Post by raveun2joy on Jan 3, 2010 17:07:14 GMT -5
So first of all, I don't collect new figures, only MOC LJN figs.
But after spending a few hours on the forum, I couldn't help but get caught up in this Mattel hype.
So I decided to go check them out for myself.
ALL stores were closed here in Montreal on the 1st, so I had to wait until the 2nd (which is my birthday) to go out to TRU.
So I wake up early and face a snow storm, and arrive at TRU at 9am, right at opening. I was the first one there.
I had a feeling there weren't going to be any Mattel figs on shelves, and I was right. NO mattel figs, not even any Jakks figs. The wwe section was empty.
So I walk up to the manager and ask her if she had any. She didn't seem to know what I was talking about, but she checked her computer and she found out she had some in the storage.
So I made her get some boxes for me and she even let me open them up and look inside. Very nice lady. BUT all I found in the boxes were DOUBLE SETs of Jericho/Michaels and Orton/Dibiase
So I ask the manager again if she had any other boxes in the storage. She gets someone to
check and brings back two more boxes with Undertaker and Mysterio Deluxe figures. Not satisfied. I ask if she has any more boxes in the back. She says that's all she had for now.
A little discouraged as I was hoping for Basic series 1 1of1000 figures. I go to exit the store when I spot the WWE section being filled with Mattel figs by another employee. He had four boxes with him the whole time. In those boxes were all of the Wrestlemania Heritage. So I run to check it out.
He lets me look inside the boxes, But to no avail, there is no 1 of 1o00. I ask if here are any more boxes in the back. he says no.
So I leave the employee to place his merchandise and go for breakfast.
I go back to TRU an hour later and see the figures placed on the shelves.
BUT one thing was missing. THE PRICE TAGS.
I read on the forum that prices in Canada for singles was 16.99$. I find it a little pricey especially since in the US its 9,99$. AND our dollar is almost at par. So what's up with the price being almost double here in Canada ?!!!
ANYWAYS... I ask for a price check and the manager cant find the price for the single Heritage Wrestlemania. And the Mattels are still not posted on the TRU Canada website. I tell her to visit the US website and I show her the 9,99$ proce.
She finally gives me the figure for 12,99$
I go back to the WWE section and grab 3 figures. ALL WRESTLEMANIA HERITAGE
and voila ! I am now a Mattel WWE collector
I never collected Jakks as I felt like their figures were inconsistent and there were too many sets.
BUt man am I impressed by these Mattel figs. I hope they keep up the details and the scale. The quality of the plastic is great too.
But after spending a few hours on the forum, I couldn't help but get caught up in this Mattel hype.
So I decided to go check them out for myself.
ALL stores were closed here in Montreal on the 1st, so I had to wait until the 2nd (which is my birthday) to go out to TRU.
So I wake up early and face a snow storm, and arrive at TRU at 9am, right at opening. I was the first one there.
I had a feeling there weren't going to be any Mattel figs on shelves, and I was right. NO mattel figs, not even any Jakks figs. The wwe section was empty.
So I walk up to the manager and ask her if she had any. She didn't seem to know what I was talking about, but she checked her computer and she found out she had some in the storage.
So I made her get some boxes for me and she even let me open them up and look inside. Very nice lady. BUT all I found in the boxes were DOUBLE SETs of Jericho/Michaels and Orton/Dibiase
So I ask the manager again if she had any other boxes in the storage. She gets someone to
check and brings back two more boxes with Undertaker and Mysterio Deluxe figures. Not satisfied. I ask if she has any more boxes in the back. She says that's all she had for now.
A little discouraged as I was hoping for Basic series 1 1of1000 figures. I go to exit the store when I spot the WWE section being filled with Mattel figs by another employee. He had four boxes with him the whole time. In those boxes were all of the Wrestlemania Heritage. So I run to check it out.
He lets me look inside the boxes, But to no avail, there is no 1 of 1o00. I ask if here are any more boxes in the back. he says no.
So I leave the employee to place his merchandise and go for breakfast.
I go back to TRU an hour later and see the figures placed on the shelves.
BUT one thing was missing. THE PRICE TAGS.
I read on the forum that prices in Canada for singles was 16.99$. I find it a little pricey especially since in the US its 9,99$. AND our dollar is almost at par. So what's up with the price being almost double here in Canada ?!!!
ANYWAYS... I ask for a price check and the manager cant find the price for the single Heritage Wrestlemania. And the Mattels are still not posted on the TRU Canada website. I tell her to visit the US website and I show her the 9,99$ proce.
She finally gives me the figure for 12,99$
I go back to the WWE section and grab 3 figures. ALL WRESTLEMANIA HERITAGE
and voila ! I am now a Mattel WWE collector
I never collected Jakks as I felt like their figures were inconsistent and there were too many sets.
BUt man am I impressed by these Mattel figs. I hope they keep up the details and the scale. The quality of the plastic is great too.