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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2014 16:06:20 GMT -5
Still patiently waiting here in West Texas. Hopefully next week I can score HoF and blonde highlights BP Warrior and start 2015 off right.
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Post by @Sweetbob on Dec 31, 2014 16:45:58 GMT -5
I found SCS& Warrior at a Target and bought Sarge & Trish off a guy on eBay for a pretty fair price.
I hope these all end up on Target's website like Rocky did so everyone can have these. They are definitely some of my favorites of the year.
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Post by Torn Quad Trips on Dec 31, 2014 16:59:16 GMT -5
oh, sorry. i didn't realize i was required to read through 11 pages of comments before posting. i also didn't realize posting my own experience was "bringing negativity". i'll just go back to not posting. The first sentence of your post is inaccurate. You then go on to explain how you didn't try very hard to find them. Normally, if I see a bunch of people finding things that I'd like to have as well, I do a little bit of reading to find out how they are doing it, but maybe that's just me. Just saying.. It's all bout your wording, this is the internet lol Your post seemed negative, and I didn't want people to just give up when the scanner says none but the tracker says yes, because the tracker is accurate. i guess physically driving around to multiple stores and actually going inside to find out whether a proven method of looking for toys would yield continued success PRIOR to knowing the scanning system wasn't recognizing in-stock items in a one-off situation is not "trying very hard" to some people. my mistake for not consulting this place beforehand. and my post "seemed negative" because i wasn't lavishing praise on you for finding something that doesn't work 100% of the time. i talked to employees when looking for these. and guess what. THEY DON'T HAVE THEM IN STOCK. that's from several employees using their handheld scanners. i'm glad it worked for some people. but you don't have to get pissy when someone has a different experience. jeebus.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2014 17:30:11 GMT -5
The first sentence of your post is inaccurate. You then go on to explain how you didn't try very hard to find them. Normally, if I see a bunch of people finding things that I'd like to have as well, I do a little bit of reading to find out how they are doing it, but maybe that's just me. Just saying.. It's all bout your wording, this is the internet lol Your post seemed negative, and I didn't want people to just give up when the scanner says none but the tracker says yes, because the tracker is accurate. i guess physically driving around to multiple stores and actually going inside to find out whether a proven method of looking for toys would yield continued success PRIOR to knowing the scanning system wasn't recognizing in-stock items in a one-off situation is not "trying very hard" to some people. my mistake for not consulting this place beforehand. and my post "seemed negative" because i wasn't lavishing praise on you for finding something that doesn't work 100% of the time. i talked to employees when looking for these. and guess what. THEY DON'T HAVE THEM IN STOCK. that's from several employees using their handheld scanners. i'm glad it worked for some people. but you don't have to get pissy when someone has a different experience. jeebus. Lol you mad
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Post by Nivro™ on Dec 31, 2014 18:51:03 GMT -5
i don't know if this has been said, but this tracking thing is absolutely inaccurate. i've been to several targets today and, according to what a scanner in each store read, none of them had these in stock. the site this links to says those same stores have anywhere from 5 to 34 in stock. i'll trust target's own scanning/inventory system over a site i've never heard of. Ill go ahead and repost this for you (any anyone else that didnt see it) I havent read the entire thread but Ill shed some light on the reasoning why people are finding them "In Stock" in stores yet are not finding them in their store.... Every year after Christmas Target resets the toy section. They get bulk load of toys on trucks and since the aisle isnt set, these toys need to be backstocked. As the toys come off the truck they're scanned with a gun, which is why it shows that your store has them in