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LEGO AFOL Certification in Reward Center

March 25, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

If you’re a member of a LUG, there are some exclusive events throughout the year at LEGO Brand Stores called AFOL Shopping Day. During these events, you can get discounts on items, gifts, etc. and it is just a thank you from LEGO for being an AFOL.

In the LEGO Reward Center, there is a special download for an AFOL Certification Reward Block to signify that you are in a LEGO User Group. It costs zero points and you can use to participate during AFOL Shopping Days during the specified days. It’ll also be sent to your email so you don’t have to log in to the Reward Center to see the badge. I cannot confirm if it shows up for every single person who has a VIP account or just for people who are in a LUG. If you are in a LUG and it doesn’t show up, you’ll have to confirm with your Ambassador to see if you are on their list of members. Of course, you can still use your VIP card with the special sticker to get into AFOL Days.

If you aren’t in a LUG, LEGO has provided a Community Locator so you can find the nearest one to you and there you can inquire to join. Here you can meet like-minded individuals who share the love of LEGO.

Thank you for your continued support.

We want to reward you with this AFOL Certification Reward Block, to show you how valued you are to The LEGO Group.

This Reward Block

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Rumored LEGO Mosaic Themed Sets Coming Soon

March 25, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

There are rumors of a brand new adult targeted LEGO theme coming soon. According a post on Eurobricks, the theme, potentially called LEGO Wall Art, will be based around mosaics with buildable frames that cost between $100-$150. The initial wave will have four sets from a broad range of subjects including:

Marilyn Monroe (31197) – 3,341 pieces
The Beatles (31198) – 2,933 pieces
Iron Man (31199) – 3,406 pieces
Star Wars (31200) – 3,167 pieces

Word has it that the Beatles set will be a single person but will have enough parts to recreate any of the four members of the band. The Star Wars one is still a mystery as I have read that it could be either Darth Maul or Darth Vader.

As always, these are rumors until LEGO announces them on their social channels or they show up online at verified retailers.

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LEGO Masters Episode 7 Recap – Storybook

March 19, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Can you believe we’re already on episode seven of LEGO Masters and for this week, the remaining teams are doing a storybook build. A number of kids help fill out a story and the builder will have to create things that they suggested. The builders will have eight hours to complete the challenge. Keep in mind that Mark & Boone have won four straight challenges and also have the Golden Brick.

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The LEGO Group CEO Releases Statement About Coronavirus Situation

March 18, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Earlier today, LEGO announced that they have closed all of the LEGO Brand Stores, with the exception of the ones in China. At the same time, LEGO CEO Niels Christiansen has released a statement regarding the Coronavirus situation and what they are doing to keep employees safe.

An open letter from Niels B Christiansen, CEO, The LEGO Group

The health and safety of children and communities worldwide is our top priority.

We are working extremely hard to protect our colleagues, our customers and of course, our youngest fans.

To reduce the risk of the virus spreading further, we’ve rapidly stepped up our efforts in every country where we operate.

We’ve temporarily closed the approximately 150 LEGO® Brand Retail stores we own and operate until at least March 27 in all countries except China. Our online store on LEGO.com remains open. Our retail store colleagues will receive their scheduled wages until this time.

Every colleague whose job allows them to work from home must do so. For colleagues whose job requires them to come to work, we are taking extraordinary measure to safeguard their health. For example, we will conduct temperature checks on employees and implement mandatory hand washing and sanitising. We’ve rearranged our workplaces to ensure that colleagues do not gather in large groups and practice social distancing. Naturally, we have cancelled all travel.

We’re monitoring the situation continuously and will take whatever steps are necessary to promote well-being.

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LEGO Brand Stores Closed Due to Coronavirus

March 18, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO has announced on the LEGO Ambassador Network that due to the Coronavirus situation around the world, all LEGO Brand Stores will be closed until March 27. The only exception is with the stores in China. LEGO Shop@Home will still be open but depending on your country, delivery services may be slightly impacted as well.

These days of uncertainty it’s important and stay safe. Yesterday, we closed all of our owned and operated LEGO® Brand Retail Stores with the exception of China up to and including March 27. Thousands of people visit our stores each day, and despite all the precautions we had taken to remain open we could no longer guarantee a safe environment for colleagues and costumers.

The online shop at LEGO.com is still open and we continue to work hard to meet costumers requests and wishes. We are seeing shoppers are buying LEGO sets to help them through these tough times. And at the same time, we will navigate with attention to everyone’s health and wellbeing.

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LEGO Build-a-Minifigure Tower Temporarily Unavailable

March 15, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

It looks like the Coronavirus situation has been affecting things more and more by each day and the latest one is at LEGO Stores here in the US. As you can see from the image above, the LEGO Build-a-Minifigure tower has been cleared out completely. This was at the Las Vegas location but I think all locations across the world will be doing the same thing soon.

If you saw some of my previous posts, LEGO has been doing a lot to help with the situation. First they have temporarily closed the LEGO House for few weeks, possibly longer, and they have also turned off Bricks & Pieces for ordering to keep workers who pick the parts safe. LEGO has also instructed some employees to work from home as well. In the LEGO fan community, many events have been cancelled or moved to a different date so far.

Thanks to Barry for the heads up.

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LEGO Bricks & Pieces Shut Down Due to Coronavirus

March 14, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The Coronavirus pandemic has been causing a lot of short time issues around the world and the latest one is with LEGO Bricks & Pieces. A few days ago Danish authorities announced the closure of Denmark and that pretty much affected most of LEGO’s operations. With Bricks & Pieces, it affects the number of people who are picking the parts for the orders. To keep the workers safe, LEGO has decided to shut it down temporarily but everything else on LEGO Shop@Home is still normal. There’s no word on when it will be back up but I assume it’ll just go back up without any announcements so keep checking on it.

Due to COVID-19 we’ve had to introduce special measures at all our sites to reduce the risk of infection, including reducing the number of people who can work together at any one time to pick bricks for Bricks & Pieces. Buying bricks therefore isn’t available at the moment. This only applies to Bricks & Pieces – everything else is business as usual. We’ll have the service back up and running as soon as possible.

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