Post by: Propergrounds on August 11, 2010, 08:08:21 PM
" oh dad look...a tiger sting,ive been looking for this one forever! ( I was impressed by his knowledge)
"Dad please lets get this" then he asks me how much...I say 5 bucks...what a deal.
"dad can we get this?"
"sorry son,Im tapped out.I only have enough left for a cup of coffee"
Kid turns to me...
"excuse me sir...could you lower this to the price of a cup of coffee?"
Priceless.I couldnt help myself.I gave the kid the sting for free.Too cute.
the next generation at its best.
Keep diggin kid.
Post by: 5h4rK on August 11, 2010, 08:12:30 PM
Post by: latinjoe22 on August 11, 2010, 08:20:04 PM
That's really priceless Propergrounds. Good move indeed. That kid will remember what you did for him and the Joe con, I'm sure.
Post by: bandonov on August 11, 2010, 09:07:39 PM
Post by: turner on August 11, 2010, 09:26:30 PM
Post by: NeoDragonKnight on August 11, 2010, 09:28:24 PM
Quote from: "Propergrounds"
A Boy came up to my table,maybe around 7 years old (with his dad) and fished out a incomplete tiger sting out of one of my boxes.
" oh dad look...a tiger sting,ive been looking for this one forever! ( I was impressed by his knowledge)
"Dad please lets get this" then he asks me how much...I say 5 bucks...what a deal.
"dad can we get this?"
"sorry son,Im tapped out.I only have enough left for a cup of coffee"
Kid turns to me...
"excuse me sir...could you lower this to the price of a cup of coffee?"
Priceless.I couldnt help myself.I gave the kid the sting for free.Too cute.
the next generation at its best.
Keep diggin kid.
I love those kind of stories, that was very nice of you. And it encourages the kids to come back next year.
Post by: roshan on August 11, 2010, 09:43:00 PM
Quote from: "turner"
He had a blast at the freebie table also.
The freebie table was amazing this year, I saw boxed Alpha Wave 3 vehicles in there. Just awesome.
Post by: Radio Guy on August 11, 2010, 09:47:45 PM
Quote from: "Propergrounds"
A Boy came up to my table,maybe around 7 years old (with his dad) and fished out a incomplete tiger sting out of one of my boxes.
" oh dad look...a tiger sting,ive been looking for this one forever! ( I was impressed by his knowledge)
"Dad please lets get this" then he asks me how much...I say 5 bucks...what a deal.
"dad can we get this?"
"sorry son,Im tapped out.I only have enough left for a cup of coffee"
Kid turns to me...
"excuse me sir...could you lower this to the price of a cup of coffee?"
Priceless.I couldnt help myself.I gave the kid the sting for free.Too cute.
the next generation at its best.
Keep diggin kid.
I took ALOT of pix throughout the day, but one I took of a kid playing with a Headquarters playset was one of my favourites...
Post by: Radio Guy on August 11, 2010, 09:52:07 PM
(http://http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz269/radioguy3/Canadian%20GI%20Joe%20Convention%202010/DSCF1127.jpg)
Post by: bandonov on August 11, 2010, 10:00:06 PM
Quote from: "Radio Guy"
Found the pic:
[img]http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz269/radioguy3/Canadian%20GI%20Joe%20Convention%202010/DSCF1127.jpg[img]
Your link is broken, funny if you cut and paste it, it works fine. The kid is so happy.
Post by: xhairs on August 11, 2010, 10:26:30 PM
Post by: martin-montreal on August 11, 2010, 11:04:31 PM
Quote from: "Radio Guy"
Found the pic: http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz26 ... CF1127.jpg (http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz269/radioguy3/Canadian%20GI%20Joe%20Convention%202010/DSCF1127.jpg)
Fixed that for you:
(http://http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz269/radioguy3/Canadian%20GI%20Joe%20Convention%202010/DSCF1127.jpg)
Martin
Post by: olyeller01 on August 11, 2010, 11:09:54 PM
There's nothing like making a kid's day. One of my customers at my previous store had a little boy who he brought in with him one day, who really liked my Mustang. I put him in it, made damn sure it was out of gear and the park brake was on, and held down the clutch so he could start it up. The smile on his face and the way his eyes got so big absolutely made my day.
Post by: BHMike on August 12, 2010, 10:20:00 AM
(http://http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs107.ash2/38665_1465914220307_1607079190_31136214_4581010_n.jpg)
That's Turners son, exhausted from all the toys to pick from! LOL
He just laid down and passed out Friday night in the dealer room.
When I met him, all he said was "I want a timbit!". :lol:
Post by: turner on August 12, 2010, 11:10:15 AM
Post by: Radio Guy on August 12, 2010, 10:16:53 PM
Post by: Propergrounds on August 12, 2010, 10:57:29 PM
Post by: Jon S. on August 14, 2010, 09:49:00 AM
I also liked seeing Gieselle, who had saved her money while the boys had spent all theirs, find a great a deal and scoop up FIVE carded 25th figures for $20.
Post by: SnowHawk on August 14, 2010, 09:56:03 AM
Post by: xhairs on August 14, 2010, 02:00:02 PM
Post by: pluv on August 15, 2010, 10:29:48 AM
My wife's favorite moment was Joe or Joke arm wrestling with Brandon Frasier's stunt double aka Scramble.
Post by: joss789 on August 15, 2010, 02:02:34 PM
Just walking through the dealers tables was awesome. I makes some great deals.
I liked all panels, especially Zach Hoffman Q&A. He's a funny guy.
It was also great to see all kids opening and playing with Joes. My son is too young (less than 3 years old) to play with figures but he realy like vehicles. In two years, he should be able to play with figures and have fun like i did so.
So, my favourite moment was when i bought a slugger for my son. I told him to choose one vehicle on ''gsmiley'' table and he choose a Canadian Slugger. He had great time at the hotel with his Slugger! :)