Toys For “Grown-Ups”
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
As a kid raised on a healthy diet of Star Wars, comic books, monsters and science fiction, there’s a nostalgic appeal to all things pop culture. And if you’re looking for that special something for the biggest kid in your house, look no further than Play With This Toys and Collectibles.
Scott Talis and his dad used to own the old pet shop in the Pennsauken Mart. When his father passed away in 1992, Scott ran a toy store in its place. When the Mart closed, Talis moved to the Grand Market Place in Willingboro. Nine years later, Play With This heads back to the old neighborhood, albeit next door.
Scott Talis, owner of Play With This Toys and Collectibles and a longtime merchant at the old Pennsauken Mart, has brought his store back to the neighborhood.
“Play With This is an all around guy collectible store,” explains Talis. “We deal basically in ‘boy toys:’ action figures, superheroes, horror. We do a lot of TV merchandise and a lot of pop culture stuff.”
If you’re a big kid, this is your store. You’ll find a wide variety of action figures, including Marvel Legends, DC Icons, and Mego. For fans of Godzilla and Ultraman, there are the Kaiju collection of toys. And whether its Funko Pop! Vinyls, Mattel’s Masters of the Universe, WWE wrestling figures, Walking Dead, Star Wars, Aliens, or the Simpsons, you’ll find it here, and a lot more besides. But sorry, the life-sized Stormtrooper in the window is not for sale.
Play With This Toys and Collectibles is located at 19 West Park Ave. in Merchantville. Store hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information, call (856) 320-6163 or visit them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pwttoys.
