GrimKid
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Post by GrimKid on Dec 18, 2009 22:04:32 GMT -5
It seems that every toys r us in Jersey got the mattel series 1 figures and some rings, and a couple in NY. I got some mattel series 1 at my toys r us today in toms river NJ. so my question is, why did these stores break the street date? I collect transformers too and the movie toys always have a street date, and this year for TF2 the street date was allowed to be broken by one day via an email from hasbro to the retailers. when Transformers one came out, I found the toys a week before streetdate at a walmart, brought them to the register, they rang up "RESTRICTED SALE: DO NOT SELL BEFORE" whatever the date was, and the cashier looked at me like a criminal, grabbed the toys and ran to the customer service desk. then they asked me to leave, and I had to explain there were tons of them on the shelf. needless to say I went back a few hours later and they were all taken down.
so why is it that I was able to buy these figures today at tru 2 weeks before they can legally be sold due to an actual contract between 2 different companies?
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Dec 18, 2009 22:11:31 GMT -5
Well Mattel would be distributing. For example, we got Mattel early in some places here in Aus cause they sent it out really early to make sure that they would be here for Jan 1st. Im guessing they are now sending US shipments out and as the east is further over (arent mattel in california or somrthing??) they probably sent it there first and will work there way over to the west. Thats my guess as to why.
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Post by PJ on Dec 18, 2009 22:43:09 GMT -5
Because the TRU employees didn't read the release date on the box. That happened with Mattel TDK Movie Masters and Hasbro's Indiana Jones lines this past year as well. Some stores had them out almost a month before the release date. And it took Mattel a few days to get TRU to pull them. Of course the day I found the Movie Masters figures was the first date they were in the TRU system at the registers as do not sell before the release date items. I'm sure that by Monday they'll be turning customers down at the registers if the overnight stocking crews put them out early again.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Dec 18, 2009 23:20:34 GMT -5
I dont know how or why they are being sold. TRU's in my area WILL NOT sell before the release date, regardless of it being on the shelf or not. They too look at me criminally if I try and buy it. They should take it up with their employees and not customers.
I do know of one TRU in York that will sell them anyway, as the manager over rides the system.
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Post by thecrutonbomb on Dec 18, 2009 23:47:33 GMT -5
We have had them here in Aus for a month in Toyworlds.
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Post by Deadshot on Dec 18, 2009 23:55:30 GMT -5
I dont know how or why they are being sold. TRU's in my area WILL NOT sell before the release date, regardless of it being on the shelf or not. They too look at me criminally if I try and buy it. They should take it up with their employees and not customers. I do know of one TRU in York that will sell them anyway, as the manager over rides the system. How is it the employees fault? I work at Toys R Us. If you scan the item and nothing comes up telling you that you can't sell it yet, then who knows what's ok and what isn't? Just like with special sales, they are all already in the computer so when you scan the item, the promotion is applied. It's much higher than the local Toys R Us store. All I know is I'm checking the backroom tomorrow and seeing if I can find more 1/1000s just incase they end up pulling them. |
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Post by kimberlysghost on Dec 19, 2009 0:42:10 GMT -5
I did a little late night fig hunting after reading stories of people finding these figures. At TRU #1 I found Kofi, Bourne and Batista. Second TRU had no Mattel but I got DA 09 John Cena. Hope I have some luck tomorrow at a third TRU. Kim  |
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Post by slappy on Dec 19, 2009 0:44:16 GMT -5
I did a little late night fig hunting after reading stories of people finding these figures. At TRU #1 I found Kofi, Bourne and Batista. Second TRU had no Mattel but I got DA 09 John Cena. Hope I have some luck tomorrow at a third TRU. Kim You're lucky to have that many TRU's around you. |
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Post by kimberlysghost on Dec 19, 2009 0:59:18 GMT -5
I did a little late night fig hunting after reading stories of people finding these figures. At TRU #1 I found Kofi, Bourne and Batista. Second TRU had no Mattel but I got DA 09 John Cena. Hope I have some luck tomorrow at a third TRU. Kim You're lucky to have that many TRU's around you. I have two within a 10 min drive from my place and one in a half hour drive but I work right up the road. Kim |
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Post by slappy on Dec 19, 2009 1:03:20 GMT -5
You're lucky to have that many TRU's around you. I have two within a 10 min drive from my place and one in a half hour drive but I work right up the road. Kim There's one in Milwaukee somewhere, but that's a 30 or so minute drive and I really don't want to go that far and the only other one is in Gurnee which is like an hour or so from here, so I'm stuck with mine. Which is decent at times, but could be better. |
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Post by T-Phunk on Dec 19, 2009 1:42:46 GMT -5
Have you seen Mtv's Jersey Shore? Those are the kind of idiots we have working in our TRUs. They can barely read and that's why they didn't catch the street date on the box. Not to mention, we are corrupt as hell in the Garden State.  |
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GrimKid
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Post by GrimKid on Dec 19, 2009 6:15:05 GMT -5
Have you seen Mtv's Jersey Shore? Those are the kind of idiots we have working in our TRUs. They can barely read and that's why they didn't catch the street date on the box. Not to mention, we are corrupt as hell in the Garden State. well this is the best reason ive seen given so far...omg thank god those idiots on the jersey shore show arent actually native to the jersey shore. |
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Post by PJ on Dec 19, 2009 6:42:47 GMT -5
Have you seen Mtv's Jersey Shore? Those are the kind of idiots we have working in our TRUs. They can barely read and that's why they didn't catch the street date on the box. Not to mention, we are corrupt as hell in the Garden State. LOL! |
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Post by terraryzing on Dec 19, 2009 10:28:32 GMT -5
Because the TRU employees didn't read the release date on the box. Plain and simple, that's the reason. There's no conspiracy, just haste on the part of employees who aren't getting paid enough to care about street dates for toys. I'm in NY and at Holbrook TRU I got my 6 figs so I'm good. |
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Post by The Silent Flute (joepetree) on Dec 19, 2009 10:42:33 GMT -5
some People are so lazy oh well it works in our favor
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