Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:15 amHave a reminder of how old some of you really are..! 
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfacto ... aisles.htm
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfacto ... aisles.htm
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Toy Aisles from the Eighties
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:15 amRe: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:24 amThe promised land
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:25 amWOW! Blast from the past or what.
Where was this taken? MB boxed TF's, Red Tracks, and isn't that one of those re-boxed Sunswipes Maz was talking about recently? (in the middle of the second Picture)
Where was this taken? MB boxed TF's, Red Tracks, and isn't that one of those re-boxed Sunswipes Maz was talking about recently? (in the middle of the second Picture)
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:29 amThis year marks 30 years for me as a Transformer fan.
It's been about 29 years since I saw a store like that.
It's been about 29 years since I saw a store like that.
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:35 amMightyMagnus78 wrote:WOW! Blast from the past or what.
Where was this taken? MB boxed TF's, Red Tracks, and isn't that one of those re-boxed Sunswipes Maz was talking about recently? (in the middle of the second Picture)
Judging by the store name on the signs (and a little bit of google fu) looks like The Netherlands.
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:39 amThose were the days. 
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:47 amLOST Cybertronian wrote:MightyMagnus78 wrote:WOW! Blast from the past or what.
Where was this taken? MB boxed TF's, Red Tracks, and isn't that one of those re-boxed Sunswipes Maz was talking about recently? (in the middle of the second Picture)
Judging by the store name on the signs (and a little bit of google fu) looks like The Netherlands.
Yes, Intertoys is a Dutch toy retailer, and the 'fl.' symbol was used for the Dutch guilder (the currency prior to the Euro). Not sure about the first image though.
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:16 amVa'al wrote:LOST Cybertronian wrote:MightyMagnus78 wrote:WOW! Blast from the past or what.
Where was this taken? MB boxed TF's, Red Tracks, and isn't that one of those re-boxed Sunswipes Maz was talking about recently? (in the middle of the second Picture)
Judging by the store name on the signs (and a little bit of google fu) looks like The Netherlands.
Yes, Intertoys is a Dutch toy retailer, and the 'fl.' symbol was used for the Dutch guilder (the currency prior to the Euro). Not sure about the first image though.
The Netherlands? And to think JelZe complains about toy distribution LOL. My Woolworths never looked like that, ever!
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:21 amThat's doesn't look like any store I've ever been in. What's all that stuff on the right-hand side of the first picture? I see stacks of books or magazines, some little bins with keys hanging off them, a TV, and other random stuff.
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:45 amAh, yes, when it was mostly shelves and boxes, and pegs were only for the smallest of toys...
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:09 pmNow let's see what it looked like back in 2002-2003!
Oh, the memories...
Oh, the memories...
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 2:04 pmI need to go back in time with about a thousand bucks or so. 
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 2:34 pmRK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:I need to go back in time with about a thousand bucks or so.
Sadly, it'll take you more than a thousand dollars to obtain enough bills that were still in legal circulation back then to have that thousand dollars, though I do know a place where you can get 'em.
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 3:33 pmMightyMagnus78 wrote:Va'al wrote:LOST Cybertronian wrote:MightyMagnus78 wrote:WOW! Blast from the past or what.
Where was this taken? MB boxed TF's, Red Tracks, and isn't that one of those re-boxed Sunswipes Maz was talking about recently? (in the middle of the second Picture)
Judging by the store name on the signs (and a little bit of google fu) looks like The Netherlands.
Yes, Intertoys is a Dutch toy retailer, and the 'fl.' symbol was used for the Dutch guilder (the currency prior to the Euro). Not sure about the first image though.
The Netherlands? And to think JelZe complains about toy distribution LOL. My Woolworths never looked like that, ever!
What the... HEY!
I never got to see shelves like that, because I was barely born when Transformers hit. Imagine my surprise when I first visited a US store.
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 3:45 pmJelZe GoldRabbit wrote:MightyMagnus78 wrote:Va'al wrote:LOST Cybertronian wrote:MightyMagnus78 wrote:WOW! Blast from the past or what.
Where was this taken? MB boxed TF's, Red Tracks, and isn't that one of those re-boxed Sunswipes Maz was talking about recently? (in the middle of the second Picture)
Judging by the store name on the signs (and a little bit of google fu) looks like The Netherlands.
Yes, Intertoys is a Dutch toy retailer, and the 'fl.' symbol was used for the Dutch guilder (the currency prior to the Euro). Not sure about the first image though.
The Netherlands? And to think JelZe complains about toy distribution LOL. My Woolworths never looked like that, ever!
What the... HEY!
I never got to see shelves like that, because I was barely born when Transformers hit. Imagine my surprise when I first visited a US store.
Fair play, only messing.
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:26 pmAmazing picture; nothing like seeing flicks of TFs in all their store exploding glory!
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:17 pmMindmaster wrote:Now let's see what it looked like back in 2002-2003!
Oh, the memories...
Young whippersnapper
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:10 amI never saw that much variety or that much shelf space in the UK back then.
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 11:02 amAhhh! If only the transformers shelves were that well stocked these days
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:53 amleakin' lubricant wrote:Ahhh! If only the transformers shelves were that well stocked these days
Some are. It's just all Bees and Constructbots.
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:56 amMidnight_Fox wrote:leakin' lubricant wrote:Ahhh! If only the transformers shelves were that well stocked these days
Some are. It's just all Bees and Constructbots.
Quite true, bloody annoying, thank god for eBay.
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 1:17 pmI've seen those two pictures before, that's someone's home not an actual store. The photos were taken with an iPhone 5, those didn't exist back in the 80s.
http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/post ... tion-room/
http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/post ... tion-room/
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 1:18 pmCyberpath wrote:I've seen those two pictures before, that's someone's home not an actual store. The photos were taken with an iPhone 5, those didn't exist back in the 80s.
http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/post ... tion-room/
That's even more impressive, actually.
Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 1:55 pmIt's...so...so...pretty... Takes me back to the days when Teh Rod was 6 or 7 years old...
Takes me back to the days when Teh Rod was 6 or 7 years old...Re: Toy Aisles from the Eighties
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:42 pmDammnnnn, that dude is no joke.
i thought the 2 random pics were sick but all the shots of his collection room are bugging!
i thought the 2 random pics were sick but all the shots of his collection room are bugging!