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CaptMeatPockets t1_j2fgcv2 wrote

Reply to comment by Ancient-Brick-9424 in It was Christmas, 1980 something, and it was amazing… by Ancient-Brick-9424

The original Raphael action figure was the first toy I ever bought with my own money. I was in second grade and a cool third grader had all four on the playground. I asked how much and he told me “$3.99”.

I saved my money for weeks and when I had $3.99 I asked my mom if she could drive me to K-Mart. I grabbed Raph and we headed to the checkout.

The cashier rang him up, and announced “$4.23” after tax. All I had was $3.99. I started to cry. Thankfully my mom was nice enough to cover my shortage, however it took a few minutes for me to hear as I was so upset.

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Ancient-Brick-9424 OP t1_j2fi8ud wrote

That’s an awesome story! I really miss the days of going into stores and seeing shelves stocked with toys, just isn’t what it used to be!

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