Toy Throwback

One of the more memorable moments of my childhood was that time when I was able to buy a toy using my own money.

As a kid, I had wonderful parents and grandparents who would happily buy me toys. So, if there was a toy that caught my eye, they would gladly make sure that I'd go home with it.

But as a grade schooler, part of me wanted to buy toys using my own money. For me, it was an accomplishment to be able to provide for myself, even in the mundane realm of toys. Because of that, I'd stash away a few pesos a day from my daily allowance, in pursuit of that dream of buying a toy using my own money.

And that dream eventually became a reality. After saving P20 (don't laugh, that was a big amount back in the 80s), I went to Gift Gate in Quezon Avenue and bought this Lego toy.

It was Ricky Raccoon, a character from the Fabuland series of Lego. Fabuland was their line of toys where all the characters were animals, and I've always wanted to buy Ricky Raccoon because of 2 reasons: 1.) my fascination with raccoons, and 2.) he had a scooter - another thing on my wish list.

Needless to say, it was a proud moment for me. The moment I held that small box in my hand, it felt like reaching "adulthood" and buying things on my own. Of course, I kept that toy as long as I could.

After finding that photo online, it made me want to scour the internet to check if someone's selling the same Fabuland Ricky Raccoon toy.

Maybe there is someone. Excuse me while I check.

Lego-ne

 

Why am I not surprised.

Today was the launch of the Sesame Street Lego sets in the official Lego stores in the Philippines. They accepted pre-orders via phone calls, and part of me knew that this toy will be a hot seller.

Their stores open at 10am, which means they would start to accept calls for the orders that time.

I called around 10:50am, and I was told by the branch that they were all sold out. When asked whether their other stores might still have it, the nice person on the other line said that the situation was the same.

Lego was Le-gone in less than 60 minutes!

Can you tell me how to get?

As a fan of both Lego and Sesame Street, this new Lego set is just geeking me out.

GEEKING.

ME.

OUT!!!

Bonus part, it's designed by a Filipino!

So now, can you tell me how to get, how to get this Sesame Street Lego Set?