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| | Harry Potter News Latest news and rumors about the Harry Potter world! | 
02-14-2005, 03:06 PM
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Whimsic Alley in California will be giving Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince away absolutely free to customers of its website and its Santa Monica, CA store. Quote:
Harry Potter fans seem to have adopted Whimsic Alley as their own. In chat rooms and news articles, fans have been referring to Whimsic Alley as "the Harry Potter store." In the three months since the store opened near Los Angeles, it has attracted visitors from all over the country, as well as Canada, France, Australia and Russia.
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Built by Hollywood visual set designer Paul Felix-Montez, it is reminiscent of a mystical London street where student and professional wizards converge to procure their magical wares. One of its shops - Phoenix Wands - offers twenty styles of handcrafted wooden wands. Other shops offer such things as wizard clothing, crystal balls, quill pens, potion bottles, caged owls and phoenixes, swords, staffs, magical candies and plush hippogriffs.
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02-14-2005, 03:27 PM
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| | Crup
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Wow! I would love to visit that place! 
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02-14-2005, 03:28 PM
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| | Ashwinder
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well it's alright for some - not that i'm jealous or anything! lol!
I think when i'm in LA next month i may have to go and have a goosey! That shop sounds really exciting!
Thanks Em
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02-14-2005, 03:31 PM
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|  DTFC NewsBanshee
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*Cries why dont they do that here!
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02-14-2005, 04:17 PM
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Let us think....
Coz, there are so many members and giving out HBP's to every single one would prove costly with a capital p ?
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02-14-2005, 04:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Plano,Texas
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haha yeah u get the book for free if you purchase something thats $50
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02-14-2005, 04:32 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In someone's heart... and the someone is at SS, and she knows it !
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How many things worth 50 each would SS have to purchase to gift almost 14270 members with HBP's ?
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02-14-2005, 04:46 PM
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|  Assistant News Admin Banshee
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She's just guessing that. I'd say there's probably a catch but from what I've read; I see none.
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02-14-2005, 05:38 PM
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|  Scandinavian ModChimaera
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Wow thats something!
There are many cool things there!
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02-14-2005, 06:11 PM
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Hmm. Interesting.
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02-14-2005, 06:12 PM
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| | Dragon
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Cool! If it wasn't all the way in California I would visit the store!
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02-14-2005, 06:42 PM
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| | Dragon
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OMG! how cool is that!!!!! he he he, i need to start shopping there | |
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02-14-2005, 07:04 PM
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| String Queen Bicorn
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I wish I wasn't so cautious. If I weren't doubtful, I would have definitely gone for it! Ah well, too bad I don't live that close to take that advantage. *Check map on Mapquest*  Santa Monica is close to LA!?! Darnit, I'm soo 400 miles away from there!
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02-14-2005, 07:08 PM
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Ooo! you have to check out their website: http://www.whimsicalley.com/
I so want to go there. HBP for free or not!
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02-14-2005, 07:16 PM
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Rules for getting HBP for free (from website): Purchase a combined $50 in products from the following stores NOW and we will send you the book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a $30 value, absolutely FREE on the day it's released . We'll even pay the shipping charge. Offer valid to customers in the Continental United States ONLY. Not valid on prior purchases.
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02-14-2005, 09:31 PM
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that store sounds so cool; i should try and drag my mom over there one day.
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02-14-2005, 09:35 PM
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Gosh thats unfair! If they did it to the whole world then that would have been better! Lucky people who get one for free.
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02-14-2005, 10:16 PM
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that sounds cool!
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02-14-2005, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by karen_ginger *Cries why dont they do that here! Don`t cry! Everything that happens is for best!
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02-14-2005, 11:34 PM
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| FLAMES Pogrebin
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It finally pays off to live in California!!! yay for me!!! haha! im in California!
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02-14-2005, 11:58 PM
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wow...I would love to go there. It sounds wicked.  | |
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02-15-2005, 01:22 AM
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cool....too bad 4 me!
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02-15-2005, 02:47 AM
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| | Dragon
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02-15-2005, 02:52 AM
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that cool!
i can't wait to read the book.
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02-15-2005, 03:02 AM
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I live 40 miles away from Santa Monica. I have always wanted to visit there but never knew such an alley existed. Now I will definatley have to go. When my HP loving cousin visits me for spring break, I know where to take her.
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