http://brewso.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] brewso.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2008-12-21 10:13 am
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Help me find a sled, plz

I'd like to buy a sled today for some preschool-aged kids I know. It doesn't have to be fancy - your basic plastic model with handles or grips is just fine. So far I've checked with Stellabella, Tags, Shaw's, and Target, and no one has them. Well, Tags and Shaws has these weird rolled-up plastic "sheets," that I guess you can sled on, but that's really not what I'm going for.

Has anyone seen or bought sleds around here recently? I do have a car, although I'm sure driving will be an adventure today. :) 
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[identity profile] elizethesleaze.livejournal.com 2008-12-21 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
i think a legit toy store like toys r us of kb toys would be what youre looking for.. but id definitely call around before you drive anywhere

[identity profile] nomacmac.livejournal.com 2008-12-21 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I saw some at the Stop and Shop on McGrath last Thursday

[identity profile] m-b-w.livejournal.com 2008-12-21 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Sports Authority at Assembly Square had a good selection of the basic plastic ones last winter so, if you can't find one closer, it might be worth giving them a call.

[identity profile] pearlythebunny.livejournal.com 2008-12-21 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I saw them at Target last week. They might be gone now. I'd call first.

[identity profile] cheeseydreams.livejournal.com 2008-12-21 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Check the Christmas Tree Shop at Assembly Square, I got a sled there last year. It was a blow up tube, but they may have the regular plastic ones too.

[identity profile] chenoameg.livejournal.com 2008-12-21 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I have a trashed picked saucer sled in my basement that you are welcome to. Email me at this username at gmail.com and I will response with my address near Davis Square and you can come fetch it.

[identity profile] jennyelfenmass.livejournal.com 2008-12-21 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
EMS in Harvard Sq had fancy sleds if you can't find a place with the basic kind.

[identity profile] icecreamempress.livejournal.com 2008-12-21 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
In general, sporting goods stores are a better bet for reasonably sturdy sleds than are toy stores. You might call the sporting goods stores at the Fresh Pond Mall and ask them:

Olympia Sports--617-354-1284
Modells--(617) 441-0050

[identity profile] madrigal.livejournal.com 2008-12-21 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Is there a hardware store nearby? We got some metal saucers at the one near us in Allston. They had some others too.

[personal profile] ron_newman 2008-12-21 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Does Henry Bear's Park in Arlington have any?

K-B Toys is liquidating. I don't know if they have sleds in stock, but call them and ask. The closest ones to here are in the Cambridgeside Galleria and the Burlington Mall.
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[identity profile] obie119.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Echoing the Balich's love. They have everything, it's scary!
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