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It’s now December, and even though I’ve been in full-on Christmas spirit for a couple weeks now, I feel like I can finally start proving it on the site. For some reason we’re getting a lot of our Christmas shopping done early this year, and that means I’ve been looking at a lot of toys. Unfortunately, I haven’t been looking at toys for myself, but at least I have an excuse to be in the toy aisle for a few weeks without getting weird looks.
Just yesterday I was picking up a couple toys for my nieces and nephews* at Target and I inevitebly wandered into the Star Wars section. There on the bottom shelf was a product I knew was designed just for me; a Galactic Heroes AT-AT.
* I hate that there is no generic word for nieces and nephews. My mom can say ‘grandkids’ and that covers them all, but I have to say ‘nieces and nephews’.
I’ve written about my obsession with Hasbro’s line of Cutesy figures (Galactic Heroes, Super Hero Squad, etc), and although they represent toys that I’ve actually built up the nerve to buy myself over the years, I’ve never sprang for a vehicle. Hopefully the AT-AT will be the first exception. I’ve been wanting the huge, expensive AT-AT that came out this summer, but I’ve faced the fact that I’ll never own that.
A cute, desk-friendly, $40 AT-AT though? Like a wise man once said, it will be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine.
Welcome to Christmas 2010 here at Tophat Sasquatch. Be on the lookout for Holiday Gift Guides, editorials on our favorite memories and traditions, and Christmas-themed reviews. You can browse the Christmas archives to catch up.