stock. However, because there is no place to stock them on the shelves AND there is so much bulk, Target takes these toys and bulk stacks them on pallets, shrink wraps them and then puts them up on a top shelf (a good 15-20 feet usually) in the back room. Because there is multiple toys on a pallet, there is no way to scan these toys into the backroom. Therefore the toys are in fact in the store but they're not on the shelf nor are they scanned into a backstock location so employees cant find them. Now most employees know that they're probably on a toy pallet however, depending on the size of your target it could be anywhere between 3 and 10 pallets of toys. Target employees, especially ones that work on the floor, are simply just not going to pull down a bunch of pallets and look through things. There's multiple reasons for this. 1)To work the pallet lift in the back, Target has to certify you. Most of your floor employees arent certified therefore they would have to get a backroom employee or a manager to do it. 2)Because they're on the floor they probably already have a list of things they have to do in their section. Yes I know that customer service is something they need to do but they also dont have an hour or more to go through a bunch of pallets for a box of toys. Now if you happen to know someone at the store (like myself since I use to be a toy team lead there years ago) you can sweet talk someone into taking the time to do it for you but for most people, unless the truck team let the box slip by and the backroom team backstocked it or it was put on the floor...Its highly unlikely you're gonna get someone to find them on that pallet for you. Im willing to bet this tracker is anywhere between 90-95% accurate. For those who are saying their store has 30-40 of these, chances are whomever scanned the truck in just "fat fingered" the count which happens frequently in retail. Whereas they may say 34 they only have 8 or 16.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2014 20:14:36 GMT -5
Oh by the way.. Just used the tracker, said 7 available (which means 8), walked into target, asked the guy to check the back and woooaaaaahhh!!! A full case! Same count 3, 3, 1, 1. Got a Slaughter for trade and two warriors for a pal in Canada that doesn't have these available.
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Post by PVA on Dec 31, 2014 20:32:28 GMT -5
Oh by the way.. Just used the tracker, said 7 available (which means 8), walked into target, asked the guy to check the back and woooaaaaahhh!!! A full case! Same count 3, 3, 1, 1. Got a Slaughter for trade and two warriors for a pal in Canada that doesn't have these available. You and everyone else are obviously lying. Inventory said 7 , but I drove 2 hrs and NONE on shelf. I didn't ask anyone just stormed out mad at OP. Ha ha On a serious note confident I'll find my sarge next week! At least I got Warrior already, one I wanted most.
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Post by SCSA #1 Fan AKA loubowski on Dec 31, 2014 20:56:49 GMT -5
Well last week mine put out 2 cases. Left was 4X Warrior 3X Austin yesterday the tracker said my store had 0 Count. Today it said 7 well I walked in there and they had another fresh case on the shelf.
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Post by KPnDC on Dec 31, 2014 21:08:31 GMT -5
Checked the scanner earlier today for my local target and it showed 8. Went to the store and they only had Elite 30 on the shelves and the new series w/ Eva Marie, which I purchased, Cena, Rey Rey, Henry & ZIggler. They also had one two pack w/ Cena & USA Warrior. Asked one of the workers on the floor and the guy was very knowledgable about the WWE figures. I gave him the DPCI and he said oh those are the legends, I think we have some in the back. I only wanted Trish but I picked up Austin as well. They all looked great. The case I can confirm was 3 SCSA, 3 Warrior, 1 Sarge & 1 Trish Shoutout to Geoffrey and the guy w/ the dreads for helping me out. This was also my first time purchasing a figure in store. Thanks @shockwayne
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Post by BCizzle on Jan 1, 2015 21:12:05 GMT -5
All is know is this tracker sucks and has lied to me and wasted my time! They have fooled me for the last time! One store said they have 15 in stock, then it was down to just 7, but neither time did they have any of the figures on the shelves.
I hope they actually stock the HOF series near me starting Sunday. Would be cool.
