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I love getting lectured about the childishness of toys by someone with an overplayed running podcast gag as their username
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Yeah podcasts are cool. One of my favorite toys to play with now that I think about it.
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Mar 20, 2018 23:49
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So... what's everyone's thoughts on the next chain that's going under? *Takes out 'Retail Death Pool' board*
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Mar 21, 2018 01:42
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Horseshoe theory posted:So... what's everyone's thoughts on the next chain that's going under? *Takes out 'Retail Death Pool' board* Not retail, but some of the smaller/medium sized toy makers will probably go under with Toys R Us gone. Edit: I’ll guess J. Crews goes down next among the retail stores. OhFunny fucked around with this message at 02:31 on Mar 21, 2018 |
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Mar 21, 2018 02:28
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Somehow, Radioshack and Olive Garden will be the last two places standing
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Mar 21, 2018 02:45
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Somehow, Radioshack and Olive Garden will be the last two places standing What, like someone else buys the Radio Shack name and reopens all the stores now that they're closed?
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Mar 21, 2018 02:49
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fishmech posted:What, like someone else buys the Radio Shack name and reopens all the stores now that they're closed? After the franchise wars of 2048, all retail stores are now Radio Shack, and all restaurants are Taco Bells
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Mar 21, 2018 02:53
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Gundam figurines are ok right?
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Mar 21, 2018 02:55
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I've got Barnes and Noble on the 'next five years' crash watch list.
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Mar 21, 2018 03:03
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Koirhor posted:Gundam figurines are ok right? Anime merch is sophisticated foreign art, you’re fine
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Mar 21, 2018 03:10
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Elizabeth Mills posted:After the franchise wars of 2048, all retail stores are now Radio Shack, and all restaurants are Fixed
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Mar 21, 2018 03:24
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Brookstone seems not long for the world
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Mar 21, 2018 03:53
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How is Shaper Image still around? It's just lovely amazon full of poo poo you don't actually need.
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Mar 21, 2018 04:07
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Plinkey posted:How is Shaper Image still around? It's not, is how. The store and whole business went under in 2008, all retail locations shut down, etc. In 2010 it was brought back as just a website and catalog by a different company, which occasionally has sections in normal retail chains that are branded as a Sharper Image section.
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Mar 21, 2018 04:13
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fishmech posted:It's not, is how. Brookstone, however, still exists. For the life of me, I can't figure out how or why.
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Mar 21, 2018 05:08
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What about Hammacher-Schlemmer? That's basically the same thing but even more expensive, right?
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Mar 21, 2018 05:17
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fishmech posted:It's not, is how. Sometimes the Target near me stocks an entire end cap with Sharper Image poo poo. It’s super sad.
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Mar 21, 2018 05:45
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fishmech posted:It's not, is how. that makes much more sense.
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Mar 21, 2018 05:55
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I’m gonna say Frys because I have no idea how they’re still in business, they’re all dead now.
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Mar 21, 2018 07:17
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HEY NONG MAN posted:Well that doesn’t sound right at all. Wait, is everything a toy? If it's not a toy then it is a sandwich.
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Mar 21, 2018 07:28
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learnincurve posted:We have those stores in the UK as well I’m afraid. Collectable Stuff that used to be cheaply made tat that little Jimmy or Sally could save up pocket money for, is now “limited edition” and way above a child’s price point. It sucks for the collectors as well, in the 1990s that same money would have bought you a genuinely limited edition hand painted Star Trek statue or signed print or whatever not a lovely Pokemon key chain. You do realise they still make toys at a variety of price ranges for both children and adult collectors, right? This has been a thing since the 70s, even. They didn't stop making Star Wars toys for children.
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Mar 21, 2018 09:26
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Liquid Communism posted:I've got Barnes and Noble on the 'next five years' crash watch list. Well now that they've started to actively kill it, it'll be lucky to last the year.
