Noticed that Barnes and Noble had the Polar Express train set and the Harry Potter set as well, both in themed displays.
I made sure I told the manager how great I thought it was they are selling model trains.
Seems this Barnes and Noble always has 1/3 of its store stocking toys and games....and growing larger.
They also have several type of lego, and puzzles and similar for "buildings", i.e. Empire State Building etc that might be of use in a layout.
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It's interesting that other stores are trying to sell Lionel trains. I just hope that they continue to sell Lionel in the years to come.
A couple years ago Target stores was selling Lionel trains & Fastrac add-on sets near the holiday season. However Target in Florida quit selling Lionel trains after two or three years.
Lee Fritz
Much as I like toy trains, I liked Barnes & Noble best back when they were a real bookstore.
Much as I like toy trains, I liked Barnes & Noble best back when they were a real bookstore.
Like many of us in the hobby biz.....B&N is in a changing retail world....and doing what they can to stay open.
I liked it when we had 2 - 3 good hobby shops in every medium size city....but we don't for the most part.
I know in the plastic model biz in the 1970's a few kits hit one million kits. Today we run as few a 3000 and if they sell out we consider it a hit! Change.....the only constant.
Change.....the only constant.
Yep, change is inevitable, but that sure doesn't mean I have to like it or, in the case of my consuming patterns, go along with or support it.
I used to be a regular at B&N. Nowadays I only stop there if I'm shopping elsewhere in the strip mall they are located in. Heck, I still have a couple of hundred bucks in B&N gift cards from a couple of years ago to use up one of these days.
I used to be a regular at B&N. Nowadays I only stop there if I'm shopping elsewhere in the strip mall they are located in. Heck, I still have a couple of hundred bucks in B&N gift cards from a couple of years ago to use up one of these days.
I agree.........my job before I retired and do what I do now was a Sr System Analyst for a top 3 bank. Main part of my job....CHANGE and it's effect on our systems.
But I do not do well with change in my day to day life.....maybe a reaction to my job for so many years. I spend way too much time remembering 'the good old days' when I would go to Sears with my Dad and find a large selection of new AND used O scale trains. Or finding O scale trains at almost all hardware stores......so yes.....I do not welcome change myself....but have to acknowledge it weather I like to or not....
Dear Allan,
In this shrinking world of business opportunities any interest in trains is a good thing. In Staten Island (where I live) there at one time in the early 90's there were 4 train shops, now there is only 1! His business is mostly on line though times have certainly changed most of his business is in making and selling crab traps.Half of his stock is trains.
I personally like it especially at the holidays when seasonal business such as Fortunoffs and Barnes & Noble sell sets associated with Christmas! It is a positive for us diehard hobbyists (because we don't have to look too far to know that this hobby is not dieing as most forum members say). Normally they sell outdoor furniture (Fortunoffs) and books (Barnes & Noble) as such they are not interested in doing business on the internet as most Brick and Morter places are (or should be).
Thereby, I say to you, all the merrier for it only publisizes our hobby more. If they (the buying public) are really into it they will go to the train stores which probably are more numerous where you live.
IMHO
Mike Maurice
Set missing a track pin? You'll find help for that under fiction.
Must be a purely local thing. Our B&N sells only books, magazines and calendars.
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