ClassicFan2
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Jan 21, 2019 15:10:56 GMT -5
its almost 2020, we were supposed to be flying around like Jetsons by, but here we are unable to even get or know when or how to get figures from one of the TOP toy companies in the world! Its alomost like they do crap like this on purpose to legend/flashback collectors. Ive never had so much trouble or stress trying to collect something before Mattel legends/flashbacks! pull head out of butts and get with the program mattel! and dont anyone DARE put this crap on walmart or any other store. this is Mattels product and they are 1st in line when buyers cannot get their product. If Walmart has 5000 cases of flashbacks series 3 sitting in their DCs, how is that mattel's fault? Mattel cannot tell Walmart how to stock their products anymore than fruit of the loom can tell them how to stock the underwear they sell They most certainly can call their buyers and find out why customers/fans cannot get or find their product and if that keeps happening they should prob find another store to work with. bill knows about the dam distribution issues and if 5000 cases of something are just sitting in warehouses not making to customers mattel made them for, yea that is on mattel! ive tweeted bill about it AGAIN and he finally said they are looking into it.
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Post by bigjohnnybadd on Jan 21, 2019 17:18:02 GMT -5
its almost 2020, we were supposed to be flying around like Jetsons by, but here we are unable to even get or know when or how to get figures from one of the TOP toy companies in the world! Its alomost like they do crap like this on purpose to legend/flashback collectors. Ive never had so much trouble or stress trying to collect something before Mattel legends/flashbacks! pull head out of butts and get with the program mattel! and dont anyone DARE put this crap on walmart or any other store. this is Mattels product and they are 1st in line when buyers cannot get their product. If Walmart has 5000 cases of flashbacks series 3 sitting in their DCs, how is that mattel's fault? Mattel cannot tell Walmart how to stock their products anymore than fruit of the loom can tell them how to stock the underwear they sell But actually, if they wanted to, they could. And many companies do. These large retailers need to have a Mattel representative visiting the stores to make sure their displays are filled and up to date. Anybody that has worked in retail knows that this is a very common occurrence, at least among companies that care about their brand's image and want to make sure their retail partners are stocked properly. Why doesn't Mattel implement a program like this? Department managers at stores like Walmart are overwhelmed, underpaid, and as a result couldn't care less about keeping up with stock most of the time, especially with a department like toys. I know, because unfortunately I had the pleasure of working for Walmart in my youth. Companies will often have an employee that oversees a region, visiting different stores and updating the displays rather than worrying about the retailer doing it. They would replenish any stock that they had on hand at the time, and take note of anything that may need to be reordered. They would be able to observe what is selling well in a particular location, as well as what is warming, so that the store may adjust their next order accordingly. If they are dead set on all of these exclusives continuing, then something like this needs to be done to make sure all stores receive appropriate stock to ensure availability.
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Post by powerfred3k on Jan 21, 2019 18:18:02 GMT -5
If Walmart has 5000 cases of flashbacks series 3 sitting in their DCs, how is that mattel's fault? Mattel cannot tell Walmart how to stock their products anymore than fruit of the loom can tell them how to stock the underwear they sell But actually, if they wanted to, they could. And many companies do. These large retailers need to have a Mattel representative visiting the stores to make sure their displays are filled and up to date. Anybody that has worked in retail knows that this is a very common occurrence, at least among companies that care about their brand's image and want to make sure their retail partners are stocked properly. Why doesn't Mattel implement a program like this? Department managers at stores like Walmart are overwhelmed, underpaid, and as a result couldn't care less about keeping up with stock most of the time, especially with a department like toys. I know, because unfortunately I had the pleasure of working for Walmart in my youth. Companies will often have an employee that oversees a region, visiting different stores and updating the displays rather than worrying about the retailer doing it. They would replenish any stock that they had on hand at the time, and take note of anything that may need to be reordered. They would be able to observe what is selling well in a particular location, as well as what is warming, so that the store may adjust their next order accordingly. If they are dead set on all of these exclusives continuing, then something like this needs to be done to make sure all stores receive appropriate stock to ensure availability. Wait so your saying mattel needs to create a vendor program like neca did with toysrus and now with target ? Someone to properly stock and maintain mattels merch ? So people could walk into a retail store and actually buy something new they want ?? Well your just a crazy looneytoon for suggesting that hairbrain idea that me and other members here have been suggesting now for several years....
