andrew8798
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KB Toys
Feb 16, 2013 23:48:31 GMT -5
Post by andrew8798 on Feb 16, 2013 23:48:31 GMT -5
As a Kid one of my favorite places to go. In my mind I still remember how every section was. It's crazy what you keep in your memory from when u was a kid. Hell I still remember my first day of school
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Hawk Hart
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 0:11:25 GMT -5
Post by Hawk Hart on Feb 17, 2013 0:11:25 GMT -5
Did that post turn into a stroke at the end?
On topic, I remember them having awesome sales on WWF figures and they always had the best selection.
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Rican
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 0:13:02 GMT -5
Post by Rican on Feb 17, 2013 0:13:02 GMT -5
First place I wanted to run into as a kid whenever we went to the mall.
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 0:15:37 GMT -5
Post by Orange on Feb 17, 2013 0:15:37 GMT -5
Ah, man, KB Toys. My wrestling figure headquarters for years, until Toys R Us' selection started to beat theirs right around the time WCW went under. My best KB memory is walking in one day, looking around at all the toys, and as we were leaving I saw this. It was the coolest damn thing I had ever seen. I believe it was $50, or as that translated back then, way too expensive for a toy. ;D I did end up getting it as a present and absolutely loved it - I still look at it as one of the best wrestling accessories ever, and a hell of an upgrade to the idea of what a wrestling figure could be.
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 0:21:28 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2013 0:21:28 GMT -5
Ah, man, KB Toys. My wrestling figure headquarters for years, until Toys R Us' selection started to beat theirs right around the time WCW went under. My best KB memory is walking in one day, looking around at all the toys, and as we were leaving I saw this. It was the coolest damn thing I had ever seen. I believe it was $50, or as that translated back then, way too expensive for a toy. ;D I did end up getting it as a present and absolutely loved it - I still look at it as one of the best wrestling accessories ever, and a hell of an upgrade to the idea of what a wrestling figure could be. I still have mine. Loved that thing way too much. I've only ever seen one KB Toys in my life, and it was at our nearest mall. Unfortunately I think the KB Toys isn't there anymore, as that mall is dying out.
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 0:33:07 GMT -5
Post by willywonka666 on Feb 17, 2013 0:33:07 GMT -5
I didn't have a KB when I was younger, but in the 90s I would check it out and buy some WCW stuff. I also got my McKenzie Brothers figures there which was a win
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 0:35:54 GMT -5
Post by celticjobber on Feb 17, 2013 0:35:54 GMT -5
I remember entering this Kay-Bee Toy Run sweepstakes from Nickelodeon and being so jealous of the kid who won...
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Malcolm
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 0:45:55 GMT -5
Post by Malcolm on Feb 17, 2013 0:45:55 GMT -5
I remember when there used to be a KB toys in both malls. They had a cool selection of toys, cartoon DVDs and video games and good prices. Shame they're both gone now. There's a Toys R Us Express now in the mall, but it's not the same...
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 0:50:31 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2013 0:50:31 GMT -5
Finding wrestling figures has been much more difficult since they went out of business. I used to try and go there at least once a week, hoping to find the new WWE figures. My absolute favorite time was back in the fall of 2005, when Jakks was really banging them out. Over the course of three months, I ended up buying Carlito, Big Show, Chris Masters, Eric Bischoff, Snitsky, Jonathan Coachman, Muhammad Hassan, Daivari, Shannon Moore, Scotty 2 Hotty, Simon Dean, and Mark Jindrak. Another favorite experience was getting Finlay, Hardcore Holly, and Kevin Thorn. Buy two, get one free, PLUS a 20% off coupon. Another thing I loved was that they sometimes gave away $5 or $10 gift cards if you spent more than, I wanna say $50, though it may have been higher. Only time I remember spending that much was on the WrestleMania 2 ring. Also remember the bargain bin, where I once managed to find the auto-morphing Power Rangers figures from the movie(except for Tommy... grr) OH! When Batman Returns came out, they had a huge display of figures, both from that movie, the 89 movie, and the DC Superheroes line. That was always so awesome, going in and seeing all those toys. I could honestly go on and on about how awesome this store was... Good times, KB Toys. Good times.
