Was discussing PaB with the manager of the new store in Birmingham (largest PaB wall in UK ?), she is proactively very interested in keeping the wall as fresh and inviting as possible and said that the store does have some control over what appears in the wall as they can order although it does come from a list they can choose from..
Made me think.... what are your UK PaB wishes?.... obviously helpful if it's something you know has appeared on the wall or would be within that type of category so no licenced parts, no expensive Chinese new year lanterns etc.
So.... what items would you like to appear / be stocked.. can you help me build a little list of what we'd like them to consider.
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Birmingham being new and having a large wall has really a good selection..
Masonry brick in LBG and Dark Red/reddish brown..
Tyre, wheel and chassis - how often do you see more than 1 of those at a time.
Windowframe AND shutters
Doofrrame AND door
1x2 tiles in Sand green, LBG, white, Orange/reddish
but the sense i'm getting so far from the responses is AFOLs like white and grey parts, we like tiles, we like SNOTs, we like masonry bricks and we like larger plates.
Sidewalks be expensive! All of these damn carts all over the place require wider sidewalks!
(Anybody else notice that the spacing is all of sudden very weird? Why so much space between the lines?)
My ultimate wish is that TLG would open a second store at a quieter location here in the metro area. Picking bricks from the wall at the MOA can be a very stressful experience. There is so much noise and chaos most of the time when I'm there. Tourists standing and staring at the wall, every one of them asking how to get bricks out of the highest bins. Tourists blocking the bins so they can take selfies. Kids (who aren't filling cups) sticking dirty hands into every bin spilling the contents onto the floor. Parents who assume the wall is a play area and encourage their kids to stick their hands into every bin. And then there is the nearly constant screams from the adjacent amusement park.
As for parts, 1x2, 1x3, 1x4, bricks and plates in any color except lime green. Also 2x2 dark grey tiles.
Thanks for letting me vent/rant.
So... updating the take-aways from this.....
[1] We'd like a method of knowing what's in the PaB wall at a store without actually having to go and be disappointed.
[2] Masonry bricks, tiles of all sizes and colours, white and grey of anything, larger plates and snots all highly sought after and should be core lines.
[3] Animals/creatures/horses (we've had spiders in PaB in UK recently) now and again would have people heading to store ;)
[4] Complete sets - wheels and tyres, windows and frames.. not just one of them.