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I was walking through a Wal Mart the other day, heading for the sneakers, when something hanging on an end-cap caught the corner of my eye. It wasn’t you may be thinking, but for a split second I had “that old feeling” again. I used to love walking through a WM and finding a clip-strip hanging somewhere completely away from the toy aisle where the chances were good that other collectors may not have found. Got me a bunch of White Lightning’s that way. You remember White Lightning’s, don't you?
Tom Z., don’t take this as a “bash” please, but I miss being able to walk into a Wal Mart – any Wal Mart – and finding the latest Johnny Lightnings right there on the pegs or on “clip strips”, and being able to pluck a WL off them from time to time. Cars with metal bases, in some very cool series, and not just the same castings repainted release after release with plastic bases. Little did we know then that those were the “Golden Days” of JL collecting. Today, only one Wal Mart out of the dozen or so within easy driving distance of me carries JLs.
One.
I know that you can’t control what a giant like Wally’s buys and what they do with it, but one has to believe that a competent sales staff can meet with the buyers at WM and do a better job on selling the line to them. Of course, limiting your line to the repetitive “40th Ann.” Or “Forever 64” concept doesn’t help, nor does eliminating the metal bases that so many of your customers love.
I just miss the “good ol’ days”, and that split second when I was reminded of the “clip strips” reminded me of how much fun it used to be to go hunting for Johnnie’s.
Tom Z., don’t take this as a “bash” please, but I miss being able to walk into a Wal Mart – any Wal Mart – and finding the latest Johnny Lightnings right there on the pegs or on “clip strips”, and being able to pluck a WL off them from time to time. Cars with metal bases, in some very cool series, and not just the same castings repainted release after release with plastic bases. Little did we know then that those were the “Golden Days” of JL collecting. Today, only one Wal Mart out of the dozen or so within easy driving distance of me carries JLs.
One.
I know that you can’t control what a giant like Wally’s buys and what they do with it, but one has to believe that a competent sales staff can meet with the buyers at WM and do a better job on selling the line to them. Of course, limiting your line to the repetitive “40th Ann.” Or “Forever 64” concept doesn’t help, nor does eliminating the metal bases that so many of your customers love.
I just miss the “good ol’ days”, and that split second when I was reminded of the “clip strips” reminded me of how much fun it used to be to go hunting for Johnnie’s.
Oh well it was still a fun time:thumbsup:
