Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
To our great customers, Like the giant big box stores around the nation, which we’ll never be… We’re also throwing our caps into the Black Friday madness, except there will be no running, pushing or sleepovers! Our Black Friday is simple. For our online friends, take 20% off merchandise. This doesn’t include art unfortunately, but it does include the many fine items that are online. The online sale begins at 12 noon PST. Use the magic code: 20GRBF In our physical store, for our Los Angeles friends and family, we’re doing something a bit different. With a purchase over $40, enjoy a free Giant Robot T-Shirt. We have plenty of designs to choose from. Pick one! By shopping with Giant Robot this holiday, you’re supporting an independent company who strives to do things right! Thanks much. Click to shop with us. KIKKERLAND COSMOJETZ WINDUP Eight legs means eight times more flailing and bouncing. KIKKERLAND AWIKA WINDUP The all-terrain vehicle of desk toys. GIANT ROBOT – BIENNALE 3 LOGO T-SHIRT New take on Giant Robot’s classic Big Boss Robot logo. SUSIE GHAHREMANI FOX, BIRD & DEER T-SHIRT Printed live during Susie Ghahremani’s latest exhibition. SUSIE GHAHREMANI TO DO LIST NOTEPAD Cute hummingbird and record player illustrations adorns the top. SUSIE GHAHREMANI TO DO LIST NOTEPAD We have a variety of cute notepads to choose from. SUSIE GHAHREMANI LONG NOTEPADS Write notes for friends and family with a smile. SUSIE GHAHREMANI MINI NOTEPAD SET Tiny notespads for tiny (or huge) tasks. ZONEPLEX BOARD GAME RELEASE PARTY AND GAME NIGHT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 6:30-10PM Giant Robot, Angry Bananas, Attractmode, Mysterian Games, and Meat Bun Presents: Zoneplex – a board game! Created by gamers, Shelby Cinca and Niklas Akerblad is a game that’s part of the new movement of analog board games which are back. Instead of the typical Monopoly, Risk, etc, a new generation of board games are emerging and Zoneplex is one of them. If analog gaming isn’t your cup of tea, then don’t despair. Also featured will be digital games created by the same developers. More info. Facebook event. JEROME LU READING AND SIGNING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2-4PM POST-IT SHOW 8 DECEMBER 8 – DECEMBER 16 BEGINS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 6-10PM Click to view the roster of artists. More info. Facebook event. GR2: SUSIE GHAHREMANI WORK AND NON WORK PHOTO SET 1 By GIANT ROBOT NEWS Thank you to the attendees of last weekend’s opening reception as well as Dean Gojobori, Cate Park, and Tony Sugano for the pics. >> ADAM PFAHLER ON JAWBREAKER’S BIVOUAC AND CHESTERFIELD KING REISSUES By MARTIN WONG I asked Blackball Records label honcho and Jawbreaker drummer Adam Pfahler about revisiting his old band with singer/guitarist Blake Schwarzenbach and bass player Chris Bauermeister. He responded with detailed and revealing answers, as well as an awesome behind-the-scenes Polaroid shot by our mutually loved and missed friend Lance Hahn. >> 2015 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles,...
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Giant Robot Stores Black Friday + Small Business Saturday and Sunday Also online! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Black Friday – Small Business Saturday and Sunday sales at Giant Robot stores Friday, November 25, 2011, 11:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday, November 26, 2011, 11:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 2011, 12:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Also Extends Online* (see restrictions below) at WWW.GIANTROBOTSTORE.COM USE Code: GRWEEKEND at the checkout. Giant Robot 2015 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 479-1819 GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 Everyone has a different take and tradition when it comes to the holidays but who doesn’t love deals on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Sunday? Giant Robot is pleased to offer some excellent deals and unique opportunities for shoppers who want to avoid the malls during the weekend after Thanksgiving. * From Friday, November 25 through Sunday, November 27, Giant Robot and GR2 in West L.A. will mark down all non-sale and non-art items by 25 percent. These are not overstock, leftovers, or damaged goods, but the hand-picked, high-quality inventory from around the world that discerning students of culture have come to associate with the Giant Robot brand. This includes the entire array of imported, designer, limited edition, and just plain cool or cute stock that the shops are known for. * We already have kaiju items are on sale for 40-60 percent off. These limited-edition and often one-of-a-kind pieces are made by key creators from Asia and America, including Tim Biskup, David Horvath (Uglydolls), Dehara, and Gargamel. * The Giant Robot stores will also offer a gift bag service, adding tissue paper and ribbons to decorate a classic Giant Robot shopping bag for a mere dollar or doing the same with a reusable cloth Giant Robot- or David Choe-themed shopping bag for only $2 * For those who don’t live on the West Coast, Giant Robot’s online shop will be offering 25 percent off non-sale and non-art merchandise, the same steep discounts on kaiju goods, and other specials that will be posted at secure.giantrobot.com. Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine about Asian, Asian-American, and new hybrid culture in 1994, but has evolved into a full-service pop culture provider with shops and galleries in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as an online equivalent. For more information about the storewide specials please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311 ###
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Giant Robot Stores Black Friday + Small Business Saturday and Sunday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Black Friday – Small Business Saturday and Sunday sales at Giant Robot stores Friday, November 25, 2011, 11:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Saturday, November 26, 2011, 11:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 2011, 12:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Also Extends Online* (see restrictions below) at WWW.GIANTROBOTSTORE.COM USE Code: GRWEEKEND at the checkout. Giant Robot 2015 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 479-1819 GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445-9276 Everyone has a different take and tradition when it comes to the holidays but who doesn’t love deals on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Sunday? Giant Robot is pleased to offer some excellent deals and unique opportunities for shoppers who want to avoid the malls during the weekend after Thanksgiving. * From Friday, November 25 through Sunday, November 27, Giant Robot and GR2 in West L.A. will mark down all non-sale and non-art items by 25 percent. These are not overstock, leftovers, or damaged goods, but the hand-picked, high-quality inventory from around the world that discerning students of culture have come to associate with the Giant Robot brand. This includes the entire array of imported, designer, limited edition, and just plain cool or cute stock that the shops are known for. * We already have kaiju items are on sale for 40-60 percent off. These limited-edition and often one-of-a-kind pieces are made by key creators from Asia and America, including Tim Biskup, David Horvath (Uglydolls), Dehara, and Gargamel. * The Giant Robot stores will also offer a gift bag service, adding tissue paper and ribbons to decorate a classic Giant Robot shopping bag for a mere dollar or doing the same with a reusable cloth Giant Robot- or David Choe-themed shopping bag for only $2 * For those who don’t live on the West Coast, Giant Robot’s online shop will be offering 25 percent off non-sale and non-art merchandise, the same steep discounts on kaiju goods, and other specials that will be posted at secure.giantrobot.com. Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine about Asian, Asian-American, and new hybrid culture in 1994, but has evolved into a full-service pop culture provider with shops and galleries in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as an online equivalent. For more information about the storewide specials please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311 ###
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