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You saw the House. Now meet the Store.

Almost didn't beat the clock to get this one up before the weekend ends, but here it is -- an almost-sequel to the House article, it's....The Store! Yes, on the way home from the House, we met the Store. The Store is also known as "Gizmos & Gadgets," and it's got everything. Just a step above a thrift shop, it's the place that gave me WWF loot bags, Dinosaurs Attack! cards and a black licorice pipe that I completely forgot to mention in the article. Go check out the goods! Envy the crap I have no place for! Make outrageous monetary offers!

Posted by Matt on 05/01/2005. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 125 comments

Matt, if you plan on heading back to NY to visit that store, let me know. I’d gladly send you a few bucks to pick me up some stuff from the store, especially the Nintendo trading cards and WWF loot bags. I used to have tons of those old Nintendo cards when I was a little kid. I remember that I stored the cards, along with my Ninja Turtles action figures, in my Nintendo storage crate.

Chestnuts roasted by Kathodos @ 05/02/2005 3:22 PM

Holy….CRAP!!!!

I have that TMNT postcard book! All of those postcards are still intact, too.

Another AWESOME article, Matt. At least this one got on Fark!

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 05/02/2005 3:22 PM

Matt, I don’t see the ads you’re talking about at the end.

Those Dinosaur Attack cards are freaky. I would love to see a card by card breakdown article from you. Also, an article on the stuff you bought not show in this article.

I would love to have a store like that here. I fell in love when I spotted the pic with all those toys. Awesome.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 05/02/2005 3:26 PM

Matt, I know you’re busy with a real job in the real world now, but thanks a ton for the two recent articles. They were great, and well worth the wait!

Chestnuts roasted by Rosella @ 05/02/2005 3:26 PM

Anyone else want to see Matt in a Darth Vader voice changer helmet?

Chestnuts roasted by RAS @ 05/02/2005 3:52 PM

This is way off topic, but speaking of Darth Vader, HOLY CRAP! Darth Vader Slurpee Cups! Has anyone else gotten these? They hurt mein eyes to look at.

Chestnuts roasted by Road Block @ 05/02/2005 4:40 PM

Krang and I will not be denied our love!

Chestnuts roasted by Shredder @ 05/02/2005 4:51 PM

I saw that postcard book at my library on Saturday. They had all of their superhero books on display. That was the only TMNT one I haven’t read. I should’ve took it off the shelf and read it.
And I wish I could find stores like these more often. Or maybe I just pass them and think they’re tire stores and don’t bother going in. :D

Chestnuts roasted by radio @ 05/02/2005 5:00 PM

The turtles were small in those post cards because of a storyline from the Archie turtle comics issue #6 i think and a show from the old cartoon. The artwork was just reused and copied over to a degree. But ya, most of that whale shit never has anything to do with mutant ninja face attacking. That is why i love it so.

Chestnuts roasted by Zombie Derrick @ 05/02/2005 5:09 PM

You haven’t done a "fundraiser" where you sold alot of your crap in awhile… I’d love to get my hands on a few things that you’ve written about but haven’t been able to find, especially the movies. Think about it…

Chestnuts roasted by ANdrew @ 05/02/2005 5:13 PM

You know that Christmas was established on December 25th to combat another upstart religion’s worship of the sun god, and it’s actually rather probable that Jesus was born in late April, as many of the events described in the Bible take place in spring.

Chestnuts roasted by "MR. GAME & WATCH" @ 05/02/2005 5:37 PM

Hey, about the TMNT post cards… I can tell just from looking at the cover of the book that they’re using the art from the Random House picture books. Infact, the two cards described with the Turtles in a glass bottle and eating a giant pizza are from the book The Incredible Shrinking Turtles, based on the season 2 episode of the same name.

My superior knowledge of TMNT wins again!

Chestnuts roasted by JDavis @ 05/02/2005 6:08 PM

"proves to be the Store purchase than interests me the least"

"that" interests me?

good article :)

Chestnuts roasted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 05/02/2005 6:24 PM

Zombie Derrick is right…arc was called "The Incredible Shrinking Turtles." And yeah, there really was a scene where they got trapped in a bottle and another where they’re eating a (comparatively) enormous pizza.

I have those postcards and treasure them. The art sure sucks though. ;)

Chestnuts roasted by Lindsay @ 05/02/2005 6:28 PM

Man, those "When Dinosaurs Attack" cards look like they were done by the same artist that did the "Mars Attacks" cards.

