You may notice that a number of items are now sporting a 
button. The Intuit PaymentNetwork lets you pay us directly using your U.S. bank account. Your banking details remain secure with Intuit and payments typically clear in one business day versus waiting up to a week with Paypal.
For now, we’ve added the buttons to select items in the store. The button takes you to the Intuit website to process a payment for the item you are viewing with domestic shipping included. If you want to order several items and pay with our new method, please email me a list using our contact form and we will send a payment request with the correct total. We also accept payment by check and money order if you prefer.
Brickworld starts tomorrow in Chicago! I’m actually NOT going to Brickworld. As much as I would like to, time and family commitments keep me from making the trip this year. However, Inanimate Reason is sponsoring the event at the Red Plate Level. Our sponsorship comes from donating three lots to the Esther Walner Charity Auction being held on Saturday night. The auction is held to support Make-A-Wish, Toys-4-Tots and InSciTe Illinois (a FIRST LEGO League managing partner). The auction is always a highlight of the Brickworld experience.
100% of your bid goes to the charities involved. If you’re attending, think of the children and bid generously. 🙂 Here is what to look out for from Inanimate Reason:
- A black anodized spur gear set valued at $119.00 (anodizing adds a few dollars). This is the same set you can win from us on Bricklink this month.
- An assortment of beams and bits from the store valued at $168. Included are
- 1 Custom Built (admittedly in a hurry) Vic Viper for the Fly-In. It contains almost $50 of aluminum liftarms and has an estimated value of $60.
Also for Brickworld, we are having a special promotion! Look for special cards in all the goody bags from us. On these cards, you’ll see a special coupon code. Since the default Paypal cart we’re using doesn’t have any convenient way to redeem coupons or add freebies to your order, please use our contact feature, select redeem coupon as the topic, write in your coupon code and send it in. We’ll match it up to your order and you’ll get the gift along with your shipment.
Robots, RC, Sailing, ARG, and every combination thereof!