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''Homestore Runner!'' | |||
The '''Yahoo Store''' was the Yahoo-based marketplace of Homestar Runner merchandise that ran from May 23, 2005 to March 23, 2015, succeeding the [[Flash Store]]. It was based off of Yahoo's Small Business E-Commerence system. | The '''Yahoo Store''' was the Yahoo-based marketplace of Homestar Runner merchandise that ran from May 23, 2005 to March 23, 2015, succeeding the [[Flash Store]]. It was based off of Yahoo's Small Business E-Commerence system. | ||
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'''Page Title:''' All Types of Crazy Crap | '''Page Title:''' All Types of Crazy Crap | ||
== Front Page News == | |||
* [[Store Front Page News 2005]] | * [[Store Front Page News 2005]] | ||
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* [[Store Front Page News 2014]] | * [[Store Front Page News 2014]] | ||
== Final Offerings == | |||
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=== Combo Menu Values! === | |||
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* [[Store Combos]] | * [[Store Combos]] | ||
=== Clothing === | |||
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* [[Store T-Shirts]] | * [[Store T-Shirts]] | ||
* [[Store Baby Clothes]] | * [[Store Baby Clothes]] | ||
=== Accessories === | |||
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* [[Store Accessories|Tote Bags]] | * [[Store Accessories|Tote Bags]] | ||
=== Toys === | |||
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* [[Store Toys|Collectible Figurines]] | * [[Store Toys|Collectible Figurines]] | ||
=== CD/DVDs/Video Game === | |||
* [[Store CD/DVDs]] | * [[Store CD/DVDs]] | ||
* [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People|Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People]] | * [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People|Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People]] | ||
=== 2-Dimensional Stuff === | |||
* [[Store Posters]] | * [[Store Posters]] | ||
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=== Freebies === | |||
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* [[Store Freebies]] | * [[Store Freebies]] | ||
=== Discontinued Products === | |||
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* [[Store Accessories|Baseball Caps]] | * [[Store Accessories|Baseball Caps]] | ||
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* ''See also [[Store T-Shirts|discontinued shirts]] for shirts no longer offered.'' | * ''See also [[Store T-Shirts|discontinued shirts]] for shirts no longer offered.'' | ||
== Store Footer == | |||
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''The footer'' | |||
The '''store footer''' was a small animation at the bottom of every store page. It featured [[Bubs]] at his [[Bubs' Concession Stand|concession stand]], doing his "checkitout checkitout" dance from [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]] (but without sound). The animation changed throughout the day and year. If you clicked on the 'D' in "BUBS' CONCES5ION STAN'''D'''", [[Homestar Runner]] would run in, do his part of the dance, and leave. In the winter theme, Homestar wore his hat from [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]. | |||
The '''store footer''' was a small animation at the bottom of every store page. It featured [[Bubs]] at his [[Bubs' Concession Stand|concession stand]], doing his | |||
==== Time of year changes ==== | |||
* '''Summer Theme:''' ''Footer Introduction'' – November 15, 2005 | * '''Summer Theme:''' ''Footer Introduction'' – November 15, 2005 | ||
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* '''New Autumn Theme:''' October 7, 2009 – ''Footer Conclusion'' | * '''New Autumn Theme:''' October 7, 2009 – ''Footer Conclusion'' | ||
==== Time of day changes ==== | |||
* '''Sunrise:''' 4:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. | * '''Sunrise:''' 4:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. | ||
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'''Summer Daytime''' | '''Summer Daytime''' | ||
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'''Autumn Daytime''' | '''Autumn Daytime''' | ||
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== Flash Scenes == | |||
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* After buying something, you were once taken to one of several short [[Store Thank You Messages]]. They stopped playing on October 9, 2008. | |||
* When you looked at your shopping cart, various items would randomly generate small Flash scenes with text on the page, with links to other popular items: | |||
** Strong Bad standing alone with a "GARBAGE SALE" sign '''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah?! You think that stuff is so great? Well, check out this other crap!! | |||
** Flicking the [[The Cheat's Lightswitch|lightswitch]], with a [[The Cheat's Glowsticks|glowstick]]: '''THE CHEAT:''' "They told me to tell you that you'd also like these things.* Meh!" (*translated from the cheat) | |||
** Dancing at the concession stand: '''BUBS:''' If you like that stuff, check this junk out! | |||
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah?! You think that stuff is so great? Well, check out this other crap!! | ** Trogdor chasing a peasant, both drawn in pixel art '''TROGDOR:''' This other stuff'll really burninate your cottage, peasant. | ||
