Hi LEGO Supporters - I hope the holiday season finds you well. I wanted to give you two pieces of updated information regarding the LEGO female scientists 'Research Institute' set that I think will be of interest to you. Unfortunately, as of this morning the LEGO website is saying the set is sold out again. On Friday I made two posts on my business's (Pigtail Pals & Ballcap Buddies) facebook page letting my followers know the LEGO female scientists were for sale again in the USA, as well as the UK, and Canada. I know how upset everyone was when we found out the set was a "limited edition" item from LEGO and so many people were not able to order one when they were first made available to the public this fall. (They sold out in three days.) Last week Friday folks rushed to order and crashed the LEGO website! The PPBB posts were shared hundreds of times and seen by over 45,000 people. Hundreds of comments were left on my threads saying an order had been placed and how happy the child (or adult!) receiving the little female scientists would be.The Research Institute continues to sell out online within hours and I have heard from dozens of people for months that clerks from LEGO stores all over say the set sells out within minutes of the store opening. If and when the scientist sets are in stock, that is. Hopefully that gets the message to LEGO. One would think with this level of consumer demand the company would be announcing these will be a permanent option stocked with retailers everywhere and the line will be expanding. If you haven't already signed our petition asking LEGO to make these permanent, now is a great time to do so and to pass the petition request along to friends to gain more signatures and momentum. Thank you for using your voice! Sign here: https://www.change.org/p/lego-lego-make-empowered-female-minifigs-permanent But here's the REALLY exciting news! The original creator of the female scientist set - 'Alatariel' - has a new proposal going on LEGO IDEAS: Female Adventure Scientists! The minifig set is described as follows: -The geologist explores the mountains to locate important minerals and unravel the processes that have shaped the Earth. -The wildlife biologist is on a jungle expedition to study the tiger in its natural habitat. -The archaeologist investigates bones and artifacts to uncover the secrets of an ancient civilization. You can vote for the new proposal for more female scientists by visiting https://ideas.lego.com/projects/83039. Public support through LEGO IDEAS (formerly CUUSOO) is how the 'Research Institute' came to market and will again send LEGO the message that we want these fantastic and empowering female LEGO character sets to stick around and for the line to grow! Thanks for all of your support, Melissa Atkins Wardy melissa.wardy@pigtailpals.com www.pigtailpals.com pigtailpalsblog.com www.bravegirlswant.com