I'm old AF guys, I miss the days when Christmas was all about me and the lead up to the big day used to take forever! Now I'm so busy in adulthood that it seems to come and go faster every year..where was I going with this? Geez now I'm just sad..
Oh yeah..
Tonite my wife asked me what my favorite present that I've ever recieved was? I was going to lie to her and choose one she had gotten me before, but then I decided to shoot straight and answered truthfully..
When I was five or six I got an Optimus Prime toy by Hasbro and nearly lost my shit!
Transformers we're all he rage way back in the mid eighties, the TV show and the toys we're super popular! Optimus was the badass leader of the Autobots, so naturally I wanted to get him first. Most of you are aware I'm sure of "the robots in disguise" because they keep making just absolutely terrible Transformer movies still, but the old toys and show we're the shit. They were die cast metal not the plastic pieces of crap they pump out nowadays.
Man I still miss that toy honestly, I'm a big kid and I search eBay every so often thinking of buying an original G1 Optimus Prime to put on my desk but they're commanding big bucks now! One in decent shape starts around $500 and it'll probably be broken, still in box or with all the accessories could run up to 1k! Crazy I know but there's sentimental value there and I'd like to have one.
It's crazy the prices on all the old transformers now, I had so many but sold them in a yard sale my grandma had when I was 12 or so. I was pumped I got a buncha money that day and blew it all on junk, I don't even remember now what I got? 😞
I wish I had of kept my toys..
Anyways I'll get over this and cheer up eventually 😁
I'd love to know what your favorite Christmas present was? Is it like mine and something you wished for as a kid and finally recieved, or is it something you got as an adult perhaps from a loved one? Tell me in the comments because I love getting comments and hearing from you guys!
Hope you have a safe and happy holidays,
