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Oh God YEAH! But I didn't keep going back to that idea, as the "plunge like a stone" followed by the 20 minute untangling did rather put me off. Tried a few times, but it just never unfurled to resemble the picture on the box, and I went back to kicking a ball, flicking a Subbuteo man, or...

Never much of an Action Man child. Always felt a bit like playing with dolls to me. But Star Wars merchandise, I had loads of it. I do wonder how much it would all be worth now, if I'd kept hold of it somehow.

Check this out as a thing of beauty! https://twitter.com/Westwood_TS/status/896970882089979904

1. My cloth was never folded away for ages. If I went 24 hours, I had probably been laid up in bed sick. 2. Of course, the iron! Without access to the iron, you'd have had no chance recovering that situation. I'm feeling slightly teary at the childhood delights you have missed out on.

You just didn't invest the time and effort, sir. You needed the right carpet, you had to take care of the cloth. Subbuteo was a MASSIVE part of my childhood - and I blush to say, my collection is still growing. I still get a buzz when I buy an old team on Ebay, and it arrives, all carefully...

I'm not sure your business model for a toy shop without kids (you cannot avoid them screaming from time to time) is going to work. I'd be very surprised if this turns out to be the trick that Toys 'R' Us missed.