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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2013 17:56:14 GMT -5
I don't have a target I'm Irish
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Jun 13, 2013 19:20:20 GMT -5
It's very possible that your Target has just flexed over stuff that they don't have in stock.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2013 8:00:55 GMT -5
mine has gotten random basics in mostly signature series and basic 22 and 23 with elite 19 coming in but after that nothing and haven't seen any thing new for probably almost two months with only flex force on the shelf and the same 2 packs of them too. my target sucks
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Post by poindizzle on Jun 14, 2013 8:11:56 GMT -5
I guess I'm lucky, I've seen Basic 27,28, 29, and just recently 30 between the two Targets in Winston during the sale dates. In fact, Target has been the only good place to get Basics this Spring/Summer, because Wal-mart has been choked out and raped with Signature Series until it died. It'll be a dead zone for the rest of the summer if the trend from the last 2 years holds. TRU? Forget them, too. They have gotten roughly 10 cases of Basic 26, most recently being 3 weeks ago. I don't understand why TRU commits to ordering huge quantities of one wave while skipping 3-5 in the process. K-mart is out of commission due to the mad overstocking of B21 over Christmas. If you need Mason Ryan, they have about 15 still.
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Post by The Madness on Jun 14, 2013 8:13:27 GMT -5
All my target ever has in stock are Battle Packs (old ones), Rumblers, and Power Slammers.
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Post by jeffman316 on Jun 14, 2013 8:14:56 GMT -5
My Target had not gotten basic figures for almost 2 months until this week. They have had 6 empty pegs with $8.99 sale tags on them for weeks and the sale ends on the 15th. They got one case of Basic 30. I bought AJ and an extra Hornswoggle. The packages were damaged on every figure.
My Toys R Us just for Elite 21 yesterday. It was the case with one AJ, three Rybacks and no HTM. That sucks.
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Post by poindizzle on Jun 14, 2013 8:32:37 GMT -5
I'm wondering if people seeing the empty pegs is actually indicative of them not having stock, or if it's that they're selling through quickly? I live just down the road from a Target. I work afternoons, so I'm able to go early in the morning. When I saw B28, I bought 1 of everyone. They had 2 cases. Within 2 days they were wiped out. Basic 29, gone in days, B30 almost gone after 2 days. I think maybe the stores are getting more stock than people are realizing. I just want to know why when something sells that they don't get more for weeks at a time. I worked at Rite-Aid and when we sold a wrestling figure a replacement came on the next truck so long as it was a few days before the day we received our shipment. Walgreens seems to be the same. So why not Target?
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Post by nDroo73 on Jun 14, 2013 10:24:06 GMT -5
My Target had not gotten basic figures for almost 2 months until this week. They have had 6 empty pegs with $8.99 sale tags on them for weeks and the sale ends on the 15th. They got one case of Basic 30. I bought AJ and an extra Hornswoggle. The packages were damaged on every figure. My Toys R Us just for Elite 21 yesterday. It was the case with one AJ, three Rybacks and no HTM. That sucks. Sounds like the last target I went to. All they had were remains from one case of B30 and E21 and the B30 all had damaged cards. I got my AJ Elite though!
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Post by slappy on Jun 15, 2013 15:30:00 GMT -5
Went today and they had B29 Big Show and B28 R-Truth.
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Post by gelatinoustapeworm on Jun 15, 2013 20:14:36 GMT -5
I'm wondering if people seeing the empty pegs is actually indicative of them not having stock, or if it's that they're selling through quickly? I live just down the road from a Target. I work afternoons, so I'm able to go early in the morning. When I saw B28, I bought 1 of everyone. They had 2 cases. Within 2 days they were wiped out. Basic 29, gone in days, B30 almost gone after 2 days. I think maybe the stores are getting more stock than people are realizing. I just want to know why when something sells that they don't get more for weeks at a time. I worked at Rite-Aid and when we sold a wrestling figure a replacement came on the next truck so long as it was a few days before the day we received our shipment. Walgreens seems to be the same. So why not Target? I really don't think that is true, maybe in some areas. Even when sets go really quick, there is still a Rey/Cena/Sheamus/Orton/Miz that's packed 3 per case and sticks around for weeks, if not months. Besides that, most Targets are notorious for leaving their toy aisle shelves bare most of the year. It was the same way when Jakks had the license, at least in my area. I think my local Target stocked around 6 or 7 sets of Classic Superstars during it's entire 28 series run. I just don't think Target cares too much about their toy department.
