Little Things that Bring a Smile to Your Face 5: Rainbow Edition

[randombs]

Music Magpie yet again. This time offering ?15 for my Japanese Wii Fit board+game.

I bought it when it came out in 2007 for about ?30 and wasn't able to shift it for anywhere near ?15 when I tried selling it a few years ago(understandable, considering P&P). Boxed boards+game in Japan are only a few quid a pop now. Next time I visit here I'll do a price check at Tsutaya and bring back some goodies to sell

Wanted to sell my (imo) B-grade iPad 2 to CeX but by the time I took it in the buy price had dropped from ?85 to ?80. Took it there today and the guy buying it graded it A so I got ?90

Plus I found out they do bank transfer in store which saves so much hassle(no need to visit again to get the cash if the item passes their tests).

[QualityChimp]

If I don't get Zoids this year, Christmas is ruined.

You'll probably ends up with R.A.T.S. instead.

[Darwock]

Funny thing is, I probably will get Zoids for Christmas

[Dogg Thang]

You'll probably ends up with R.A.T.S. instead.

Probably...

[QualityChimp]

I really should probably have an Iron Kong!

[Fader209]

Makes me smile to see the Casio watch I had in that catalogue (black with a calculator). That thing saved my bacon in a GCSE exam when I forgot my proper calculator!
Funny thing is, you can still buy that watch new on Amazon - Linky

Edit: We had the later version of Zoids in the 90's, Kong and T-Rex were very similar only they were more shiney like chrome plated.

[kryss]

By the time I'd started working for Argos, the toy codes were just hitting the low 371s.

[randombs]

[MENTION=9333]kryss[/MENTION]

I pictured you by the fireplace with your grandchildren on your lap and that was halfway through the story.

[kryss]

I remember the time I forgot to add a sled when sending a big 530 down the belt. Obviously the customer wasn't too happy to see their tv come rolling down and bounce off the belt onto the floor...

[speedlolita]

Was it a CRT?

[kryss]

It was a 20" 4:3 CRT. Yes, I know. I never did it again.

[randombs]

Brilliant

[charlesr]

Quality.

[Anpanman]

It was a 20" 4:3 CRT. Yes, I know. I never did it again.

For some reason your story jogged my memory of when I worked in retail early 80's, normally the largest size telly was 26" but Sony did a superb 27", problem was it took four blokes to carry one, with no lift to bring it from the stockroom and a tight turn at the top of two flights of stairs the massive box took a major logistical operation to get it downstairs to the customer every time we sold one.

[charlesr]

The Kryss method would have been useful maybe