Modelzone know jack...

I was in my local Modelzone earlier this afternoon. I bought some spray cans for a few more die cast vintage car restorations I'm doing.

Went to the til. As I was paying I asked the member of staff, 'Do you still stock 40th Anniversary Action Man sets?'

He turns around and points to a DRAGON Royal Marines figure and says, 'No, all they do is this now...'

'Thats not an Action Man', I say.

'Well thats all they do now...' He replies.

I'm stood there thinking, 'Whose 'they'? 

I then try and explain but he's not listening. Nor understands the difference. He then asks me, 'When did you see them here?'

'Last time I saw them was a few years ago' and point to the exact aisle they were in...

'No, thats all they do now.' He replies.

At this point I could have slapped him. He was around 35 - 40 years old. Surely he knows the difference between Action Man and those modern, ugly Dragon 1/6 type dross???

'No. No. No. NO. Thats NOT an Action Man' I say AGAIN....it was at this point my transaction was complete (debit card, very slow machine which needs replacing since the day the store opened in my Town) and I bade him good day and left...

I'm amazed such people find employment...especially since the 'they' he was referring to seems to be the 'same company' that made Action Man...duh.

Lol! Very dumb guy!!! OR maybe a wise guy that reckoned the 40th AM and dragon were made in same eastern factory and "thats all they do now!" was a actually a true statement!! Very unlikely though!! Lol

...and they wonder why they went into receivership...

it makes no sense Stan, I am 40 and action man was always my favourite toy. However, some people just do not feel the same about action man as we do. To some it is just another toy from the past that they did not care about  

Speaking of their receivership they are not giving refunds on purchases for "the time being", I know this ad I went to my store to get a refund today. Very bad of them not to highlight this in stores now.

I still hope to get a refund soon.

Also yes, I guess some men grow up and leave toys in the past hence forgetting them in all senses.

Dragon in Dreams were responsible for Manufacturing Action Man 40th maybe he got Dragon in Dreams and Dragon confused ???

I think this would be giving him far to much credit though