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Post by J-MANN on Jun 28, 2023 16:50:43 GMT -5
Walked into my Walmart this afternoon and was shocked.    And this is what I walked away with!  Walmart is crazy. Last week they put out Elite 101, and now this week Elite 102. Before Elite 101, my Walmart hadn’t got anything newer than Elite 94. Hopefully these RA figs also start showing up soon. Y’all be on the lookout! |
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Post by Evil Abed on Jun 28, 2023 16:59:27 GMT -5
Nowadays I feel like I have a better chance of getting struck by lightning then one of my Walmarts looking remotely close to that.
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Post by shanieomaniac on Jun 28, 2023 17:07:17 GMT -5
If I saw my Walmart looking like this I would immediately go buy a powerball ticket.
What the hey. And when did Walmart start carrying UE figures???
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Jun 28, 2023 17:15:57 GMT -5
If I saw my Walmart looking like this I would immediately go buy a powerball ticket. What the hey. And when did Walmart start carrying UE figures??? Two closest to me had similar stuff this last week. Chase Razor at both. No Gunthers though. I think Walmart started UEs with Stone Cold and Flair. |
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Post by wrestlingfan0815 on Jun 28, 2023 17:29:54 GMT -5
That’s more figures then I’ve seen at my local Walmart the whole year so far lol
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Jun 28, 2023 17:49:27 GMT -5
If I saw my Walmart looking like this I would immediately go buy a powerball ticket. What the hey. And when did Walmart start carrying UE figures??? I’ve randomly seen them before, one singular Flair and one singular series 12 Fiend, I think they were online orders that got returned to stores tho. They started carrying them in stores with the Roman Reigns wave but I don’t know if they’re consistent with it or just picking individual figures like Roman |
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Post by PJ on Jun 28, 2023 19:20:03 GMT -5
Must be nice. This was one of my Target tonight. And there was another of the Becky/Bianca BP behind the Grogu dolls.   |
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Post by shanieomaniac on Jun 29, 2023 5:49:26 GMT -5
Must be nice. This was one of my Target tonight. And there was another of the Becky/Bianca BP behind the Grogu dolls. Not the Nylas 😭😭😭 I swear she's gonna go down in AEW/Jazwares history as the biggest pegwarmer of all time. Which is so depressing for me because it means we'll probably never get another one. |
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Post by gnr4lyfe on Jun 29, 2023 6:53:18 GMT -5
I recognize the Palisades Center Target when I see it lol. Yeah they’ve been really bad about stocking lately. I think this was the same figs they had last weekend.
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Post by Chip on Jun 29, 2023 7:54:37 GMT -5
and THIS is the problem. people actually want to buy elites, the main series and the exclusives. the store gets a case, and one person walks out with everything. then the shelf sits empty for 3+ months. I'm not saying you did anything wrong, btw. I'm saying the fact that Walmart allocates one tiny spot to elites is a  ing joke. Their planogram is absolutely horrible. The amount of space they give to wrestling, compared to how much it would sell if they carried the correct products, is also a joke. They don't order right, they don't stock right, and they don't have enough space for product that would actually sell instead they'd rather look at pegs and pegs of $9.99 basics because "parents".....even though parents aren't buying them |
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Jun 29, 2023 8:46:04 GMT -5
and THIS is the problem. people actually want to buy elites, the main series and the exclusives. the store gets a case, and one person walks out with everything. then the shelf sits empty for 3+ months. I'm not saying you did anything wrong, btw. I'm saying the fact that Walmart allocates one tiny spot to elites is a ing joke. Their planogram is absolutely horrible. The amount of space they give to wrestling, compared to how much it would sell if they carried the correct products, is also a joke. They don't order right, they don't stock right, and they don't have enough space for product that would actually sell instead they'd rather look at pegs and pegs of $9.99 basics because "parents".....even though parents aren't even buying them They get multiple cases of some waves and less of others. Tons of e94 and e87 before that, and then a case or two of e95/98/101 or 102. My store had two cases but the Gunther’s were gone. Thankfully there’s other options than Walmart though for these, just not the exclusives… |
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Post by Flair Forever on Jun 29, 2023 9:38:49 GMT -5
and THIS is the problem. people actually want to buy elites, the main series and the exclusives. the store gets a case, and one person walks out with everything. then the shelf sits empty for 3+ months. I'm not saying you did anything wrong, btw. I'm saying the fact that Walmart allocates one tiny spot to elites is a ing joke. Their planogram is absolutely horrible. The amount of space they give to wrestling, compared to how much it would sell if they carried the correct products, is also a joke. They don't order right, they don't stock right, and they don't have enough space for product that would actually sell instead they'd rather look at pegs and pegs of $9.99 basics because "parents".....even though parents aren't even buying them I was thinking the exact same thing! And no, it's not his fault.... but if you aren't the first person to show up there when they actually DO STOCK.... you aren't going to find what you're looking for. For whatever it's worth - if you combined the wrestling figures at ALL FOUR of my area Walmarts, you wouldn't have a third of this. |
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Post by dynamitekido on Jun 29, 2023 9:58:55 GMT -5
