3300003 Brand Retail Store

 

  • 3300003 Brand Retail Store

    Posted by Huw, 04 Apr 2012 09:16. Filed under New sets.

    3300003: LEGO Brand Retail Store
    Miscellaneous/Promotional, 2012
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    ©2012 LEGO Group

    There's a lot of excitement about this set on other sites at the moment and I've just received a press release from LEGO about it:

    3300003 LEGO Brand Retail Store, Ages 7+   280 pieces

    Celebrate the opening of a brand new LEGO Store in your area with the new, exclusive LEGO Brand Retail Store model! Not available for purchase, this set is only given out to a select number of customers with a qualifying purchase during the Grand Opening Celebration. We are proud to announce 10 new locations in North America opening in 2012:

    • Nashville, TN
    • Victor, NY
    • Vancouver, BC; Canada
    • Wauwatosa, WI
    • The Woodlands, TX
    • Peabody, MA
    • Overland Park, KS
    • Elizabeth, NJ
    • Seattle, WA
    • Alpharetta, GA

    Stay tuned for details on the Grand Opening Celebrations, featuring the new exclusive, limited-edition LEGO Brand Retail Store set and T-Shirts! For more information, please visit stores.LEGO.com. Offers will be available during the Grand Opening Celebration only, while supplies last. Phone orders will not be accepted, to qualify purchase must be made at store location.

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    I'll get the images uploaded here when I get home, but if you can't wait that long -- and have no hope of getting to one of the above stores -- you can downlaod the instructions from LEGO.com already (thanks to voyanuitoa for finding them!). It looks to be mostly made from common parts so you should be able to have a go at making it from parts in your collection.


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Posted by meyerc13 in United States, 04 Apr 2012 09:27

It's very cool that this is being released in time for the grand opening of the first LEGO store in my state (Wauwatosa, WI). Can't wait to get one.

For those who've attended a grand opening before, do I need to be there before the store opens to have a chance of getting one of these? Or do they generally have enough to last a few hours?

Posted by sarlacc98 in United Kingdom, 04 Apr 2012 09:36

I wonder when there will be a Lego store in my state. I live in Utah and the Lego stores I've been to are the downton Disney ones.

Posted by Andhe in United Kingdom, 04 Apr 2012 09:41

Neat! The only parts I can see people having trouble with would be the lego logo stickered tile, and maybe the transparent 1x1 flat round studs being a fairly new element.

Next up... Apple Store, Nike Store, Disney Store....

Posted by LostInTranslation in United Kingdom, 04 Apr 2012 10:00

I NEED one! If anyone manages to pick up a spare, drop me a message and we can work out a trade. Ta! ;-)

Posted by legomaniac in United States, 04 Apr 2012 10:02

Still none in Louisiana. :( I would happily work at a LEGO store :D

That mini model is cool! I can build it except I don't have a 2x2 tile with LEGO logo on it and yellow 2x2 jumper plates.

Posted by brankell5566 in Canada, 04 Apr 2012 10:31

Vancouver, BC. :)

Posted by cheshirecat in United Kingdom, 04 Apr 2012 10:34

Bricklinked the parts I don't have - except the 2x2 lego tile, 2 available in slovenia though

Posted by vpustote in United States, 04 Apr 2012 10:36

@meyerc13, I showed up 3 hours early for the grand opening in Troy, Michigan. I showed up early because I wanted to show and explore the mall before waiting in line. NOPE! Didn't happen. There was already a line that had formed that was pretty long for 3 hours until opening. So I waited in line for three hours. I did get the free set, but I can't tell you how many were left over.

My recommendation, if you want the set, go 3 - 5 hours early.

Posted by Andhe in United Kingdom, 04 Apr 2012 10:37

^^ I guess the Slovenian stores must have had their grand openings already...

Posted by vpustote in United States, 04 Apr 2012 10:37

@dixondog, you guys have 4 Lego stores in Illinois already. I think you've hit your quota.

Posted by Gandalf1 in United States, 04 Apr 2012 11:08

Awesome! I will be getting this when I go to the Opry Mills store on April 28.

