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Wow, is that common? It seems to go completely against the idea of the pick a brick program. Can't imagine that corporate would approve.

Oh, that's an interesting point, I didn't realize there was a retail aspect to the discovery center. Any idea what their pricing and selection is like? I don't see anything about it on their web page, and brickbuildrs entry for it is just blank. Having my son with me might make it difficult to go in...

lordoflego, do you have any recommendation between Orland Park and Woodfield? I was planning to go to Orland Park because they apparently have a larger wall, but for all I know a lot of that extra space could be duplicates or something. Any experience on one store being better than the other for sel...

Dang, that's good news, but it means I can't rely much on planning ahead of time from the info on brickbuildr or wallofbricks. It's too bad that the store employees don't get involved with updating those sites. Guess we'll just see what I come up with when I go up there next weekend.

Schaumburg has a discovery center in a retail strip mall, but there is also a normal store in the nearby Woodfield Mall.

Anyone happen to know if Orland Park and/or Schaumburg, IL have been updated with this new stuff? BrickBuildr.com is a couple months out of date for each. I'm planning to drive a couple hours from Peoria to check them out for the first time, and to get bricks for my son's birthday goodie bags. It wo...