EIGHT
EIGHT 18
EIGHT 18 ON A THURSDAY AND LET'S BE HONEST WE COULD ALL USE A LITTLE WARM AND FUZZY
FEEL GOOD STORY TODAY AND SOME
TOY SOME DOING A LITTLE VIRTUAL
SHOPPING TODAY PAEDOS DEL MAR
HIGHLANDS TOWN CENTER.
>> SO WITH ME IS BRIAN WHO'S
GOT SUCH GREAT NEWS ABOUT A
DONATION THAT HAPPENED THIS
MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, BRIAN.
>> HI.
GOOD MORNING JENNY.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
YEAH, OF COURSE.
SO FIRST OF ALL, TELL ME ABOUT
THIS DONATION THAT HAPPENED SO
WE ARE SO PRIVILEGED TO PARTNER
WITH A MYSTERIOUS ANONYMOUS SAN
DIEGO DONOR WHO IS PURCHASING
SIXTY SIX ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO
THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF TOYS
FROM TO DONATE LOCALLY HERE TO
THE TOYS FOR TOTS AND MARINES
ARE WITH US.
AND WE HAVE HAD AN AWESOME
SHOPPING SPREE THIS MORNING
GETTING TWO TRUCK FULLS OF TOYS
FOR TOYS FOR TOTS WHO I KNOW.
>> I MEAN IT'S AN ANONYMOUS
PERSON.
CAN YOU GIVE US A HINT?
>> WELL, HE'S VERY GENEROUS.
I'LL SAY THAT HE LOVES TOYS.
HE WANTED TO SUPPORT CHILDREN.
AND THIS YEAR HE'S SPENDING 20
PERCENT MORE THAN HE HAS IN THE
PREVIOUS YEAR BECAUSE HE KNOWS
THAT THE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY
ARE JUST GREAT WITH KOFOD GOING
ON.
SO HE WANTED TO SUPPORT A LOCAL
BUSINESS.
WE STARTED THIS A COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO AND WE'RE JUST SO
PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO HELP
HIM WITH HIS PHILANTHROPY.
CAN'T TELL YOU ANYTHING ABOUT
HIM OTHER THAN HE HAS A HUGE
HEART.
YEAH.
HEART. YEAH. AND HE WANTS TO SEE A HAPPY
KIDS OUT THERE TO PUT IT INTO
PERSPECTIVE.
>> THAT DONATION IS GOING TO
HELP HOW MANY KIDS YOU THINK WE
WILL HAVE PROBABLY WHEN ALL IS
SAID AND DONE.
>> I DONATED ABOUT 500 TOYS TO
ADD TO HIS TOYS.
I THINK WE'LL BE IN THE RANGE
OF TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED TO THREE
THOUSAND MAYBE A LITTLE MORE
EVEN PIECES OF TOYS THAT MAYBE
THREE THOUSAND KIDS THAT ARE
GOING TO GET A NEAT NEW TOY FOR
THE HOLIDAY.
IT'S TOYS FOR TOTS.
LARGEST SINGLE DONATION.
>> NOW YOU KNOW WE'RE GONNA GET
TO SOME OF THE HOT TOYS BUT I
WANT TO MENTION YOU KNOW YOU'RE
A FAMILY OWNED TOY STORE NOW
MORE THAN EVER IT'S SO
IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL
BUSINESSES.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT
THAT?
>> YOU KNOW, I SO APPRECIATE
THAT, YOU KNOW, COVERED WAS
VERY TOUGH.
>> WE WERE CLOSED FOR EIGHT OR
10 WEEKS AT THE BEGINNING AND
GRADUALLY IT'S CREEPING BACK.
WE'RE GOING INTO OUR IMPORTANT
HOLIDAY SEASON AND HONESTLY, AS
YOU KNOW ALL OVER THE NEWS IT'S
BEEN REALLY HARD FOR RETAILERS.
SO I'M OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE
HOLIDAYS BUT I CAN'T LIE.
IT'S BEEN A REALLY TOUGH GO
ROUND SO I AM THRILLED.
I'M THRILLED FOR TOYS FOR TOTS.
I'M THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO HELP
TO HAVE THE SALE.
IT'S BEEN A PRETTY CRAZY YEAR.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD THE
HOLIDAYS BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF
GROUND TO MAKE UP IN RETAIL.
SO BEFORE WE RUN OUT OF TIME,
LET'S GET PEOPLE IN YOUR STORE.
>> LET'S SHOW SOME OF THE HOT
TOYS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.
>> SIR, I'M HAPPY TO.
OK, SO I JUST WANT TO TALK
ABOUT COMFORT FOOD DURING COVA
TIME.
BARBIE.
TIME. BARBIE. BARBIE IS HAVING SALES LIKE NO
OTHER BRAND RIGHT NOW.
PEOPLE LOVE THAT COMFORT TOY.
THEY REMEMBER IT WHEN THEY WERE
KIDS OR EVEN WHEN THEIR
GRANDPARENTS WERE KIDS NOW IS
ADDED EVERY BARFOOT THE SHELF.
>> I LOVE THAT.
>> WE'VE GOT LESS SOMETHING
COOL AND HIP RIGHT NOW.
TIE DYE GETTING YOUR KIDS AND
ACTIVITY AND THEN THEY HAVE A
NEAT PROCESS TO DO AND THEN A
COOL PRODUCT AFTERWARDS.
TIE DYE GETS ALL THE RAGE THIS
YEAR FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
AND GETTING YOUR KIDS AWAY FROM
THE SCREEN.
RIGHT.
MY KIDS ARE SPENDING SO MUCH
TIME ON THE SCREENING.
THEY NEED SOMETHING TO DO.
THEY NEED AN ACTIVE TOY.
THEY NEED TO JUMP AROUND AND
MOVE AROUND.
SO I LOVE SPIKE BALL.
THAT'S THE GAME YOU CAN PLAY IN
YOUR BACKYARD OR AT THE BEACH.
YOU BOUNCE THE OFF TRAMPOLINE.
YOU HAVE FUN.
YOU CAN DO IT BY YOURSELF OR
WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE.
YOU'VE GOT TO GET OUT THERE AND
MOVING IT AWAY FROM THE SCREEN.
WE OFTEN ENOUGH TIME ON THE
SCREEN.
>> AND LET'S GET OUR BRAINS TO
WORK NOT ON THE COMPUTER BUT
SOMETHING IN FUN, FUN IN PERSON
SCRABBLE ALL TIME FAVORITE
CLASSIC GAMES ARE REALLY
HITTING A GREAT STRIDE THIS
YEAR BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO BE
NOSTALGIC.
>> THEY WANT TO HAVE THINGS
THAT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH
AND THAT THEY REMEMBER WHEN
THEY WERE KIDS.
AND IT PROVIDES COMFORT FOR THE
WHOLE FAMILY.
SO SCRABBLE IS A GREAT WAY TO
GET YOUR GAME AND GET YOUR MIND
SUCH GOOD IDEAS THERE.
UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE TO WRAP
IT.
JOE PAEDOS DEL MAR HIGHLANDS
TOWN CENTER.
A HUGE DONATION.
YOU GUYS AT HOME CAN DONATE AS
WELL AND DO YOUR HOLIDAY
SHOPPING NOW.
BRIAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THANK