Dag's Bricks

Have you ever dealt with buying a big box of used LEGO pieces? I had the thrill of receiving a donation to use for LEGO classes. The donor...

It took me a while to ketchup but I finally mustard the strength to finish. I mayo may not continue at this pace but I don't relish the ...

I like the colloquial translation of 'bricks' into other languages. In Spanish it's 'ladrillos' which means small bricks...

The final push. Full steam ahead and damn the torpedoes! Ain't nothing gonna stop me, not even a piece priced out of my comfort zo...

Tell it like it is. Call it what it is. Some of us pomp it up, others downplay. If it's a spade, call it a spade. Wait, is that ga...

Sometimes I like to pit sellers against each other. Without their knowledge of course. Kind of like when you're surreptitiously ra...

Finally back to writing again. Been riding on the fame of my LEGO Dress and coming off of the exhaustion that is post convention. But as...

Cover your assets. What do you do when you screw up? Hide your head in the sand? Look the other way? Find a rug? Owning up is hard becau...

The secret menu. Ever been to In-n-Out? Yeah, what's the deal with the sparse menu? Is this all there is? I don't see what all the...

I've talked about store names that have to do with the inventory itself. Or with quantifying their inventory. Some of these are very c...

I'm sure you've got a friend on Facebook who posts nothing but clickbait and memes on their wall, maybe even tags you in them. I d...

Do you know your TLAs? Even harder and less sexy are 2LAs. Seems I've run into a small string of them. I wonder if anyone has ever tried...

One nice thing about being known as the AFOL geek amongst your friends is the advice (solicited and un) that you can offer. I had a friend w...

As a child of the 80's there are certain phrases that trigger certain memories. Of course my fellow 30-40 year old AFOL's may also b...

It's a trifecta! All three of these words nail the essence of what this about. Popular Toy Bricks wouldn't have the same ring. It ma...

How many illnesses can you use in marketing? Not many I'll wager. "It's a mattress cancer!" Sounds like a B-grade horror f...

I love family companies. When the progeny cares enough about their heritage to be a part and be groomed to take over someday, this is truly ...

Are flat one size fits all prices a good idea? Sometimes my kids ponder if everything was $1. "Great, I'll have a couple of houses ...

If you're a seller, what sort of market factors determine your longevity? Obviously determination and mental stamina to maintain a posit...

Have you ever heard of a Honda Insight? I'll give you a hint, it's not a motorcycle or lawnmower. It's a long standing competiti...