Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Jan 11, 2013 19:09:03 GMT -5
So for those of you who dont know London, or the UK Hamley's is the BIGGEST toy store in the world (i think)
So when I heard they were opening up a shop in Cardiff I was looking forward to having an easy to get to shop for figures as Smyths is two bus journeys away which is hell for anyone who lives in a city. and TRU is over priced, not well stocked and again two bus journeys away.
They opened up about a week before christmas, on opening day I went straight in for a look see what they had. I never get my hopes up when on a figure hunt as it's usually a disappointment (excuse my emo thoughts towards my figure hunting luck) anyway I walk in past the dancing bear, which I cant look at without shuddering after watching short films online, some people will understand... right at the back of the store theres the little shrine of wrestling figures!
bear in mind I havent bought a MOC elite in months! so there I see, the red carding of the elite figures hurrying towards them I realise, hold on.... we're in elite 19 now... red carding went out a year ago as I got closer I see that its elite series 7!
SERIES 7!
I was looking for Hornswoggle at the time so I asked one of the workers if they had anymore out back to which she said the only stock they have of anything is on shop floor.
I think that all the stuff that wouldn't sell in London came down here to try and get rid of. It was just a bit of a let down given all the hype only to find out they'd rammed the place out with things that no one wanted elsewhere.
So when I heard they were opening up a shop in Cardiff I was looking forward to having an easy to get to shop for figures as Smyths is two bus journeys away which is hell for anyone who lives in a city. and TRU is over priced, not well stocked and again two bus journeys away.
They opened up about a week before christmas, on opening day I went straight in for a look see what they had. I never get my hopes up when on a figure hunt as it's usually a disappointment (excuse my emo thoughts towards my figure hunting luck) anyway I walk in past the dancing bear, which I cant look at without shuddering after watching short films online, some people will understand... right at the back of the store theres the little shrine of wrestling figures!
bear in mind I havent bought a MOC elite in months! so there I see, the red carding of the elite figures hurrying towards them I realise, hold on.... we're in elite 19 now... red carding went out a year ago as I got closer I see that its elite series 7!
SERIES 7!
I was looking for Hornswoggle at the time so I asked one of the workers if they had anymore out back to which she said the only stock they have of anything is on shop floor.
I think that all the stuff that wouldn't sell in London came down here to try and get rid of. It was just a bit of a let down given all the hype only to find out they'd rammed the place out with things that no one wanted elsewhere.