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Mar 21, 2018 15:47
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HEY NONG MAN posted:Why would you own toys if you didn’t have children? Because they're cool as hell
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Mar 21, 2018 15:54
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If you own toys but don't play with them, that's weird. If you use your toys to have fun with, it's fine regardless of age. I bought one of those Millennium Falcon RC quadcopters and it's fun as poo poo to get wasted and fly it around, and anyone who disagrees with that can kiss my whole rear end.
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Mar 21, 2018 16:00
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PT6A posted:If you own toys but don't play with them, that's weird. If you use your toys to have fun with, it's fine regardless of age. Collecting stuff you find interesting is weird in like a "I bet aliens will find this a potentially interesting quirk humans have" sort of way, since it's objectively non utilitarian, but like, collecting stuff for collection sake is a pretty widespread thing people have done for a long time.
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Mar 21, 2018 16:19
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How many $100+ transformers do you have OOCC
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Mar 21, 2018 16:23
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Squalid posted:How many $100+ transformers do you have OOCC none, but I have the mirror mirror episode of TOS on selectavision just because I think owning a selectavision disk is "cool" despite being specifically the least cool thing ever.
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Mar 21, 2018 16:34
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I have no idea what any of those words mean
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Mar 21, 2018 16:37
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I think it means he's a NERD
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Mar 21, 2018 16:52
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Squalid posted:How many $100+ transformers do you have OOCC Don't make fun of transformers, my perfect car sons are great
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Mar 21, 2018 17:01
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Squalid posted:I have no idea what any of those words mean SelectaVision is the video format if you think laserdisk was too convenient and mainstream.
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Mar 21, 2018 17:16
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Owlofcreamcheese posted:SelectaVision is the video format if you think laserdisk was too convenient and mainstream. *with eyes glued to phone, texting with both hands not even bothering to look up* Oh, word?
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Mar 21, 2018 18:07
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Stretch Marx posted:If you use it to derive pleasure, yes. A toy is literally a tool for creating enjoyment. Surprise, if you bought a fast car to go fast when you don't require one, that car is a toy!
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Mar 21, 2018 18:22
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Halloween Jack posted:It's only actually experiencing pleasure that's childish. If you buy an expensive car you don't need or power tools never use, that's cool, because it keeps you a joyless neoliberal subject. You're only spending a lot of money thinking about enjoying yourself, not actually doing it. Oh, word?
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Mar 21, 2018 18:27
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Being an adult means conforming yourself into a joyless, soulless individual. A literal cog in the machine we call Life.
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Mar 21, 2018 18:37
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Domestic Amuse posted:Being an adult means conforming yourself into a joyless, soulless individual. A literal cog in the machine we call Life. This is what young adults think and what failed adults tell themselves. And that’s too bad.
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Mar 21, 2018 18:42
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FCKGW posted:I’m gonna say Frys because I have no idea how they’re still in business, they’re all dead now. They're what RadioShack was for Electronics, but for tech, and as of they they haven't gutted their tech stuff. Though it would explain all the recent emphasis on "PRICES THE INTERNET CANT BEAT" and the blue tags in store that are only that price if you have this week's super secret email saver code. It's kind of cute how they don't just give you a FrysCard, and still want you to do work to get the deals.
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Mar 21, 2018 20:41
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What’s the difference between electronics and tech?
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Mar 21, 2018 20:54
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I worked for Frys for 8 years and it’s just everything they do is so aggressively difficult for the customer that I’m surprised anyone comes back. They have these new “blue tag” promo deals. They’re are specials only available in store, not online. HOWEVER to purchase these items, you need to have a promo code which you can only get by signing up for the newsletter. So if you are browsing around and want to buy something for the special price you have to go home, sign up for newsletter, wait for the promo codes to arrive then go back and buy what you want. They also gently caress around with employee pay and commission every 6 months. Their stores are just too drat big for the stuff they carry now, they should be half the size. Luckily Frys owns the building and land so they don’t give a poo poo about rent.
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Mar 21, 2018 21:25
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The entire Fry's shopping experience is straight out of 2002, including their website.
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