I was fortunate enough to visit Orlando’s shop in the shopping mall. Fresh out of high school but I felt like a kid in a candy store. Every Sunday I would visit his corner and even if I couldn’t buy anything it was the experience (that he talks about) that always reeled me in. I loved being able to eye gaze his entire store. I could be in there forever without saying a word and simply admiring. He won’t remember but I recall a time where I asked him if he was going to bring anymore Fortnite pops (Fortnite was in its uprising) and I was shocked that he asked ME (basically a kid still) if I recommend he brings more. I said yes, it’s getting more and more popular by the day. We both looked at the back of the funko pop box to see the different pops in the series, and he asked me which variations (Fortnite skins) were the most popular. That way he knew which ones would sell the most. That little gesture gave me a sense of importance at the time and that’s basically the type of person Orlando is, very genuine, kind, and for the community. Today I am 27 years old and I still visit his (much bigger) store for the very same reason, the experience. Trust me, the bigger the store the bigger the experience 🤩 I also have adult money now so it’s gotten to be a little more dangerous to be eye gazing in there LOL. I own over 50 pops (most of them coming from AV popshop and I also started venturing into other collectibles. I’m glad to say AV popshop sparked my interest in collecting things that hold a lot of meaning to me and my childhood. My inner child heals every time I step into that shop. I know it’s uncommon for people to love the Antelope Valley (to a certain extent it’s understandable). But as someone who adores it and is proud to have grown up here, thank you Orlando 🤖. & thank you Shade of Brown Pod for this wonderful conversation!
Imma be using seat geek when the world cup comes to the U.S 😅
I was fortunate enough to visit Orlando’s shop in the shopping mall. Fresh out of high school but I felt like a kid in a candy store. Every Sunday I would visit his corner and even if I couldn’t buy anything it was the experience (that he talks about) that always reeled me in. I loved being able to eye gaze his entire store. I could be in there forever without saying a word and simply admiring.
He won’t remember but I recall a time where I asked him if he was going to bring anymore Fortnite pops (Fortnite was in its uprising) and I was shocked that he asked ME (basically a kid still) if I recommend he brings more. I said yes, it’s getting more and more popular by the day. We both looked at the back of the funko pop box to see the different pops in the series, and he asked me which variations (Fortnite skins) were the most popular. That way he knew which ones would sell the most. That little gesture gave me a sense of importance at the time and that’s basically the type of person Orlando is, very genuine, kind, and for the community.
Today I am 27 years old and I still visit his (much bigger) store for the very same reason, the experience. Trust me, the bigger the store the bigger the experience 🤩 I also have adult money now so it’s gotten to be a little more dangerous to be eye gazing in there LOL. I own over 50 pops (most of them coming from AV popshop and I also started venturing into other collectibles. I’m glad to say AV popshop sparked my interest in collecting things that hold a lot of meaning to me and my childhood. My inner child heals every time I step into that shop.
I know it’s uncommon for people to love the Antelope Valley (to a certain extent it’s understandable). But as someone who adores it and is proud to have grown up here, thank you Orlando 🤖.
& thank you Shade of Brown Pod for this wonderful conversation!