Toysrus Stocking

[originalcyn]

i picked up over night warehouse as a favor to a friend and to get some exercise during winter. As i was stocking i ran in this is and was super thrilled. i guess i'm easily amused.



See it? How about now?



According to the box it's a B4! Pretty Swanky. i almost picked one up but it was night shift and none of the registers were open. After all, i get that sweet, sweet 10% employee discount now.

[kimokalihi]

I don't see the point of making toys with trademark auto brands on them but that's cool.

[James614]

Really? As a kid I loved, loved loved picking out toy cars that were of models I liked. I thought it was stupid and a waste of money if it was some generic non-branded crap, lol.

[evolutionmovement]

Same here. I also preferred Matchbox to Hot Wheels because they were more accurate.

[kimokalihi]

Exactly what I'm talking about. They're brainwashing the kids at very young age. Ever watch the cartoon channels kids watch these days? Jesus Christ.

[evolutionmovement]

No, and I'm not sure what you're saying. Kids cartoons have always been commercials, if that's what you're saying. But I might disagree about the marketing aspect, if that's what you're saying. I can understand in this instance as I doubt many kids would otherwise get excited about a boring ass Legacy sedan, but part of the fun I had was having an accessible version of the cars you liked that you saw or wished you saw, in the case of more exotic vehicles. I don't think a Lamborghini Miura for example, long out of production at the time, really qualified as commercial exploitation. What I didn't like about Hot Wheels was the inaccurate details and the usual assorted hotrods I thought were ridiculous even as a kid. I liked stuff that I recognized or could dream about owning or were easily imagined as being armed with hidden weapons like 007s DB5 or the Spy Hunter interceptor (I has a commercial Econoline that was an odd favorite because of this). Admiring real cars as close to they were also inspired me to design my own and learn why things were designed the way they were.

[James614]

Most cartoons feature non-licensed references and products. Movies, yes, are licensed and branded out the wazoo. But even animated movies are often drawn up with non-copyrighted generic items.

My love for branded cars came from said cars existing. Not the influence of cartoons, or even movies (except a few). Largely motorsaports and reading car magazines. And seeing certain cars on the road and car shows.

I also had a passion for toys that represented common everyday cars. Exotics were nice, but I loved the Ford LTDs, Caprices, and whatnot (I was not enlightened by Subarus back then, beyond the commercials about their AWD which I couldn't appreciate because I had never driven.)