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Post by jnavo217 on Jun 15, 2013 20:35:13 GMT -5
I'm wondering if people seeing the empty pegs is actually indicative of them not having stock, or if it's that they're selling through quickly? I live just down the road from a Target. I work afternoons, so I'm able to go early in the morning. When I saw B28, I bought 1 of everyone. They had 2 cases. Within 2 days they were wiped out. Basic 29, gone in days, B30 almost gone after 2 days. I think maybe the stores are getting more stock than people are realizing. I just want to know why when something sells that they don't get more for weeks at a time. I worked at Rite-Aid and when we sold a wrestling figure a replacement came on the next truck so long as it was a few days before the day we received our shipment. Walgreens seems to be the same. So why not Target? This isn't true at all, I check my target and like 4 others all the time and they just never stock basics, elites and 2 packs are loaded up everywhere though
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Post by poindizzle on Jun 15, 2013 21:19:10 GMT -5
I'm wondering if people seeing the empty pegs is actually indicative of them not having stock, or if it's that they're selling through quickly? I live just down the road from a Target. I work afternoons, so I'm able to go early in the morning. When I saw B28, I bought 1 of everyone. They had 2 cases. Within 2 days they were wiped out. Basic 29, gone in days, B30 almost gone after 2 days. I think maybe the stores are getting more stock than people are realizing. I just want to know why when something sells that they don't get more for weeks at a time. I worked at Rite-Aid and when we sold a wrestling figure a replacement came on the next truck so long as it was a few days before the day we received our shipment. Walgreens seems to be the same. So why not Target? I really don't think that is true, maybe in some areas. Even when sets go really quick, there is still a Rey/Cena/Sheamus/Orton/Miz that's packed 3 per case and sticks around for weeks, if not months. Besides that, most Targets are notorious for leaving their toy aisle shelves bare most of the year. It was the same way when Jakks had the license, at least in my area. I think my local Target stocked around 6 or 7 sets of Classic Superstars during it's entire 28 series run. I just don't think Target cares too much about their toy department. That I know is a fact, they don't care about their toy department. Nobody seems to anymore. The remodel which came a few years ago was probably part of a larger end game. Back in 2010/2011 when they were changing them all to resemble each others layouts they probably had every intention of adding fresh groceries, namebrand cafes like Starbucks and Pizza Hut express to compete with Wal-mart being a one-stop shopping destination. And toys fell by the wayside. Every target has the same layout as the next, only difference between stores being that some are flipped, which is exactly like Wal-mart.
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Post by MBG1211 on Jun 16, 2013 0:11:42 GMT -5
Yes I just found all of Basic 30 yesterday in Illinois at Target.
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Post by ztj_wwf on Jun 16, 2013 0:16:43 GMT -5
That's all they sell up here in Canada. The only place to find Elites here is Toys R Us.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2013 11:22:37 GMT -5
I don't have a target I'm Irish When did Target start blocking the Irish? -BAAD
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2013 11:31:50 GMT -5
I don't have a target I'm Irish When did Target start blocking the Irish? -BAAD I'm not sure they ever had one
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2013 23:55:23 GMT -5
Stopped by a local target tonight and they had 2 Sheamus Basics, a boatload of Sheamus / Randy Orton battle packs, and Rey, Cody, and Santino for elites.
My target always has crap for figures but this is the most I've seen them have in quite a while.
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Post by jeffman316 on Jun 18, 2013 12:56:11 GMT -5
I checked back before the sale ended and hit on a random mix. Three basics were left on the shelf...Basic AJ, Ryback and Cesaro. These were not released in the same series so I know they found them hidden in the store. I saw them doing inventory in the store a few weeks ago. I bet they cleaned up the shelves and found those hidden away.
I bought AJ and Ryback for customs.
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Post by PJ on Jun 18, 2013 14:06:18 GMT -5
Basics are $10.99 at my Targets and between the two I hit today they had 6 or 7 of the Brodus Clay in black and a case assortment B of Elite 21
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Post by qdogg on Jun 18, 2013 14:21:01 GMT -5
My Targets are way behind the other stores when it comes to new product. I always find older stuff there if anything.
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