New York: A Little Tour of the LEGO Store

Arrived in New York around 12:00, a visit to Times Square and therefore the Toys R Us of the district was essential before going for a walk to the LEGO Store in Rockefeller Plaza.

Not enough to whip a cat, the shelves are filled with sets that we already know and sold at the US public price, which is the equivalent in $ of our public prices in €, and we must also add the tax of 8% ...

Except for the exclusive sets that are difficult to find elsewhere than at LEGO, it is therefore often cheaper with us, on Amazon for example. An example: the LEGO The Hobbit board game is sold here for 34.99 $ excluding tax, or 29.50 € all taxes included. It is available on amazon.it for 27.45 €.

The official LEGO store is not as big as I thought, no special events, a clientele mainly made up of tourists looking for a souvenir and not much local to eat. I left with these pretty cool key chains (853309 - $ 5.49 each) and the two (awful) exclusive sets from the Store: 40025 New York Taxi ($ 5.49) and 40026 Statue Of Liberty ($ 5.49). 

The collection of access badges to NYCC 2012 is scheduled for Thursday morning, and the opening of the convention Thursday afternoon.