Friday, January 2, 2015

At the dawn of a New Year, Key Master departs Gem Spa; finger-pointing and fortune-telling ensue



On Wednesday afternoon, we happily watched workers cart away that crappy Key Master — a so-called "prize merchandising game" — from outside Gem Spa on Second Avenue at St. Mark's Place…





Since arriving 15 months ago, Key Master has stolen taken business away from NYC favorite Zoltar … sparking an ugly turf war in the process.

So few people were upset, in the opinion of this blogger, when Key Master got wrapped up in Home Depot-branded plastic in recent weeks.

As of our press time, there wasn't any word from Gem Spa officials on what might be next here … or if a Zoltar associate purposefully broke Key Master.

Anyway, a BIG story to watch here in 2015…



Previously on EV Grieve:
Gem Spa stunner: Zoltar now has Key Master competition; doomsday predicted

Cause for rethinking last-minute gift ideas as Key Master remains wrapped outside Gem Spa
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2015 at 8:39 AM

    Its front plate of glass had gotten smashed and a worker was sweeping up the glass from the sidewalk when I walked by on Wednesday around 2:45PM.

    This was when it was still seated at its original location outside the store.

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  2. xootrmanJanuary 2, 2015 at 8:47 AM

    About a week ago I saw a group of guys who appeared, by their excitement and subsequent rush into Gem Spa, to be winners. Maybe Key Master ran out of what few prizes there were?

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  3. DrBOPJanuary 2, 2015 at 10:38 AM

    Zoltar's Army is slowly rising across the Nations.....
    I myself was supplied with a Zoltar Bubble Gun (coincidentally right around Christmas) in order to defend Zoltars wherever they may be around the world.

    "Back off buddy.....or I'm gonna POP this bubble in your face.....REPEATEDLY!"

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  4. NOTORIOUSJanuary 2, 2015 at 10:58 AM

    Grievestrator AND question marks! Now I understand! I hope that old queen Zoltar can finally hold court again!

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2015 at 7:18 PM

    When you look at old photos of this corner store from the '60's, you will note that the store was called:
    GEMS SPA. Wonder when the S got dropped?

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