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Post by Triple S on Jan 21, 2019 19:07:53 GMT -5
But actually, if they wanted to, they could. And many companies do. These large retailers need to have a Mattel representative visiting the stores to make sure their displays are filled and up to date. Anybody that has worked in retail knows that this is a very common occurrence, at least among companies that care about their brand's image and want to make sure their retail partners are stocked properly. Why doesn't Mattel implement a program like this? Department managers at stores like Walmart are overwhelmed, underpaid, and as a result couldn't care less about keeping up with stock most of the time, especially with a department like toys. I know, because unfortunately I had the pleasure of working for Walmart in my youth. Companies will often have an employee that oversees a region, visiting different stores and updating the displays rather than worrying about the retailer doing it. They would replenish any stock that they had on hand at the time, and take note of anything that may need to be reordered. They would be able to observe what is selling well in a particular location, as well as what is warming, so that the store may adjust their next order accordingly. If they are dead set on all of these exclusives continuing, then something like this needs to be done to make sure all stores receive appropriate stock to ensure availability. Wait so your saying mattel needs to create a vendor program like neca did with toysrus and now with target ? Someone to properly stock and maintain mattels merch ? So people could walk into a retail store and actually buy something new they want ?? Well your just a crazy looneytoon for suggesting that hairbrain idea that me and other members here have been suggesting now for several years.... Why would Mattel hire and pay someone to do this, when store employees can (apparently don’t) do it? Most companies are dropping reps. Not hiring and creating positions for them.
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Post by LA Times on Jan 21, 2019 19:57:18 GMT -5
If Walmart has 5000 cases of flashbacks series 3 sitting in their DCs, how is that mattel's fault? Mattel cannot tell Walmart how to stock their products anymore than fruit of the loom can tell them how to stock the underwear they sell They most certainly can call their buyers and find out why customers/fans cannot get or find their product and if that keeps happening they should prob find another store to work with. bill knows about the dam distribution issues and if 5000 cases of something are just sitting in warehouses not making to customers mattel made them for, yea that is on mattel! ive tweeted bill about it AGAIN and he finally said they are looking into it. Was this a DM because Bill hasnt tweeted since Christmas?
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powerfred3k
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Post by powerfred3k on Jan 21, 2019 20:00:07 GMT -5
[/quote]Why would Mattel hire and pay s1omeone to do this, when store employees can (apparently don’t) do it?
Most companies are dropping reps. Not hiring and creating positions for them.[/quote]
Yeah why try to make things better and sell more product with someone dedicated to ensure that.
Seems to working just fine for neca and they have at least double the space that mattel has in target stores.
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Post by LA Times on Jan 21, 2019 20:16:46 GMT -5
Why would Mattel hire and pay s1omeone to do this, when store employees can (apparently don’t) do it? Most companies are dropping reps. Not hiring and creating positions for them.[/quote] Yeah why try to make things better and sell more product with someone dedicated to ensure that. Seems to working just fine for neca and they have at least double the space that mattel has in target stores.[/quote] Since when does NECA have double the shelf space than Mattel at Target? Mattel has Barbie, DCEU, DC Superhero Girls, Hot Wheels, WWE, Jurassic Park, Matchbox, Halo, board games, Monster High, etc.
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Post by powerfred3k on Jan 21, 2019 20:20:16 GMT -5
Sorry my mistake, I meant neca's display compared to mattels wwe section.
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Post by PJ on Jan 21, 2019 20:20:53 GMT -5
Why would Mattel hire and pay s1omeone to do this, when store employees can (apparently don’t) do it? Most companies are dropping reps. Not hiring and creating positions for them.[/quote] Yeah why try to make things better and sell more product with someone dedicated to ensure that. Seems to working just fine for neca and they have at least double the space that mattel has in target stores. [/quote] Really? Neca has a few pegs (maybe 6) next to the POPS. Mattel has the Barbie and Fisher Price aisles as well as a Hot Wheels section that is just as large as the Neca section. As well as the WWE and Batman/DC (Multiverse and Aquaman) sections. And I haven’t seen the Hasbro vendor since TRU closes. I used to see him bi-weekly at TRU and all the area Targets and WalMarts prior to TRU closing. So I don’t know if Hasbro dropped using vendors or not. But it seems like they dropped him when TRU closed.