Posted by cjg in United States, 04 Apr 2012 11:19

Wow one in Seattle and one opening soon in Lynwood. (Plus the existing Bellevue one)
Idk, three stores in that close of an area seems a little ridiculous... Even two makes sense, but three?

Posted by Huw in United Kingdom, 04 Apr 2012 11:40

The 2x2 tile is plain, with a sticker, isn't it?

Posted by jtkauff in United States, 04 Apr 2012 11:50

@Huw - Yes, it's just a 2x2 white tile with a sticker per the instructions.

Posted by Graysmith in Sweden, 04 Apr 2012 12:40

Why there are LEGO stores opening in Nowhere, USA but none in cities like Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo, etc. is a mystery to me.

Posted by JohnnyB in United Kingdom, 04 Apr 2012 12:53

Shouldn't be a promo but a regular set! That would be awesome especially at minifig scale.

Posted by Modok in United States, 04 Apr 2012 12:53

Would it kill them to let fans outside of those areas have a chance at getting these sets?

Posted by cjg in United States, 04 Apr 2012 13:16

Does anyone know the site that shows you what stores have what PAB selections? I can't remember...

Posted by jgadget in United Kingdom, 04 Apr 2012 13:28

I just built it. I substituted a printed 2x2 tile from one of the golden dice sets.
I also used the older panels, without the side supports.
I'd really like to get an official version though, since it's a nice little set.
Hopefully it'll make it over here to the UK eventually.

Posted by timt in United States, 04 Apr 2012 14:09

cjg, I'm pretty sure the Seattle store listed here is Lynnwood, WA. Lynnwood is only 30 mins out of Seattle and the only talk I've heard of is Seattle only getting its 2nd store not 3rd.

Posted by erbse2000 in Germany, 04 Apr 2012 14:18

Hey Lego, make a real big modular building out of it, pleeeeeaaase!

Posted by cjg in United States, 04 Apr 2012 14:44

@timt: Okay that would make more sense

Posted by meyerc13 in United States, 04 Apr 2012 15:14

@vpustote - thanks for the info. Looks like it will be an early morning for me. :-)

@Graysmith - While it may seem that these are nowhereville towns, in reality they are named for the suburbs of major metro areas where they are located. Wauwatosa WI, for example, is part of the Milwaukee metro area, the 28th largest city in the US.

@cjg - http://ipab.brickbuildr.com/

Posted by Nate the Great of LEGO in United States, 04 Apr 2012 16:20

I'm glad I'm not to far from Victor, NY! Hoping to get there at least one of those days...

Posted by legoninja0701 in United States, 04 Apr 2012 16:22

wow!

Posted by legoninja0701 in United States, 04 Apr 2012 16:23

huw: it a 2 1x2 with a sticker

Posted by TooMuchLEGO in United States, 04 Apr 2012 16:28

LEGO, try this:

St. Louis, MO

or since I'm moving there,

Jacksonville, FL

I want this set. IT'S AWESOME LOOKING!

Posted by Clan Stonebraker in United States, 04 Apr 2012 16:39

Two new Seattle area stores!!! SWEET, Bye bye 520 Bridge Trolls...erm tolls!

Posted by Graysmith in Sweden, 04 Apr 2012 16:50

Meyer,

I do realize they're not truly Nowhere, USA, but it still doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me why LEGO are opening stores in the U.S. like they're Starbucks but show no interest in opening any in major European cities. Why would Massachusetts need FOUR stores when there are ZERO in France, Italy, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Ireland, Austria, etc. combined?

I'm obviously pissed because I'm incredibly jealous, but also because it just doesn't make any logical sense.

Posted by gunslinger69 in United States, 04 Apr 2012 17:41

checked the lego site only store going in washington is lynnwood at alderwood mall makes know sense they needed one south like tacoma or puyallup not up north

Posted by airgap25 in United States, 04 Apr 2012 18:05

do u have pic of box? anybody?

Posted by xccj in United States, 04 Apr 2012 18:15

Don't know why Seattle needs another store, but I guess there's plenty of demand. Glad to see them popping up in other places like Vancouver BC. Oh, and the model looks cool too.

