Category Archives: Rustin’s Spoils of the Week

Rustin's Spoils of the Week #81

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Rustin Parr

A few weeks ago I was in Chicago and in addition to hauls from regular stores and my beloved Legoland Discovery Center but I also made a sojourn a FiveBelow, which we sadly lack in California. My hope was to … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #80

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Rustin Parr

The Disney Store has definitely had its business-ial ups and downs but one thing they have and are doing well is carving out a niche for exclusive product - a surefire way to drive traffic. Better yet (or "worse," contingent … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #79

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Rustin Parr

After almost a decade we have our return to the filmic world of Middle-Earth with the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. To celebrate this I've gathered up all the Hobbit toys I could find for this lovely game … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #78

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Rustin Parr

This week brought me back to "Sweet Home Chicago" - my favorite city in the world and most beloved former location of my residence. As such, I was afforded the opportunity to return to some of my favorite haunts, including … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #77

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Rustin Parr

I wish I could say that things are starting to heat up now on the toy aisles with the Holiday season quickly approaching - and let's tangentilize here for a moment, I understand "business" and capitalism so it's never really … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #76

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Rustin Parr

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toyline was my gateway drug. Sure I was into all kinds of comic book and sci-fi toys as a kid, but for whatever reasons TMNT really grabbed me and I followed that line like a … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #75

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Rustin Parr

And we’re back! This episode of Spoils of the Week brings you a right smattering of products from around the, well, frankly, aisles of Toys R Us. Yes, that once fault-less bastion of toy good-ery! Bask, dear friends, bask in … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #74

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Curse you Toys R Us! Curse you and your sudden arrivals of a ton of product! Curse your "Buy 2 Get 3rd for Free" sales. Don't you know I'm on a strict budget!? This is about half of my purchases, … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #73.5 (Playmobil FI?URES Girls Series 2)

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Playmobil follows up last year's launch of the Fi?ures line with another two-fold series. This second series certainly trumps the first and goes far towards establishing Fi?ures as fun collectible series and a valuable piece of the overall Playmobil collection. … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #73

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Rustin Parr

Two big things happened this week - my friend and colleague took me to a collector store in his home town and Toys R Us slapped me in the face with a load of new arrivals. The collector store was … Continue reading →

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