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 Post subject: Go me, it's the day before my birthday!
PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:46 pm 
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Ok, so I am taking the day off for my birthday tomorrow, and decided that I wanted some new toys to play with. So I hit the local Zellers and went to a place in the mall called "The general store" that has a whole bunch of little displays from other stores (generally at a specialty store markup).

I hit the Zellers, and not only did they have Canadian carded BATS/Ninja Ku wave of figures (another BATS for me!) but they have the Iron Grenadier wave of comic packs.

Fresh, untouched, just put out on the shelf.

So I grabbed myself up a Destro/IG pack, then look a little closer, and there's the black mask variant. I pick it up instead. I debate over the Nem Enforcer pack, but I put it back on the shelf.

I get to the checkout, and I have to wait, they're loading the sku into the computer and have to hand enter it.

The cashier says to me, "They're 10.49, do you want it?"

I gape in disbelief. They're usually around the $16-$18 mark up here for a comic pack.

I say "Not only do I want it, I'll take another one too!" so I picked up the Nem Enforcer pack as well.

At the general store I then find the Megatron/Optimus animated 2 pack for 12.99. They also had a few of the joe vehicles for $17 which is a few bucks cheaper than the retail stores (but I passed. I'd already blown the toy budget). Usualy General store has markups of about 50% over what you'd pay at retail. Lower than retail? I had to pinch myself...

So all in all I had a great pre-birthday toy buying spree - which should lead to a great birthday tomorrow.

If I can get all these darned twist ties off of my new transformers. ;-)

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 Post subject: Re: Go me, it's the day before my birthday!
PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:01 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Go me, it's the day before my birthday!
PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:06 pm 
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nice! grats on yer pre-b'day haul there Raps. I think on the other board I mis-interpreted the missing BATs and Destro/IG for a Zeller's worker ;)

Nothing beats getting some toys to play around with on your birthday, especially newly released in Canada.

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Nice grabs raps. Happy early birthday.


I see no Legos on the list, I am disappointed... ;-)

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:08 pm 
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I see no Legos on the list, I am disappointed... ;-)


Those will come from my daughter. I am expecting the Blue Exoforce tank thing...

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:13 pm 
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Good finds for your early hatching day presents to yourself. :D

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:17 pm 
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Life is good I see. That's a nice haul.
Its also good to know that the recent figures are popping in Canada.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:19 pm 
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ZombieGuide wrote:
Is the birthday bukakke still on?



What the F@%&?!

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:17 pm 
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What the....!?!

You can't have a birthday in August! This is MY birth month!

At least it's two weeks apart... sheesh... the goatee was bad enough...

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:24 pm 
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Raps and Tim Elf - separated at birth

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Tim Elf wrote:
What the....!?!

You can't have a birthday in August! This is MY birth month!

At least it's two weeks apart... sheesh... the goatee was bad enough...


I also have the shirt you're wearing in your Avatar pic. Unless that's actually me.

Actually I have a similar pic of me with Cobra "Sidewinder" Commander and his Lilith Fair Limited Edition Ipod..

Two weeks is a long labor... Are you sure you didn't get the date wrong? Or maybe the Mirror Universe spins at a almost imperceptibly slower speed on my side.

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raptor wrote:
Actually I have a similar pic of me with Cobra "Sidewinder" Commander and his Lilith Fair Limited Edition Ipod..


Good time, good times!

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:46 am 
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Today's the day so happy b-day Raps!
Hope you have a good one!

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Tim Elf wrote:
What the....!?!

You can't have a birthday in August! This is MY birth month!

At least it's two weeks apart... sheesh... the goatee was bad enough...

You Know Chief and I have the same birthday in August....So we are the August Commando's

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:38 am 
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It's scary when Raps and I have the same birthday. We know who got the good looks this day. :badash:

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