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04-28-2009, 01:11 PM | #1 |
Hellstomper
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So a friend of mine brings me a shirt at work. When I unfold it it has the old Hills logo on it. He had these made in a small run and knew I too was a Hills kid growing up. This shirt has brought back a lot of fond memories. My first time seeing a he man figure was at Hills, it was also the first place I bought a Metallica t shirt and my first CD which was Megadeth Peace sells.
Every Saturday meant a trip to Hills. There I would get 1 figure and if I had scrounged money I could get more. We went to other stores like K Mart and Richway but if I bought from them it felt like I was cheating on my store. The only acception was Zayres, they were the only local store to carry Thundercats. So where was your go to place to buy toys? |
04-28-2009, 01:13 PM | #2 |
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my parents wallet..
kmart consumers distributing sears woolco zellers |
04-28-2009, 01:13 PM | #3 |
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Zayres which became Ames, Bradlees, Richs
All out of business now. Oh yeah, the old Sears Wishbook as well.
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04-28-2009, 01:18 PM | #4 |
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70% is from Target. 20% from Fred Meyer.
10% from the internet, yes the internet.
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04-28-2009, 01:20 PM | #5 |
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If your talking about when I was a kid then it was TRU, Bradlees, Caldor, Consumers, and Service Merchandise. East coast baby. Now it's Walmart, Target, and online.
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04-28-2009, 01:22 PM | #6 |
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my first toy was from Montgomery ward, I got boba fett and a medic droid. But my parents also took me to places like sears, toys'rus, and gemco.
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04-28-2009, 01:25 PM | #7 |
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as a kid... TRU i remember (mainly for Nintendo games, though, not Joes)... and there was a toy store in (i think) Vineland, NJ that i would go to quite often with my father. can't remember the name. it wasn't a chain. i think it had initials... J & M's, M & F's, something like that. Sears catalog was my reading material of choice.
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04-28-2009, 01:30 PM | #8 |
Hellstomper
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I too spent many a hour looking the good off those sears catalog christmas books.
I think I liked Hills because of the end cap diaromas they would put up. They would open and display Joes, Transformers and Star Wars toys in these cool battle scenes. |
04-28-2009, 01:30 PM | #9 |
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East coast for me also, Service Merchandise, Montgomery Wards, and KB Toys. Then we got a TRU later. |
04-28-2009, 01:33 PM | #10 |
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Service Merchandise, Children's Palace,TRU, Sears....
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