** Running in place: '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh hello. Umm... you forgot to buy this other stuff that you like. | |||
'''THE CHEAT:''' | |||
'''BUBS:''' If you like that stuff, check this junk out! | |||
'''TROGDOR:''' This other stuff'll really burninate your cottage, peasant. | |||
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh hello. Umm... you forgot to buy this other stuff that you like. | |||
== Other Places To Buy == | |||
= | |||
=== Local Business Area Stores === | |||
== | |||
According to a former page on the Store, independent comic book, music/video, and other specialty shops would now have an opportunity to sell H*R merchandise (The Brothers Chaps say that they must never have a sale on the products or have the prices lower than TBC have them marked, to keep sales good). They used to be found with the [http://homestarrunner.stores.yahoo.net/storelocator.html store locator]. | According to a former page on the Store, independent comic book, music/video, and other specialty shops would now have an opportunity to sell H*R merchandise (The Brothers Chaps say that they must never have a sale on the products or have the prices lower than TBC have them marked, to keep sales good). They used to be found with the [http://homestarrunner.stores.yahoo.net/storelocator.html store locator]. | ||
=== Google Product Search === | |||
== | |||
If you searched for Homestar Runner at [http://www.google.com/shopping Google Shopping] (formerly Froogle, then Google Product Search), you could see H*R products being sold at various other stores. | If you searched for Homestar Runner at [http://www.google.com/shopping Google Shopping] (formerly Froogle, then Google Product Search), you could see H*R products being sold at various other stores. | ||
=== Magazines === | |||
== | |||
Homestar merchandise also turns up in the occasional issue of Previews Magazine (limited on-line version can be seen [http://previews.diamondcomics.com here]), which lists upcoming items available for purchase through local comic stores. | Homestar merchandise also turns up in the occasional issue of Previews Magazine (limited on-line version can be seen [http://previews.diamondcomics.com here]), which lists upcoming items available for purchase through local comic stores. | ||
=== Comic Cons === | |||
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''Some seriously nerdy stuff'' | |||
Merchandise was available for sale at Comic Conventions and shows around the country throughout 2005. The Homestar Runner booth was staffed by [[Don and Harriet Chapman|Strong Dad and The Mother Chaps]]. Those who attended had a chance to win door prizes consisting of autographed merchandise. Freebies were included within every purchase. | Merchandise was available for sale at Comic Conventions and shows around the country throughout 2005. The Homestar Runner booth was staffed by [[Don and Harriet Chapman|Strong Dad and The Mother Chaps]]. Those who attended had a chance to win door prizes consisting of autographed merchandise. Freebies were included within every purchase. | ||
=== DragonCon === | |||
== | |||
Merchandise was also sold at booth #101 in the Exhibitor's Hall for all 4 days of [http://www.dragoncon.org/ DragonCon] in Atlanta, Georgia. The Homestar Runner booth was staffed by the Brothers Chaps, the Family Chaps, and other members of the Homestar crew. | Merchandise was also sold at booth #101 in the Exhibitor's Hall for all 4 days of [http://www.dragoncon.org/ DragonCon] in Atlanta, Georgia. The Homestar Runner booth was staffed by the Brothers Chaps, the Family Chaps, and other members of the Homestar crew. | ||
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This location was parodied in the short toon [[TrogdorCon '97]]. | This location was parodied in the short toon [[TrogdorCon '97]]. | ||
=== Telltale Store === | |||
== | |||
Following the [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] announcement, certain items of Strong Bad related merchandise were added to the [[Telltale Games]] online store. | Following the [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] announcement, certain items of Strong Bad related merchandise were added to the [[Telltale Games]] online store. | ||
== Fun Facts == | |||
= | |||
=== Trivia === | |||
== | |||
* While loading the musical shirt selection, a message flashed, reading | * While loading the musical shirt selection, a message flashed, reading "loading shirtfun". | ||
* While loading a | * While loading a "Thank-you" message, a [[Irregular Loading Screens|loading screen]] appeared reading "load 'er up". | ||
* The Kick The Cheat plush toy was not available for purchase for a five-month period beginning 12 April 2005. | * The Kick The Cheat plush toy was not available for purchase for a five-month period beginning 12 April 2005. | ||
* In October 2009, the store received its own [[Domain name|domain]]. The store's URL is now | * In October 2009, the store received its own [[Domain name|domain]]. The store's URL is now "http://www.homestarrunnerstore.com", as opposed to "http://homestarrunner.stores.yahoo.net". | ||
