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trueadrn
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Joined: Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:24 pm Posts: 1352 Location: Portland
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London Shops???
Yo guys and gals,
I got a buddy that will be in London for the next 6 months and he was wondering what the must see toy shops in London? I'm not familiar with the area so any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:16 am |
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jebcrow
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Joined: Wed May 24, 2006 4:11 pm Posts: 2253 Location: lahn-dahn
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hamleys on regent street
but seriously,,,there are none for kaiju-related items....
for western style,,,playlounge on beak street,,,forbidden planet on shaftesbury avenue,,,and dmph on great pulteney street (there are all in the same relative area)
i shop vicariously through the internet...an s7 london branch would be a great idea for the 4 or 5 of us who buy kaiju in this vast city (but most likely a really silly idea for the investor)
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:57 am |
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soda pop SMASH
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Joined: Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:55 am Posts: 681 Location: New Zealand
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there's orbital as well, not entirely sure where it is though, just off oxford street i think (again same region) as the others mentioned
also they walk among us in richmond, which is a fair way out but you can get there by train or tube. richmond is pretty nice
yep s7 london style, have to be somewhere with cheap rent (does a place like that exist here?)
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:47 am |
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trueadrn
Comment King
Joined: Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:24 pm Posts: 1352 Location: Portland
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Thank you guys. I sent him on his way.
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Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:57 pm |
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alifeintoys
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Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:23 am Posts: 2212 Location: zooropa
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in case u dont know this site,
fxxking helpful when u go to any other town & permanently updated too!
http://superfuture.com/city/city/city.cfm?city=6
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Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:08 am |
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conqueror
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Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:33 pm Posts: 548 Location: AUS
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when i went to london i hit up playlounge and dphmi. the latter was alot better. i was totally broke though and could only afford a few 100% bearbricks. i'm pretty sure playlounge had no kaiju stuff and dphmi only had a very small amount. both rwesome stores though.
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Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:07 am |
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soda pop SMASH
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Joined: Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:55 am Posts: 681 Location: New Zealand
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neither has kaiju as far as i know. dpmhi has shit toys for sale but a lot of nice kaws stuff in the display section. oh they have a few of those futura toys but man they're (a) ugly (b) expensive
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Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:50 am |
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conqueror
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Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:33 pm Posts: 548 Location: AUS
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yeah, the display stuff downstairs with the clothes was cool but too much michael lau stuff.
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Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:21 am |
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jebcrow
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Joined: Wed May 24, 2006 4:11 pm Posts: 2253 Location: lahn-dahn
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and the kids that work in there are so Nathan Barley it hurts....what a bunch of w*nkers!
too school for cool!!
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Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:28 am |
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Winu
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Joined: Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:49 am Posts: 3578 Location: San Diego, CA
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You should certainly visit DMPHI, great shop for non-kaiju and clothes
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Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:47 pm |
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conqueror
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Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:33 pm Posts: 548 Location: AUS
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jebcrow wrote: and the kids that work in there are so Nathan Barley it hurts....what a bunch of w*nkers!
too school for cool!!
i remember when i was paying for my stuff i said 'this is awesome, we don't have any stores like this in australia' or something and he paused and said '...what's new york like?'. pretty funny but he was actually helpful when i asked for directions to somewhere else.
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Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:14 pm |
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sichi
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Joined: Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:00 pm Posts: 5
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I tried to source Kaiju for my store B2 on Brick Lane but no one was particularly forthcoming in supplying the stuff to me. So don't blame the retailers... we can only try, blame the people who make this stuff and hoard it for themselves in an evil hoarding style of menace and terror!
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Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:42 am |
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Winu
S7 Royalty
Joined: Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:49 am Posts: 3578 Location: San Diego, CA
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sichi wrote: I tried to source Kaiju for my store B2 on Brick Lane but no one was particularly forthcoming in supplying the stuff to me. So don't blame the retailers... we can only try, blame the people who make this stuff and hoard it for themselves in an evil hoarding style of menace and terror! You can try getting on the s7 Distribution list.
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Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:58 pm |
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backtrack
S7 Royalty
Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:55 pm Posts: 3093 Location: London
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sichi wrote: I tried to source Kaiju for my store B2 on Brick Lane but no one was particularly forthcoming in supplying the stuff to me. So don't blame the retailers... we can only try, blame the people who make this stuff and hoard it for themselves in an evil hoarding style of menace and terror!
I was told by the guys at Orbital that they weren't interested in getting any in because there was no one in the UK who collected kaiju... which was blatantly wrong as I was stood in the shop asking for it...
That aside, I don't know if I would commit to buying anything brought in only because I am sure the prices would be double what they would be normally like most things. Though I would do what I could to support any and all efforts.
I just have the idea in my head that what S7 sells for $90 wouldn;t be £45, but would more than likely be £85-90.
But then I'm a pessimist.
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Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:54 pm |
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sichi
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Joined: Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:00 pm Posts: 5
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backtrack wrote: That aside, I don't know if I would commit to buying anything brought in only because I am sure the prices would be double what they would be normally like most things. Though I would do what I could to support any and all efforts. I just have the idea in my head that what S7 sells for $90 wouldn;t be £45, but would more than likely be £85-90.
Not necessarily. Buying from the US for retail in the UK has its benefits because of the dollar : pound exchange rate is in our favour. I don't know about S7 distribution prices, usually I would expect to buy a figure with an SRP of $90 (£45) for around $45 - $50 (£22 - £25). Final pricing would also depend on shipping and import costs which are the major problem * for small retailers in the UK, but I expect I could retail at around £50.
I will look into S7 distribution again! We had the Tokyo Underground book in and it flew out, so I know there is an S7 fan base. My space is built to be a kaiju store, it is hidden in a shop basement and only open on special occasions... we keep the underground under ground and hard to find! Plus we have a sushi cafe above us.
*we pay extra duty and VAT to import into the country. the main reason why sub-culture product is so hard to come by, we just can't afford to buy in for business.
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Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:40 am |
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Greasebat
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Joined: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:48 pm Posts: 2415 Location: NE OHIO
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but you guys have the TinTin store and Wagamama...
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Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:27 am |
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soda pop SMASH
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Joined: Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:55 am Posts: 681 Location: New Zealand
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Greasebat wrote: but you guys have the TinTin store and Wagamama...
wagamama is overpriced and overrated! have no idea what the tintin store is
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Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:06 am |
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Anti Social Andy
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Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:06 am Posts: 8253 Location: The Grim North
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conqueror wrote: . . . too much michael lau stuff.
There can never be too much Michael Lau stuff!
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Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:26 am |
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smp
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Joined: Mon May 05, 2008 3:31 am Posts: 28 Location: Noob Land
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Scary Andy wrote: conqueror wrote: . . . too much michael lau stuff. There can never be too much Michael Lau stuff! I was thinking the same
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Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:39 am |
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atease
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Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:23 pm Posts: 5382 Location: Boston, MA
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Greasebat wrote: but you guys have the TinTin store and Wagamama... Wagamama is in MA and CA now too...I think DC soon. And you're right, it is overpriced but I think the food is decent.
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Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:26 am |
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