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Post by LA Times on Jan 21, 2019 20:27:26 GMT -5
Why would Mattel hire and pay s1omeone to do this, when store employees can (apparently don’t) do it? Most companies are dropping reps. Not hiring and creating positions for them. Yeah why try to make things better and sell more product with someone dedicated to ensure that. Seems to working just fine for neca and they have at least double the space that mattel has in target stores. [/quote] Really? Neca has a few pegs (maybe 6) next to the POPS. Mattel has the Barbie and Fisher Price aisles as well as a Hot Wheels section that is just as large as the Neca section. As well as the WWE and Batman/DC (Multiverse and Aquaman) sections. And I haven’t seen the Hasbro vendor since TRU closes. I used to see him bi-weekly at TRU and all the area Targets and WalMarts prior to TRU closing. So I don’t know if Hasbro dropped using vendors or not. But it seems like they dropped him when TRU closed. [/quote] It makes sense for toymakers to have a vendor program with Toys R Us, but with Walmart and Target, they are not toy stores and would probably hang up the phone if they were bothered with something like that.
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Post by PJ on Jan 21, 2019 20:34:10 GMT -5
I just think with tru closing Hasbro and Mattel laid those employees off because the companies lost so much with tru closing. And you know the CEO’s aren’t going to take pay cuts so they needed to make cutbacks somewhere. And yes while I saw the Hasbro vendor way more often than I did Mattel Vendors I did see Mattel vendors occasionally. But the main difference was Hasbro was one guy biweekly...Mattel was more of a team twice a year.
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Jan 21, 2019 20:37:51 GMT -5
They most certainly can call their buyers and find out why customers/fans cannot get or find their product and if that keeps happening they should prob find another store to work with. bill knows about the dam distribution issues and if 5000 cases of something are just sitting in warehouses not making to customers mattel made them for, yea that is on mattel! ive tweeted bill about it AGAIN and he finally said they are looking into it. Was this a DM because Bill hasnt tweeted since Christmas? yes! and it was about 2 weeks ago i asked last time. i asked him twice in december as well.
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Post by ClassicFan2 on Jan 21, 2019 20:40:27 GMT -5
If Walmart has 5000 cases of flashbacks series 3 sitting in their DCs, how is that mattel's fault? Mattel cannot tell Walmart how to stock their products anymore than fruit of the loom can tell them how to stock the underwear they sell But actually, if they wanted to, they could. And many companies do. These large retailers need to have a Mattel representative visiting the stores to make sure their displays are filled and up to date. Anybody that has worked in retail knows that this is a very common occurrence, at least among companies that care about their brand's image and want to make sure their retail partners are stocked properly. Why doesn't Mattel implement a program like this? Department managers at stores like Walmart are overwhelmed, underpaid, and as a result couldn't care less about keeping up with stock most of the time, especially with a department like toys. I know, because unfortunately I had the pleasure of working for Walmart in my youth. Companies will often have an employee that oversees a region, visiting different stores and updating the displays rather than worrying about the retailer doing it. They would replenish any stock that they had on hand at the time, and take note of anything that may need to be reordered. They would be able to observe what is selling well in a particular location, as well as what is warming, so that the store may adjust their next order accordingly. If they are dead set on all of these exclusives continuing, then something like this needs to be done to make sure all stores receive appropriate stock to ensure availability. mattel could just ask us about what stores arent putting wrestlers out! bill did with take pics of your stores thing.
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Post by Chewdeezy on Jan 21, 2019 20:43:22 GMT -5
If Walmart has 5000 cases of flashbacks series 3 sitting in their DCs, how is that mattel's fault? Mattel cannot tell Walmart how to stock their products anymore than fruit of the loom can tell them how to stock the underwear they sell Man... Somewhat of a side note. It will be interesting to see where FB3 winds up. There is NO way all of FB3 was distributed. I have to imagine there is going to be an Ollies of 5 Below rush at some point.
Start making friends with collector's from Australia.
