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Post by The Madness on Jul 14, 2023 17:35:14 GMT -5
having an older Mattel figure with a poorly painted face next a UE with TrueFx. Now, that one is frustrating! |
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Post by Nivro™ on Jul 14, 2023 18:29:04 GMT -5
So when you go to the grocery store you only buy name brands? Just the big vendors? Nothing off brand, nothing "local"....same difference. Just because a certain logo isn't on it doesn't mean it's not a quality product. Generic brand goods are often the same quality as name brand goods for a fraction of the cost. True...There's quite a few things Ill go off brand on...However, peanut butter is NOT one of them. I almost ended a relationship over a jar of peanut butter once. |
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Post by theaxehennig on Jul 14, 2023 20:48:25 GMT -5
-Because they’re fans of wrestling and wrestling figures.
-Because Mattel isn’t the only company.
-Because wrestling exists outside of the scope in which Mattel operates.
-Because they enjoy different scales.
-Because they’re not just fans of toys standing on shelves.
-Because they want to.
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Post by theaxehennig on Jul 14, 2023 20:49:22 GMT -5
Enjoy figures, not companies. Look at the people who were drawn in to Jakks, only to sell their collections years later.
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Post by PJ on Jul 14, 2023 21:41:00 GMT -5
Generic brand goods are often the same quality as name brand goods for a fraction of the cost. True...There's quite a few things Ill go off brand on...However, peanut butter is NOT one of them. I almost ended a relationship over a jar of peanut butter once. I hope it’s Skippy creamy Peanut Butter. Peter Pan is acceptable in a pinch. But the is it. Oh! And thanks 11:45 at night an all this peanut butter talk made me go make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. lol |
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Jul 14, 2023 22:41:57 GMT -5
Generic brand goods are often the same quality as name brand goods for a fraction of the cost. True...There's quite a few things Ill go off brand on...However, peanut butter is NOT one of them. I almost ended a relationship over a jar of peanut butter once. I remember a few years back there being a peanut butter recall linked to one specific plant and it a name brand like Peter Pan or Skippy and the Walmart brand. So clearly they were the same peanut butter just in different containers. **It was Peter Pan corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2007/02/14/wal-mart-statement-on-peanut-butter-recall |
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Post by Eric on Jul 14, 2023 23:01:35 GMT -5
True...There's quite a few things Ill go off brand on...However, peanut butter is NOT one of them. I almost ended a relationship over a jar of peanut butter once. I remember a few years back there being a peanut butter recall linked to one specific plant and it a name brand like Peter Pan or Skippy and the Walmart brand. So clearly they were the same peanut butter just in different containers. **It was Peter Pan corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2007/02/14/wal-mart-statement-on-peanut-butter-recallI know a couple people through work that claim they can blind taste test the difference in brand-name peanut butters. This is vindication for me because I called BS at the time. I might believe someone can blindly tell the difference between a 20-dollar bourbon and an 80-dollar one, but I don't believe my buddy at work knows when he's tasting brand name and repackaged peanut butter lol |
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Post by secondwhiteline on Jul 14, 2023 23:26:17 GMT -5
having an older Mattel figure with a poorly painted face next a UE with TrueFx. Now, that one is frustrating! I bought multiple Network Spotlight Asukas just so I could put TrueFX heads on the older Elites. They're so, so much better that way. |
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Post by secondwhiteline on Jul 14, 2023 23:30:52 GMT -5
True...There's quite a few things Ill go off brand on...However, peanut butter is NOT one of them. I almost ended a relationship over a jar of peanut butter once. I remember a few years back there being a peanut butter recall linked to one specific plant and it a name brand like Peter Pan or Skippy and the Walmart brand. So clearly they were the same peanut butter just in different containers. **It was Peter Pan corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2007/02/14/wal-mart-statement-on-peanut-butter-recallA tea company I worked at ages ago did co-packing at the factory for Lipton and, weirdly enough, local McDonald's franchises. They weren't the same leaves as our products, so it's possible that there were different peanut butters being used at that factory. But at that level of product, it's not like the quality difference would be very noticeable anyway. Like, Peter Pan's not gonna have a proprietary recipe for one of their products unless they come out with something massively different than other peanut butters. |
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Post by Nivro™ on Jul 15, 2023 16:56:10 GMT -5
True...There's quite a few things Ill go off brand on...However, peanut butter is NOT one of them. I almost ended a relationship over a jar of peanut butter once. I remember a few years back there being a peanut butter recall linked to one specific plant and it a name brand like Peter Pan or Skippy and the Walmart brand. So clearly they were the same peanut butter just in different containers. **It was Peter Pan corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2007/02/14/wal-mart-statement-on-peanut-butter-recallPeter Pan Honey isnt bad for things like crackers but thats about as far as I can go with them. Regular Peter Pan just tastes too nutty to me if that makes sense. True...There's quite a few things Ill go off brand on...However, peanut butter is NOT one of them. I almost ended a relationship over a jar of peanut butter once. I hope it’s Skippy creamy Peanut Butter. Peter Pan is acceptable in a pinch. But the is it. Oh! And thanks 11:45 at night an all this peanut butter talk made me go make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. lol JIF creamy actually...However I will say Skippy Creamy is the closet Ive found that tastes like it. Last year or two JIF/Smuckers had a big recall and Jif was impossible to find. I tried other brands to no avail but I could deal with Skippy. It wasnt terrible. |
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Post by azraelms on Jul 15, 2023 17:24:17 GMT -5
I know a couple people through work that claim they can blind taste test the difference in brand-name peanut butters. This is vindication for me because I called BS at the time. I might believe someone can blindly tell the difference between a 20-dollar bourbon and an 80-dollar one, but I don't believe my buddy at work knows when he's tasting brand name and repackaged peanut butter lol …. Not sure about peanut butter but I can damn sure taste the difference between different ketchup brands. Heinz at the top, everything else is far below that. |
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Post by Ministry of Darkness on Jul 15, 2023 17:39:25 GMT -5
Mattel won't be making everyone since some former stars aren't on good terms with the WWE. If another company can make them similar to Mattel's Elites why not pick them up to fill in the gaps.
