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Old 05-02-2013, 10:44 PM
dannymrmissile dannymrmissile is offline
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You know, I don't miss many things from years gone by, but the old style family hobby store is one that I do miss a lot. Buying stuff online is simple and convenient, but there is nothing like rummaging through an overstocked hobby store looking for that treasure at the back of the shelf. What fun.

AMEN TO THAT, Harold !!! We all have the ones we loved as a kid, like the 1 I've told you about many times that my Mom took me to- in Charlotte, NC, "Science Hobbies". They had Telescopes, Chemistry Sets,, everything! I still have Their order form,
plus a few residual items left over with their price tag on it, 1 being an old Estes Vostok, parts, etc. They used to sell/cut Volcanic Geodes in half for us,, never knew what colors you'd get, 'till it was cut. Last time I went, 10 yr. or so ago-it was a Beauty Salon,,, eeek! Danny.
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Old 05-03-2013, 04:39 AM
jetlag jetlag is offline
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I remember Snipes Toys and Hobbies here in Columbia on Taylor Street, 1/2 block away from the Baptist Hospital. When my Dad would go make rounds at the hospital, I'd tag along to go the hobby shop. I even learned how to take the bus downtown to get there at the tender age of 12!
There was not a single unoccupied space in that hobby shop. It was wonderful. No matter how many times I may have been there, I could always pass a large amount of time perusing all the rockets (Estes, all, but a LOT of them) and model airplanes engines and supplies. Slot cars, too!
It's where I got my first rocket kits and control-line airplanes.
I miss it greatly...

Allen
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