Posted by JohnnyB in United Kingdom, 04 Apr 2012 18:24

Shouldn't be a promo but a regular set! That would be awesome especially at minifig scale.

Posted by bill.berardi in United States, 04 Apr 2012 18:38

FINALLY in Victor NY! :) i know it may seem as "Nowhere USA" but this is the first Lego Store in Upstate NY and the closest is at least 5+ hours away now! We have Toys R Us , Target, Walmart and those other stores that do an ok job of stocking the sets but I find myself ordering more from Lego.com, Ebay, and Amazon now but have wanted a store around here since i started collecting! :)

Another note to being Nowhere USA, Victor is just outside of Rochester NY and an hour from Buffalo (Bills) NY and Syracuse NY. We also have 7 colleges and 4 malls locally. Yes its not Paris but it is a very smart place for them to open a store! Can not wait to be there bright an early for the Saturday and Sunday promos! :)

Posted by Modok in United States, 04 Apr 2012 19:53

@erbse2000 - That's a pretty good idea. They already have those perfect minifig-scale boxes that came with the Toys R Us truck last year.

Someone should Cuusoo it.

Posted by Mr. F in Canada, 04 Apr 2012 20:19

Finally! I knew Vancouver would have to get a store sooner or later!

Posted by cjg in United States, 04 Apr 2012 20:41

Thanks meyerc13, the one I was thinking of was a different site, but this looks even better. :)

Posted by legoninja0701 in United States, 04 Apr 2012 21:30

oops... i had major gramer errors on a earlier post and i meant that yes its a 2x2 plate with a sticker.

Posted by Zackula in United States, 04 Apr 2012 22:09

@bill.berardi
I'm also really excited about the Victor store since I live near Buffalo. In addition to the colleges and malls, how many cities can say a president was shot there?

Posted by UtarEmpire in United States, 04 Apr 2012 22:17

Yeah, this would be really cool as a Minifig-scale retail set. I would pick it up in a heartbeat.

Posted by Tradeylouish in New Zealand, 05 Apr 2012 01:47

Still no Official LEGO Stores in NZ... Or in the southern hemisphere at all. *sigh*
Also, for those of you saying that you would love to see this as a regular set at minifigure scale, there happens to be a Cuusoo project which features exactly that: http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/10367

Posted by erbse2000 in Germany, 05 Apr 2012 02:04

@Tradeylouish
Done!

Posted by duilim in Australia, 05 Apr 2012 04:16

Hey Lego, how about just one store here in Oz? Surely that's not asking too much?
@Graysmith - I feel your pain (and your frustration for that matter!)

Posted by AddictedToStyrene in Australia, 05 Apr 2012 05:14

No Lego stores in Australia, so I'm building it from my collection. Using a keyring tag (white 2x2 tile with round end/peg hole) for the Lego sign. also used as many different coloured 1 x 1 round plates for the back wall as I could find in my collection.

Posted by starwarsgeek101 in United States, 05 Apr 2012 10:18

@bill.berardi & @Zackula
Ikr!! The only other LEGO stores in NY were in Long Island or like 6 hours away in NYC. Its about time we got one up here! And I wouldnt consider it a nowhere USA place..like you guys said we got Syracuse, Buffalo, Rochester, and some places in Pennsylvania and Canada wouldnt be TOO far from us. But anyway, im glad they decided to put one in upstate NY!

Posted by legoninja0701 in United States, 05 Apr 2012 12:39

made it on design by me. looks cool i will get peices from my collection to make this set and also from PAB

Posted by WolfboyTheMasterofTheSword in United States, 06 Apr 2012 19:31

JUST ONE IN ST LOUIS! PLEASE LEGO ! JUST PPPPLLLLEEEAAASSSEEE!

Posted by starfire2 in United States, 06 Apr 2012 23:51

^ I second that. My sister lives in Kansas City MO, closer than Overland Park KS.

Posted by defiant.nx74205 in United States, 09 Apr 2012 15:29

Got word from the General Manager of North Point Mall in Alpharetta, GA that the store there will open on the first week of July.

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