When you invite people over do they give you LEGO?

[SEK527]

Anyone who has set foot into my home know that I'm addicted to LEGO. In addition to the dedicated LEGO room there are LEGO sets & items on display everywhere except for the bathrooms. Yet, when I invite people over for BBQs, dinner, & holidays then don't bring me LEGO! I find this most disappointing! I think it's obvious that one can never have too many LEGO pieces. They'll usually bring wine & deserts. The only exception are two fellow LEGO addicts. I don't drink wine & avoid most deserts, but fortunately the other guests enjoy them. Do you get LEGO from guests?

[hatcher]

No. And now that you mention it, we need to fix this. We need to get this trending on twitter, facebook, wherever. #bringmeLEGO

[zmw92]

This is a must. Come to my house, bring me Lego.

[Brick & Blue]

Wine is cheaper than LEGOs and not as weird. lol

I rather have people just hand me cash.

[hatcher]

Wine is cheaper than LEGOs and not as weird. lol

I rather have people just hand me cash.

$20? I wanted Lego.
(brain) $20 can buy many Lego.
Quick, explain how!
(brain) Money can be exchanged for goods or services.
WOO HOO!

[greanie2011]

Would you bring a "precious moments" statue to someone who collects those?
Now that i have played devils advocate, It would be nice to receive a polybag or a mystery minifig in exchange for my hospitality and food!!!

[SEK527]

Are those monstrosities still in production? And, the answer is yes I did buy one for a friend who collected them & invited me over (many years ago). I just wish people would come to my home & bring polybags, PAB cups or small seasonal sets. I already supply wine & deserts made from scratch. I think when someone invites you over it's only proper to take something for the host &/or hostess, not something you'll be consuming.

[Brick & Blue]

My I ask how old are you?

I'm curious because when I invite people over I do so to see them and hang out with them, not to expect gifts from them. If they bring over chocolates or beer it's for us to enjoy together.

[legohunter]

I usually bring some LEGO to the kids/person whom I visit, if I know he/she is addicted to LEGO. Sometimes, I may get them 1 or more CMF, a polybag, or a 19.99/24.99 box set; the give away LEGO item(s) will depend on how well I know them.

[Neo]

Anyone who has set foot into my home know that I'm addicted to LEGO. In addition to the dedicated LEGO room there are LEGO sets & items on display everywhere except for the bathrooms. Yet, when I invite people over for BBQs, dinner, & holidays then don't bring me LEGO! I find this most disappointing! I think it's obvious that one can never have too many LEGO pieces. They'll usually bring wine & deserts. The only exception are two fellow LEGO addicts. I don't drink wine & avoid most deserts, but fortunately the other guests enjoy them. Do you get LEGO from guests?

I rarely have guest - because there isn't much room left with all my Lego everywhere. While I do have a dedicated Lego room - my Lego stuff is everywhere.. Normally I usually request that people do not give me gifts. However, I every year - my neighbor gives me gifts - mainly food ...like wine and deserts... I think its his way of saying thanks for helping him and his family out from time to time - I graciously accept their gift ..

I mainly buy used Lego for a fraction of the cost of new Lego. I time my purchases of new Lego to maximize my buying power and with respect to buying Lego - I probably more effective at it than most people I know ... so its economically more efficient if I buy my own Lego than if someone buys it for me - because I can buy more Lego per dollar than most people.

So far for my entire life - I have received only two Lego sets as gifts. Both Lego sets were Christmas gifts in the 1960s. Both Lego sets were from the same person. I received them when my family was living in the very poorest part of town and was financially struggling. The first gift was the Lego town site plan (with an Esso garage and Cafe printed on thin white bricks) and the second gift was Lego big blue wheel set (with the blue locomotive engine on the side of the box). To commemorate those two gifts - for the past few years I have been donating new Lego sets to a local toy drive every year. I'm not sure if any of it is really getting into the hands of poor and needy kids but I like to think it does.

About 1970, I stopped playing Lego. When my older sister's son got a Lego Robotic Invention System v 1.0 - I gave her son my classic Lego collection but he never took to Lego like I did when I was a child. When I asked my younger sister's two kids what they wanted for Christmas -- both wanted Lego ... (It was about that time that I decided to buy the Lego NXT 2 set for myself - and I've been the kid in a candy shop ever since then.) One of my younger sister's kids has really took to liking Lego like I did when I was a child and is now doing robotics in the FLL... smart as a whip he is.

[MoFOL]

This went in the complete opposite direction then I expected. Usually, the complaint is: "I study frogs in my lab. Now when guests come over, everything they give me is frog-themed. How do I get them to stop?"