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Post by Nivro™ on Jan 1, 2015 21:15:55 GMT -5
All is know is this tracker sucks and has lied to me and wasted my time! They have fooled me for the last time! One store said they have 15 in stock, then it was down to just 7, but neither time did they have any of the figures on the shelves. I hope they actually stock the HOF series near me starting Sunday. Would be cool. I havent read the entire thread but Ill shed some light on the reasoning why people are finding them "In Stock" in stores yet are not finding them in their store.... Every year after Christmas Target resets the toy section. They get bulk load of toys on trucks and since the aisle isnt set, these toys need to be backstocked. As the toys come off the truck they're scanned with a gun, which is why it shows that your store has them in stock. However, because there is no place to stock them on the shelves AND there is so much bulk, Target takes these toys and bulk stacks them on pallets, shrink wraps them and then puts them up on a top shelf (a good 15-20 feet usually) in the back room. Because there is multiple toys on a pallet, there is no way to scan these toys into the backroom. Therefore the toys are in fact in the store but they're not on the shelf nor are they scanned into a backstock location so employees cant find them. Now most employees know that they're probably on a toy pallet however, depending on the size of your target it could be anywhere between 3 and 10 pallets of toys. Target employees, especially ones that work on the floor, are simply just not going to pull down a bunch of pallets and look through things. There's multiple reasons for this. 1)To work the pallet lift in the back, Target has to certify you. Most of your floor employees arent certified therefore they would have to get a backroom employee or a manager to do it. 2)Because they're on the floor they probably already have a list of things they have to do in their section. Yes I know that customer service is something they need to do but they also dont have an hour or more to go through a bunch of pallets for a box of toys. Now if you happen to know someone at the store (like myself since I use to be a toy team lead there years ago) you can sweet talk someone into taking the time to do it for you but for most people, unless the truck team let the box slip by and the backroom team backstocked it or it was put on the floor...Its highly unlikely you're gonna get someone to find them on that pallet for you.
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Post by mrhoss on Jan 1, 2015 21:43:14 GMT -5
An employee with a hand held scanner can tell you which store has stock and quantity. 90% of Targets won't have new toys with new Dpci's out before the reset. That's why you have to ask.
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Post by PJ on Jan 1, 2015 21:44:24 GMT -5
I know my three area Targets have them even though the in store scanners say N/A. First I have a friend who works at one text both myself and a friend Sunday morning saying his store got them in the back. And seeing I had overslept Sunday and missed getting a Sarge I tried my other two stores. And while both store's scanners said N/A I gave employees in both stores the DPCI # and both said they had them in the back stockroom.
Although neither employee would go in back to pull any...instead saying I would have to come back next week when the dept did their after the holiday resets. Of course since then one of the store did sell them because their stock went from 32 down to 5. Which were now on the pegs. 2 Warriors, 2 Austin and a Trish. The other store seems to be sticking to their guns and not pulling them.
Luckily a friend found me a Sarge up by him so I don't have to look anymore.
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Post by Yayo on Jan 1, 2015 22:09:27 GMT -5
Mine says I have 23, went to the store today, and the employee looked it up in his gun and it said "in transit." The other local store has them but won't pull them
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Post by ja8485 on Jan 2, 2015 0:06:59 GMT -5
Still not in MN, calling 3 times a week
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Post by BCizzle on Jan 2, 2015 0:20:05 GMT -5
I havent read the entire thread but Ill shed some light on the reasoning why people are finding them "In Stock" in stores yet are not finding them in their store.... You really didn't need to post this thrice, bro, but thanks for giving me a reason to type thrice.
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Post by Nivro™ on Jan 2, 2015 1:42:28 GMT -5
I havent read the entire thread but Ill shed some light on the reasoning why people are finding them "In Stock" in stores yet are not finding them in their store.... You really didn't need to post this thrice, bro, but thanks for giving me a reason to type thrice. Just assumed you didnt read it since you said the thing was wrong but its been 90-95% accurate. Was just trying to help
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Post by czw4life on Jan 2, 2015 1:51:46 GMT -5
Still not in MN, calling 3 times a week Checking the tracker at LEAST 3 times a day haha even though they only get shipments in about every other day. Still waitin with ya...why is our state so slow with it?
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Post by mrhoss on Jan 2, 2015 9:33:40 GMT -5
I've been using the tracker to watch for a new Transformers wave. It was showing qty 1 all week. Today the qty was 9. I went to Target and they had 8 brand new figures. Another win for the Inventory Tracker. The Transformers were under the same dpci as the last wave, so they must have went right out to the floor rather than getting stuck in the backroom until the reset.
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Post by Midnight on Jan 2, 2015 9:57:09 GMT -5
I used the tracker yesterday and said they had 15 in stock, when I went they had 3 on the shelves which I bought, so I guess this is sort of accurate. Either way much thanks to the OP.
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