Post by TheChamp617 on Jul 3, 2016 1:25:19 GMT -5
My dad and I usually make a trip to the US from Canada twice a year to do figure hunting. The Canadian dollar hasn’t been that great and so we’ve been crossing the border less often. This past week, however, we did. We took the four-hour drive and went to Michigan.
(To those who haven’t seen my prior ‘US Trip’ posts… I make these kind of posts a little detailed because some of you guys seem to enjoy reading these)
Day 1 (June 28, 2016) – “Gotta find that Walgreens HBK Elite!”
On the way to the border, we stopped by a thrift store where I was able to pick up an RA Jericho.
In the US
We checked into our hotel, and rested for a bit before heading out to do a little bit of hunting. First stop was a Walgreens. They had the E42 Xavier Woods I wanted. I passed on it because I was hoping to find it at a Wal-Mart for a few dollars cheaper. That didn’t happen.
Gamestop in Westland
I saw that Gamestop was putting their Elites on clearance, so I decided to try and hit up a few. The first one I went to had Umaga:
TRU in Westland
I expected to have a hard time finding “The Ringmaster”. Turns out, the first TRU I went to had him:
Target in Westland
Saying that Tito shelfwarms is an understatement. He is everywhere, but since we didn’t get this set in Canada, I picked him up. Great timing too as the HOF series is on sale:
Gamestop in Canton
Found a few more clearance Elites here. Solid deals!
Target in Canton
Pulled a Topps WWE 2016 John Cena mat relic (/50) and picked up the Eddie Guerrero HOF figure. Really like this figure:
Day 2 (June 29, 2016) – “REALLY gotta find that Walgreens HBK figure!”
Gamestop in Canton
Planned to go to this location the previous day, but ran out of time. We went to it on this day and found Kidd:
Target in Dearborn Heights
I was surprised to read that people were struggling to find the Heenan Family set. I saw them quite a few times. I picked the set up at this location. I also wanted the Four Horsemen, but decided to pass on them:
Gamestop in Dearborn Heights
Surprised to find the Elite Zayn, especially on clearance! Awesome!
Walmart in Dearborn
Found the remnants of Elite 42. Picked up the last ones, which were the Nasty Boys. Also picked up the Warrior/Sting set. Canada didn’t get the Then, Now, Forever two-packs:
Target in Dearborn
The shelf only had Tito, but I took one and scanned it on the price checker, which showed that there was more in the back. I asked an employee to check for Hogan and Yokozuna, and she came out of the back with them:
Meijer in Lincoln Park
This set was on clearance for $12.49. Thought it was a decent deal, so I picked it up.
TRU in Southgate
I actually found this a few times, but they were always the laced boots version. Finally found a laceless one at this location:
Day 3 (June 30, 2016) – A couple-a minutes late? That’s SAWFT!
Walmart in Livonia (Plymouth Rd.)
I like the throwback attire of this Jericho, so I bought this figure:
Walgreens in Livonia
Despite Elites at Walgreens being $2 more than at Walmart, I bought Neville here in case I wouldn’t find him again. Good decision as I actually never did find him again:
Walmart in Livonia (7 Mile Rd.)
I walk into the WWE aisle and find a guy with a cart looking at figures (Star Wars, or something similar). I walk by him on the way to the wrestling section and out of the corner of my eye I see that he has Enzo/Cass in his cart. I go the wrestling section and see the Bushwhackers and Austin/McMahon. I grab those and the guy says something like “alright! Nice!”. We start talking and it turns out he’s a collector too…. And he beat me to Enzo/Cass by a few seconds! Ugh. A tad disappointed, but at least he isn’t a scalper. I don’t mind losing it to a fellow collector; it just would’ve been nice to have them. I never ended up finding Enzo/Cass again.
K-Mart in Warren
I got pretty excited when I saw this set. The box is thinner than I expected lol
Target in Warren
The WM32 two-packs recently started coming out at Canadian TRUs, though at a price of like $32. I priced matched to Amazon and got this set for $17 at this location:
TRU in Roseville
Found the Summerslam set here minus Bulldog and Hacksaw. Picked up ‘Taker.
Walgreens in Fraser
FINALLY!! Been looking for this at MANY Walgreens the previous days, and glad to have finally found him. Ironically, he became easier to find AFTER I actually find him. Go figure.
TRU in Madison Heights
Found Hacksaw and Bulldog here! Great figures!
Day 4 (July 1, 2016) – Clearance, Clearance, Clearance
K-Mart in Farmington Hills
This location was closing and they were having a liquidation sale. They had a million E26 Warriors at $8 each, but didn’t pick any up. I did, however, get this Fan Favourites set for $22, the NWO Stackdown set for $4, and a Stackdown Mystery thing for $2
Dixieland Flea Market
One particular vendor at this Flea Market had some wrestling figures. Picked up these three for $15:
K-Mart in Waterford
Surprised to find this awesome Three-Pack still available. On sale too at $14.99. $15 for three basics? Yes please!
Wal-Mart in White Lake
This set is relatively old, but it never came out in Canada. With HBK being my favourite wrestler, I bought this.
Walgreens in West Bloomfield (Haggerty)
Picked up E42 Triple H here. Wanted the small kneepads version, but it seems to be slim pickings for this set.
Walgreens in Novi
More clearance deals here! Picked these up for $3.29 each.
Day 5 (July 2, 2016) – Thanks, America and Happy 4th of July
Walgreens in Westland
Went back to this location and picked up E42 Xavier:
Walmart in New Hudson
This location had Basics at $5 each, but there was nothing I needed. I picked up the Hall/Nash set here:
City Market in Flint:
Scored a few cool items at this City Market. Got this lot for about $60. The Jericho standee is just an inch under 6 feet!
