Comments on: Rare Battlestar Galactica toy in CD Catalog (Plus Mego Micronauts)

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 01:50:17 +0000

Never bought anything there, it was ALWAYS out of stock. You waited for a free spot to the catalogue, then thumb through, fill out the stupid card, wait in line, hand the card to the employee, wait forever to eventually be told it’s not in stock. THAT PLACE SUCKED!

By: DON CHISHOLM

DON CHISHOLM — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 01:29:01 +0000

We had Consumers and Shoppers here in Windsor. (Shoppers was the same idea with a flashier logo.) Late 70’s/early 80’s I remember Consumers being THE place to get Star Wars and Micronauts. (Rivaled slightly be Sears.) They seemed to get stuff faster than anyone else.

Micronauts are still one of my faves, but they are NOT made for collectors. They’re fragile, have rubber parts that deteriorate, and so many small bits that it’s tough to get a complete set.

Don C.

By: John Hildman

John Hildman — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 22:30:23 +0000

I would have loved that Viper launcher! I had the Cylon Raider.

By: Danny C

Danny C — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:24:59 +0000

Not sure if it was affiliated with CD or what but we had a similar type store called Consumers in Staten Island. I went there a couple of times but they never seemed to have anything I wanted in stock.

By: Scott Baker

Scott Baker — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:14:04 +0000

We had several of these “Catalog Showrooms” in western NY. The two biggies were Brand Names and Century, but I also remember Naum’s and Service Merchandise. There was something magical about filling out your slip, turning it in, and having it appear in minutes, like a mail away at warp speed. I’d pore over these catalogs for hours on end, and they are probably what sparked my love of nostalgia, as you’d look at one a few years old, and notice how styles had changed. Other than toys, my favorite sections were watches, and the bar novelties (seems like everybody had a home bar in the 70s).

By: DBenson

DBenson — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:56:21 +0000

CD or something very similar was here in California back in the 80s. I think there were at least two chains running on the same principle, with weekly color slicks distributed via newspapers and bulk mail.

I remember it as having sample items on shelves and looking like a regular store until you took your form to the end. Still have a Jansport briefcase from there, built along the same lines as their backpacks and bike bags. Faintly recall buying the actual sample because they didn’t have one in back (might have been a closeout shelf).

I also remember Battlestar Galactica toys everywhere before the show debuted, including vehicles and figures that didn’t quite match was got on the air. Then the show flopped, and there was a long, slow fade of Lorne Greene action figures and the like at variety stores. In later years I’d explore the Kay Bee Toys in malls; there was always a bin that served as a pop culture graveyard of figures from failed movies and TV shows.