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TexasTowelie

(112,100 posts)
Mon Oct 17, 2016, 06:32 AM Oct 2016

Hastings closes in on final chapter's end

Hastings’ going-out-of-business sale is at a staggering 90 percent off, and if you enjoy comics, movies or other collectibles, now is the time to shop.

Walking inside the store on Georgia Street, which was once the flagship for Hastings’ now-doomed “refreshed” store plan that saw licensed products and other collectibles pushed to the front, one might think a crime has occurred.

Many shelves are empty and yellow tape warning “CAUTION” has been put up to keep consumers out. Much of the merchandise has been bought and the stock has been consolidated over and over.

However, if you want an action figure, you’re in luck. Much of the licensed merchandise — action figures, busts, statues, etc. — of your favorite member of the X-Men or Avengers is still waiting to be bought. As new products, the discount is 60 percent, so a $15 action figure is down to $6.

Read more: http://amarillo.com/news/latest-news/2016-10-14/hastings-closes-final-chapters-end

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Hastings closes in on final chapter's end (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2016 OP
Our daughter in Missouri was saddened by the closure liberal N proud Oct 2016 #2
Years back, when they rented out videos... blogslut Oct 2016 #3

blogslut

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3. Years back, when they rented out videos...
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 08:58 PM
Oct 2016

some local pearl clutchers got upset because Hastings carried adult titles. The owner's response was a thing of beauty:

"We sell bibles too."

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