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Post by TheLastDude on Apr 22, 2018 0:17:18 GMT -5
The thing is, is the distro for exclusives at Walmart and Target blow. They're so uneven. How many threads or posts are people like "Target sucks" only to be countered with "NO WALMART SUCKS!" It's all about where you live. So if you live somewhere that has good Walmarts, and suck Targets or vice versa, a healthy online amount of those exclusives would be a HUGE benefit. Agreed. I always find it so odd hearing people talk about how great their Targets are. I have (now that another one opened this year) five Targets within a 20 to 30-minute drive, and they are all just terrible at restocking. It seems like after they do a seasonal reset, the entire store just forgets they have a toy department and nothing gets put out again. But Walmart? Yeah, I usually don't have any trouble finding anything at Walmart.
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Post by Mr.1050 on Apr 22, 2018 0:34:25 GMT -5
My wal-mart has taken them off the aisle with their newest update for Jurassic World. They've moved them to a clearance aisle, marked them down to $11 and there is no shelf tag for them anymore. So I'm left wondering about wave 2... Jurassic world toys are on point though. I dropped 450 bucks the first day they were released..
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Post by TheLastDude on Apr 22, 2018 0:37:34 GMT -5
My wal-mart has taken them off the aisle with their newest update for Jurassic World. They've moved them to a clearance aisle, marked them down to $11 and there is no shelf tag for them anymore. So I'm left wondering about wave 2... Jurassic world toys are on point though. I dropped 450 bucks the first day they were released.. Agreed. I'm pissed it's taking so long for my Walmarts to put the damn figures out. The only one so far that did the update wound up being around 75% cleaned out immediately. That being said, I'm disappointed in the Owen figure. I don't think the damn thing looks anything like Chris Pratt except from a distance.
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Post by dynamitekido on Apr 22, 2018 2:23:11 GMT -5
You know what would help, with all of these exclusives?! Actually having them online. Like, get some in the stores yeah, but don't FLOOD them. BUT have the damn option to buy online. MAYBE the stores should ship back what doesn't sell after a period and those can go online. The thing is, is the distro for exclusives at Walmart and Target blow. They're so uneven. How many threads or posts are people like "Target sucks" only to be countered with "NO WALMART SUCKS!" It's all about where you live. So if you live somewhere that has good Walmarts, and suck Targets or vice versa, a healthy online amount of those exclusives would be a HUGE benefit. For me, if you're not lucky and at that Walmart the DAY an exclusive drops, you're out. They're likely never getting them again. Ever. BUT Target's near me are pretty legit about their exclusives and they're easy to track down and get. I know it's the other way in other places. If Walmart EVER had a well functioning Website (it's trash) and actually put their stuff up now and then, it wouldn't be such a cluster. Target tends to do SOME online drops but it seems super random. Still better than Walmart, who may literally NEVER put something online but some store in BoDunk County South Iowa will have 34534 cases all at clearance. . Absolutely! I couldn’t have said it any better. It’s crazy to me that people have WM Elites already on clearance for $4, yet there are figures that have been at my local stores and have been on the peg for a year without them being discounted a cent. It’s also frustrating as all hell to see people getting store exclusives on clearance when they never showed up in your area. There’s literally no valid excuse for any of this.
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Post by Mr.1050 on Apr 23, 2018 1:34:56 GMT -5
Jurassic world toys are on point though. I dropped 450 bucks the first day they were released.. Agreed. I'm pissed it's taking so long for my Walmarts to put the damn figures out. The only one so far that did the update wound up being around 75% cleaned out immediately. That being said, I'm disappointed in the Owen figure. I don't think the damn thing looks anything like Chris Pratt except from a distance. Yeah that one could be better but the Legacy collection human figures from target are awesome!
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Post by walkingturtles on Apr 23, 2018 7:22:51 GMT -5
The Flashbacks are still front and center in the three WalMarts I got to. I picked up the Warrior and Syxx as fast as I could. Not interested in Yokozuna because I hate the black tights/red sash combo. Out of the three, only 1 Walmart has updated since Flashbacks with the WrestleMania 34 packinging elites.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2018 9:16:36 GMT -5
It’s definitely hit and miss. I have about 5 targets around me — two of them are pretty good about new products and stocking. Other two are just ok but the one is freaking terrible. They have had the same 5 Tito’s on the pegs for years. It looks Like they will never have the hall of champions set.
My only nearby Walmart got flashback Elites twice and I missed them each time.
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Post by The Madness on Apr 23, 2018 14:01:57 GMT -5
It seems that all of the Walmarts near me only got one case of these. That was it, and they went FAST.
If it wasn't for a few Pipers hanging around, I would have never seen any of the last three HOF series at Target. Same deal there, one case and done. I never expect to see Hall of Champions at all.
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Post by aggressiveperfectpoor on Apr 23, 2018 14:25:19 GMT -5
Yep folks, time to panic already. Sky is falling. The sky iiiiiiiisss falling.
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Post by zoomfactor32 on Apr 24, 2018 13:23:40 GMT -5
They went fast around here. I think most Walmarts here got more than one case, but they didn't hang around very long. I haven't seen any in a while, and there aren't any in the clearance aisle. Bring on series two!
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Post by stc13 on Apr 24, 2018 14:52:48 GMT -5
I did a quick comparison on Brickseek. I'm in Pittsburgh. There are 13 stores in the metro, not a single Flashback figure showing up in stock and only one store with them discounted. I'm 99% certain stores only got one case, and the ones in my area sold through everything within a week.
I checked Brickseek for West Virginia. Most stores have a decent number (5 or more) in stock, about 25% are discounted, and one store is showing 14 figures in stock.
Definitely seems like there's some sort of distribution issue when some tiny rural towns are getting stocked with multiple cases, but they're one and done in other more populous locations.
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Post by MasterYoda on Apr 24, 2018 15:38:34 GMT -5
they were $2 at my Walmart last week
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Post by LK3 on Apr 24, 2018 16:53:04 GMT -5
According to Brickseek there are 14 in Kingston, NY with 0 at all of the surrounding locations.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2018 9:30:22 GMT -5
I did a quick comparison on Brickseek. I'm in Pittsburgh. There are 13 stores in the metro, not a single Flashback figure showing up in stock and only one store with them discounted. I'm 99% certain stores only got one case, and the ones in my area sold through everything within a week. I checked Brickseek for West Virginia. Most stores have a decent number (5 or more) in stock, about 25% are discounted, and one store is showing 14 figures in stock. Definitely seems like there's some sort of distribution issue when some tiny rural towns are getting stocked with multiple cases, but they're one and done in other more populous locations. Hey fellow Pittsburgh collector -- same for me. Have you seen any Hall of Champions anywhere since they first stocked? I really want that Undertaker but have only seen it once and didn't pull the trigger. I don't think that set was restocked either. I have never seen it at the Mount Nebo Target (which is 5 minutes form my house).
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