[SEK527]

This went in the complete opposite direction then I expected. Usually, the complaint is: "I study frogs in my lab. Now when guests come over, everything they give me is frog-themed. How do I get them to stop?"

Ha ha! I guess it's much easier to buy an adult a frog-theme item than a polybag that states it's for ages 6-8. When guests come to my home for a dinner party ex. Thanksgiving I tell them please don't bring anything. Perhaps they think a bottle of wine or cake is more harmless than LEGO since I won't drink the wine or eat the cake, but more LEGO may mean that soon the dining room table will be converted to a permanent LEGO display. As an addict I think I always need more LEGO.

[Mantisking]

My I ask how old are you? I'm curious because when I invite people over I do so to see them and hang out with them, not to expect gifts from them. If they bring over chocolates or beer it's for us to enjoy together.

I think the OP's question is not meant to be taken seriously.

[SEK527]

Obviously, because women don't reveal their age!

[Neo]

Obviously, because women don't reveal their age!

And when they do - it's because it doesn't matter.

[Neo]

This went in the complete opposite direction then I expected. Usually, the complaint is: "I study frogs in my lab. Now when guests come over, everything they give me is frog-themed. How do I get them to stop?"

Ha ha! I guess it's much easier to buy an adult a frog-theme item than a polybag that states it's for ages 6-8. When guests come to my home for a dinner party ex. Thanksgiving I tell them please don't bring anything. Perhaps they think a bottle of wine or cake is more harmless than LEGO since I won't drink the wine or eat the cake, but more LEGO may mean that soon the dining room table will be converted to a permanent LEGO display. As an addict I think I always need more LEGO.

One of the problems with gift giving in certain circles is gift parity - giving something to one person sometimes sparks jealousy or a feeling of being left out in others... so in some circle - giving to one means giving to another even when the gift is appropiate for one but not the other .... Some especially naughty people even try to evoke dejection or elicit envy because they like seeing other feeling bad or dejected ...The complexity of handling human behavior makes the challenges of constructing something out of Lego seem straight forward and simple.

[dr_spock]

One of the problems with gift giving in certain circles is gift parity - giving something to one person sometimes sparks jealousy or a feeling of being left out in others... so in some circle - giving to one means giving to another even when the gift is appropiate for one but not the other .... Some especially naughty people even try to evoke dejection or elicit envy because they like seeing other feeling bad or dejected ...The complexity of handling human behavior makes the challenges of constructing something out of Lego seem straight forward and simple.

There is a saying that you can't please everyone. Therefore, I think It is easier to please no one. I keep my LEGO to myself and bring a fruit cake to Christimas dinners at friends.

[zmw92]

One of the problems with gift giving in certain circles is gift parity - giving something to one person sometimes sparks jealousy or a feeling of being left out in others... so in some circle - giving to one means giving to another even when the gift is appropiate for one but not the other .... Some especially naughty people even try to evoke dejection or elicit envy because they like seeing other feeling bad or dejected ...The complexity of handling human behavior makes the challenges of constructing something out of Lego seem straight forward and simple.

There is a saying that you can't please everyone. Therefore, I think It is easier to please no one. I keep my LEGO to myself and bring a fruit cake to Christimas dinners at friends.

Mind=read.

[Neo]

One of the problems with gift giving in certain circles is gift parity - giving something to one person sometimes sparks jealousy or a feeling of being left out in others... so in some circle - giving to one means giving to another even when the gift is appropiate for one but not the other .... Some especially naughty people even try to evoke dejection or elicit envy because they like seeing other feeling bad or dejected ...The complexity of handling human behavior makes the challenges of constructing something out of Lego seem straight forward and simple.

There is a saying that you can't please everyone. Therefore, I think It is easier to please no one. I keep my LEGO to myself and bring a fruit cake to Christimas dinners at friends.

Mind=read.

Mr. Spock does the mind meld thingy
Dr. Spock takes care of the babies

[Brick & Blue]

One of the problems with gift giving in certain circles is gift parity - giving something to one person sometimes sparks jealousy or a feeling of being left out in others... so in some circle - giving to one means giving to another even when the gift is appropiate for one but not the other .... Some especially naughty people even try to evoke dejection or elicit envy because they like seeing other feeling bad or dejected ...The complexity of handling human behavior makes the challenges of constructing something out of Lego seem straight forward and simple.

There is a saying that you can't please everyone. Therefore, I think It is easier to please no one. I keep my LEGO to myself and bring a fruit cake to Christimas dinners at friends.

I like your thinking. I bring nothing or chocolate because if you don't eat chocolate I don't want you as a friend.