Empty Shelves at LEGO Store and Toys R Us Before the Holidays

I stopped by the LEGO Store and Toys R Us just as Hanukkah was starting, and a few days before Christmas, and found lots of out of stock LEGO merchandise, and some empty shelves.

The Toys R Us I went to had two LEGO aisles:

I was surprised to see a Hogwart’s Castle on the shelves, though with the TRU markup, it’s quite expensive:

Another surprise, At-Ats, which I know are harder and harder to come by:

With the Kingdoms line being retired, all they had was Mill Village Raid:

They still had $29.99 advent calendars in stock:

Moving on to the LEGO Store:

The Kingdoms selection here isn’t much better:

I can’t remember if I have seen this airport before:

They seemed to have all of the new City sets in stock:

Long gone are the Emerald Nights and Imperial Flagships. No Fire Brigade or Winter Toy Shop:

They still had some Tower Bridges in stock, as well as Maersk Trains:

The Super Heroes line has hit the shelves, but the regular sets are selling out immediately. Very limited selection for Harry Potter as well:

Side by side display of Queen Anne’s Revenge and the Black Pearl:

The winter sets:

They still had Endor sets in stock, I expect these to be retiring soon. They had most of the big sets in stock: Death Star, Imperial Shuttle, Super Star Destroyer. But the AT-OT Dropships were gone:

They still have plenty of Alien Conquest, another theme that is retiring. But the biggest set: Earth Defense HQ was gone:

Technic:

Creator. Plenty of Apple Tree Houses in stock:

Dino, Cars 2 and the new Sponge Bob sets:

Cute little set, but this ship is no replacement for Imperial Flagship:

And finally, they still had Brick Calendars in stock. Cute little set: