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Buying in the 80's how we used to buy figures
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<blockquote data-quote="Snaketibe" data-source="post: 506128" data-attributes="member: 7379"><p>I was born in 1972, and so was 6 by the time the toys hit the UK in 1978. I too spent most of my pocket money on fuelling tooth decay, however xmas and birthday (both presents and money), were mostly put to good use acquiring Star Wars toys :-D. I remember frequently walking the mile or so to the local toy shop by myself (not something many parents would probably let their 6 year-olds do today!), and either gazing in wonder at the amazing array of toys on display, or else far better, actually buying some! I have very clear memories of buying the original Palitoy 12 and 20 back figures, plus all the Palitoy Star Wars playsets, Landspeeder and Darth Vader's TIE Fighter from that same toy shop. I also later remember buying the Twin-pod Cloud Car there plus few other bits and pieces, however by the time Empire came out my shopping horizons had broadened somewhat and my Star Wars purchases started to get spread out to some other shops too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I do very clearly recall however inadvertently causing a bomb scare in a toy shop in Stevenage, after my mum took me there to buy some new shoes (which we did), but I twisted her arm into visiting a toy shop we passed and I spent minutes in rapt wonder at the white TIE Fighter gracing the shelves! Naturally I had to hold one, and so the bag containing the shoes was placed on the floor and promptly forgotten about as I had far more important matters demanding my attention. It was only when we got home and my mum asked where my shoes were that we worked out where I must have left them, and so she rang the toy shop, only to discover that my carrier bag containing a shoebox of shoes had led to an evacuation of the building! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> :lol: I'm not sure how they determined everything was fine and no bombs were involved, because by the time she rang the shop already knew they were just shoes! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> I guess some brave sole (sorry, couldn't resist ;-)) had peeked inside the bag and determined the IRA hadn't paid them a visit after all! :lol: </p><p></p><p>I collected Star Wars toys until 1982, then foolishly sold up before Jedi came out. I used the cash to buy a (not very good) BMX, but I never lost interest in looking at the Jedi toys on the shop shelves, and can remember being outraged when I discovered a Luke Jedi with a BLUE lightsaber on the shelves of the local Co-op! :lol: </p><p></p><p>Years later, in the early 90's when I got back into collecting, the owner of one of the local collectibles shops told me that he had very recently visited all the local toy shops and cleaned out their remaining stock; the one which sticks in my memory was an unopened case of 6 AT-ST's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snaketibe, post: 506128, member: 7379"] I was born in 1972, and so was 6 by the time the toys hit the UK in 1978. I too spent most of my pocket money on fuelling tooth decay, however xmas and birthday (both presents and money), were mostly put to good use acquiring Star Wars toys :-D. I remember frequently walking the mile or so to the local toy shop by myself (not something many parents would probably let their 6 year-olds do today!), and either gazing in wonder at the amazing array of toys on display, or else far better, actually buying some! I have very clear memories of buying the original Palitoy 12 and 20 back figures, plus all the Palitoy Star Wars playsets, Landspeeder and Darth Vader's TIE Fighter from that same toy shop. I also later remember buying the Twin-pod Cloud Car there plus few other bits and pieces, however by the time Empire came out my shopping horizons had broadened somewhat and my Star Wars purchases started to get spread out to some other shops too :-) I do very clearly recall however inadvertently causing a bomb scare in a toy shop in Stevenage, after my mum took me there to buy some new shoes (which we did), but I twisted her arm into visiting a toy shop we passed and I spent minutes in rapt wonder at the white TIE Fighter gracing the shelves! Naturally I had to hold one, and so the bag containing the shoes was placed on the floor and promptly forgotten about as I had far more important matters demanding my attention. It was only when we got home and my mum asked where my shoes were that we worked out where I must have left them, and so she rang the toy shop, only to discover that my carrier bag containing a shoebox of shoes had led to an evacuation of the building! :oops: :lol: I'm not sure how they determined everything was fine and no bombs were involved, because by the time she rang the shop already knew they were just shoes! :D I guess some brave sole (sorry, couldn't resist ;-)) had peeked inside the bag and determined the IRA hadn't paid them a visit after all! :lol: I collected Star Wars toys until 1982, then foolishly sold up before Jedi came out. I used the cash to buy a (not very good) BMX, but I never lost interest in looking at the Jedi toys on the shop shelves, and can remember being outraged when I discovered a Luke Jedi with a BLUE lightsaber on the shelves of the local Co-op! :lol: Years later, in the early 90's when I got back into collecting, the owner of one of the local collectibles shops told me that he had very recently visited all the local toy shops and cleaned out their remaining stock; the one which sticks in my memory was an unopened case of 6 AT-ST's. [/QUOTE]
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