And that’s the trip! My haul minus the Jericho standee:
Thanks for looking!
(To those who haven’t seen my prior ‘US Trip’ posts… I make these kind of posts a little detailed because some of you guys seem to enjoy reading these)
Day 1 (June 28, 2016) – “Gotta find that Walgreens HBK Elite!”
On the way to the border, we stopped by a thrift store where I was able to pick up an RA Jericho.
In the US
We checked into our hotel, and rested for a bit before heading out to do a little bit of hunting. First stop was a Walgreens. They had the E42 Xavier Woods I wanted. I passed on it because I was hoping to find it at a Wal-Mart for a few dollars cheaper. That didn’t happen.
Gamestop in Westland
I saw that Gamestop was putting their Elites on clearance, so I decided to try and hit up a few. The first one I went to had Umaga:
TRU in Westland
I expected to have a hard time finding “The Ringmaster”. Turns out, the first TRU I went to had him:
Target in Westland
Saying that Tito shelfwarms is an understatement. He is everywhere, but since we didn’t get this set in Canada, I picked him up. Great timing too as the HOF series is on sale:
Gamestop in Canton
Found a few more clearance Elites here. Solid deals!
Target in Canton
Pulled a Topps WWE 2016 John Cena mat relic (/50) and picked up the Eddie Guerrero HOF figure. Really like this figure:
Day 2 (June 29, 2016) – “REALLY gotta find that Walgreens HBK figure!”
Gamestop in Canton
Planned to go to this location the previous day, but ran out of time. We went to it on this day and found Kidd:
Target in Dearborn Heights
I was surprised to read that people were struggling to find the Heenan Family set. I saw them quite a few times. I picked the set up at this location. I also wanted the Four Horsemen, but decided to pass on them:
Gamestop in Dearborn Heights
Surprised to find the Elite Zayn, especially on clearance! Awesome!
Walmart in Dearborn
Found the remnants of Elite 42. Picked up the last ones, which were the Nasty Boys. Also picked up the Warrior/Sting set. Canada didn’t get the Then, Now, Forever two-packs:
Target in Dearborn
The shelf only had Tito, but I took one and scanned it on the price checker, which showed that there was more in the back. I asked an employee to check for Hogan and Yokozuna, and she came out of the back with them:
Meijer in Lincoln Park
This set was on clearance for $12.49. Thought it was a decent deal, so I picked it up.
TRU in Southgate
I actually found this a few times, but they were always the laced boots version. Finally found a laceless one at this location:
Day 3 (June 30, 2016) – A couple-a minutes late? That’s SAWFT!
Walmart in Livonia (Plymouth Rd.)
I like the throwback attire of this Jericho, so I bought this figure:
Walgreens in Livonia
Despite Elites at Walgreens being $2 more than at Walmart, I bought Neville here in case I wouldn’t find him again. Good decision as I actually never did find him again:
Walmart in Livonia (7 Mile Rd.)
I walk into the WWE aisle and find a guy with a cart looking at figures (Star Wars, or something similar). I walk by him on the way to the wrestling section and out of the corner of my eye I see that he has Enzo/Cass in his cart. I go the wrestling section and see the Bushwhackers and Austin/McMahon. I grab those and the guy says something like “alright! Nice!”. We start talking and it turns out he’s a collector too…. And he beat me to Enzo/Cass by a few seconds! Ugh. A tad disappointed, but at least he isn’t a scalper. I don’t mind losing it to a fellow collector; it just would’ve been nice to have them. I never ended up finding Enzo/Cass again.
K-Mart in Warren
I got pretty excited when I saw this set. The box is thinner than I expected lol
Target in Warren
The WM32 two-packs recently started coming out at Canadian TRUs, though at a price of like $32. I priced matched to Amazon and got this set for $17 at this location:
TRU in Roseville
Found the Summerslam set here minus Bulldog and Hacksaw. Picked up ‘Taker.
Walgreens in Fraser
FINALLY!! Been looking for this at MANY Walgreens the previous days, and glad to have finally found him. Ironically, he became easier to find AFTER I actually find him. Go figure.
TRU in Madison Heights
Found Hacksaw and Bulldog here! Great figures!
Day 4 (July 1, 2016) – Clearance, Clearance, Clearance
K-Mart in Farmington Hills
This location was closing and they were having a liquidation sale. They had a million E26 Warriors at $8 each, but didn’t pick any up. I did, however, get this Fan Favourites set for $22, the NWO Stackdown set for $4, and a Stackdown Mystery thing for $2
Dixieland Flea Market
One particular vendor at this Flea Market had some wrestling figures. Picked up these three for $15:
K-Mart in Waterford
Surprised to find this awesome Three-Pack still available. On sale too at $14.99. $15 for three basics? Yes please!
Wal-Mart in White Lake
This set is relatively old, but it never came out in Canada. With HBK being my favourite wrestler, I bought this.
Walgreens in West Bloomfield (Haggerty)
Picked up E42 Triple H here. Wanted the small kneepads version, but it seems to be slim pickings for this set.
Walgreens in Novi
More clearance deals here! Picked these up for $3.29 each.
Day 5 (July 2, 2016) – Thanks, America and Happy 4th of July
Walgreens in Westland
Went back to this location and picked up E42 Xavier:
Walmart in New Hudson
This location had Basics at $5 each, but there was nothing I needed. I picked up the Hall/Nash set here:
City Market in Flint:
Scored a few cool items at this City Market. Got this lot for about $60. The Jericho standee is just an inch under 6 feet!
And that’s the trip! My haul minus the Jericho standee:
Thanks for looking!
And $12 Elites at Gamestop? I should check it out!