** The main pages continued to link to the domain the store sat at in 2004 (http://www.homestarrunner.com/store.html) rather than the current URL. | ** The main pages continued to link to the domain the store sat at in 2004 (http://www.homestarrunner.com/store.html) rather than the current URL. | ||
=== Goofs === | |||
== | |||
* On the Store Locator map, Wisconsin was spelled | * On the Store Locator map, Wisconsin was spelled "Wisonsin". | ||
* On the Store Locator map, the links for Alberta and British Columbia were backwards; clicking Alberta referenced an anchor labeled | * On the Store Locator map, the links for Alberta and British Columbia were backwards; clicking Alberta referenced an anchor labeled "#BC", while clicking British Columbia references "#ALB". | ||
* On the Store Locator map, Pennsylvania was not clickable, even though there is a store in the Pennsylvania section of the list. | * On the Store Locator map, Pennsylvania was not clickable, even though there is a store in the Pennsylvania section of the list. | ||
* Nebraska, Oklahoma, Virginia, Wisconsin, Minnesota and British Columbia (Canada) were clickable on the Store Locator map even though there are no stores listed for these states. | * Nebraska, Oklahoma, Virginia, Wisconsin, Minnesota and British Columbia (Canada) were clickable on the Store Locator map even though there are no stores listed for these states. | ||
* The July 23, 2007 front page update claimed the toy sale ended on | * The July 23, 2007 front page update claimed the toy sale ended on "Sunday, August 4" (a Saturday), although the Collectible Figurines page had the correct date of August 5th. | ||
* When looking at your shopping cart, the link for Kick the Cheat was still on, instead of it being taken out. However, instead of going to its page, you would get redirected to the shop homepage. | * When looking at your shopping cart, the link for Kick the Cheat was still on, instead of it being taken out. However, instead of going to its page, you would get redirected to the shop homepage. | ||
* There was a typo in the laptop skins description which said | * There was a typo in the laptop skins description which said "slightly ''shutgunned''". | ||
=== Inside References === | |||
== | |||
* The Store Locator on the yahoo store featured The United States and Canada in white underwear, a reference to [[weird dream]]. | * The Store Locator on the yahoo store featured The United States and Canada in white underwear, a reference to [[weird dream]]. | ||
* The store's footer at the bottom of the store was Bubs's | * The store's footer at the bottom of the store was Bubs's "checkitout" dance from [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]]. | ||
* The | * The "GARBAGE SALE" sign with the "B" crossed out was a reference to [[garage sale]]. | ||
* | * "Support the Municipality!" was a reference to an Easter egg in the email [[disconnected]]. | ||
* The page title was a reference to [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]. | * The page title was a reference to [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]. | ||
* The | * The "slightly shotgunned" laptop skin referred to the Easter egg in [[virus]], where the [[Compy]] was being sold as such. | ||
=== Real-World References === | |||
== | |||
* The | * The "Trogdor High-Score Club" patch may have been a takeoff of the old [[Activision]] club patches where sending a picture of a high score from the game would result in getting a patch. | ||
== External Links == | |||
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://store.yahoo.com/homestarrunner/ view archived versions of the store] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://store.yahoo.com/homestarrunner/ view archived versions of the store] | ||
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| Preceded by:<br />[[Flash Store]] | |||
[[Flash Store]] | | Store Navigation<br />May 23, 2005-March 23, 2015 | ||
| Succeeded by:<br />[[Store|Shopify Store]] | |||
May 23, 2005-March 23, 2015 | |||
[[Store|Shopify Store]] | |||
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! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#36c;" | '''Yahoo Store''' | |||
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| style="text-align:center;background-color:#36c" | '''Sections''' | |||
| '''Main''', [[Store T-Shirts|T-Shirts]], [[Store Polo Shirts|Polo Shirts]], [[Store Baby Clothes|Baby Clothes]], [[Store Hooded Sweatshirts|Hooded Sweatshirts]], [[Store Accessories|Accessories]], [[Store Toys|Toys]], [[Store CD/DVDs|CD/DVDs]], [[Store Posters|Posters]], [[Store Other 2-D Stuff|Other 2-D Stuff]], [[Store Freebies|Freebies]], [[Store Combos|Combos]], [[Store Thank You Messages|Thank You Messages]] | |||
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[/ | | style="text-align:center;background-color:#36c" | '''Front Page News''' | ||
| [[Store Front Page News 2005|2005]], [[Store Front Page News 2006|2006]], [[Store Front Page News 2007|2007]], [[Store Front Page News 2008|2008]], [[Store Front Page News 2009|2009]], [[Store Front Page News 2010|2010]], [[Store Front Page News 2011|2011]], [[Store Front Page News 2012|2012]], [[Store Front Page News 2013|2013]], [[Store Front Page News 2014|2014]] | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Past Updates]] | |||
[[Category:Store]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:24, 14 July 2026
Homestore Runner!
