Kid Robot

What’s not to like about a place called KID ROBOT?
We stumbled upon this place while strolling through the Pearl Street Mall. It was a super cool looking little store. It’s packed with all sorts of little toys for kids but just as cool for adults.
We ended up getting a couple of «mystery» toys, like a little colorful plastic/​rubber balloon animal replica that is perfect to put on your desk at work or a fun spot on the book shelf at home to show off how hip you are. I also got a pretty retro key chain that I show off on my backpack.
The prices are decent and the staff are a bunch of super cool laid back people. When we were checking out we even got a couple of free toys! Heck yes!
We decided to make it a tradition to stop by and pick up something small and cool every time we are in the area!

i used to really go crazy for this stuff, but the more i go in the less i’m feeling it. I guess that means I am old and this isn’t for me.
Look, I’m not going to bullshit you. You are going to get old, and it is going to happen lightning fast. You won’t see it coming. You’ll just be living your life the way you always have, thinking, «Man, I sure am young. There is little in life that I enjoy more than the simple knowledge of how completely not old I am.» And then one day, out of the blue, you’ll have a horrifying realization that people have stopped viewing you as an ultra cool, iconic masterpiece of sexuality … now you’re just some kid’s parent. An annoying teacher. The assh*le supervisor. There will be no warning.

I am normally a huge fan of Kid Robot but, this branch was very disappointing. If you have ever been to the Kid Robot in San Francisco or LA, you know how much vinyl toys they usually have on display. This location I found to have more plushies and clothes and a sad assortment of vinyl toys. They had the typical blind box toys, the DIY vinyls but, what about the larger collectible vinyl toys? Very disappointing since this one of the must go places for me while I was in Boulder.

This is the second Kidrobot store I have visited. (First one was in Dallas, TX) The Dallas store had all the stock that you would find online. Kidrobot Boulder, however, adds a fresh twist to vinyl toys by displaying some customized pieces for sale. I spotted some works by Kronk and Kozik if I remember correctly. The staff there is so amazing too. I spoke with Charlie for an extended amount of time about how this store felt so inviting and intuitive. He was attentive to each person that came through the door and even had repeat customers he quickly recognized. At the end of my shopping experience, I walked away with a track jacket and a (mini) Foomi. If you haven’t been into a Kidrobot store, now you have no excuse. the place is exciting yet sometimes overwhelming with all the eye candy. It sure is a visual sweet tooth! They have everything from zipper pulls to shirts/​jackets and big (ger) toys!

2012 Review #282:
Whether people realized it or not, there’s been a corporate Kid Robot office on Pearl street for some time. I had wished they’d had a retail location and now they do. Apparently this is only the 7^th one so it’s neat that we have one.
Basically Kid Robot makes a lot of vinyl and stuffed toys, both of their own design and collaborative designs of characters from shows like South Park or the Simpsons. They have a line of rabbit toys and a line of toys shaped like food with eyes. It’s all cute and eye catching.
This location has some clothing options and they even had a fair amount of sale items. I saw a cute T-​shirt but it was a bit pricey. The store clerk was doing a nice job of talking to customers; he clearly knows the product. I mentioned the product I owned and he recognized the name and knew when it was debuted. They also have a giant «munny» doll outside painted with chalkboard paint and they have lots of sidewalk chalk for people to tag it with. This is a good location for a store with walk-​by appeal. I doubt it’d do well if not on a mall, but I can see them doing well here.