0 Grand opening of first LEGO Shop in France

The grand opening event at the first official LEGO store at SoOuest (near Paris) started today. The grand opening lasts for four days and ends this Saturday.

On Wednesday and Thursday they're giving away limited edition T-shirts, exclusive to the event. On Friday they're giving away 3300003 LEGO Brand Retail Store, and on Saturday they're giving away three minifigures in exclusive packaging.

Image source: Brickset

0 Shell LEGO promotion finally arrives in Europe

The Shell LEGO promotion is now moving westwards into Europe with its first stop being in Italy. Sets 30190, 30191, 30192, 30193, 30194, and 30195 will be part of the promotion.

So far the Shell LEGO promotion has been run in the Hong Kong, Philippines, Macau, Singapore, and Ukraine.

The advert (on the right), was sent to Huw from Brickset by Vittorio. The advert states that the promotion will run from the 8th November 2012 - 9th January 2013 in Italy. To qualify for the promotion the customer must spend €40 or more on fuel.