I rem the Christmas I got the best Christmas present I ever had, the AT-AT!! Can't rem the exact year, it was either 81 or 82.
I rem when it came out it caused a real buzz and was sold out everywhere! I have a vivid memory as a little kid standing outside Argos and this huge guy coming out with an AT-AT under his arm and me staring mouth open in awe! Fantastic memories!
My mum's friend used to do late night shopping in Tesco on a Fri night and one Fri eve a whole board of Kenner AT-ATs(survival kit offer) came in! So Mum flew down there Sat Morn and picked one up for the modest sum of £22.50 which was dirt cheap at the time(wish she'd bought the whole board :lol
Think Argos wanted £36 and God knows what Selfridges or Hamleys wanted!!
Rem getting Jabba couple of Christmas later too, that was one hell of a popular toy as well!
Happy to say I still have both of those toys complete and the AT-AT box(mum kept it for storage)
Even though I am a Palitoy collector I was over the moon to pick up a Kenner AT-AT survival Kit offer mint shop stock condition a few years ago!! 8)