The night before I took a few minutes and scoutted out the hobby stores in my area (using the list given on Upper Decks website) that were partaking in the event - weren't many listed to be honest, two stores actually.
The first hobby store I hit up wasn't even participating in the event, albit being a listed location on Upper Decks website - the guy was pretty straight up and slightly rude about it, claiming that they weren't doing it because they had to pay for the packs; understandable I guess but his tone and quick reaction to my question turned me off entirely.
Good enough! Next stop was the Toys R' Us - their way of celebrating National Hockey Card Day was with a free oversized 2012 NHCD card with the purchase of any Upper Deck product. Limited one per customer.
I picked up a $0.99 pack of 2008-09 Upper Deck Victory from a bin and claimed my oversized card:
#OS4 Mario Lemieux, my all-time favorite player. The oversized card I had hoped to receive!
We then headed to the other (and final) hobby store with fingers crossed, to take our chances at a couple packs of National Hockey Card Day cards. We were in luck! We both received a pack; here's the breakdown - I am very pleased with the cards that I pulled from just these two packs as they featured all the players I had hoped to pull.
Wayne Gretzky / Heroes #11
Mark Messier / Heroes #14
Mario Lemieux / Heroes # 13
Robero Luongo / Pride Of Canada #8
Taylor Hall / Pride Of Canada # 6
P.K. Subban / Pride Of Canada #7
Jonathan Toews / Pride Of Canada # 10
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins / Rookies #2
Martin Brodeur / Heroes #15
I managed to get Ryan-Nugent-Hopkins OS1,Roberto Luongo OS2,Wayne Gretzky OS5. I need Mario Lemieux OS4 and Jonathan Toews OS3. If anyone wants to trade reply here
ReplyDeleteI have a Mario Lemieux OS for trade, perferably for Nugent-Hopkins OS. Email me at kyle_zaps91@hotmail.ca and write NHCD OS in title if interested.
DeleteThanks, Kyle
I have 2 of each, Toews & Lemieux.
DeleteWant to trade for Hopkins & Luongo & Gretzky.
Email me at gauvinrd@nb.sympatico.ca
Thanks Rheal
Better than my luck. Got the exact same five cards from the pack I picked up and from the pack my wife picked up (I dragged her along with me to the card store just to get a second pack!) and no Mario included amongst those.
ReplyDeleteDidn't realize Toys R Us was doing that promotion either. Good to know I have another Lemieux to track down! Congrats on getting the two Lemieuxs you needed.
Do you have an extra Nugent-Hopkins for trade? If so, please email me at kyle_zaps91@hotmail.ca so we can work something out!
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