LEGO set to open new San Francisco store with free giveaways 08.26.2016 :: 8:27AM EST alexriviello San Francisco Lego fans are about to enjoy their very first retail store. The new Lego store will open on 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 25 at the Westfield San Francisco Centre Mall at 838 Market St. To celebrate the opening they’re kicking things off with lots of free giveaways, so it’s in your best interest to get there early. The first 400 customers to make a purchase every day this weekend will receive a freebie, a different one for each day. On Friday you can get a free Lego backpack with a purchase of $50 or more. On Saturday the store will give out 400 limited edition Lego sets will a purchase of $99 or more, and on Sunday they will offer an exclusive Lego minifigure with a purchase of at least $50. While this is the first Lego store in San Francisco proper, there are three stores in the Bay Area- at the Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara, the Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, and the Stoneridge Shopping Center in Pleasanton.
Lego loves to show off their master creations in their stores, making them mini-museums for mini-figs. This one is no exception. The store will have a “Master Builder” on hand constructing an eight-foot tall model of Jay from Ninjago, and customers will even be able to aid him in his creation. The build will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day this weekend, because serious Lego require serious work. Hopefully no kids will tip it over and destroy it immediately after it’s done, as happened recently with a $15,000 Zootopia sculpture at a Lego Expo in China. Would hate to step on that. subscribe to our newsletter: Subscribing to a newsletter indicates your consent to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Used & new (81) from $239.95DetailsLEGO Creator Expert 10253 Big Ben Building Kit FREE Shipping. DetailsLEGO Architecture 21030 United States Capitol Building Kit (1032 Piece) FREE Shipping. Stretching over the River Thames since 1894, the famous Tower Bridge of London, England is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world.
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Morag could barely contain his genuine excitement as he and his fellow BayLUG members guided me through the store. He looked around and beamed, "I am so thrilled about this." Lego opened their 1,660-square foot store today in the space formerly occupied by the forgettable San Francisco Sports Store, just across from the Sunglass Hut. While the Bay Area is home to three other Lego stores already (Pleasanton, San Mateo, and Santa Clara), this first San Francisco outpost is a big deal, especially to AFOLs (Adult Fans of Lego.) Part of this new store's draw for these Lego superfans are this weekend's special events and giveaways. Shoppers who spend $50 on Friday get a free Lego backpack, but the AFOLs are planning on making their big purchases on Saturday, where a $99 purchase nets an exclusive Lego Store Set. $50 purchases on Sunday come with a special mini-figure set. The store features interactive components, like a video screen which allows shoppers to scan a Lego box and then watch themselves holding an animated version of the set as it comes to life.
There's also a floor-to-ceiling "Pick-A-Brick" wall where builders can select the exact Lego piece they need, and a kiosk of various Lego figure body parts, where custom characters can be created. (Please see my cat lady in the photo gallery. I'm very proud of her.) Master Builder Chris Steininger is also in attendance all weekend, helping the public build a large scale Ninjago Lego figure on the second floor in front of J. Crew. Anyone is welcome to pitch in and assemble parts of the figure at tables adorned with choking hazard signs. Steininger is one of only eight official Master Builders, having worked his way up from "Model Gluer Trainee" to follow in his father's footsteps. The Steiningers are the only father-son Lego Master family and are rightly regarded as celebrities in the Lego community. Once he left the store opening, Steininger headed up to the large-scale build on the second floor where excited kids and even more excited adults waited to pose for pictures with him.
"I've been here since 25 to 5!" announced Dave Townsend (meaning 4:35 a.m.). Townsend made the pre-dawn trip from his home in Crockett after doing a reconnaissance mission yesterday. "I'm a Lego freak!" "I never figured myself as a sculptor," confessed kind-eyed artist and AFOL Robert Campbell, "until Lego came along." A member of BayLUG, Campbell was the first of his friends to read that the Lego Store would finally be coming to San Francisco. He laughed, "My wallet went, 'uh oh.'" Once the thrill of opening weekend is over, the Lego store insists the fun will continue with regularly scheduled builds and special events. "We generally have a good relationship with the people at the Lego Stores," explained Morag of AFOLs. "There's a mutual respect." Morag's Lego-based joie-de-vivre is endearing and contagious. As we chatted, various BayLUG members and AFOLs came up to show me iPhone pictures of their Lego masterpieces, drag me over to check out their dream set, or explain what they love most about Lego.