With four children aged toddler to pre-teen, Brick Reboot owners Addison and Alison Galloway don’t often have a lot of free time. Between volunteering in their kids’ schools, coordinating everyone’s sports and extracurricular schedules, and juggling the day-to-day challenges of raising a toddler, they knew whatever business they started would need to combine their passions and be kid-friendly.
Luckily for both them and the community, they found their calling in LEGO.
Brick Reboot is Carson City’s brand-new LEGO store, located at 625 Fairview Drive, Suite 125.
Addison is a proud nerd, but didn’t actually get into LEGO until he was an adult.
“As a kid, I loved LEGO, but I grew up a little poorer, so I couldn’t afford it,” he said. “I’d always get K’nex and Mega Bloks and off-brand stuff. But when I became an adult, and got that adult money, I could finally start buying all the LEGOs I wanted!”
He said that the idea of a resale LEGO store isn’t new; it’s just rare within our area. But as part of his business research, he started checking out different LEGO stores in places like Sacramento and San Francisco, and he felt the concept was worthwhile to the Carson City region.
“For the last year and a half, I’ve been working on ideas, figuring out what I liked in stores, what I didn’t like in stores, and that’s how Brick Reboot came to be.”
Addison said they’re purposefully starting small, and are currently in their soft opening period before their grand opening scheduled in November. However, the day they launched online, they sold a lot and are in the process of refreshing all of the online inventory.
It’s likely because the prices at Brick Reboot are very reasonable compared with the cost of LEGO these days. Anyone who has a kid who is into the small building toys or has foolishly offered to buy a set for a niece or nephew knows that some sets can cost hundreds of dollars.
But the Galloways are determined to offer sets for every budget. Their offerings include modern sets (especially the highly popular Star Wars build sets) as well as nostalgic LEGO sets going all the way back to the 1960s.
There are a few ways to buy: lining the shelves as you walk in, there are already-built sets of popular LEGO themes such as video games, Star Wars and Marvel among others ranging from $10 to $40 (which in some cases is a full 60% off if you buy them new).
On the back wall, you’ll find in-the-box new certified sets ranging from $100-$300 for those with a bigger budget, but who still want to save from the standard retail prices.
Finally, in the center of it all is the giant buckets of loose LEGO that, if you have little builders living in your house, is likely to be familiar.
Customers can pick up a clear grab bag and fill it with whatever LEGO’s they wish from the buckets of any size, color or shape; it doesn’t matter, because the model is buy-by-the-pound.
The “reboot” part of Brick Reboot: selling your own LEGOs
If you’re a parent, I know what you’re probably thinking: why in the world would I want even more of these tiny loose bricks in my house when we already have tubs of them at home?
That’s part of the “reboot” part of Brick Reboot, because the Galloways also purchase sets, builds, and loose bricks and offer cash or trade in kind.
If a kid wants to buy a specific LEGO set but may not have the money, but they do have a drawer full of LEGOs they haven’t touched in ages, they can become their own reseller. Brick Reboot will buy loose LEGOs by the pound, or if customers want to sell builds or sets, they’ll pay them a percentage of what the item will sell for.
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Plus, kids don’t have to wait to save up hundreds of dollars to start playing; the Galloways wanted to make sure they had something to offer every budget, including those who only have a few dollars at a time. Next to the counter are small clear balls similar to what you might find in a grocery store ball machine, each with a “minifig” (LEGO people) and their associated accessories. Each is only $5, Addison said, or 3 for $12.
Parents with small children (or slightly chaotic bigger children) can often feel isolated and choose not to take children to stores out of concern they might break something, but the Galloways say that’s not the case in their shop.
The youngest of the Galloways, Arianna, is a little over a year old and already a fixture in the store.
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“Oh, she’ll likely be here most days,” Alison said. “We are always family-friendly; we have to be. We really want kids to know that it’s okay to be here and play. We have really creative kids, and we want other kids to be able to show their creativity, too.”
“I’ve had some parents who come in with kids and tell them ‘don’t touch anything,’ because they’re worried the kids will break something, but I always say, ‘touch everything,” Addison said.
“We want them to build with these, we want them to explore what they can make,” Alison added, gesturing to the bins.
“I mean, the worst thing that’s going to happen is the LEGO set breaks apart, and you can put it back together,” Addison said. “That’s the beauty of LEGO.”
Grand Opening celebration and community events
The Grand Opening for Brick Reboot is currently planned for November 15, which will include a food truck, games, events, and giveaways.
However, you’ll see them around town beforehand; they are often at school events with play tables set up for building, they’ll be in an activity booth at this year’s BOOnanza at Mills Park, at the Nevada Day Parade, and Addison is hoping to volunteer or coordinate with the Carson City Library’s LEGO Club.
“We are very community-minded,” Addison said. “We’re part of the PTO both our middle school and elementary school, I volunteer in our son’s basketball. We try to be as much of a part of the community as we can.”
“We have kids in the community, and we love it here,” Alison said. “So we feel like we need to give back as much as we can because that’s what community is about — it’s something you have to build together.”
They also plan to host family event nights at Brick Reboot with monthly themes for building like Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc. as well as offer portable LEGO birthday party packages.
For now though, all are invited to the Grand Opening on November 15. The current hours for the store are:
Wednesday & Thursday 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday & Saturday 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
However, weekly hours are subject to change based on inventory restocking needs, holidays, or family basketball tournaments.
Addison said that they’ll always update their hours as well as current inventory on their Facebook page, which you can follow here.
