Sephiroth
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Post by Sephiroth on Nov 25, 2015 8:39:13 GMT -5
Much like many other aspects of the holiday season, I think these things have gotten just a little out of hand. I probably feel this way because my mum's husband makes it a point to purchase several of the damn things every year, and every year says he will one day sell them off to bankroll his retirement. Now, are these things a collectible item? Sure. Will they one day increase in value? No doubt. But, as comic book collectors learned the hard way back in the 90's, the key to an item increasing in value isn't just the passage of time-its rarity. The fact that my mum's husband purchases several of these every year, as no doubt other collector nuts like him do, implies that these things won't become a rare item for quite some years to come. So anyone purchasing these things expecting them to be worth a fortune anytime within their lifetimes probably have another thing coming.
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jagilki
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Post by jagilki on Nov 25, 2015 8:49:33 GMT -5
Never even heard of this.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Nov 25, 2015 9:34:24 GMT -5
Never even heard of this. Toy Trucks form the Hess gas station they come out every year around Christmas... they seem to be on every commercial break around here.... |
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Nov 25, 2015 10:05:18 GMT -5
…back and it's better than ever for Christmas this year, the Hess Truck and Alien Spaceship is here!
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Sephiroth
Wade Wilson
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Post by Sephiroth on Nov 25, 2015 11:54:20 GMT -5
…back and it's better than ever for Christmas this year, the Hess Truck and Alien Spaceship is here! That's the other annoying part. |
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Post by DoubleDare on Nov 25, 2015 12:14:36 GMT -5
Shouldn't they be speedway trucks this year?
there's no more hess stations!
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Nov 25, 2015 12:23:16 GMT -5
My grandparents have a Hess Truck, my brother and I used to play with it when we were kids.
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rocket
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Post by rocket on Nov 25, 2015 13:18:59 GMT -5
Shouldn't they be speedway trucks this year? there's no more hess stations! I'm still seeing plenty of ads to order Hess Trucks online. They'll never vanish. |
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Post by MC Blowfish on Nov 25, 2015 13:33:14 GMT -5
My son gets one every year from his grandparents in Pennsylvania. I think the last two are still sitting in the box under his bed.
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Post by Chainsaw on Nov 25, 2015 14:45:52 GMT -5
I like the Hess Trucks because they always seemed like a big deal for the holidays in my household. Plus, some of the things they come up with for it are pretty cool. Still wish they sold them at the stations, but oh well.
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Post by James Fabiano on Nov 25, 2015 16:14:06 GMT -5
…back and it's better than ever for Christmas this year, the Hess Truck and Alien Spaceship is here! DING DING DING DING DING! The correct answer, people. |
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Post by James Fabiano on Nov 25, 2015 16:15:25 GMT -5
I like the Hess Trucks because they always seemed like a big deal for the holidays in my household. Plus, some of the things they come up with for it are pretty cool. Still wish they sold them at the stations, but oh well. Liked the ones from my era (the '80s)...then again, I loved model trucks as a kid. ESPECIALLY the ones that grocery stores used to sell. Think I had the Shop-Rite and Foodtown trucks at different times...the latter cause my dad worked there. |
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Post by edgestar on Nov 25, 2015 17:20:22 GMT -5
That commercial was just on, lmao. That, and the Hershey Kiss bells are the official start of the Christmas season lmao  |
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BigJerichool222
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Nov 25, 2015 19:06:41 GMT -5
There are both Hess AND Speedway trucks this year.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Nov 25, 2015 19:15:42 GMT -5
That commercial was just on, lmao. That, and the Hershey Kiss bells are the official start of the Christmas season lmao There was also the Santa coke can ads round here. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Nov 26, 2015 13:43:09 GMT -5
Oh saw another Christmas Season started commercial today that wasn't mentioned the M&M's meet Santa  |
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Nov 26, 2015 14:00:05 GMT -5
Oh saw another Christmas Season started commercial today that wasn't mentioned the M&M's meet Santa  He does exist! |
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legendkiller1985
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Post by legendkiller1985 on Nov 26, 2015 15:49:02 GMT -5
Oh saw another Christmas Season started commercial today that wasn't mentioned the M&M's meet Santa He does exist! They Do Exist *Both Red M&M and Santa faint* |
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Post by Vanilla Gorilla on Nov 26, 2015 18:24:33 GMT -5
To anyone in PA... The PA lottery commercial. Same thing for 20 years. "Happy Holidays, Rita!" "Thanks, Joe. What a great gift!"
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Nov 26, 2015 23:29:27 GMT -5
Why doesn't Santa ride an electric razor anymore?
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He does exist! 
