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[Legobrandon]

My latest PAB cup from the Lynnwood, WA LEGO store. Click on the image to see the quantities of the parts. I got lazy and didn't want to count the couple hundred 1x1 round studs that were used as fillers.


PAB Cup #2 by LegoBrandon, on Flickr

[streifen]

purplepeopleeater, on 17 August 2012 - 02:10 PM, said:

I went in May, all excited about my first visit to a pick a brick wall and was really disappointed.  The bricks on the wall were basically 2x4 in the basic colours and that was it.  They are sold by weight as opposed to filling a cup etc which just confused me.  Like I said I was really disappointed and didn't buy any bricks.  It does, however, give me an excuse to visit a LEGO store, but it requires considerable planning and a free day because unfortunately I live no where near one!  

I hope this helps.

Yeah. when I was there, it was just normal bricks. 2xX or 1xX bricks. if I remembered correctly, no tiles and plates.

going by weight and sold by the bag (instead of cup) means you pay for what you can squeeze in.

[Fugazi]

Angeli, on 17 August 2012 - 01:32 PM, said:

I;ve heard that official Lego store is opening in Budapest. Are there any news, will there be a PaB there?

Definitely so.

[danim]

While I was in Manchester I visited the Arndale Store and bought two large tubs at £11 each and here they are

Tub 1

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The back

http://farm9.staticf...d21886486_z.jpg


The Contents

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4x8 plate white : 47
2x6 window trans-grey : 5
2x4 window clear : 6
1x4 brick orange: 1
seat red : 10
1x1x6 brick white : 95
1x8 tile white: 17
1x2 grille brick white : 4
1x1 stud trans-yellow: 43
1x1 stud clear: 186
Total of 414 pieces and a price of 0.02 pence per piece


Tub 2
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Tub 2 Rear
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The Contents
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4x8 plate white : 50
1x1x6 brick white: 107
1x8 tile white : 14
1x2 grille brick white: 30
1x4 brick orange : 9
seat red : 11
1x1 stud trans-yellow : 40
1x1 stud clear : 112

Total of 373 pieces at a price of 0.02 pence per piece

[sharky]

I was at a Legoland Discovery Center in Atlanta, GA this weeekend and notice a couple of larger zip-lock bags.  At first I thought it was a new larger grab bag, but it wasn't taped closed or anything.  I suppose it would have been good to ask about it, but I was in a rush.  I was thinking that it was a different way to get PAB pieces.  I wonder if they charge by weight?

[Tervlon]

sharky, on 20 August 2012 - 08:41 PM, said:

I was at a Legoland Discovery Center in Atlanta, GA this weeekend and notice a couple of larger zip-lock bags.  At first I thought it was a new larger grab bag, but it wasn't taped closed or anything.  I suppose it would have been good to ask about it, but I was in a rush.  I was thinking that it was a different way to get PAB pieces.  I wonder if they charge by weight?

Yes, I believe the Discovery Centers, like Legoland, charge by weight. It can get really pricey and generally isn't worth it unless they have a rarer selection of bricks.

[soccerkid6]

My brother bought me a large cup while he was in Eastview Mall  
Here's what he got:
5 dark bley 2x4 bricks
27 dark bley 2x2 bricks
9 lime green 2x4 bricks
1 lime green 1x1 plate rounds
47 reddish brown 1x4 tiles
14 bley 1x4 bricks
18 bley 1x3 bricks
3 bley complete click hinges
6 bley 1x2 grill bricks
17 red 1x4 bricks
200 trans red 1x1 plate rounds
120 trans red 1x1 tiles
12 tan 2x4 bricks
20 tan 1x2 log bricks
11 black 1x4 bricks
7 trans black 1x2 bricks
5 white 2x4 bricks
4 white 1x1x5 bricks
19 clear 1x2 bricks
15 clear 1x2 plates
321 clear 1x1 plate rounds
12 light blue 1x2 bricks
43 orange 1x1 plate rounds
57 orange 1x1 bricks
40 of the new trans light blue (aqua) 2x2 brick rounds

For a grand total of 1033 pieces which is about 1 1/2 cents a  piece  

[ShaydDeGrai]

soccerkid6, on 21 August 2012 - 08:22 PM, said:

My brother bought me a large cup while he was in Eastview Mall...

... a grand total of 1033 pieces which is about 1 1/2 cents a  piece  

Nice haul  

I've always said, if you left room for the cup to hold water, you're wasting money...

Where can I find a brother like that?

[Redhead1982]

Is there any more news on PAB wall in Budapest besides the Facebook page anouncement? There's no info on the store opening at LEGO website. September 14 is set as an opening date, but is this the offical opening? At least I'd expect it to be on the LEGO official page. However, my closest store is in Munich (5 hrs drive), so Budapest is somewhere close to that.

Angeli, on 17 August 2012 - 01:32 PM, said:

I am so happy for you an jelous of you in the same time for proximity of PaBs :)

I;ve heard that official Lego store is opening in Budapest. Are there any news, will there be a PaB there?

[legolijntje]

Redhead1982, on 22 August 2012 - 11:08 AM, said:

Is there any more news on PAB wall in Budapest besides the Facebook page anouncement? There's no info on the store opening at LEGO website. September 14 is set as an opening date, but is this the offical opening? At least I'd expect it to be on the LEGO official page. However, my closest store is in Munich (5 hrs drive), so Budapest is somewhere close to that.

