I thought I remembered you saying your were actually in east Texas one time. Oh well..
Now I want a baked potato with all the fixins and some chopped brisket in it.
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I thought I remembered you saying your were actually in east Texas one time. Oh well..
Now I want a baked potato with all the fixins and some chopped brisket in it.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=lafay...c=0&gl=us&hnear=Lafayette,+Louisiana&t=h&z=12
This city here. note that it is well west of NOLA. Its a different culture than NOLA but equally as famous. But its famous as a region more than a city.
Also note that its the worst laid out city in all of America. It was designed by the French.
This city here. note that it is well west of NOLA. Its a different culture than NOLA but equally as famous. But its famous as a region more than a city.
Also note that its the worst laid out city in all of America. It was designed by the French.
Frederick and Nelson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_&_Nelson
They were also the ones to introduce the Frango mint to both Seattle, then later Chicago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_&_Nelson
They were also the ones to introduce the Frango mint to both Seattle, then later Chicago.
aparisi2274
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I think these two may have been local to the NYC area....
Count Dookkake
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Loved Crazy Eddie's commercials when I was a kid.
Didn't he end up in prison for something?
Didn't he end up in prison for something?
Jamesfrom818
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So fun.
I remember we used to have a ton of Big Boy's around me, but now I don't see them. They had a Frisch's down in southern Ohio when I last visited six years ago, but apparently that's the only places that commonly keep them around.
The original Bob's Big Boy in Glendale is now an Asian buffet.
sixteen-bit
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Incredible Universe was insane. I remember the game department had like every system on the market at that time. In the mid-90's, that was a lot of systems!
ElectricBlue187
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Electronic Boutique
By any chance it is that strange QQ Buffef place that has, like, every kind of food you can think of? (At least, seems to, from reading the sign when driving past.) Or was it in some other location.
Er... that is, if you mean Glendale CA, not Glendale AZ.
Jamesfrom818
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Nope. Different buffet. Its on Glenoaks towards Burbank.
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aparisi2274
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yeah, I think it was tax evasion or something with customer fraud.
Also, here is another one I just remembered:
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I remember my first day working at EB, the game "Super Empire Strikes Back" for the SNES came out. Damn you Gamestop!!!
oh god I remember crazy gideon, in some commercials he had a hot nurse or whatever, helping the other men in white put gideon away lol
Four_Chamber
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Service Merchandise
Media Play
EB Games
Caldors
Media Play
EB Games
Caldors
Big Chungus
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Playdium 
Edit: HOLY SHIT THERE'S STILL A LOCATION OPEN!?!? IN MISSISSAUGA!@
http://www.playdium.com/
HGNNNH
Edit: HOLY SHIT THERE'S STILL A LOCATION OPEN!?!? IN MISSISSAUGA!@
http://www.playdium.com/
HGNNNH
No, Pa actually and yeah I remember the front counter at Hills. I remember their hot dogs, stuffed pretzels and nuts. I remember playing a lot of Rampage and Moonwalker there too.
Playdium
Edit: HOLY SHIT THERE'S STILL A LOCATION OPEN!?!? IN MISSISSAUGA!@
http://www.playdium.com/
HGNNNH
We have a few places similar to that, except theres no real winter here so they NEVER close anything.
Heres streetview of it. Seems similar.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=lafay..._UW7LeRXO7i1ZVmvNi8f2g&cbp=12,115.33,,0,-4.81
Used to rent tons of movies and games from this place for dirt cheap compared to the local video stores.
YES! $0.99 movie and $1.49 game 5 day rentals iirc. So awesome. They had Pit Fighter and Samurai Showdown arcade machines in the lobby.............. so amazing as a kid
Rafa=FedKilla
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Those are still around too brah.
bengraven
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We had a Page By Page in my local town that not only had tons of books and a huge kids section with toys (I was 7 at the time) but later I discovered they had a gigantic Dungeons and Dragons section.
Years later it was bought out by this two chicks who wanted to make it into a party store. For two or three years afterwards, they still sold D&D books, right there in front of the store. Half their revenue was selling them, they realized, and despite getting rid of ALL the other books and replacing them with balloons, streamers, and gag gifts, they kept the DnD stuff to keep the store afloat.
It was great to see these pleasant middle aged women smile as you walked in the door until they realized you were a teenage boy, when they just sort of frowned and pointed to the TSR section.
Years later they finally ditched the rpg stuff. They went out of business a year later. True story.
Years later it was bought out by this two chicks who wanted to make it into a party store. For two or three years afterwards, they still sold D&D books, right there in front of the store. Half their revenue was selling them, they realized, and despite getting rid of ALL the other books and replacing them with balloons, streamers, and gag gifts, they kept the DnD stuff to keep the store afloat.
It was great to see these pleasant middle aged women smile as you walked in the door until they realized you were a teenage boy, when they just sort of frowned and pointed to the TSR section.
