I survived the grand opening Biway

[samurainoir]

[palitoy]

Bargain Harold FTW!

[cjefferys]

Sometimes I miss wandering around Biway looking for deals. And oh man, I forgot all about Bargain Harold's!

[Fitski]

I remember Biway's having lots of those Remco AWA wrestling figures that are now worth tons of cash. Did you guys have a Neighbours store? Was in the same line as Bargain Harold's and Biways.

[samurainoir]

Never heard of Neighbours, but virtually all my Mego Superheroes (all three sizes) came from Biway as a kid... I'd hang out in the meagre toy section while my mom tried to grab door crashers.

Really want to try to find flyers of some sort just to see how much Megos cost at Biway back in the day. Back then, my parents were poor immigrants and hardly ever bought toys from the larger department stores. This would change for my youngest brother, as they gained affluence and started shopping at Eatons and Woolco.

I don't remember if Bargain Harolds had good toys or not, but I don't seem to remember loving hanging out there as a kid like I did Biway.

When Star Wars rolled around, I think we mostly got those at Consumer's Distributing.

[samurainoir]

It appears there still might be a Biway left?


edit: Alas no... just checked Google streetview... it's a neighbourhood dollar type store that is just using the previous signage. It's the Biway logo, with "Zone" slapped on underneath it.

[samurainoir]

bargain harolds flyer

[palitoy]

Across the street from my work is a sign that reads, "Bargain Harolds Receiving" . It closed down in 1992, I've been tempted to steal it....

[palitoy]

I don't remember if Bargain Harolds had good toys or not, but I don't seem to remember loving hanging out there as a kid like I did Biway.

They didn't have as a good a selection as Bi-Way, less name brands. They had those baggies of Modern comics Charlton reprints (stuff like Peacemaker and Thunderbolt) for decades!

I remember spazzing out over the Ninjas they were selling with the LJN bodies back in '86 though.

[Brown Bear]

I remember buying my Mr. T water squirting brass knuckles from Bargain Harold's.......oh, the good ole days.

[samurainoir]

They didn't have as a good a selection as Bi-Way, less name brands. They had those baggies of Modern comics Charlton reprints (stuff like Peacemaker and Thunderbolt) for decades!

I remember spazzing out over the Ninjas they were selling with the LJN bodies back in '86 though.

*SLAPS FOREHEAD* yeah... I always thought of those as generic, off brand comic books. The Cheyenne Kid... E-Man? comics I'd get at Bargain Harolds because I had no other choice for a treat. It was Biway that had stacks and stacks of Captain Canuck into the eighties.

[samurainoir]

just found this on a website devoted to Towers! Five bucks on a 12" Superhero sounds about right for what my parents would spend on a Christmas gift.

http://www.towersdepartmentstores.info/pages/advertising.htm

[cjefferys]

Oh wow, great find Ed. My mom took us to the Niagara Falls Towers all the time. I remember buying a pet turtle there! And a Dr. Steel! It eventually became a Zellers and then finally closed down last year...

The store hours on that ad are funny, remember when stores actually had to close on Boxing Day? Now that day is the Canadian Black Friday.

[LadyZod]

I'm always fascinated with Canadian stores. I guess it's cause my only exposure to them came via TV (Degrassi Jr High) and I always figured they were made up. I love seeing all the flyers and photos you guys from up North put up. Thanks!

[Lee9977]

Across the street from my work is a sign that reads, "Bargain Harolds Receiving" . It closed down in 1992, I've been tempted to steal it....

Bargain Harolds Receiving, lol