LEGO is RUINING the "PICK A BRICK" Wall....

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As mentioned in my previous video ( • LEGO STORES ARE CHANGI... , LEGO has unveiled a new concept of LEGO Stores that is expected to be rolling out in LEGO Stores across the world... however, these new store designs have COMPLETELY changed the LEGO Pick a Brick walls.. and not for the better!
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@TheCrisses 7 ай бұрын

As someone who has to travel an hour each way and is on,y coming for PAB, I am not coming more often, I want the larger selection, even “basic” bricks, to make it worth packing several cups with a variety. Why drive an hour for 1 cup? And I’m definitely not coming every week. So, I see this as disappointing.

@hanzocloud 7 ай бұрын

Lol, if u were serious in accumulating pieces for Mocs you wouldn’t bother getting stuff from a physical pick a brick wall. You can get so much more from the online pick a brick selection!

@earthbricks 6 ай бұрын

Same here except I have to drive 3 hours. And I only ever go for the PAB wall. This is so sad if this version of the store continues.

@tefnutofhoney2832 6 ай бұрын

@@hanzocloudexcept the pick a brick wall is a better value, you just have to rely on luck. With their online part ordering, you pay more per piece, and have to wait for it to arrive.

@c.l4219 5 ай бұрын

@@tefnutofhoney2832yes, but a long drive and insane money for that drive is not worth it to risk standing in front of an empty pab wall, or only finding bricks that I don't need. So if I go once a year, do all the effort, spending money on a ticket, I most definitely expect a good selection. Now with that change I won't go anymore.

@truecrimejungle 4 ай бұрын

@@hanzocloud lol my pab cart is $175 and there's no large plates or bases and it's only 524 pieces...I gotta look into bricklink but as a Canadian that multiple $20 shipping is insanity. Why can't lego just sell lego? lol The creator and classic bins are a joke - but even they are a better value than online pick a brick.

@t.yop9 7 ай бұрын

Most people go to PAB for 'basic' bricks. It's way cheaper than buying them piece by piece. AFOLs are not just using 1000 hearts pieces. They're building large creations which need many tiles and 1x bricks. This change is just to encourage people to not be in stores to do PAB, and instead only go if you're buying full priced sets.

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

I’m not sure about that one tbh. I agree that AFOLs aren’t using 1000 hearts, BUT AFOLs aren’t also just buying cups of 2x4s or large plates like my store had a ton of filler of.

@Marshall_Law2006 7 ай бұрын

I totally agree. The table at the back is so helpful. Having the PAB wall at the back was perfect as it was out of the way so that people buying sets and buying parts weren't in each others way. In terms of the specialized parts that could be good depending on the parts. Over here in Australia there's always the same specialized parts which I doubt many people would want in larger quantities such as steering wheels and the smaller wheels (as in the tiny ones).

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

exactly! it feels like you’re in the way now by stacking parts- especially since there is no table and people are constantly walking by

@WMARUoriginal 6 ай бұрын

This design choice basically tells me two things 1) The PAB section is not a huge money maker if they cater to people taking a lot of time to stack bricks 2) Space for other sets is more profitable. This decision sucks for their most loyal fans, but I understand mall space is not cheap and physical retail in general is a tough business.

@KWHCoaster 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, disappointed the PAB in Yorkdale Mall lacks a work surface/area. I sure hope the Fairview Mall location doesn't do the same thing. Rest of the new location is nice. One thought crossed my mind, with PAB out front, maybe fewer "sticky fingers".

@AttilaTheDev 7 ай бұрын

We had this style and size of wall in Dublin as soon as the store opened in 2022. They replace the bricks very often. It’s worth checking once every week.

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

that’s good to know! I just wish the store was closer tho- it’s a 40 min drive so checking weekly isn’t really an option haha. I just still wish it was bigger & had a better stacking area

@AttilaTheDev 7 ай бұрын

@@brickloverbrad I talked to the guys at the store in Dublin about this. And they were like "don't worry about spending an hour stacking bricks on the floor, it's perfectly acceptable". I have done it a number of times. Sometimes they hang out with me and chat even if the store is fairly busy. I do understand though that it can feel awkward.