The Yahoo Store was the Yahoo-based marketplace of Homestar Runner merchandise that ran from May 23, 2005 to March 23, 2015, succeeding the Flash Store. It was based off of Yahoo's Small Business E-Commerence system.
The Shopify store replaced the Yahoo Store on March 23, 2015. On April 1, 2015, the Yahoo store was officially made password-protected and is now defunct.
Page Title: All Types of Crazy Crap
Front Page News
- Store Front Page News 2005
- Store Front Page News 2006
- Store Front Page News 2007
- Store Front Page News 2008
- Store Front Page News 2009
- Store Front Page News 2010
- Store Front Page News 2011
- Store Front Page News 2012
- Store Front Page News 2013
- Store Front Page News 2014
Final Offerings
Combo Menu Values!
Clothing
Accessories
Toys
CD/DVDs/Video Game
2-Dimensional Stuff
Freebies
Discontinued Products
- Baseball Caps
- Beanie Caps
- Messenger Bags
- Hooded Sweatshirts
- Polo Shirts
- Tattoos — Featuring images of Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, Strong Badia themes, and others
- Floaty pens — One side of this pen features The Cheat in the tire moving back and forth in front of the Strong Badia background. The other side of the pen displays the Strong Badia Flag.
- MiniPins — An older set of six colorful MiniPins featuring the most popular Homestar characters
- Buttons — Colorful Magnetized Character Buttons
- Strong Bad Mask — As seen in Sample of Style Too
- Stickers — Hi My Name Is _______
- Kick The Cheat
- See also past freebies for freebies no longer offered.
- See also discontinued shirts for shirts no longer offered.
Store Footer
The footer
The store footer was a small animation at the bottom of every store page. It featured Bubs at his concession stand, doing his "checkitout checkitout" dance from Lookin at a Thing in a Bag (but without sound). The animation changed throughout the day and year. If you clicked on the 'D' in "BUBS' CONCES5ION STAND", Homestar Runner would run in, do his part of the dance, and leave. In the winter theme, Homestar wore his hat from The Best Decemberween Ever.
Time of year changes
- Summer Theme: Footer Introduction – November 15, 2005
- Autumn Theme: November 16, 2005 – January 8, 2006
- Winter Theme: January 9, 2006 – March 23, 2006
- Summer Theme: March 24, 2006 – November 7, 2006
- Autumn Theme: November 8, 2006 – January 20, 2007
- Winter Theme: January 21, 2007 – April 1, 2007
- Spring Theme: April 2, 2007 – October 2, 2007
- Autumn Theme: October 2, 2007 – January 18, 2008
- Winter Theme: January 18, 2008 – May 22, 2008
- Spring Theme: May 22, 2008 – October 6, 2009
- New Autumn Theme: October 7, 2009 – Footer Conclusion
Time of day changes
- Sunrise: 4:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m.
- Day: 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Sunset: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Night: 8:00 p.m. – 4:00 a.m.
Images
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Spring Daytime |
Summer Daytime |
Autumn Daytime |
Winter Daytime |
|
Spring Sunrise/set |
Summer Sunrise/set |
Autumn Sunrise/set |
Winter Sunrise/set |
|
Spring Night |
Summer Night |
Autumn Night |
Winter Night |
Flash Scenes
- After buying something, you were once taken to one of several short Store Thank You Messages. They stopped playing on October 9, 2008.
- When you looked at your shopping cart, various items would randomly generate small Flash scenes with text on the page, with links to other popular items:
- Strong Bad standing alone with a "GARBAGE SALE" sign STRONG BAD: Oh yeah?! You think that stuff is so great? Well, check out this other crap!!
