Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Welcome Bike Racks to GR stores! (both of the shops have a metal loop so you can lock your bike). They’re installed by the city at our request and now you can contribute to a better planet. By doing this, we’re letting you save as well. The sale starts tomorrow. Take 25% off. Read the dates! Same restrictions apply. No art, no sale items. Please don’t drive, park, take your bikes out of the trunk and fake ride. We’ll point you out! Wear a helmet! We’ll have a few more perks by way of snacks for you riders.
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Available at Giant Robot online. They’re sort of like new looks on some of his most classic paintings that helped build his empire. It’s a great chance to break into the Murakami collection.
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Fairy is one of David Choe’s greatest paintings. Filled with texture and colors, this might be an image that goes down in his history of art. Executed in 2009, we have it in his hardcover book which will come especially signed and on his GR collaborative skate deck which is quite limited and getting scarce. We just thought you should know
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No, it’s not for sale. No you can’t have it. No. No. No. But Cookie Chef Babo is on display and the promotion to get one of Cookie Chef Babo continues at Giant Robot. Just spend $25 on Uglydoll merchandise and you’re on your way. (secure.giantrobot.com) (giantrobot.com – Details Explained) Cute, right?
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Sometimes, a small thing like a bike rack can mean a lot. Why is it that on our busy street, there are no bike racks? We’re on the Westside of LA which means people trying to exercise, get out, save gas, stick it to the man (not really), and pedal. Where to park your bike? On a tree? At a meter? Soon, as seen with what looks like a stencil tag is a bike rack that’ll sit in front of Giant Robot and GR2 and even Tofuya (yes, they got lucky since Michelle B. who set these up, pointed the bike rack installer in that direction). This leads back to why? Why didn’t anyone else think of it? Is GR still the most progressive to look at Google? Are people so hung up on taking customers money that they don’t care where their customers are supposed to put their bikes? There’s a lot of questions on the “new” Sawtelle area, and “new” meaning just the last couple of years. Our world is changing here, and we’re now the older businesses on the block at 10 and 8 years. The bike racks… That’s a great thing for customers and we’ll promote some specials for bike riders soon. We’ll also watch the customers for other places park their bikes at the racks in front of our shop. We’ll happily share even if the other businesses won’t.
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