and THIS is the problem. people actually want to buy elites, the main series and the exclusives. the store gets a case, and one person walks out with everything. then the shelf sits empty for 3+ months. I'm not saying you did anything wrong, btw. I'm saying the fact that Walmart allocates one tiny spot to elites is a ing joke. Their planogram is absolutely horrible. The amount of space they give to wrestling, compared to how much it would sell if they carried the correct products, is also a joke. They don't order right, they don't stock right, and they don't have enough space for product that would actually sell instead they'd rather look at pegs and pegs of $9.99 basics because "parents".....even though parents aren't even buying them COMPLETELY agree with this. This all seemed to start when the stores all got their own exclusive lines. Prior to that you'd see several restocks of an elite series, but since they all have their own exclusives, you're lucky if they even get series without skipping a bunch. Kind of weird too considering once Toys R Us closed in the states, it seemed like Target and Walmart got even WORSE with this. So now you either get lucky finding a series or you almost have to exclusively get them online. |
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Post by jfinnomore on Jun 30, 2023 0:13:41 GMT -5
and THIS is the problem. people actually want to buy elites, the main series and the exclusives. the store gets a case, and one person walks out with everything. then the shelf sits empty for 3+ months. I'm not saying you did anything wrong, btw. I'm saying the fact that Walmart allocates one tiny spot to elites is a ing joke. Their planogram is absolutely horrible. The amount of space they give to wrestling, compared to how much it would sell if they carried the correct products, is also a joke. They don't order right, they don't stock right, and they don't have enough space for product that would actually sell instead they'd rather look at pegs and pegs of $9.99 basics because "parents".....even though parents aren't buying them See this used to be why the thrill of the "hunt" was such a huge part of collecting. When you do find that fresh case on the pegs its the best feeling as a collector. However be it Walmart or Mattel or whoever is to blame those moments are a thing of the past or at least few and far between now and days. Its so much easier to find that thrill online now, which is sad. Specially with in store exclusives that either you never see on the pegs or never even make it to the pegs you look at. It's getting frustrating as a collector the prices keep going up and the selection at retail is weeks if not months behind online retail for the same price. |
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Post by wrestlingfan0815 on Jun 30, 2023 1:04:43 GMT -5
and THIS is the problem. people actually want to buy elites, the main series and the exclusives. the store gets a case, and one person walks out with everything. then the shelf sits empty for 3+ months. I'm not saying you did anything wrong, btw. I'm saying the fact that Walmart allocates one tiny spot to elites is a ing joke. Their planogram is absolutely horrible. The amount of space they give to wrestling, compared to how much it would sell if they carried the correct products, is also a joke. They don't order right, they don't stock right, and they don't have enough space for product that would actually sell instead they'd rather look at pegs and pegs of $9.99 basics because "parents".....even though parents aren't buying them this is 100% accurate when the count hits 0 they should order more immediately if not soon after not sit for sometime 5-6 months, and in my area up until this week when they stocked 136 basics have been just as bad. |
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Jun 30, 2023 4:12:10 GMT -5
Well, I did say I wanted to see Shelton at Walmart...I guess that's close enough.
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Post by dynamitekido on Jun 30, 2023 9:51:41 GMT -5
and THIS is the problem. people actually want to buy elites, the main series and the exclusives. the store gets a case, and one person walks out with everything. then the shelf sits empty for 3+ months. I'm not saying you did anything wrong, btw. I'm saying the fact that Walmart allocates one tiny spot to elites is a ing joke. Their planogram is absolutely horrible. The amount of space they give to wrestling, compared to how much it would sell if they carried the correct products, is also a joke. They don't order right, they don't stock right, and they don't have enough space for product that would actually sell instead they'd rather look at pegs and pegs of $9.99 basics because "parents".....even though parents aren't buying them See this used to be why the thrill of the "hunt" was such a huge part of collecting. When you do find that fresh case on the pegs its the best feeling as a collector. However be it Walmart or Mattel or whoever is to blame those moments are a thing of the past or at least few and far between now and days. Its so much easier to find that thrill online now, which is sad. Specially with in store exclusives that either you never see on the pegs or never even make it to the pegs you look at. It's getting frustrating as a collector the prices keep going up and the selection at retail is weeks if not months behind online retail for the same price. It's starting to be a frustrating experience for me as well. High prices are one thing at retail but then they can't even keep items on the shelf? Figure hunting has basically been rendered pointless by it for me. Which sucks because I used to really enjoy it. Now I won't waste the time or gas to even bother. |
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Post by ddt4thee on Jul 1, 2023 19:52:55 GMT -5
The only thing to come out of all this Walmart exclusive Elite and Ultimate insanity for me is I'm cured of my "Gotta have them all" frame of mind when it comes to old school figures up to Ruthless Aggression, which is all I collect. So I guess thanks for that to all involved?
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Post by venomeratt on Jul 1, 2023 22:01:45 GMT -5
Updated count on mine is 14 Randy Orton top picks. One Mae Young. 2 Aj Styles Ultimates and one Razor ultimate (that I bought).
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Jul 1, 2023 23:03:30 GMT -5
I'm basically out of the collecting game at this point. It's just not fun anymore.
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