In stores....5 years ago.

Tsunami · **Posted:** Fri Oct 30, 2015 3:12 pm

There is an App called timehop that searches through your history and shows you posts or pics from years past.

This pic was taken 5 years ago at a TJ Maxx (or marshalls)
What a lovely endcap.

Chief · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

You're trying to convince me to dig out my Joe toys from storage. But it's not gonna work.

IT'S NOT GONNA WORK

Tsunami · **Posted:** Fri Oct 30, 2015 8:40 pm

Chief wrote:

You're trying to convince me to dig out my Joe toys from storage. But it's not gonna work.

IT'S NOT GONNA WORK

Not at all Chief.
Not at all.

But remember the excitement and fun of those early 25th offerings? The RAM. The trouble bubble. The first 25th Viper!

Remember how fun the ROC line was? The skysweeper jet with barrel roll?

Goldbug · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am **Location:** IL

and a couple of weeks ago I only found one Lady Jaye vs Baroness set at Marshalls

GITrekker · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

That photo is simultaneously cool and depressing.

ajaman · **Posted:** Sat Oct 31, 2015 7:38 pm

Eh, my TJ Maxx stores didn't have any of that stuff then anyway. PA toy hunting has always sucked. Still a sad photo, though.

LobsterOverlord · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Screw 5 years ago... 32 years ago was this...

Joebros · **Joined:** Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:17 pm **Location:** U.S.A

ROC and 25th Singles, comic-packs, ROC vehicles, 25th vehicles, 12" figures, Combat Heroes.
More Joes there than my TRU has had in months......or longer.

I want to cry.

I think the 5 year old picture is sadder than the 32 year old picture, because it was such a short time ago.

Tsunami wrote:

There is an App called timehop that searches through your history and shows you posts or pics from years past.

This pic was taken 5 years ago at a TJ Maxx (or marshalls)
What a lovely endcap.

ajaman · **Posted:** Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:06 pm

LobsterOverlord wrote:

Screw 5 years ago... 32 years ago was this...

This is sad because there isn't a single aisle of anything in TRU that is stocked that well right now.

AdrienVeidt · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

ajaman wrote:

LobsterOverlord wrote:

Screw 5 years ago... 32 years ago was this...

This is sad because there isn't a single aisle of anything in TRU that is stocked that well right now.

Lego gets like three aisles, man.

KP Viper · **Joined:** Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:18 am

LobsterOverlord wrote:

Screw 5 years ago... 32 years ago was this...

I would have never guessed back then that the toy industry would be in such a sad shape that simple pictures of what toy stores used to look like would be so wondrous.

The idea of going from the G.I. Joe aisle to the Star Wars aisle or the He-Man aisle . . . completely abnormal in a world where you can check the six or so pegs of cool action figures at a glance.

Joebros · **Joined:** Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:17 pm **Location:** U.S.A

AdrienVeidt wrote:

ajaman wrote:

LobsterOverlord wrote:

Screw 5 years ago... 32 years ago was this...

This is sad because there isn't a single aisle of anything in TRU that is stocked that well right now.

Lego gets like three aisles, man.

Lego might get that space, but I still don't see them full around here.

KP Viper wrote:

I would have never guessed back then that the toy industry would be in such a sad shape that simple pictures of what toy stores used to look like would be so wondrous.

The idea of going from the G.I. Joe aisle to the Star Wars aisle or the He-Man aisle . . . completely abnormal in a world where you can check the six or so pegs of cool action figures at a glance.

Yep, and usually they are empty (especially the Joe peg).

Agreed, it's sad that pictures like BOTH of these bring on happy memories and depression at the same time. As kids, we thought the stores would always be full of the latest/greatest.

How times change.........

In stores....5 years ago.

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