I love old comic books ads. They are extremely deceptive and awesome.
Take the 132 Piece Roman Soldier Set for instance.
The image depicts a violent and intense battle taking place on a beach in rome. Skirts flap in the wind, daggers shine in the sun, and soldiers scream as the last minutes of their futile lives flash before their own bloodthirsty eyes.
Only $2.25 (around $8.60 in today’s money) and you can wage your own bloody battles, just like the one pictured here!
Weeks go by and finally the package arrives. Your sweaty overweight palms make quick work of the wrappings. You quickly tear open the box, empty the contents and find…
That’s right, cheap plastic, two dimensional junk. You would have been better off saving your money and pretending that the dirt and twigs from the front yard was a Roman army.
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i wish i had them it would be cool
i wish i had them it would be cool to play with these toys
… if you were like, 5 years old maybe.
I have a set of these from when I was a kid. I love them, guess I was young enough to enjoy them, played with them all the time.
Omg when i saw the picture i thought this must be so cool….and when you showed the plastic cheap junk….jesus….even kidz have limits playing with this crap :P
i remember this from when i was a kid ,i so envied the americans for the chance to get there hands on this playset ,i spent many a night y=thninking about playing with this set ,imagine how disappointed you would havwe been opening the box to find that pile of poo inside