- Flicking the lightswitch, with a glowstick: THE CHEAT: "They told me to tell you that you'd also like these things.* Meh!" (*translated from the cheat)
- Dancing at the concession stand: BUBS: If you like that stuff, check this junk out!
- Trogdor chasing a peasant, both drawn in pixel art TROGDOR: This other stuff'll really burninate your cottage, peasant.
- Running in place: HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh hello. Umm... you forgot to buy this other stuff that you like.
Other Places To Buy
Local Business Area Stores
According to a former page on the Store, independent comic book, music/video, and other specialty shops would now have an opportunity to sell H*R merchandise (The Brothers Chaps say that they must never have a sale on the products or have the prices lower than TBC have them marked, to keep sales good). They used to be found with the store locator.
Google Product Search
If you searched for Homestar Runner at Google Shopping (formerly Froogle, then Google Product Search), you could see H*R products being sold at various other stores.
Magazines
Homestar merchandise also turns up in the occasional issue of Previews Magazine (limited on-line version can be seen here), which lists upcoming items available for purchase through local comic stores.
Comic Cons
Some seriously nerdy stuff
Merchandise was available for sale at Comic Conventions and shows around the country throughout 2005. The Homestar Runner booth was staffed by Strong Dad and The Mother Chaps. Those who attended had a chance to win door prizes consisting of autographed merchandise. Freebies were included within every purchase.
DragonCon
Merchandise was also sold at booth #101 in the Exhibitor's Hall for all 4 days of DragonCon in Atlanta, Georgia. The Homestar Runner booth was staffed by the Brothers Chaps, the Family Chaps, and other members of the Homestar crew.
This location was parodied in the short toon TrogdorCon '97.
Telltale Store
Following the Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People announcement, certain items of Strong Bad related merchandise were added to the Telltale Games online store.
Fun Facts
Trivia
- While loading the musical shirt selection, a message flashed, reading "loading shirtfun".
- While loading a "Thank-you" message, a loading screen appeared reading "load 'er up".
- The Kick The Cheat plush toy was not available for purchase for a five-month period beginning 12 April 2005.
- In October 2009, the store received its own domain. The store's URL is now "http://www.homestarrunnerstore.com", as opposed to "http://homestarrunner.stores.yahoo.net".
- The main pages continued to link to the domain the store sat at in 2004 (http://www.homestarrunner.com/store.html) rather than the current URL.
Goofs
- On the Store Locator map, Wisconsin was spelled "Wisonsin".
- On the Store Locator map, the links for Alberta and British Columbia were backwards; clicking Alberta referenced an anchor labeled "#BC", while clicking British Columbia references "#ALB".
- On the Store Locator map, Pennsylvania was not clickable, even though there is a store in the Pennsylvania section of the list.
- Nebraska, Oklahoma, Virginia, Wisconsin, Minnesota and British Columbia (Canada) were clickable on the Store Locator map even though there are no stores listed for these states.
- The July 23, 2007 front page update claimed the toy sale ended on "Sunday, August 4" (a Saturday), although the Collectible Figurines page had the correct date of August 5th.
- When looking at your shopping cart, the link for Kick the Cheat was still on, instead of it being taken out. However, instead of going to its page, you would get redirected to the shop homepage.
- There was a typo in the laptop skins description which said "slightly shutgunned".
Inside References
- The Store Locator on the yahoo store featured The United States and Canada in white underwear, a reference to weird dream.
- The store's footer at the bottom of the store was Bubs's "checkitout" dance from Lookin at a Thing in a Bag.
- The "GARBAGE SALE" sign with the "B" crossed out was a reference to garage sale.
- "Support the Municipality!" was a reference to an Easter egg in the email disconnected.
- The page title was a reference to The Best Decemberween Ever.
- The "slightly shotgunned" laptop skin referred to the Easter egg in virus, where the Compy was being sold as such.
Real-World References
- The "Trogdor High-Score Club" patch may have been a takeoff of the old Activision club patches where sending a picture of a high score from the game would result in getting a patch.
External Links
- view archived versions of the store
- view the footer at the bottom of the store
- view Bubs's promotional message
- view Strong Bad's promotional message
- view The Cheat's promotional message
- view Homestar Runner's promotional message
- view Trogdor's promotional message
- view the musical T-shirt selection
- view the Store Map
| Preceded by: Flash Store |
Store Navigation May 23, 2005-March 23, 2015 |
Succeeded by: Shopify Store |
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