I don't think it'll ever be on the Lego website, because it's not a "real" lego store. Read this comment from a Brickset user:

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Interesting discussion on the mono-brand LEGO store in Hungary. I do understand Hungarian, and the guy who is opening the new store says that mono-brand stores are opened in countries where LEGO has no intention of opening and operating a store on their own. They basically partner up with a third party to run the establishment, but also give their full support; mono-brand stores are allowed to have a regular pick-a-brick-wall, build-a-minifig section, and in general look like a regular LEGO store. He also says that LEGO will only partner with one third-party like this per country. So their position is quite special compared to other toy-stores that may carry LEGO and other toys as well. Hope this helps some...(c;

[Redhead1982]

Legolijntje, thanks for that answer. I haven't heard of the mono-brand stores before. It sounds interesting, and it's definitely better than not having a LEGO store near.  

[brickbuilder711]

Tervlon, on 21 August 2012 - 06:05 PM, said:

Yes, I believe the Discovery Centers, like Legoland, charge by weight. It can get really pricey and generally isn't worth it unless they have a rarer selection of bricks.

Correct... LL Florida shoppers were very lucky as members of FIRST and GFLUG were the main folks to get a hold of the likes of Friends elements, Dark Tan 1x1 plates, and more real goodies. However, on every other day the selection is no different than a LEGO Store much like Orlando LIC and you can of course get a better bargain.

See: http://www.flickr.co...man/7167570526/
http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/

But I have a solution for the weight pricing... If someone can defy physics and slow down the force of gravity, we would be paying for little more than mass...  

[Chadmin]

Here are some awesome youtube vids about pick-a-brick cups and the lego walls!

http://www.youtube.c...2C&feature=plcp

https://www.youtube.com/friendsbts

[Redhead1982]

Might be out of topic, but hopefully not. I'll be in Athens, and I found a LEGO store there in Ermou Street. I'm guessing it's a mono-brand store (similar to what is 'to be' opening in Budapest). My question here is, what kind of selection of sets/bricks can be expected there? If any Greek here can help, I'd be very happy.

[Ferrik]

Thanks for showing us your techniques.

[Legobrandon]

Spent over an hour packing this small cup at the Vancouver LEGO store. Now I have a whole bunch of pink 1x4's!  






(Click on image to see the quantity of parts.)

[501st Commando]

In the past year I have bought:

- 2 tall cups of trans purple cones
- 2 tall cups of tan 1x2 slopes
- 2 tall cups of dark tan 2x2 tiles
- 2 tall cups of dark bley crates
- 2 tall cups of dark red 1x2 bricks
- 2 tall cups of purple 2x3 plates
- 1 tall cup of light bley 1x1 clips
- 1 tall cup of 1x2 dark trans bricks

Most of these were bought during the Brick World sale.

[Darkdragon]

6 large cups, lime, medium blue and azure.

[soccerkid6]

Nice haul!

Edited by soccerkid6, 02 October 2012 - 09:53 PM.

[ShaydDeGrai]

I filled a tall cup the other night and after an our with my brick separator this morning it seems I got:

107 clear cheese wedges
102 tr. orange cheese wedges
15  red 1x8 tiles
118 brown 1x2 plates
51 red 1x2 hinge brick upper
51 red 1x2 hinge brick lower
28  sand yellow 4x4 plates
17 sand yellow 2x10 plates
7 clear 1x2x2 walls
35 black 1x2 profile bricks
39 sand yellow 1x4 bricks
88 sand yellow 1x2 palisade bricks
148 sand yellow 1x2x2 corner plates
32 tr. yellow 1x1 round plates
61 tr. blue 1x1 round plates
77 tr. red 1x1 round plates

For a total of 925 parts, or a price of about 1.5 cents pert part.  It's nowhere close to my best effort but compared to ordering the parts individually at PAB S@H prices (133.80 USD)  it works out to about an 89% savings, so I figure it's not a bad haul.

[dr_spock]

501 pieces

[Multiverse]

brickbuilder711, on 25 August 2012 - 06:12 PM, said:

But I have a solution for the weight pricing... If someone can defy physics and slow down the force of gravity, we would be paying for little more than mass...  

Haha! You could bring your own supply of lighter-than-air gas to fill in the cup and end up barely paying anything! XD

[splatman]

So, you're gonna take a helium or hydrogen balloon to the PaB wall? It may be hard getting the He or H into the cup, even holding the cup upside down, and letting the He/H empty into the cup. It'll be easier to just tie the balloon to the cup.
Lighter-than-air gasses, defying gravity, or anything else you come up with, all sounds like ways to put the lift in shoplifting. I would not do it.
Besides, the store staff will wonder what's up when they hear customers sounding like Donald Duck.

[soccerkid6]

splatman, on 18 October 2012 - 11:24 PM, said:

So, you're gonna take a helium or hydrogen balloon to the PaB wall? It may be hard getting the He or H into the cup, even holding the cup upside down, and letting the He/H empty into the cup. It'll be easier to just tie the balloon to the cup.
Lighter-than-air gasses, defying gravity, or anything else you come up with, all sounds like ways to put the lift in shoplifting. I would not do it.
Besides, the store staff will wonder what's up when they hear customers sounding like Donald Duck.

I think they were just joking   I agree it would be dishonest to pull something like that

[splatman]

soccerkid6, on 19 October 2012 - 12:11 AM, said:

I think they were just joking   I agree it would be dishonest to pull something like that

I knew it was a joke. This discussion is probably best imagined happening in Donald Duck's voice. Or in your fave comedian's voice.
For the same reason, we'll never see TARDIS-shaped PaB cups. Can you imangine how many bricks can you put in one of those!?