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Post by powerfred3k on Jan 21, 2019 20:51:51 GMT -5
Was this a DM because Bill hasnt tweeted since Christmas? yes! and it was about 2 weeks ago i asked last time. i asked him twice in december as well. Well either walmart drastically cut the order for the last flashback set or a bunch are gonna pop up at discount stores in the us, u.k., and Australia, etc. I guess the 3rd option could be a little of both. Whatever the answer is, the fact that no one at mattel knows or does know what happened and is not saying anything is just pathetic. Mattel is suppose to be a world class toy company.
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Post by LA Times on Jan 21, 2019 21:48:01 GMT -5
yes! and it was about 2 weeks ago i asked last time. i asked him twice in december as well. Well either walmart drastically cut the order for the last flashback set or a bunch are gonna pop up at discount stores in the us, u.k., and Australia, etc. I guess the 3rd option could be a little of both. Whatever the answer is, the fact that no one at mattel knows or does know what happened and is not saying anything is just pathetic. Mattel is suppose to be a world class toy company.They are. Walmart and Target just dont know how to sell toys.
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Post by PJ on Jan 22, 2019 8:28:36 GMT -5
They could have ordered less, because Bill had announced that the Flashback line was cancelled well before Series 3 hit. So WalMart could have cut their order, but I don’t think they did. Just going by my area my stores did have them twice. (The initial stocking and a restock) which was the same amount they stocked for the first two waves. So to me it seems like it’s been the same.
That said maybe those saying their stores didn’t get any Series 3 was because WalMart’s corporate didn’t want them in those stores? Again not all WalMarts carry the same products. Or for those saying that their stores are stocked with Series 2 aren’t getting Series 3 are probably not stocking them because they couldn’t sell through the stock they have.
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Post by Nivro™ on Jan 22, 2019 9:45:14 GMT -5
Why do we assume they are just sitting in a Walmart distribution center & not a mattel warehouse? Bill has said multiple times not to ask him questions on distribution cause hes clueless on the matter so we have no source as to where the figure are. Just assumptions.
Until I have concrete proof they are sitting in a Walmart distribution center then Mattel is on the hook for distribution problems.
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Post by bigjohnnybadd on Jan 22, 2019 9:46:29 GMT -5
But actually, if they wanted to, they could. And many companies do. These large retailers need to have a Mattel representative visiting the stores to make sure their displays are filled and up to date. Anybody that has worked in retail knows that this is a very common occurrence, at least among companies that care about their brand's image and want to make sure their retail partners are stocked properly. Why doesn't Mattel implement a program like this? Department managers at stores like Walmart are overwhelmed, underpaid, and as a result couldn't care less about keeping up with stock most of the time, especially with a department like toys. I know, because unfortunately I had the pleasure of working for Walmart in my youth. Companies will often have an employee that oversees a region, visiting different stores and updating the displays rather than worrying about the retailer doing it. They would replenish any stock that they had on hand at the time, and take note of anything that may need to be reordered. They would be able to observe what is selling well in a particular location, as well as what is warming, so that the store may adjust their next order accordingly. If they are dead set on all of these exclusives continuing, then something like this needs to be done to make sure all stores receive appropriate stock to ensure availability. Wait so your saying mattel needs to create a vendor program like neca did with toysrus and now with target ? Someone to properly stock and maintain mattels merch ? So people could walk into a retail store and actually buy something new they want ?? Well your just a crazy looneytoon for suggesting that hairbrain idea that me and other members here have been suggesting now for several years.... I wasn't trying to steal anybody's idea... Sorry if you suggested it first. I don't recall ever seeing talk of it here recently. But I'm glad we agree that this would be a good idea.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Jan 22, 2019 9:55:07 GMT -5
Why do we assume they are just sitting in a Walmart distribution center & not a mattel warehouse? Bill has said multiple times not to ask him questions on distribution cause hes clueless on the matter so we have no source as to where the figure are. Just assumptions. Until I have concrete proof they are sitting in a Walmart distribution center then Mattel is on the hook for distribution problems. If they are produced as an exclusive for a particular customer, in this case Walmart, then it would come down to the arrangement made about payment and disbursal between them and Mattel. Mattel would not want to allow any customers stock to remain idle in a Mattel warehouse without some clause where they would be able to redistribute unordered merch after the exclusives are produced. Otherwise they would need to be in a Walmart warehouse sitting.
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