I had quite a few of them when I was a kid, never managed to get the whole series, but they were definitely an influence on me.

Great article. Always great to read about your treasures.

And as has been said before, 20 minute time limit? Heathens!

Chestnuts roasted by UncleJR @ 05/02/2005 6:38 PM

Alls I can say is, "Another great article Madd Matt". It brought back a bunch of good memories…Dinosaurs Attack Cards,and the TMNT book especially. Can’t wait for Part Duex.

Chestnuts roasted by Texican @ 05/02/2005 6:43 PM

Hey Matt! Great article, Sir. From the looks of the picture it would appear that you will not be able to assemble a complete set of the ‘Dinosaurs Attack!’ based upon the number of packs shown. I am almost certain that I have a shit load of ‘doubles’ for that series. If you are interested, let me know what numbers you are missing and if I have them, I’d be happy to pass them along. Sadly, you are correct when saying that these cards (As well as other things) could never be printed today. Therefore . . . May all the hypocritical worshippers and creators of political correctness drop fu–ing dead!
Have a nice day folks!

Chestnuts roasted by REBLYELL @ 05/02/2005 6:54 PM

I had that Supergirl movie storybook when I was younger,and Marvel Comics versions of those Trading Card Treats.

I really do remember those Dinosaur Attacks! cards. They didn’t really gross me out,I was more interested in the idea of rampaging dinosaurs existing in the modern day becuase of a fluke of science to be worried about that.

There’s a store in a nearby town that’s like this one,but they mostly have NASCAR stuff and cheesey crap,and has only been around for a few years,so the only pop culture things I’ve ever seen in this store is stuff more recent,like Disney movies,Spider-Man,Star Wars Episode One,things like that. I did see a shopping cart full of late eighties-early nineties Marvel Comics,including ones like G.I. Joe.

Just don’t plan on coming all the way out here to rural Michigan,expecting another Store,becuase you’ll be disappointed.

Chestnuts roasted by Overlord @ 05/02/2005 6:54 PM

http://www.x-entertainment.com/liquor/censored/censored.html">The Lost X-E Articles, for those of us who have never read these. One of them is a review of the child molesting Different Strokes episode.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 05/02/2005 7:05 PM

That Monkey Attack is a real good one sadly matt never told us why the monkeys were on cars and everything, did they escape from a zoo or What Mattz.

Chestnuts roasted by JAM @ 05/02/2005 7:08 PM

Matt, u are my personal hero–plugging Manahawkin was cool. I live 15 minutes from Manahawkin.

This article was great–like stepping into a time-warp. A good time-warp at that. I couldn’t help but think of my Super Mario Bros. paper cup dispenser that my mom bought for the kitchen when I was six. She won’t get rid of it b/c she thinks it will be worth something. You know, it probably has more value than those napkins or trading cards.

Never before have I see such gruesome trading cards. Good lord–Dinosaurs Attack???!!!
Once again, a great article–good clean fun for the whole family… If you family is a bunch of nostalgia freaks (mine aren’t, but I have a friend and a boyfriend who are). Remind me never to go to the Middle of Nowhere that is Upstate NY again.

Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 05/02/2005 7:25 PM

I heard people talking about Family Guy today on campus…particularly the GI Joe part. That was classic–my brother and I laughed hysterically over it.

Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 05/02/2005 7:27 PM

Lord, how I love places like "The Store." There was a place like that on the next block over from me when I moved into my apartment about three years ago. That lady had EVERYTHING, from great CDs and original Nintendo games that I hadn’t seen in years to plates, dishware, and appliances that used to be found in my mother’s pea-green kitchen when I was three years old. I got three CDs, a chair, books, and countless pieces of little junk and toys like the masks and the joke stuff.

Alas, the place has literally been abandoned since its former owner flew the coop; a "closed" sign is permenantly etched into a cracked door. I’m glad to know such places still exist elsewhere. This article brought back some good memories, and reminds me of how much I love looking for treasures among what’s more-or-less trash.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 05/02/2005 9:13 PM

Ooh! I remember those Dinosaurs Attack cards! Better than the GPK cards, in my opinion.

Just what we need, a Shredder and Krang Hentai card. :P
Hmm, you think the TMNT postcards were made by the same company who made the Bebop and Rocksteady "We’re Made for Each Other!" Valentine’s Day card? ;)

Chestnuts roasted by The Dragon @ 05/02/2005 9:37 PM

You should do an article on Garbage Pail Kids if you haven’t already.

Chestnuts roasted by Ree @ 05/02/2005 10:56 PM

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