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LEGO 2019 Employee Gift Revealed

December 3, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO employees have started getting their 2019 Christmas gift and this year’s gift is pretty cool if you’re a fan of a particular theme. Vice president of design, Matthew Ashton, has shared an image on Twitter of what employees will be receiving this year. Obviously there are some, including LEGO Brand Store employees, who probably haven’t gotten theirs yet so I won’t totally spoil it. I’ve included the image below but it is hidden until you decide to reveal it. It’s a pretty cool item that any employee would be glad to receive whether it be for their collection or for some extra cash for the holidays.

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LEGO to Phase Out Plastic Retail Bags and Switching to Paper Bags

December 1, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has been doing various initiatives to help the environment and to use sustainable materials by the end of the next decade. They have recently announced that the company will be phasing out plastic retail bags in 2020. The plastic bags used at LEGO Brand and Certified Stores will be replaced by sustainably sourced paper bags. Some stores may have already been doing this for months now but their plan is for all stores to switch over. Check out the full press release below.

Single use plastic retail bags to be phased out of LEGO® Stores in 2020

As part of the LEGO Group’s ambition to use 100% sustainable materials in its packaging, the company is replacing single-use plastic retail bags with ones made from sustainably sourced paper.

[Billund, November 2019] The LEGO Group announced today that it will phase out plastic retail bags in all LEGO® Stores globally in 2020. The move, which is part of the LEGO Group’s ambition to use 100% sustainable materials in its packaging by 2025, will see all plastic retail bags replaced with ones made from sustainably sourced paper across the fleet of more than 500 stores.

The new paper bags will be introduced in stores once they have used up existing stocks of plastic retail bags to ensure no unnecessary waste is generated. The paper bags are made from 100% Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) certified paper and are fully recyclable.

The LEGO Group’s sustainable packaging ambition focuses on finding sustainable packaging alternatives by 2025 that are:

– Renewable: 100%

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LEGO Cyber Monday 2019 Reported Set Sales

November 30, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The next big shopping day is Cyber Monday and I have gotten details of some of the LEGO sets that will be on sale that day. Thanks to my buddy Andrew who sent over a small list, they are reported to have a 30% discount during that day and a couple of them are slated to be retired by the end of the year.

LEGO Ideas Voltron (21311)
LEGO Creator Parisian Restaurant (10243)
LEGO Speed Champions Ferrari Ultimate Garage (75889)

Life-Sized LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron to be Displayed at LEGOLAND California

November 29, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

When LEGO revealed the LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron (42083) last year, they also did a life-sized version of the vehicle. Starting next week, Southern California residents will be able to see it for a limited time at LEGOLAND California. They have announced that starting on December 5, the LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron will be on display at The Big Shop. This car is a 1:1 replica of the world’s fastest car that is made entirely out of Technic bricks and is powered by Power Function motors.

LEGO Star Wars 2019 Advent Calendar (75245) Sale – November 2019

November 26, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The LEGO Star Wars 2019 Advent Calendar (75245) is currently on sale for only $24.99 on Amazon. This makes it 38% off the regular price but there’s a little catch, it won’t be in stock until next year. It’s possible that it’ll ship before Christmas but don’t expect it to. If you’re in a time crunch to start opening it next week, Target and Walmart both have the same deal going on. The sale at Target ends today but you can get an extra 5% off if you have a REDcard.

The LEGO Group Announces BrickLink Acquisition

November 26, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

One of the biggest news in a long time which came out of left field was announced earlier today as it was reported that The LEGO Group has officially acquired BrickLink. If you’re not familiar with BrickLink, it is an online marketplace for LEGO prodcuts that was created by Dan Jezek in 2000 and later acquired by Nexon back in 2013. It is most known as a marketplace to purchase individual LEGO elements in bulk quantites. There’s lots of implications as a result of LEGO acquiring BrickLink but we will see what happens in a few months. The deal should be closed by the end of the year. Brickset and The Brothers Brick has done interviews with LEGO Global Marketing Officer Julia Goldin which you can check out.

The LEGO® Group acquires BrickLink, the world’s largest online LEGO® fan community and marketplace to strengthen ties with adult fans

BILLUND, Denmark, November 26, 2019: The LEGO® Group today announced it has acquired BrickLink Ltd (www.bricklink.com), the world’s largest online community of adult LEGO fans from NXMH to strengthen its connection with its important adult fan base.

The BrickLink platform has more than one million members and comprises an online marketplace of more than 10,000 stores from 70 countries; a digital building software where builders can design and showcase their creations; and a vibrant online community where fans share ideas and builds.

The platform was founded in 2000 by Dan Jezek as a way to connect like-minded adult LEGO fans from around the world. It was acquired in

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LEGO Speed Champions Nissan GT-R NISMO Announced at Japan Press Event

November 25, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

In a press event held in Japan earlier this morning, LEGO announced the LEGO Speed Champions Nissan GT-R NISMO (76896). The set will have 298 pieces and will retail for $19.99 and will feature the new 8-wide style of cars for the 2020 Speed Champions lineup. I’m just going say it right now that this is probably my favorite model from the upcoming wave and I can’t wait to pick it up.