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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Aug 18, 2010 23:19:20 GMT -5
I know a lot of people are having a lot of problems finding WWE Mattel figures, and I have been going to so many stores recently looking for them and it's just turned into an overall waste of time.
For the last 3 weeks since I am on vacation from Grad School I have been going to TRU, K-mart, Walmart and Target almost everyday...driving who knows how many miles and wasting God knows how many hours of my time to find NOTHING. Just wasting time like a freaking idiot.
Finally I just got sick of it and ordered everything I needed from Basic 5 and Elite 5 off Amazon and they arrived at my door in 2 days. 3 weeks of hunting with nothing to show for it and online they got here in only 2 days. And with free shipping I paid no extra money than if I had walked into the store and gotten them.
I'll never go on a wild goose chase for figures again. The dozens of times I've walked out of the stores disappointed these past few weeks has just totally made me never want to go through that again. I mean, I understand the thrill of the hunt and the satisfaction of the find....but Mattel and how the stores stock the figures is taking this thing to a whole different level with how long it takes to restock.
Anybody else turning strictly to online shopping due to not being able to find Mattel?
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Post by carly1988 on Aug 18, 2010 23:20:05 GMT -5
I can find elites pretty well but it seems Walmart doesnt restock Mattels. Either they're not ordering or Mattel distribution is terrible
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Post by tigercheo on Aug 18, 2010 23:33:21 GMT -5
i can find basic 5..and yes..im kind of tired.
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Post by Searching for a Former Clarity on Aug 18, 2010 23:43:42 GMT -5
its pretty easy for the most part around here. Basic 5, 2 packs 5 and elite 5 have all landed already and Legends 2 has just started to pop up but I am entering art school in a few weeks so I decided I will just preorder everything from RSC (for the most part) so I wont need to do any hunting while I'm at school.
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Post by Warrior82 on Aug 18, 2010 23:50:06 GMT -5
Its really easy around here for the most part. Wal Mart and KMart have gotten everything in Elite and Basic series 1-5 and all the PPV series. The only thing that has been harder are the Legends.
But i was able to get series 1, i havent seen series 2 yet. But they are starting to show up and Im sure i will get them.
It makes me feel bad to say all this being as others are having problems. But it seems Mattels distribution is good around here.
The distribution that Blows around here is Hasbro. I HAVE to order my Marvel Universe figures online or else i just wont get them.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Aug 19, 2010 0:28:09 GMT -5
I still haven't seen anything from Series 5 or Legends 1, but I found Series 4 right when it started showing up in stores (May), so it's inconsistent from my experience. TRU is pointless now since they are a series behind Walmart and Target usually. Walmart is full of the PPV sets (SS, RR, EC) and that extra shipment of 2-packs from earlier series' that everyone got. All I'm looking for now is Elite 5 Zigz, and while he's easy to get online, I can wait. Online is definitely the way to go, it seems. Especially if you're actively looking for these things and wasting gas.
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Aug 19, 2010 0:30:34 GMT -5
I only buy figures online if I can get them for the same exact price that they go for in the stores. Amazon is usually good for that.
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Post by spreedom8 on Aug 19, 2010 0:31:52 GMT -5
I've resorted to buying online for the most part...
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Post by The End 2012 on Aug 19, 2010 2:06:37 GMT -5
You all are lucky to even get series 4 the distribution here in Canada SUCKS we just got Survivor Series but yes I'm getting tired of hunting and spotting NOTHING NEW  ;D |
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Post by juicewinslow on Aug 19, 2010 2:12:51 GMT -5
It can be annoying. But it goes both ways for me. Some series I get sick of seeing in stores, and some I have only seen once or never. You really just have to be patient.
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Post by ckhybrid on Aug 19, 2010 2:33:18 GMT -5
i'm at the end of my rope with basic 5, if RSC or wweshop get things before the stores that i really want i will probably buy it online as opposed to waiting for the store cause i have had many trips to kmart, walmart, tru and target and come home disappointed in the last few weeks
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Aug 19, 2010 2:49:46 GMT -5
I was wondering if you guys have the same problem I do with stores also only getting in ONE shipment. It seems like my store got in ONE shipment and then when it's gone it's gone and it cane take almost 2 months to get anything different in.
For me, going to the stores got to be like acting like a drug addict. I knew I only had ONE shot at it and if I was a day late and they were all gone I'd be screwed because they would never get them in again. So I started going to the stores pretty much everyday. It got to be kind of an unhealthy obsession.
That's why I order online now. I mean, I loved the way it felt to go into the store and find the figures I wanted and I still like to go to the store and look at all the toys, but it's so much easier to just have them bring the figures to YOU instead of worrying about if the damn stores are EVER going to restock or if you just blew your one chance.
There have been so many figures that I only have seen ONE TIME, and I just wonder if I would even have them if I had chosen not to go to the store that day.
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Post by ROCKAJABRONi on Aug 19, 2010 3:00:47 GMT -5
As long as Amazon continues to sell them for retail price or near it, I'll be doing a lot more online ordering. Plus, I have Prime, so free two-day shipping. No tax, no waste of gas, no disappointments.
I'm finding that stores around me are getting everything really late or not getting them at all. But I do enjoy the occasional figure hunt though.
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Post by gawd6sic6™ on Aug 19, 2010 4:20:27 GMT -5
im not going to try and tell anyone their business.. but if youre finding the hobby annoying , feel like youre wasting time... becomming bummed... i think its time to reasses your collecting habits...
maybe do what i do ... i order the things i NEED online.. and then take one day outta the week to hunt... and i usually only have 4 stores to hit... but that way you arent wasting a ton of time.. and resources on HUGE failed hunting trips....
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Post by franq on Aug 19, 2010 6:52:55 GMT -5
Ill get Legends
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