MorningSave brick and mortar is real!
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I had some business near the rumored sight of the new MorningSave location, and found it. It’s is real and it’s open! Located between the Five Below and Nordstrom Rack on Preston just south of W Park in Plano.
Grand opening is this weekend - April 29-31 - with some potential for mystery boxes! It’s set up nice and clean with stuff you will find on the MorningSave website, no rummaging needed. I happened to be wearing my Cornholio shirt and the manager recognized it immediately, very cool! She said there will be some Mediocritee shirts for sale too.
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/giphy it’s happening
It’s here
Wish I could be there. I’d love to shop in MorningSave (or anywhere) on April 31st. Maybe there will be some sort of online celebration as consolation…
@OldCatLady I’m 4 hours too late for the edit button…
I always love places that are open on April 31.
@rockblossom @OldCatLady April 31 is the best time to get a mystery box.
@Barney @OldCatLady I’ve heard that they have the best content, but you have to be quick. They are gone in no time at all.
@rockblossom I never claimed to be smart
@bluebeatpete Never mind, you’re fun.
It’s been an interesting project and we’re learning lots. We put some interesting tech into the store that those able to drop in can experience. One of the more fun projects was making the outside sign theme-able like the website. Here’s a demo video I took on a windy night in Dallas.
@shawn That is awesome, I love it.
POPSOCKETS! SPROCKETS! DAVY CROCKETT! AWESOME!
@shawn that’s seriously cool! Are individual LEDs addressable to do gradients or moving colors, or just the defined sections?
@djslack just specific sections which is what we do on the website to help match the branding of the TV shows we’re currently featured on. There’s some interesting projectors, TVs, and dozens of tablets inside to tie it all together as well.
@shawn Nice. I’ve done some work with Pharos to control architectural LEDs in the past (matter of fact just played with a Ukraine color scheme for an overpass not long ago) but never tied any controllers into the outside world. Your interface looks great from the video and the reaction time is impressive.
This is a stop on my list next time I get to DFW. I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for the tech!
Can Canadians buy stuff?
@Ignorant
Canadians visiting Plano can buy stuff with their Visa, MasterCard, or US currency. Twonies and other real money must be converted to US cash first.
@werehatrack ok good. There were a lot of angry Canadians on the old MorningSave forum because they couldn’t buy anything.
@Ignorant Shipping to Canadeh is still ridiculously expensive, and has complications not relevant inside the US.
@werehatrack yes. The original comment was a joke. Not a good joke, but a joke.
@Ignorant I attempted to honor that in the first reply, with the thing about converting real money to US currency…
@Ignorant @werehatrack We ship to Canada for our company and I always throw a fit when I have to get the labels done.
I hate shipping to Canada.
@Ignorant IT IS NO JOKE. SHIP TO MEEEEEE, EHHHHH? PLEASE! (sorry)
I’ll be adding some more shirts hopefully this week too. Should have a rotating stock available.
@riskybryzness On a spinning rack?
@werehatrack …sliding…stock?
I might have to drive up on the 31st just to collect a receipt for something with that date on it.
@werehatrack I’ll meet you there
Will the IRKs be available for more than 3 milliseconds, or will it be the “Black Friday riot at Wallmart” technique?
Humble brag…I put together all 150 mystery boxes (first 50 customers who make a purchase on Friday, Saturday and Sunday) and guys, they’re pretty awesome. Not a single tracker in any box.
POPSOCKETS! SPROCKETS! DAVY CROCKETT! AWESOME!
@mandirose So YOU are the one to blame for all of the trackers in our boxes?
@Barney hahaha negative. These are the first mystery boxes I’ve ever assembled. I can’t be blamed for anything previously. Although I am to blame as the buyer of the minx socks
@mandirose I’m also not too fond of the minx socks.
@Barney @mandirose My son needs really long socks so I snipped off the snaps, tossed the flowers in the trash, and gave him my irk Minx socks. He likes them.
@Barney @sammydog01 glad to hear someone enjoyed them
@mandirose Plano is a bit of a haul from here (FtW); don’t think I can make it out there this weekend
Oh yes you can. Watch this.
@mandirose Is the one who keeps putting trackers and boogers in IRKs.
@compunaut @mandirose it’s a little closer than Wisconsin. Do it for the forum!
@mbersiam WoW has the Horde, we’re more like the Bored. Borde?
@mandirose and I thank you because I got a pretty sweet box!
/giphy field trip
Brick and mortar store, hunh?
Do you have samples of the brick to look at? I want some to match my current style.
And, any pestles to go with the mortars?
Or, are they the other kind? If so, are the explosive shells included?
@phendrick They might have art and craft paint shells…
@phendrick @werehatrack They’d probably have sharpies.
Looks like I could drive over in 19 hours, 20 minutes, according to google maps, but I really should be packing to move instead. It’s a shame.
@mossygreen
You could blame @phendrick; our goat is feeling kind of neglected.
@Kyeh @phendrick I should blame @phendrick. I do blame @phendrick.
@Kyeh @mossygreen Some love, finally. I accept it all.
If only I lived closer…
@PooltoyWolf Road trip?
I live way to far for that one.
Weirdly, I was walking out while you were taking this picture. I was hoping I would be in the reflections. Here are the ones I took right before yours.
@ChadP Reminds me of Boom Town on I-57 in Missouri, except much less explodey and presumably a lot less sulfurous.
“Treasure Trove” something like
@ChadP It’s so white and bright on the inside that it feels like the Apple store of discount stores. Hope it stands out vs. the Five Below next door.
@ChadP Looks like plenty of room for Mediocrebot to maneuver around the aisle without doing too much damage.
@walarney “Adults only-over 18” reminds me of the backroom at the newstand where the porn tapes were kept. They should have a section like that on Morningsave. Bet that would be a best seller.
@Felton10 @walarney But fill it with candy corn, fidget spinners, and trackers, just to confuse the mundanes.
@blaineg Nah, that’s what’s out front. The adults only section is packed to the gills with knives and speaker docks.
@ChadP @snapster needs to put all the Kramer Framed pictures that he got years ago from us, all along those bare walls
@ChadP What are these, and why haven’t we seen them in any of the Irks?
@Kyeh They are probably saving them for their customers who really count.
@Kyeh Looks like this.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131868/i-ate-zombies
I was hoping it was candy.
@blaineg Thanks! I expected candy or bubblegum, too. Disappointing.
What are the store hours? I’m not finding it online.
@ironcheftoni Well, it’s not called AfternoonSave or EveningSave…
@ironcheftoni There is a store page that has the hours listed.
They have also published a 20% off coupon to be used during the grand opening.
https://patch.com/texas/plano/calendar/event/20220429/1837065/online-trailblazer-morningsave-launches-flagship-retail-store
/giphy suckers!
I heard you’ve closed… we hardly knew ye, brick and Morningsave store.
It would be incredibly awesome if the sign controlled by the website showed up in an IRK that got delivered to me.
Actually, it would probably be comically inconvenient both to ship and to display.
WORKER BEES! HERCULES! TURKEY GREASE! AWESOME!
@djslack ooooh. Yeah, would look good mounted to the roof of my shed… not that I in any way would override your first dibs. I think you should drive to Texas and lick the sign before anyone else claims it.