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

@@AttilaTheDev oh yeah, i have no shame on sitting there and packing PAB for an hour, but without a table they’ve made it very uncomfortable to do that

@c.l4219 5 ай бұрын

I can only visit once a year... Maximum... So it's a shame

@brianfox1440 26 күн бұрын

I’m from Dublin and luckily I can get there in 20m by public transit and this is true they change it soon to make it interesting

@mariaplueger2150 7 ай бұрын

100% agree! even if the part selection is the same or better, the new PAB wall design is not functional for day to day use at all

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

BIG FACTS!

@accuratebrickinnovations 7 ай бұрын

I agree with you!

@jfwfreo 7 ай бұрын

My local LEGO store here in Australia got a redo a while back with the same new store format. Except that they are a fair bit larger than what I see here and they have a full 3 of those vertical stacks of rectangle PaB containers to put parts into. I would love to know why LEGO has decided that these new stores should get such a small PaB wall...

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

it’s so bizarre!!

@MrViscom78 23 күн бұрын

They should turn that cup stacker into the start of one side of a shelf. Make it extend out into the store. Two flat surfaces. Underneath place empty boxes to fill or more places for sets of product.

@marieoconnor1283 6 ай бұрын

1:31 For me, It's the *"Build Your Own Minifigure"* Station. Like there where some possibilities on creating 3 Custom-Made *"Lego Minifigures"*

@mizcey 7 күн бұрын

If it is a shopping mall, take a trolley in from the supermarket. It will fit, because they have to have pram room for Mums with babies and toddlers. Put your cups in it and fill s usual. I'm old and don't like standing for long, so I take one in to lean on, plus I also take a rellie to help, halving the time I need to stand.

@darthgbc363 6 ай бұрын

I like hearing your pros & cons on this new concept. At 1st, I was thinking the only pro was the clear bin.

@eriebrick 7 ай бұрын

Darn, I still have the plastic cups with the recycling barcodes on them... if you bring them back to the store and resume them you get a $1 off the PaB purchase... I better cash them in b4 the cardboard arrives 😮

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

I imagine many still have the cups- so no idea if that program will continue or not. I can see it continuing, because that still reduces waste for them, but I can also see it ending since the shape of the containers will be very different. Regardless, I hoard cups because I use them for sorting

@janschuurman1980 7 ай бұрын

My local LEGO store has already replaced the cups with cardboard containers. But, they still accepted my cup, including rebate, the last time I went. I don't know if this is a general policy or if I just got lucky, but it's worth a try.

@owenwheeler1748 7 ай бұрын

You said the wall was like that at Yorkdale, do you know about the Fairview mall store or the Sherway gardens one?

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

they haven’t changed (yet)!

@bricksbyficks6448 7 ай бұрын

The side PAB cup holder thing is very interesting especially if they are going to boxes soon. Wondering what they are thinking? Maybe not going to boxes soon?

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

i was SOO confused???

@deco4k677 7 ай бұрын

But at least the cups are being replaced my cardboard boxes which makes stacking pieces much easier

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

that’s true… but those changes aren’t related to the new wall i don’t think

@deco4k677 7 ай бұрын

Oh sure, unfortunatelly both changes are happening sooner or later :\ and I live ober 4 driving hours away from a Lego store so I still haven't visited a pab wall.. it pains me to now the part selection I'll see when I do so will be smaller, no room for organizing and such downsides.. I might just save for an even larger trip and just go to the lego factory in Germany once or twice a year 😅

@accuratebrickinnovations 7 ай бұрын

@@deco4k677 My dream is to visit that store one day. My second dream is to have a store like that opened where I live.

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@accuratebrickinnovations 7 ай бұрын

Man i feel your pain. It's simply too narrow of a design. It looks like you could get 2 or 3 people in there side by side and that's it folks. I think they were looking at the total sales on average each day for every store and the pab sales account for on average 1 to 2% of total sales per store and so they thought they allocated 1 to 2% of wall space for the new design lol. I genuinely think that's what the thought process was. And it's a shame because it went backwards in my opinion. I think the overall design of the wall looks cooler because you can see the colors of the elements better. They should have considered making the bins smaller if they wanted to make the area that small.

@garethsmith2250 7 ай бұрын

Battersea London is similar PaB wall to yours in the video one bay wall only- terrible. London Leicester Square has double bay walls.

@andrewepp6763 7 ай бұрын

They did the same thing to their pick a brick section of their website, it’s tiny now 😢

@HermiticallyZealed 7 ай бұрын

They do that every year for the holiday. It will be back to normal soon.

