Toys for Big Boys

MIN2511 · 03-11-2009 10:06PM #1

So i reckon AH is the best place to post this

Has anyone been to Toys' for Big Boys in the RDS?

I plan on going this Sunday as my treat to myself and want to know if it's worth the hassle

Cheers

rizzee · 03-11-2009 10:10PM

I'll show you my toy, big boy

MagicMarker · 03-11-2009 10:10PM

MIN2511 wrote: »

So i reckon AH is the best place to post this

Has anyone been to Toys' for Big Boys in the RDS?

I plan on going this Sunday as my treat to myself and want to know if it's worth the hassle

Cheers

Are you a boy?
Are you big?

genericguy · 03-11-2009 10:12PM

get yourself a dremel arse-whisk while you're there, now that's a toy for real men.

xxlilyxx · 03-11-2009 10:13PM

ive been twice and im goin saturday, i love gadgets and i love the cars so i think its a good day out, plus there's a pamper section for the girls:D my favourite

MIN2511 · 03-11-2009 10:15PM

Typical AH responses

And no i am not a boy... I am female!

I do like toys though(And no not your 'toy'!)

Holmer · 03-11-2009 10:15PM

It's okay, nothing special.I went a couple of years back. Nothing like the magical hi-tech utopia they always promise on the radio ads. It's actually quite small. They had a cool car exhibition though, and a few scantily clad wimmins doing promotions:D. But it's underwhelming really, you'll see everything in about 90 minutes, unless they've really improved it in the last couple of years.

My name is URL · 03-11-2009 10:16PM

I bet there'll be a 1-3 ratio of guys wearing 'witty' t-shirts there

"the wife is home chillin' my beers"

hawhawhaw

mikom · 03-11-2009 10:16PM

MIN2511 wrote: »

Has anyone been to Toys' for Big Boys in the RDS?

What's that........ a fleshlight convention?

Gran Hermano · 03-11-2009 10:17PM

It's a load of pony and I wouldn't go again if someone paid me.

rizzee · 03-11-2009 10:17PM

MIN2511 wrote: »

I do like toys though(And no not your 'toy'!)

What about... my big boy toy

03-11-2009 10:20PM

Well I won tickets right here on boards so yes, yes I guess I'll be going

WIZE · 03-11-2009 10:22PM

Toys for Big Boys is the biggest load of Shoite I have ever seen in my life.

WIZE · 03-11-2009 10:23PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Well I won tickets right here on boards so yes, yes I guess I'll be going

Haha someone was happy to ditch their tickets on to you

JohnCleary · 03-11-2009 10:23PM

I might be exhibiting at it. What's best is we're not trying to flog you anything, just provide ye with information about powerboating in Ireland. Ye can have a look at the boats we use etc. and get info on how to get involved (without even having to buy your own boat)

Fago! · 03-11-2009 10:26PM

Gran Hermano wrote: »

It's a load of pony and I wouldn't go again if someone paid me.

So you wouldn't go if you were paid 8 grand?

You lying TART.

genericguy · 03-11-2009 10:27PM

JohnCleary wrote: »

I might be exhibiting at it. What's best is we're not trying to flog you anything, just provide ye with information about powerboating in Ireland. Ye can have a look at the boats we use etc. and get info on how to get involved (without even having to buy your own boat)

yea yea, that's how it starts, then after a look you'll offer us a great deal on a boat. then when we take the deal, sure we might aswell have somewhere nice to sail it. how about a timeshare in monaco? and for that price sure we might aswell buy our own place...

i'll have six please.

JohnCleary · 03-11-2009 10:58PM

genericguy wrote: »

yea yea, that's how it starts, then after a look you'll offer us a great deal on a boat. then when we take the deal, sure we might aswell have somewhere nice to sail it. how about a timeshare in monaco? and for that price sure we might aswell buy our own place...

i'll have six please.

No problem, just send me your CC and bank account details and i'll have them delivered to your local marina

monkeyfudge · 03-11-2009 11:03PM

It's incredibly tatty...

The year I went to it even the Scientologists had a stand with clueless slack jawed goons lining up to get their theaton levels measured outside it.

stovelid · 03-11-2009 11:05PM

I am prejudiced about the typical male attendee because I used to work with a couple of guys that religiously went to the thing.

Going by that yardstick, the only wish I would have re: the event is that the place might hopefully burn down when they're all in there.

thee glitz · 03-11-2009 11:12PM

I went a couple of years ago (free tickets). It was grand for a look around
for 1-2 hours. There was a fashion show and that was quite good (no, really).
That and a few girls hanging out of cars. There was the wimmins area for their
treatments... It was worth seeing once, I may go again when I've amassed a
large bag of cash.

MIN2511 · 03-11-2009 11:18PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Well I won tickets right here on boards so yes, yes I guess I'll be going

How did you win tickets?

Danbo! · 03-11-2009 11:20PM

I met Keith duffy there a few years back. That is all.

mickdw · 03-11-2009 11:27PM

Was there last year. total crap.
NUmerous stands selling sh1t remote control cars and cheap useless remote control helis etc.
Lots of those stands doing demos with 'magic drill bits' etc
There was a RR phantom & a ferrari which was worth look.
Basically though it was loads of stands selling tacky sh1t.
As for the famous bachelor pad, I was expecting a bit of effort. It had a sofa with holes for drinks, a big telly and F all else

I went to the bike show. Now Ive no more than a passing interest in bikes but it was miles ahead of this crap. I will go to that again but not this.

RealEstateKing · 03-11-2009 11:36PM

Is the entire tragedy of Modern Ireland writ large. The reduction of Irish manhood into passive bovine consumers, overweight, bald and pathetically jerking off to the Argos catalogue in the hope that some new, bright, shiny object created by slaves in a Chinese factory will fill the awful emptiness in his soul left by his crap job, overpriced suffocating house, and dumb pink-clad wife, who has little more substance to her soul than a means-tested focus-group conceived shell of a person , created in the image of whatever advertising agencies think she ought to be: A hollow bag of unfillable appetites.

Or something.

artanevilla · 03-11-2009 11:37PM

mikom wrote: »

What's that........ a fleshlight convention?

Here's to hoping.

Kiera · 04-11-2009 12:27AM

I'd love to go for the cars. Went to Top Gear last year (pile of ****) but the car exhibition was awesome!

JohnCleary · 04-11-2009 12:40AM

RealEstateKing wrote: »

Is the entire tragedy of Modern Ireland writ large. The reduction of Irish manhood into passive bovine consumers, overweight, bald and pathetically jerking off to the Argos catalogue in the hope that some new, bright, shiny object created by slaves in a Chinese factory will fill the awful emptiness in his soul left by his crap job, overpriced suffocating house, and dumb pink-clad wife, who has little more substance to her soul than a means-tested focus-group conceived shell of a person , created in the image of whatever advertising agencies think she ought to be: A hollow bag of unfillable appetites.

Or something.

Oh the irony in your username is epic

ScumLord · 04-11-2009 12:42AM

It's like every other show in Ireland, the same set up as they'd have for the ideal homes just different types of businesses in the stands. It's no better than the ploughing championships and they take place in a field.

Allot of the businesses there are out to fleece anyone who was foolish enough to walk through the door. There is some good stuff there and if you live close by it might be worth it but definitely not worth spending time driving to.

paconnors · 04-11-2009 12:43AM

was there once total shoite

04-11-2009 12:43AM

No it's ****. You go there to be pitched to buy something, think differently and you're an idiot. I worked on various exhibitions there, that's all it is.

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