KMART MEGOS vs TARGET MEGOS

[glimpy]

Times have changed of course, however I still think I am Kmart kind of kid. That's where my best memories of buying these mego figures from. At that time the name Mego did not mean anything to me as it does now. Except for the time in the 78 when the mego kiss figures came out on TV when I first saw that commercial I got the name of the toy brand and told my dad to call every store . That's the first time mego ever entered my mind and mouth . We finally found the kiss dolls at Toys R Us. Anyways I was heartbroken when they did not have them at our local Montgomery Ward . When Target first came out I don't remember them ever having any mego figures there just Star Wars. Plus I really miss all those Kmart ham sandwiches.

[EmergencyIan]

I was a fan of the K-Mart cafeteria, as well. I dragged my grandparents back there for Saturday lunch more times than I’m sure they cared to go. I too got most of my Megos at K-Mart, though I don’t think I knew the name Mego, at that point. But, thinking back, I did realize that the same company was responsible for the different figures, even when they were 3 3/4 inch or Die Cast. I remember studying the packaging on all of the figure lines. Maybe I recognized the Mego logo or the word, since most of the time Mego was still in business, I couldn’t read.

- Ian

[comicmike]

That's awesome! I remember K-MART Megos, other Batman merchandising like that awesome Batman Transistor Radio, and K-MART burgers or hot chicken sandwiches and fries...wow...wonderful memories

[Hector]

My go to Mego place as a kid was Gemco (owned by Lucky stores).

Target bought most of the Gemco locations after they all closed down.

[Timothy2251]

Most of our Megos came from Two Guys and my grandparents, with our folks running a very close second. Great motivator to be a good kid and study hard.

[Mikey]

Never heard of Target until the early 90's

My Mego connections were Rockaway Sales, Two Guys, Kmart and Jamesway … edited to add Big-N

[TrekStar]

Back in the day I got my Mego's from Kresges and Child World, Kresges was at the local mall, they had WGSH, POTA
and ahi monsters, plus the cafe area, grilled cheese, ice cream and mego's.

Child World was the only place near me that carried the Star Trek mego's, so Child World was always the 1st choice,
and then lunch at the local pizza place.

[glimpy]

That's awesome! I remember K-MART Megos, other Batman merchandising like that awesome Batman Transistor Radio, and K-MART burgers or hot chicken sandwiches and fries...wow...wonderful memories

Hahaha I got my Batman radio there too!!! A strange thing happened to me about 5 years ago with this Batman radio. I popped in a 9-volt battery to see if it still worked and while I was turning the dial I picked up a radio station that was playing "Moonlight Feels Right" , "Goodbye Yellowbrick Road", & "I Write the Songs". Back to back to back the funny thing is was I got so excited because it was playing music from that era of the radio and then static and I could never ever hear it again!!! Just pure static now!!!

[glimpy]

My go to Mego place as a kid was Gemco (owned by Lucky stores).

Target bought most of the Gemco locations after they all closed down.

Yeah our Target in the beginning used to be "Two Guys" then it turned into "Gemco" then to "Fedmart" and now it's Target. For like the past 30 years or so.

[glimpy]

My go to Mego place as a kid was Gemco (owned by Lucky stores).

Target bought most of the Gemco locations after they all closed down.

Have you ever heard the song "Hector" by The Village callers?

[wilbs518]

Miss the lunches at the Kmart cafeteria with my grandma. I got most of my toys from Kmart.