We hit the jackpot

[zeitzeuge]

Have any of you out there heard of this place?

We heard about it from a friend of ours yesterday and he told us that they had opened up one of their temporary stores (usually little over a month) in Lewisville, which is outside of Dallas. It's all Disney merchandise from the actual parks, not disneyonline. Are we the only people who've never heard of this?

We stocked up on tons of stuff that we wanted to buy on our last trip, but were trying to be careful not to over do our spending. Everything was 80% off the normal cost, so we got embroidered sweatshirts for like 22 bucks and tshirts for about 7-10. They even had other souviners, christmas ornaments, watches, collectables. Tons of stuff. Even Mickey ears! They update stock about every 7 days with new/more stuff. They stay until they sell out.

We're so stocked up on tshirts/sweatshirts, we won't have to buy anything at Disneyland on our next trip unless there's something new we just HAVE to have.

I'm such a happy camper right now.

 

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

Yes, I have heard of them. Yes, I even was able to take advantage of some of their sales before at a now closed location. I love their deals!

Corey is going to be in Texas next week. I wonder if I can get her to go by there one day/night this week?

You wouldn't happen to know what their hours were would you?

 

[Tony-NJ]

Never heard of them - none near me

 

[M4travels]

We're lucky enough to be near 2 of them so we stop by when we're driving through the areas. Got some great D'land leather jackets a few years back at a great discount.

 

[starann]

ohhhh..they have one in Vegas....looks like I will have to check it out in Aug!!!!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I MUST know...

DID THEY HAVE PINS????
If they did we will make the trek up there. Thanks for posting! This is the first time I have heard of a sale anywhere near us - they are usually just in Vegas and CA.

 

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

There is a thread on the BB about this store too. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2097689

IDK if there are any pins there, but there was a poster who said that there were no lanyards.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

DH just got home from work. We are going to head over there. I'll let you know what all they have when we get back, then you can determine if it is worthwhile for Corey to attempt to go.

 

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

DH just got home from work. We are going to head over there. I'll let you know what all they have when we get back, then you can determine if it is worthwhile for Corey to attempt to go.

Thank you!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

THANK YOU for posting about the sale!!

We bought 115 pins, a T-shirt and a sweatshirt.

 

[zeitzeuge]

Yes, I have heard of them. Yes, I even was able to take advantage of some of their sales before at a now closed location. I love their deals!

Corey is going to be in Texas next week. I wonder if I can get her to go by there one day/night this week?

You wouldn't happen to know what their hours were would you?

I'm not sure what the hours are, but I know they open at 10am and since it's in a strip mall, probably closes around 9pm I would think.

 

[zeitzeuge]

I MUST know...

DID THEY HAVE PINS????
If they did we will make the trek up there. Thanks for posting! This is the first time I have heard of a sale anywhere near us - they are usually just in Vegas and CA.

A handful of pins, but nothing really work making a trip out there just for that. They mainly had hats, tshirts, sweatshirts. Tons of kids sizes more then adults.

 

[zeitzeuge]

THANK YOU for posting about the sale!!

We bought 115 pins, a T-shirt and a sweatshirt.

wait, 115 pins!!??? where did they have those? we saw one little thing with about 20 on there and most of them we already had. They must have restocked already. They say they completely restock about every 7 days.

 

[OrlandoMike]

We bought 115 pins

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I asked the manager if they had more pins because we were interested in buying a large quantity. So he went in the back and brought out 4 BIG boxes full of pins. I think we bought maybe 9 designs? We are using them all for traders so we don't care that they are all duplicates.

You are right - when we walked in there were only about 12 pins left on the rack.

 

[zeitzeuge]

I couldn't believe all the Disney finantics there. Didn't realize that Dallas had so many rabid fans! I'm anxious to get there next Saturday and see what else they put out since they restock every 7 days. I'm just not sure my pocketbook can handle it.

 

[jenn&nelsonrego]

I am so jealous. All the stores are on the left coast.

NO FAIR! HRMPPHH!!!

I guess I will have to go to the next Mary Kay seminar in Dallas, skip all the MK stuff and buy my way through this store. Then I can deduct my trip on my taxes! WoooHooo

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Jenn - It's a temp location. We'll only have that store for about a month, so don't make travel plans until you are sure the store will be here when you arrive!

Zeitzeuge - It was funny. While we were in the store yesterday DS siad "Look! It's Tony!" My friend Tony who used to work at the Disney Store at Valley View was coming in to shop, too!
I also had a nice chat with some folks while we waited for them to unlock the doors. There was a small crowd gathering at about 10:50 AM.

I don't think we will drive up there again, but let me know if you see anything amazing during your future visits.

 

[PeterPan09]

Aren't those the same as the ones at the outlets off I-4 in Orlando? I think they're called Character Warehouse too.

 

[zeitzeuge]

Aren't those the same as the ones at the outlets off I-4 in Orlando? I think they're called Character Warehouse too.

From the looks of the website, I think some of them are called that.
They might be all that pretty inside, but if you don't mind digging around through boxes for park merchandise, it's a goldmine.