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Walking down the street to where I was getting a Covid vaccination, I came across an independent toy shop (a rare thing in the UK)…
A toy shop with a full window display of Star Wars toys - something I’ve not seen in years. It took me right back to being a kid in the early 80’s again - where these toys were seemingly on the shelves in every toy store and supermarket.
The prices weren’t too bad either - and always good to have an alternative to the likes of tax dodgers amazon - as well to actually be able to see in the flesh something that may interest us; the size, quality, look, and feel (instead of a stock image photo).
Looking forward to going back again - with some cash in my pocket this time 😃
The simple things in life, eh? 👍
Congratulations on the vaccination! And I feel exactly the same about Amazon and shopping in-person. I’ve never resorted to buying from Amazon for many reasons, but I’ve had to do the vast majority of shopping online for the past year and it’s not the same. Just the other day I finally went in to my favourite local bookshop and browsed for half an hour. Felt brilliant and I came away with more books than I probably should have. Things are looking up 😃
Bookshops are great - especially the smaller older independent shops.
The smell of the paper… the quiet, discovering some intriguing book you may not have otherwise seen, found, or picked up…
Or just chatting with the people who work there - often helpful, knowledgeable, and willing to simply talk about similar books, authors, and shooting the breeze in general.
‘I’ (or rather, the local-ish bookshop) managed to find the missus an old rare book she has been searching for a long while now. Nothing of value or anything like that - just difficult to find. Couldn’t have done it without the local bookshop.
A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…
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‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + FAQs - includes info on how to search for projects and threads on the OT•com
A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmy’s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)
… and take your time to look around this site before posting - to get a feel for this place. Don’t just lazily make yet another thread asking for projects.