Years later they finally ditched the rpg stuff. They went out of business a year later. True story.
Count Dookkake
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Please give it the proper respect of referring to it by the proper name: The 3 Worlds of Santa's Village.
Are you old enough to remember Kiddie Kingdom?
I love those small little trading card/DND dedicated places. There are a few here, one more catered towards anime and Yu Gi Oh tournys. The others more towards american comics and roleplaying.
Wat?
Santa's Village chico.
Proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eumoE5mHqdU
maybe you mean a different one?
bengraven
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It was such a tiny town (10,000 pop) and what really frustrated me was this:
I didn't know how to play. I just loved to read the source books.
So who the fuck were buying all these books and why didn't I find out who they were so I could learn?
Count Dookkake
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Yeah, I know it's "Village." Check the stealth for the source of temporary confusion.
That said, I never knew that there was more than one. Suburban Chicago had it's own one, too.
But we had THREE WORLDS!!
wow Nostalgia. We had those in SE Ohio. When I was young, we use to go to a store called Bob Bay's and turn in our glass bottles.
EB games, I practically lived there. Also Hill's department store. Lazarus. Kaybee Toy Store. My favorite place when I was a kid though was Jolly Pirate donut store. There are a few chains around still, but not near me. I'm contemplating a road trip just to get some, but I'm worried my nostalgia glasses will fail.
ProjectOmega2x
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I remember going here quite a bit, since they usually had better used game prices.
They still have a website so I guess they still exist. I dunno.
But I haven't seen one in ages. The fries were the bomb diggity yo.
Ya they still exist. I have two within 15 mins of me here on Long Island. Around here they go by checkers but it's the same place. Oh and your not joking about the fries, so good.
shoplifter
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That Media Play used to be my local Children's Palace. Th Hooby Lobby has also moved, and the TRU that used to be next to it is gone as well.
Media Play was the best
Being from the Columbus/Springfield area:
HILLS (was my favorite place to shop. So many good memories going there with my family)
Gold Circle
Ames
Aladdins Castle
Fun & Games
Tg&Y
Farrell's, though I hear that they've reopened me or two stores in an effort to bring the brand back
Rax. That said, I haven't gone to the reopened ones. I heard they were In gas stations or the most part and my best friend was unimpressed when he went to the one in Bellefontaine.
Rikes (local dept store, became Blocks, the Lazarus, then Macys)
Service Mrchandise
Wow, I had forgotten about Harts!
There are still Rally's locations all over here.
They still have a website so I guess they still exist. I dunno.
But I haven't seen one in ages. The fries were the bomb diggity yo.
If I wanted a fast food burger, this is the place I chose over BK, Wendy's, and McDonalds. Our local one turned into a Checkers. The ungodly fries are still the same, but they change the beef patty
I miss Chichi's too. My area lack Mexican restaurants- they were the best of the meager selection. The old one is now a Chinese community center.
ah but did you guys have a silly commercial and real reindeer!
Kinda makes me sad, I wanted to go when I was a kid.
lunarworks
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Playdium
Edit: HOLY SHIT THERE'S STILL A LOCATION OPEN!?!? IN MISSISSAUGA!@
http://www.playdium.com/
HGNNNH
I knew it was still there, but I'm still surprised it's still around.
I remember when it was originally called SegaCity@Playdium.
Exactly, there are still EB Games in the US, but since Gamestop took over. The stores aren't nearly as neat back when it was Electronics Boutique and the trade in 2 games to get one game promo is a distant memory.
Oh and Woolworth. And Circuit City.
edit: Does Q-Zar still exist? Forget the laser tag, I used to drop by just for the arcade games.
Count Dookkake
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Pretty certain we had a reindeer, too.
Plus, we had this creepy commercial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_tDwCTI90I
Not sure if that seems more porno or more horror.
DrForester
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Babbage's
Had one of these in Colroado Springs, CO up until mid last year. The store was totally decked out inside with Gamestop stuff, and everything about it was Gamestop except of the name. Apparently the mall refused to let them change their name until their current lease ran out. Manage said there are a few other stores like this out there.
Yup, I know there's one in my old hometown of Concord, Ca.
And according to their website there are a smattering of locations across the U.S.
that poor lamb
Ah, okay, I think I know the one. I didn't know that's where the first Bob's was.
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I expect to see Hastings on in this thread sometime soon. Talk about a poorly managed shit show. I've gone there multiple times and I've seen the exact same product side by side with different prices.
Jamesfrom818
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I think that was the original location. The Rose Parade folks mentioned it a few years back when Glendale's float was Bob's Big Boy.
Still plenty of Sizzlers in LA. Went with a friend for Veteran's Day. Buy 1 steak, get 1 free.
user8503492
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OP read my mind, Hills and Ames were the first thing that came to mind.
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