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08-18-2009, 12:42 PM | #1 |
Cobra National Accts Mgr
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New to the 'tank and I thought my fellow hobbyist would get a kick out of our local specialty toy store here in Canada.
Independent and full of geek goodness. Definitely a sight to behold in person. Here' another link show casing just the Star Wars stuff: Toytraders More pics of He-Man, super heroes and our beloved Joes: Toy Traders | Digital Doodles Very apparent that a lot of geek love went into creating the in store displays. Enjoy! |
08-18-2009, 12:44 PM | #2 |
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wow .. thats awesome stuff
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08-18-2009, 12:56 PM | #3 |
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Damn that place is sweet.
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08-18-2009, 12:56 PM | #4 |
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Thats an awesome store, i could just spend hours in that place.
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08-18-2009, 12:59 PM | #5 |
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It sure is... made me very nostalgic the first time I walked in.
My girl friend at the time (now wife) kept bugging me to go to Toy Traders when I finally came out of the closet as a out and out GEEK. "Oh you like toys, you should check out this store downtown. My girlfriends and I go there all the time to trade their out grown baby toys. The kid DVDs are really cheap to". So for months I just brushed it off as a 2nd had crap store. Then one day we were in the area and she convinced me to give it a look see. I walked in and was pleasantly surprised by the amount of new products. it was more like 90% new stuff, 10% trade-ins (more baby stuff like strollers, etc...). I said "Neat little store babe". Then she slowly pointed up toward the ceiling, "Check that out". The heavens opened up, I could hear angels singing, my eyes hurt from the beauty I beheld. Nirvana. |
08-18-2009, 12:59 PM | #6 |
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awesome
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08-18-2009, 01:06 PM | #7 |
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My ideal job, working in one of these stores, setting up Joes, Star Wars and other dioramas. Now that is having fun at work.
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08-18-2009, 01:12 PM | #8 |
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Oh-My-God!
I would leave my job, move to Canada and work for free there if you let me. Of course my wife and kids probably wouldn't like it, but what can you do? I'm probably a little nutty, but when I buy figures and vehicles (GI Joe, Marvel, Star Wars) that's what I picture. Someday having a room and displays like that. The reality is that most of my toys are in boxes or piled in baggies, but some day...
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08-18-2009, 02:54 PM | #9 |
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is that store like a mom-n-pop store? and not a box retail store?
sweet.
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08-20-2009, 04:20 AM | #10 |
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Yup. Fully independent toy store. You walk around admiring all this stuff and you get the feeling that the owner was just a regular geek who won the lottery and decided to build his dream shop.
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