Zodiac Toy Shops

[davidthomas27]

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I think I bought my Roland Rat soft toy (which I still have) in Zodiac, and I seem to remember trumpet playing soldiers (or something like that) hanging from the celing with their legs moving.

[karenbrown18]

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My girls used to argue over whose was who's.... In the end they used to pull the heads off so the dolls ended up loking like "Billy No Neck"

[Heather74]

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So it was you who bought all the stock, was it?

More than likely ...Sindy was my first doll in that style. So my loyalty remains, Barbies such a copy cat!

[sixtyten]

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My sister had Barbie, never Sindy, but I do recall Barbie being a good two inches taller than midget Sindy

[karenbrown18]

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My girls also loved Sindy & barbie - Still got them in the loft they won't get rid of them. My youngest daughter would have done anything for a pair of Barbie Shoes (silver) lol.

If I remember correctly Barbie & Sindy had different shaped feet so the shoes didn't fit both!

[ziksby]

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So it was you who bought all the stock, was it?

[Heather74]

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With out a doubt 100% Sindy wins hands down everytime for me!

[karenbrown18]

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Now that is a difficult one................. no Sorry can't choose between the two!! LOL

[ziksby]

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Who do you love? Sindy or Barbie?

Poor selection of Sindy here as we could never get enough of the fast selling lines like the Super Home at £27.95, Gig and Horse etc.
Zodiac's lookalike was Rachel.

[karenbrown18]

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Wow!! Brilliant!

[Heather74]

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Now thats what we want!

[sixtyten]

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Fantastic! more please

If you look carefully you'll see a young Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot (Curiosity Killed the Cat) on the front of the Pop Quiz game

[ziksby]

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Now for some boxed games .......

[karenbrown18]

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Thanks for that... I have a vague memory of buying the game "Solitaire" from there, only place i could get it t the time.

[ziksby]

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You are correct Karen ..... this is the store in 1981 on Powis street, just after the conversion from YOUNGSTERS to ZODIAC. In 1984 it was completely refitted. Unfortunately with a rent of £65000 it never made a profit. Note the window posters for Disco Skates ... more about those later.