# I need lots of little plastic toy soldiers! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 13, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779 "2013-03-13T01:38:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/1 "2013-03-13T01:38:54Z")
Help me out, dopers! I need to buy several gallons of little plastic toy soldiers on the cheap. Where can I find such a thing? It would be extra-awesome if they were Greek/Roman soldiers, but I’ll take anything at this point. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/2 "2013-03-13T01:41:01Z")
[http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=3640560](http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=3640560) Would this help? ---
**Author:** ![F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/3 "2013-03-13T01:45:41Z")
It’s what I’m looking for, but I was hoping for cheaper…I’m trying to do this on a student budget. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/4 "2013-03-13T01:46:21Z")
A couple of good places for lots of cheap little toys: [Rhode Island Novelty](http://rhodeislandnovelty.com/index.cfm?q=soldiers&fuseaction=products.search) [Oriental Trading Company](http://www.orientaltrading.com/mini-green-soldiers-a2-85_1040-12-1.fltr?Ntt=soldiers) ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/5 "2013-03-13T01:52:22Z")
You’re not going to be sending cupcakes to school with these on them, are you: :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/6 "2013-03-13T02:11:57Z")
[How about 144 for $7?](http://www.amazon.com/144-CLASSIC-TOY-SOLDIERS-Assorted/dp/B001OZZNSE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363140674&sr=8-1) ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/7 "2013-03-13T02:49:28Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > You’re not going to be sending cupcakes to school with these on them, are you: :dubious: Thank you, **Ethilrist** , for stealing my line. Yes; thank you very much, indeed. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/8 "2013-03-13T03:15:59Z")
Dollar Store? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/9 "2013-03-13T05:35:16Z")
When I was a boy you could buy entire armies and navies for just $4.99! You get 5 aircraft carries 10 battleships 15 destroyers 12 pt boats 25 tanks 50 units 20 artillery pieces and much MUCH MORE! At least that’s what it said in the back of the comic books. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/10 "2013-03-13T05:37:26Z")
> [@InternetLegend](#): > > A couple of good places for lots of cheap little toys: > > [Rhode Island Novelty](http://rhodeislandnovelty.com/index.cfm?q=soldiers&fuseaction=products.search) > > [Oriental Trading Company](http://www.orientaltrading.com/mini-green-soldiers-a2-85_1040-12-1.fltr?Ntt=soldiers) That Rhode Island Novelty place offers “REDEMPTION”. Pretty nice for a toy store. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/11 "2013-03-13T05:40:45Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > When I was a boy you could buy entire armies and navies for just $4.99! > > You get > 5 aircraft carries > 10 battleships > 15 destroyers > 12 pt boats > 25 tanks > 50 units > 20 artillery pieces > and much MUCH MORE! > > At least that’s what it said in the back of the comic books. You forgot the cardboard foot locker that they all fit into. ---
**Author:** ![wombattver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b77776/32.png) [@wombattver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wombattver)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/12 "2013-03-13T06:18:08Z")
Walmart sells net bags of 50 or 100 for a couple of dollars - $1.99 if I remember correctly. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/13 "2013-03-13T14:51:36Z")
**F.Pu-du-he-pa-as** , do you need them by a certain deadline? Also, is ordering online okay? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/14 "2013-03-13T15:20:04Z")
How about [making your own](http://www.ehow.com/how_7598415_make-plastic-soldiers.html)? Trying to make something like [this](http://www.geekologie.com/2012/01/glass-floor-supported-by-180000-little-p.php)? ---
**Author:** ![F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/15 "2013-03-13T16:28:22Z")
Thanks for all the suggestions, guys. This’ll be good. As for what it’s for…can I just say an April Fool’s day prank, and tell the full story after the prank’s gone off? ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-lots-of-little-plastic-toy-soldiers/652779/16 "2013-03-13T16:31:27Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > That Rhode Island Novelty place offers “REDEMPTION”. Pretty nice for a toy store. Yeah, but you have to buy it by the gross to really get a discount. It might take too much time to get that many people to go in on it with you.