Its 1 am as I write this, so please cut me some slack.
I've remained silent throughout the relaunching of Mego, and it's unfortunate to see how badly its being portrayed by some. Personally, i could not wait to go to our local Target and buy my "first Megos", and I am very grateful i was able to do so. Thank you Mego for gifting me that experience.
Let me set the scene:
I am a 23 year old male; I've played with toys, I collect toys, and I make toys. I'm sitting at my workstation working on a custom, surrounded my customs I've purchased, and new Megos I recently bought. (what a time to be alive )
I did not grow up in the era of Mego, let alone know what one was when i was younger. It wasn't until an unfortunate accident fell upon me that I was gifted Megos and other Mego like toys from people on this very board as a "get well soon package" through the communication of my father. From that point, I did not know how much my life would change. Sure more toys came out, some were more exciting than these dolls, not to mention videos games were on a steep rise, but, no matter what, Megos were there. Fast forward a little from then, Dad and I go on our first Mego Meet. We were both out of our element, driving hours to spend time with people whom he had only communicated with over the internet in a dingy basement of a museum in a random West Virginia town( I guess a golden rule of parenting is : if you're gonna meet strangers from the internet, bring your kid. Thanks Dad ).
That was another major change in my life I hadn't fully grasped the importance of until now, reflecting back.
Fast Forward to right now. I have made many close, dear friends because of this forum and mostly, because of Mego. To Mego, I am eternally grateful that I was able to experience the magic of this toy line. Without it, I wouldn't not be as creative as I am, nor as passionate with toys.
That's why it pains me to see all the negativity surrounding the new release. If anyone gives this post the time of day to read, do me a favor: Please reflect with yourself why Mego is important to you. Look back at how Mego influenced you, or impacted your life. Feel free to share also, I would love to read everyone's story.
Have I ever seen an episode of Charmed or Cheers? Nope. Do I care to own an Alice action figure? Meh. But with 100% of my being, I will continue to buy them so I know I'm doing my part to help Mego like they've helped me. We are Mego.
-The Boy
I've remained silent throughout the relaunching of Mego, and it's unfortunate to see how badly its being portrayed by some. Personally, i could not wait to go to our local Target and buy my "first Megos", and I am very grateful i was able to do so. Thank you Mego for gifting me that experience.
Let me set the scene:
I am a 23 year old male; I've played with toys, I collect toys, and I make toys. I'm sitting at my workstation working on a custom, surrounded my customs I've purchased, and new Megos I recently bought. (what a time to be alive )
I did not grow up in the era of Mego, let alone know what one was when i was younger. It wasn't until an unfortunate accident fell upon me that I was gifted Megos and other Mego like toys from people on this very board as a "get well soon package" through the communication of my father. From that point, I did not know how much my life would change. Sure more toys came out, some were more exciting than these dolls, not to mention videos games were on a steep rise, but, no matter what, Megos were there. Fast forward a little from then, Dad and I go on our first Mego Meet. We were both out of our element, driving hours to spend time with people whom he had only communicated with over the internet in a dingy basement of a museum in a random West Virginia town( I guess a golden rule of parenting is : if you're gonna meet strangers from the internet, bring your kid. Thanks Dad ).
That was another major change in my life I hadn't fully grasped the importance of until now, reflecting back.
Fast Forward to right now. I have made many close, dear friends because of this forum and mostly, because of Mego. To Mego, I am eternally grateful that I was able to experience the magic of this toy line. Without it, I wouldn't not be as creative as I am, nor as passionate with toys.
That's why it pains me to see all the negativity surrounding the new release. If anyone gives this post the time of day to read, do me a favor: Please reflect with yourself why Mego is important to you. Look back at how Mego influenced you, or impacted your life. Feel free to share also, I would love to read everyone's story.
Have I ever seen an episode of Charmed or Cheers? Nope. Do I care to own an Alice action figure? Meh. But with 100% of my being, I will continue to buy them so I know I'm doing my part to help Mego like they've helped me. We are Mego.
-The Boy
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