ReMegos in Toronto

[MysteryWho]

I gotta get to the Snail again soon, anybody know if they're open Christmas day?

[HardyGirl]

Wow! That's really cool! Our local comic store will occasionally carry some retro stuff, but not as much as before, b/c the stuff winds up being peg warmers. It's sad, b/c it doesn't seem like the dads who are old enough to remember will jump on this stuff for their kids, and of course, the younger dads, (who are mostly the ones who shop at comic shops around here anyway), don't remember it to begin with.

[Chris]

That looks fantastic! Thank you for sharing, Shogun. It was great to hear you on the MM podcast.

[samurainoir]

I gotta get to the Snail again soon, anybody know if they're open Christmas day?

When I was there this week, the sign said they were not open on the 25th, but they do have a web store you can shop at one christmas day!

http://www.silversnail.com/main/

[samurainoir]

What they had at Planet Richmond Hill a couple of months ago...

Their stock of Kahn exclusives seems to have dwindled... they have upped the price on them above retail.

[ScottA]

I love seeing that. There is no store here in town that sells that stuff.

[samurainoir]

This is actually a pretty huge deal... Markham, a suburb of Toronto, has more or less one main Comic Store, Heroes World, that focuses almost exclusively on mainstream comics. I've never ever seen any kind of ReMego in there. The folks who run this place are Transformers and Video Game generation. I think it's a pretty huge deal that they decided to stock Batman ReMegos (I don't even think they got in Batman 66 figures).

[palitoy]

They are not masters at retail placement. I pop into Heroes World on occasion, I think it switched hands because the original dude who owned it was definitely our age. My wife bought his Phoenix diecast off him at a toyshow ten years back and I've never seen him again.

[VintageMike]

That's great to see. The main shop I go is usually stocks any sci-fi or superhero related retros but I haven't seen any Batman there yet.

[4NDR01D]

Sitting in the Eaton Centre getting my sulk on as Silver Snail was out of the Metaluna Mutant and Phantom of the Opera. I don't get to T.O. Too often and was really looking forward to picking these guys up.
Oh well, on the bright side they're selling well and not warming pegs.
Although the kid working there didn't know what "universal monsters" were.

[samurainoir]

Yeah, they have really stocked up on hipsters on staff at the Silver Snail since they went all "Hot Topic" in the new location. Unfortunately, their knowledge of old school product, particularly the ReMegos is non-existant.

Go to ToysToysToys in the Eaton Centre if you are looking for some cheap Mattel Retro Action (wave 4).

I'll likely have a Meta Luna Mutant at Mego North in January (it's currently on my table at the Hamilton Toyshow... but it's at least an hour's drive from Toronto).

[comicmike]

Silver Snail: $23.99 CAN retail for Robin, Joker, Riddler 8", +cases today til 6pm

I love Silver Snail! almost everything in store is still 20% off today 'til 6PM in Toronto. FTC batman 8" are now $23.99 with the discount (only Batman is sold out), and those wonderfully heavy carrying cases are also 20% off (1 of each of the 4; by the Cash Register, on the floor)

[4NDR01D]

Yeah, they have really stocked up on hipsters on staff at the Silver Snail since they went all "Hot Topic" in the new location. Unfortunately, their knowledge of old school product, particularly the ReMegos is non-existant.Go to ToysToysToys in the Eaton Centre if you are looking for some cheap Mattel Retro Action (wave 4).

Yeah, it was a different vibe in there and I don't think it was just the new location. The staff seemed really flippant, all eating on the job and dropping f bombs etc. I'm not an old "fuddy duddy" (maybe i am since I just used the term fuddy duddy), but combining that with lack of basic product knowledge (I had also asked about Mars Attacks figures to blank stares) and the items out of stock, it didn't endear me to the store to be honest. What's funny is I went into hot topic for the first time ever and the staff was great. Unfortunately I didn't see anything I wanted to buy. I didn't read your reply in time to see that there was a toystoystoys store (I've never heard of it, but will check it out next time I'm in town).

[cjefferys]

Stupid hipsters...

[Pman83]

Wow that is awesome to see. I wish there was a store like that in my area. My wife wouldn't though..lol