Toys from a Galaxy Far, Far Away!

While I was busy shopping for perfumes in Tokyo, B did a little shopping of his own too. Just because he's a guy, that doesn't mean he doesn't love shopping, especially when it comes to STAR WARS toys. He already has quite an impressive collection of toys and figurines, which he collected over the years and the last time he went to Japan without me, B purchased a cool lightsaber for almost 7000 yen! Imagine my face when he came home grinning happily; long sword in hand!

So last vacation, we made sure Akihabara was on our list of places to go. As the largest electronics town in the world, you can find all sorts of gadgets and toys in this part of Tokyo. B had his mind set on a specific Toy store that sells the coolest Star Wars toys and figurines. As usual we got lost but after making several circles, we finally found the store.

Inside was all sorts of toys imaginable but you really have to search for the Star Wars toys since they don't come in abundance and are usually hidden in top shelves and corners. I got myself an adorable Pink Gizmo keychain, which I love! It also comes in purple and green by the way!

While I was browsing the huge store, B did a little searching himself. He was not interested in the smaller items and we were about ready to leave the store when B spotted an awesome C3P0 figurine! It's quite heavy and it's big; costing almost 5000 yen. B contemplated his decision on this expensive purchase; after all 5000 yen is equivalent to approximately RM200 and to spend so much on a toy required some major thinking.



I reminded B of his 7000-yen lightsaber, which was way more expensive than this figurine. Plus, it's not easy to find Star Wars toys back home and even if we did find the same exact figurine here, I'm very sure it would be pricier. In the end, I convinced B to get this very pricey but very unique figurine for his collection. It did not come with instructions so we were unsure if the figurine does anything. It was only later when we got back to our hotel that I accidentally pressed the back of his head, which got C3P0 talking and his eyes lit up as well! What a great cool buy for B!

Oh and this one here is a Stevie G figurine! It has nothing to do with a galaxy far, far away but this is B's favourite football player, which also forms a smaller but equally important part of his toy collection. I'm so glad B got some new Star Wars toys for himself. Now, I feel less guilty about all the perfumes I spent on and we both get to enjoy our collecting hobby together!

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