There's a Japanese department store called Aeon in Hong Kong. Today I went to their flagship store in Lai Chi Kok hoping to score some deals on Tomicas. I got there as the store was opening around 10:30 am. The toy department is on the 1st floor up one level from the ground floor where they have the grocery store and food stalls.
The Tomica selection in Aeon's toy department was pretty limited. All the basic and Disney cars were locked behind a glass case. There were a few TLV and some Tomica town playsets. All of the basic cars were priced at 39 HKD, which is the regular retail price in Hong Hong. There were 20% clearance discount signs in some spots throughout the toy department but wasn't sure if that applied to the Tomicas. If The 20% was valid, the sale price on the Tomicas would have come in at around 32 HKD. I decided to give it a pass and took the Hong Kong MTR to Sham Shui Po just two stops away.
Sham Shui Po is where the major toy vendors are located, specifically on Fuk Wing St. It's just two streets over from the MTR exit. Fuk Wing street was super busy today, firstly because it was Saturday, and secondly because everyone was out buying Christmas decorations or for Christmas gift exchanges at school.
The first vendor I hit was called Hobby69. They have a bunch of old Tomicas hanging from their front counter. The majority of the cars are in old blister packs, not red boxes. The price couldn't be beat at just $15 HKD. There were over a dozen older models to choose from, some farm or airport vehicles, some little hatchbacks in 1:57 scale and I picked up some of the cars more in the 1:64 scale.
These are the ones I got:
#27 Nissan Juke (red), issued in 2010. Scale 1:64
#60 Toyota Corolla Fielder (black) issued in 2013, scale 1:61
#82 Mazda CX-5 (burgundy), issued in 2014, scale: 1:66
#103 Nissan Note (blue), issued in 2012, scale: 1:63
I checked out most of the other toy shops along Fuk Wing St. There weren't that many vendors selling Tomicas. I did find a place selling boxed and blistered older model Tomicas for $25 HKD.
If I have time I might go back when it's a little less crowded.
My total haul today: 4 cars at $15 HKD each, total $60 HKD
* For today's currency conversion purposes:
$39 HKD = 5.00 USD or 6.70 CAD.
$32 HKD = 4.00 USD or 5.45 CAD.
$15 HKD = 2.00 USD or 2.55 CAD.
$25 HKD = 3.20 USD or 4.25 CAD.
$60 HKD - 7.70 USD or 10.20 CAD.
