Now that you have discovered the magic of building with LEGO, where can you find those shiny and colorful bricks? Where can you buy LEGO locally?
➡ BUYING NEW LEGO:
If you are looking for brand new LEGO sets, you can buy LEGO off the shelves of several department stores. Here is a list of some well-known stores with LEGO as a regular staple item:
- Toys’R’Us: has the largest selection of LEGO, but their prices tend to be higher then anyone else. Look for their fairly regular sales!
- Target: large selection and better prices!
- Wal-Mart: pretty good selection and better prices!
- K-Mart: small selection, but you may find close-out deals at great prices.
- LEGO-brand stores: don’t forget about LEGO’s own stores! That is; if you are lucky enough to have one in your own town. They are worth a visit! You can find a list of LEGO stores here: LEGO Store Locator
- You may also want to check out smaller, local toy stores, or even other stores with a toy-selection. For example some bookstores like Barnes & Noble
are known to carry LEGO.
- Also, if you are a member of a discount warehouse-store like Sam’s Club, check out their seasonal shelves before major holidays.
➡ BUYING USED LEGO:
If you are considering buying used LEGO to start building your stock, you may try your luck at garage-sales and second-hand stores. I only recommend this around neighborhoods where there is a LEGO store nearby, and families tend to buy LEGO for their children. Otherwise you may end up searching for a long time before finding anything. 🙁
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Good luck hunting! 🙂
I had no idea Barnes and Noble carried legos!
We live near three lego stores. I never actualy realized how lucky we are until I read this post! Garage sales in our neighborhood are flooded with lego! I have no problem getting it second-hand. I guess we are majorly spoiled!
Our Kmart doesn’t have a very good selection, but Walmart and Target are great! Also, both of them have regular sales that are pretty decent. I would also suggest checking the damaged items and closeout section. I almost always find legos there.
Good suggestion about the close-out section! I forgot about that! 😀
I’ve always found lots of LEGO at chapters
A good source for LEGO minifigs and sets is http://www.minifigbay.com although I would suggest you read this year’s Brick Report https://thebrickreport.wordpress.com/ for a list and review of different online LEGO stores.
For UK and European buyers minifigbay may be a good resource. I would still compare it with BrickLink stores in the region as they usually have a significantly larger inventory and it is also worth to compare prices. It just depends on what you are looking for. 😉
My closest LEGO store is an one hour drive away which is decent enough for a LEGO brand store but I don’t go there very often. I usually get my LEGO at a local store that has pretty good deals(8096 Emperor Palpatine’s Shuttle at 33% off 🙂 )
K Mart does not have a great S. Like u said but one time I got a $35 set on sale for 20 then a check out it was l n clearance so I got it for 10!
Yeah, sometimes you can find deals at unexpected places. 🙂
I am selling 50 lbs of Legos for on;ly $285 here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/253422634957?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649