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Post by powerfred3k on Jul 15, 2023 20:46:58 GMT -5
Why has mattel never signed and made figures of...
Verne Gagne, Lou Thesz, Stan Hansen, Bruiser Brody.
The are too old and too slow, so some one else stepped in.
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Jul 16, 2023 3:03:17 GMT -5
Why has mattel never signed and made figures of... Verne Gagne, Lou Thesz, Stan Hansen, Bruiser Brody. The are too old and too slow, so some one else stepped in. Because they can't. They are only allowed to make who WWE says they can make. |
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Post by warriorheart on Jul 16, 2023 10:26:52 GMT -5
Why would you not buy other brands? Some of these guys will never be part of the WWE line. Just because they aren’t officially licensed by WWE doesn’t make them any less of a figure. Almost all of them have licenses with the wrestlers themselves which makes them official in my book.
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Post by LA Times on Jul 16, 2023 11:20:43 GMT -5
Why has mattel never signed and made figures of... Verne Gagne, Lou Thesz, Stan Hansen, Bruiser Brody. The are too old and too slow, so some one else stepped in. Because they can't. They are only allowed to make who WWE says they can make. And even if Mattel did make them, a Verne Gagne or Lou Thesz figure would be exclusive to history museum gift shops. What retail stores would carry them? |
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Post by powerfred3k on Jul 16, 2023 12:06:34 GMT -5
Why has mattel never signed and made figures of... Verne Gagne, Lou Thesz, Stan Hansen, Bruiser Brody. The are too old and too slow, so some one else stepped in. Because they can't. They are only allowed to make who WWE says they can make. They can't because they are old and slow and don't want to rock the boat. Your telling me whoever is is charge on the wwe mattel line could not make a phone call to HHH and get deals for the guys i mentioned before ? The same HHH who got a deal done with bruno sammartino that got us a figure of him made. People need to stop drinking the mattel kool-aid. |
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Post by AttitudeLegendCollector on Jul 16, 2023 12:30:43 GMT -5
Because they can't. They are only allowed to make who WWE says they can make. They can't because they are old and slow and don't want to rock the boat. Your telling me whoever is is charge on the wwe mattel line could not make a phone call to HHH and get deals for the guys i mentioned before ? The same HHH who got a deal done with bruno sammartino that got us a figure of him made. People need to stop drinking the mattel kool-aid. It’s just not that easy, unfortunately. I wish it was. No way Steve and co turn down opportunities to make guys we all want, they want them as much as we do and Mattel wouldn’t leave money on the table. |
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Post by kirk815 on Jul 16, 2023 14:26:29 GMT -5
Because they can't. They are only allowed to make who WWE says they can make. They can't because they are old and slow and don't want to rock the boat. Your telling me whoever is is charge on the wwe mattel line could not make a phone call to HHH and get deals for the guys i mentioned before ? The same HHH who got a deal done with bruno sammartino that got us a figure of him made. People need to stop drinking the mattel kool-aid. The list of Legends currently signed by WWE is huge. The current roster has hundreds and hundreds of wrestlers on it. There are only so many spots available for Legends that Mattel can realistically release a year, which means WWE is only going to go after "X" amount of new Legends each year. Verne Gagne, Lou Thesz, Stan Hansen, Bruiser Brody are a niche of a niche of a niche market. So no, people aren't "drinking the mattel kool-aid." Most of us understand that Mattel and WWE are businesses looking to make money and maximizing their profits. Most of us want more FTIL Legends and that can be frustrating, but I definitely understand why things are the way that they are. Since WWE only signs X amount of new Legends each year, do you really think Mattel is going to push to sign Verne Gagne, Lou Thesz, Stan Hansen, Bruiser Brody over the Headbangers, the Headshrinkers, Brother Love, Captain Lou? Do you really think that HHH is that far in the weeds with the WWE toy line that he is personally taking calls from Steve and Bill at the drop of a hat to get very old school guys signed? And the relationships that HHH has helped mend with Legends have been moreso about getting people recognized/celebrated/inducted into the HOF. I doubt a Bruno Sammartino action figure even crossed his mind when he was talking to him. Adding to that, Bruno is in a different league and has more name recognition/marketability than these people. Mattel has to juggle the most eras/talent than any other company that had the license before them (Golden Era, New Gen, Attitude, Ruthless Aggression, WCW/NWO/ECW, NXT, the largest Women's Division, the 15 years since RA ended, and the current roster). So I don't agree that they are old and slow just because they aren't catering to my personal wishlist of figures that I want released. |
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Post by Jackass Pacific on Jul 16, 2023 14:38:14 GMT -5
Because they can't. They are only allowed to make who WWE says they can make. They can't because they are old and slow and don't want to rock the boat. Your telling me whoever is is charge on the wwe mattel line could not make a phone call to HHH and get deals for the guys i mentioned before ? The same HHH who got a deal done with bruno sammartino that got us a figure of him made. People need to stop drinking the mattel kool-aid. yet another ridiculous take from you. |
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