philo426 posted:
I have to chuckle when I see the Disney series. In the late '70s, I was browsing in Two Guys Department store. In the toy department of course. They had quite a bit of MPC Lionel on the shelves, including all of the Disney cars out up to that time. A woman was a few feet away admiring the Disney box cars. She remarked, "Aren't these cute". Then I noticed her look at the price and she promptly put it back on the shelf. I suspected that she had thoughts of buying some cars and a loco for her child that was with her. I don't recall what the prices were but I wasn't ready to spend money on Disney cars at that point. In those days work was scarce for a carpenter in Philly. I was on unemployment and looking for a job, so any train purchases were an extreme luxury.