNesquik Member Posts: 29
    In case it was in doubt, I can confirm the gift is 4002015. It's a very, very nice model and has lovely artwork, with some interesting facts and photographs printed on the box. The turbine can also be manually rotated from the back. 
    kiki180703
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,215
    Lego also sent out folding chairs.  For those keeping track.
    kiki180703
  • theLEGOmantheLEGOman Member Posts: 1,524
    It's a pretty nice looking model in the photo's, not sure i'd splash out £200 on one, although they do seem to be coming down somewhat still.
  • astarguyastarguy Member Posts: 40
    i would love to have one.
  • brownbricks720brownbricks720 Member Posts: 47
    @SumoLego The folding chairs didn't work out the best. The down side to the chairs is that you have to try and force the chair part onto these metal rods. It doesn't quiet fit. But hey it is a Lego Memorabilia!
     
    kiki180703
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,215
    ^ I'm always far more intrigued at the non-Lego gift that Lego sends their employees.

    I suppose one can never have too many fleece bed covers.  Or mongramed folding chairs...
    kiki180703
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