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If you're ever in Truckee, California,
you must visit the Truckee Variety Co. shop.
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Kids going crazy after a long car ride?
Are things getting a little tight in the cabin
and you needed a break?
This store has everything you'd ever need to satisfy any young one,
or anyone who's just plain young at heart!
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There's the bins of plastic animals
(anyone up for a game of zoo?)
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Plastic wind up toys to play with...
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More rows of assorted stuff...
all kinds of stuff...
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and even a wall of gag toys.
You know the kind,
the whoppee cushion,
the fly in the ice cube...
those gag toys!
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There's plenty more to see
as you can tell by my son's expression!
Puzzles, art supplies, games, cars and more...
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So, when in Truckee, make sure you take time to stop!