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

Yeah they’ll get back to it after the holidays!

@c.l4219 5 ай бұрын

@@brickloverbradthey still aren't!!!

@KittenvilleBrick 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Awesome Argument. Our store gets new parts in towards the middle of the week. We usually will visit on Thursday or Friday. This allows us not to be at the store during prime hours. That being said, it allows us more room in the store (pretty much full rein). We stack bricks side the end register.

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

I will definitely miss the days of stacking parts behind the register! yeah, most stores get new stock on Tuesday/Wednesday and Fridays i believe! that’s always the best time to go

@harryteapott 7 ай бұрын

my pab wall at my local store has been like this for as long as i can remember and thought it was the norm honestly

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

nope! this is the new version, you must have a newer store

@ben_nerf_lego 7 ай бұрын

I go to the Lego store just to get fuller brick but it’s gone 😢

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

oh no! honestly not many do that

@markcocker355 22 күн бұрын

I like standard pieces my MOCs uses tens of thousands of 2x2 round plates among many other standard parts. The pick-a-brick wall Is the reason I go to Lego shops, it should be out the way from those buying sets and it must have a table. The bigger The Pick-A_Brick wall the better, it should have standard and more interesting pieces

@introvertwithbricks 7 ай бұрын

i believe the reason for no table is so you pack less brick

@V-grandraccoon 6 ай бұрын

The turnover is cool for people who live near Lego stores but doesn’t do anything for people who rarely can visit them (the nearest one to me is 2 hours away). Also the basic bricks can be great. Its great to have some specialized parts to throw in but the vast majority of people don’t need a thousand heart tiles, trophies, or candles. Basic building bricks for good value is the highlight of PaB especially when they’re in useful neutral colors. The masonry bricks are also extremely popular and regularly sell out at PaB walls for a reason.

@brickloverbrad 6 ай бұрын

yeah that’s why i think it should be a priority for LEGO to ALWAYS have the wall stocked with good parts.. you just don’t know who’s visiting! I guess you’re making a good point about basic bricks- I don’t often get them, but that’s because I visit frequently and will often just add a mixture of the specialty parts

@Thinginator 7 ай бұрын

A Lego store just recently opened here and I was slightly disappointed that it had this style of pick a brick wall. The walls on either side make it feel cramped and annoying to try and make efficient use of space in the cups, as you can’t get many people in there able to spread out. It feels like another step toward Lego being about collectors items instead of encouraging creativity and building, but at least the pab wall is still there and I can actually go to one now, I’ve never had a local Lego store until now!

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

Yeah I don’t like how compact the new design is, just because it’s not a fun experience to pack cups with. It does feel very cramped

@Thinginator 7 ай бұрын

@@brickloverbrad It feels like it was designed to make you feel guilty about spending too long stacking bricks to maximize space, as you would be "hogging" the wall by doing so, and I don't like that. Same with not including a table to put your cup on. The new wall just wants you to dump pieces in your cup by the handful as quickly as possible without trying to maximize space efficiency and subconsciously shames you for trying to get your money's worth.

@kostimyllymaa9527 7 ай бұрын

You have some good points. They didn't really think this through.

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

let’s hope they make some changes!!

@VitaMonara 6 ай бұрын

Maybe the lights they're using on the new wall wont stain the pieces anymore at least.

@brickloverbrad 6 ай бұрын

Did that used to happen??

@VitaMonara 6 ай бұрын

At least at the Lego Store in King Of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania. I stopped picking anything from there as any tan bricks would be noticeably discolored, had some discolored white and light grey as well.

@TolgaEastCoast 7 ай бұрын

I want to know what kind of industrial engineer thought of this. Absolutely ridiculous downgrade. Granted, the PAB doesn't draw as much business at the stores I go to except maybe in Orlando. Lately I've been just about the only person filling a PAB cup, and that includes Orlando's Disney Springs store, and this sample size is about a half dozen recent visits.

@brickloverbrad 7 ай бұрын

yeah I know PAB is more for the hard core builders and collectors, but that’s also one of the reasons we go to a LEGO store instead of just ordering online or going to another store. Not a fan whatsoever of this change!

@TolgaEastCoast 7 ай бұрын

@@brickloverbrad I'm with you there. I'm sad about this too.