After sending an email last Saturday, many of you wrote to wish me luck opening a new store. I received this note from Erik:
Mr. Dwane,
Just wanted to quickly thank you for all the great tips throughout all these years, and wish you all the best with the opening of store. Hope it goes smoothly! And tell us how it went in your next email haha.
Best regards,
Erik
Happy to say, all went well. It was stressful, but it was eustress. (If you are not familiar with that term, eustress is good stress. Eu, in Greek, means good. Dis, in Greek, means bad. Distress = bad stress. Eustress = good stress.)
Anyway, since I opened a store that sells Lego, this tip is a Lego tip.
If you have piles of random Lego in your house (as many of us do) you may be able to create something new with them.
Rebrickable is a site dedicated to rebuilding with used Lego sets. There are thousands of instructions available, created not by the Lego company, but by everyday Lego fans. Some instructions are available for sale, but many are free.
Check out this page to find lots of free instructions. Using the instructions you find on Rebrickable, perhaps you will be able to breathe new life into old Lego sets.
By the way, if you are in Birmingham, Alabama, stop by Birmingham’s newest (and only) Lego store, Bricks&MiniFigs: Vestavia Hills. If you want to say Hi! (or, Salve!), I am there most Fridays and Saturdays.
The address is 1056, Montgomery Hwy, Vestavia Hills, Alabama.
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