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Jason Abbadon · 07-21-2012, 08:10 PM

HA! That was my very first toy store experience!
Holy crap that brings back memories- over summer vacation I was obligatory kitchen slave at some barbeque joint my father was managing right across the street from that playworld and at the end of summer he gave me $100 to spend there....I filled up a cart with Star Wars and I think some Micronauts and Black Hole toys.
I was king of the world that day...I think I was like eleven....it seemed unreal the size of the place, but it was probably not really bigger than a TRU, I guess.

A hundered bucks was CRAZY money for a little kid...but craptastic for missing summer to work cleaning all day in some crappy kitchen.

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Originally Posted by rwsharpjr

Catching the shoplifters used to be one of my favorite parts of the job.

I saw the kid do the "cough trick" as he pulled the bubble open on something and I looked at him and kinda shook my head to say "You're gonna get busted" but he must have misunderstood that as "I'm going to vivisect your family" and hauled ass.

No idea why i ws even looking around in there- I think I was out of collecing at that time- probably looking for cheap model kits to kitbash into spaceships 9my other big hobby).

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Jason Abbadon Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 5,490	HA! That was my very first toy store experience! Holy crap that brings back memories- over summer vacation I was obligatory kitchen slave at some barbeque joint my father was managing right across the street from that playworld and at the end of summer he gave me $100 to spend there....I filled up a cart with Star Wars and I think some Micronauts and Black Hole toys. I was king of the world that day...I think I was like eleven....it seemed unreal the size of the place, but it was probably not really bigger than a TRU, I guess. A hundered bucks was CRAZY money for a little kid...but craptastic for missing summer to work cleaning all day in some crappy kitchen. Quote: Originally Posted by rwsharpjr Catching the shoplifters used to be one of my favorite parts of the job. I saw the kid do the "cough trick" as he pulled the bubble open on something and I looked at him and kinda shook my head to say "You're gonna get busted" but he must have misunderstood that as "I'm going to vivisect your family" and hauled ass. No idea why i ws even looking around in there- I think I was out of collecing at that time- probably looking for cheap model kits to kitbash into spaceships 9my other big hobby). Last edited by Jason Abbadon; 07-21-2012 at 08:16 PM..