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 0:51:51 GMT -5
Post by Orange on Feb 17, 2013 0:51:51 GMT -5
Ah, man, KB Toys. My wrestling figure headquarters for years, until Toys R Us' selection started to beat theirs right around the time WCW went under. My best KB memory is walking in one day, looking around at all the toys, and as we were leaving I saw this. It was the coolest damn thing I had ever seen. I believe it was $50, or as that translated back then, way too expensive for a toy. ;D I did end up getting it as a present and absolutely loved it - I still look at it as one of the best wrestling accessories ever, and a hell of an upgrade to the idea of what a wrestling figure could be. I still have mine. Loved that thing way too much. I've only ever seen one KB Toys in my life, and it was at our nearest mall. Unfortunately I think the KB Toys isn't there anymore, as that mall is dying out. I sold all of my wrestling figures a couple years back to buy a guitar, and if it's one thing I wish I had kept it was that. I may have to buy it again someday (through eBay, that is, it's 75 bucks on Wrestling Superstore).
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mo
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 0:59:17 GMT -5
Post by mo on Feb 17, 2013 0:59:17 GMT -5
Probably the best place to get the harder to find wrestling figures. Awesome store, local went out of business years ago. Final purchase was a Great Khali figure .
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 1:14:31 GMT -5
Post by lildude8218 on Feb 17, 2013 1:14:31 GMT -5
I preferred Child World because of this
apparently it was called Children's Palace in some parts of the country. the "Child World" version of their commercial is a lot easier to sing
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 2:15:55 GMT -5
Post by Long A, Short A on Feb 17, 2013 2:15:55 GMT -5
^^^ I remember Children's Palace, but I don't remember that theme. I always like Children's Palace more than KB of Toys'r'us. I didn't even know KB existed until Children's Palace closed.
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 2:43:46 GMT -5
Post by Glitch on Feb 17, 2013 2:43:46 GMT -5
Preferred toys r us over KBs. Their toys always to seemed to be more expensive than toys r us and it was all the same stuff. Of course later on in their run they started to have huge bargain bins. I'll give them that since you could get a six inch tall x-men or groups of figures for cheap.
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Feb 17, 2013 3:10:58 GMT -5
Post by Jimmy on Feb 17, 2013 3:10:58 GMT -5
Good memory of going to a KB's in Atlantic City in like 2000/2001 and finding a TTL Big Bossman figure.
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Toxik916
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 3:54:08 GMT -5
Post by Toxik916 on Feb 17, 2013 3:54:08 GMT -5
Kb toys was my first job when I was 16. The manager told me to work faster and I told her I was getting paid minimum wage so I was putting forth minimum effort. I got fired a week later.
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 3:58:42 GMT -5
Post by mizerable on Feb 17, 2013 3:58:42 GMT -5
One thing I liked about KB Toys as a kid was the 3 for $10 bin, which always had some pretty weird obscure action figures...but still worth picking up. That was good for the poor kid like me who couldn't afford those Ghostbuster figures that had the screaming faces.
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 4:43:10 GMT -5
Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Feb 17, 2013 4:43:10 GMT -5
My favorite KB memory is one day walking in and finding these right at the endcap: Brand new series, the first singles set to use RealScan facial technology. Such an awesome series - I can remember my excitement. It's funny that that X-Pac to this very day is still the best one made. Can't wait to see Mattel's eventual effort on him.
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 4:46:23 GMT -5
Post by VKMTV on Feb 17, 2013 4:46:23 GMT -5
I preferred Child World because of this I did a riff episode about the CHILDS WORLD Cassette. Child World was my Ninja Turtle destination and KB TOYS and TOY WORKS built my WWF Jakks and Bend EM collections.
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KB Toys
Feb 17, 2013 8:08:34 GMT -5
Post by "Magic" Mark Hurr on Feb 17, 2013 8:08:34 GMT -5
My big three were Lionel's Playworld, Toys R Us, and KB Kids.
Honorable mention goes to Zales, K-Mart, Woolworths, Target, and Walmart Comics shops in Flea Markets and stand alone Comic Stores.
Don't mind me I'm just reminiscing.
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