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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Nov 9, 2024 12:33:52 GMT -5
Walmart is gonna get exclusives. They’re the biggest retailer in the world. Mattel has to make deals to guarantee shelf space which include exclusives. So if MNW dies something else will take its place. So might as well just let it live. How exactly is that working out now. The elite, ME, and Showdown lines are always stocked when I look. Plus they get big shipper and endcap displays periodically. And I think I see those kiddie lines too. Plus other exclusives that can also be hit or miss like Superstars and Legacy packs. They have a pretty big presence at Walmart. |
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Post by shanieomaniac on Nov 9, 2024 13:32:11 GMT -5
How exactly is that working out now. The elite, ME, and Showdown lines are always stocked when I look. Plus they get big shipper and endcap displays periodically. And I think I see those kiddie lines too. Plus other exclusives that can also be hit or miss like Superstars and Legacy packs. They have a pretty big presence at Walmart. Look, when I was last at Walmart two days ago, they'd done something really cool and put out a full case! ... Of Elite 93. I don't know about you but short of the same 20 or so ME figures that never go away, my walmart sure as hey ain't getting in a ton of Elites that people actually want to buy. Although I did almost pick up that E93 Steamboat. That belt would look great on the CC fig |
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Post by coldblooded on Nov 9, 2024 13:54:06 GMT -5
How exactly is that working out now. The elite, ME, and Showdown lines are always stocked when I look. Plus they get big shipper and endcap displays periodically. And I think I see those kiddie lines too. Plus other exclusives that can also be hit or miss like Superstars and Legacy packs. They have a pretty big presence at Walmart. We are talking about highly sought after exclusives of a period that majority of the fans still alive that still collect care for. None of those are. And those figures in bold are available everywhere though. Walmart can keep the superstars. That's their exclusive. They don't need any more exclusives. They also have an entire aisle of Barbies. |
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Post by shanieomaniac on Nov 9, 2024 14:31:25 GMT -5
The elite, ME, and Showdown lines are always stocked when I look. Plus they get big shipper and endcap displays periodically. And I think I see those kiddie lines too. Plus other exclusives that can also be hit or miss like Superstars and Legacy packs. They have a pretty big presence at Walmart. We are talking about highly sought after exclusives of a period that majority of the fans still alive that still collect care for. None of those are. And those figures in bold are available everywhere though. Walmart can keep the superstars. That's their exclusive. They don't need any more exclusives. They also have an entire aisle of Barbies.Do kids even play with Barbies anymore? Last time I saw a little girl with a Barbie doll was when her mother had her in line for the Barbie movie... (No, they didn't last the whole movie, in case anyone was curious.) |
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Post by coldblooded on Nov 9, 2024 14:44:31 GMT -5
We are talking about highly sought after exclusives of a period that majority of the fans still alive that still collect care for. None of those are. And those figures in bold are available everywhere though. Walmart can keep the superstars. That's their exclusive. They don't need any more exclusives. They also have an entire aisle of Barbies.Do kids even play with Barbies anymore? Last time I saw a little girl with a Barbie doll was when her mother had her in line for the Barbie movie... (No, they didn't last the whole movie, in case anyone was curious.) My daughter does. And yes the movie sucked balls and was yeeted no more than 30 minutes in. |
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Post by shanieomaniac on Nov 9, 2024 14:54:32 GMT -5
Do kids even play with Barbies anymore? Last time I saw a little girl with a Barbie doll was when her mother had her in line for the Barbie movie... (No, they didn't last the whole movie, in case anyone was curious.) My daughter does. And yes the movie sucked balls and was yeeted no more than 30 minutes in. I adored the movie myself. But then, I was the target audience, not young girls. Not gonna lie, making a Barbie movie that is specifically aimed at late 30s to early 40s women sure was a choice, but it made them a boatload of money, and said women seemed to love it so I guess it worked. Cool to know your daugther likes Barbies though. My tiny child self got bored with them at age 4 and discovered Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles instead, and now here I am. |
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Post by arossi417 on Nov 9, 2024 15:00:49 GMT -5
How exactly is that working out now. The elite, ME, and Showdown lines are always stocked when I look. Plus they get big shipper and endcap displays periodically. And I think I see those kiddie lines too. Plus other exclusives that can also be hit or miss like Superstars and Legacy packs. They have a pretty big presence at Walmart. They have a lot of space, but I would argue (especially in the northeast) that they do not stock well in the slightest. I think it's reasonable people on here are especially angry the biggest retailer in the world is treating a line from the biggest era in wrestling as a complete afterthought with no real signs of improving. These should be everywhere. |
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Nov 9, 2024 16:42:10 GMT -5
The elite, ME, and Showdown lines are always stocked when I look. Plus they get big shipper and endcap displays periodically. And I think I see those kiddie lines too. Plus other exclusives that can also be hit or miss like Superstars and Legacy packs. They have a pretty big presence at Walmart. We are talking about highly sought after exclusives of a period that majority of the fans still alive that still collect care for. None of those are. And those figures in bold are available everywhere though. Walmart can keep the superstars. That's their exclusive. They don't need any more exclusives. They also have an entire aisle of Barbies. Yeah but my initial point was that they have to strike exclusive deals to get shelf space for their other lines as well. |
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Nov 9, 2024 16:45:51 GMT -5
The elite, ME, and Showdown lines are always stocked when I look. Plus they get big shipper and endcap displays periodically. And I think I see those kiddie lines too. Plus other exclusives that can also be hit or miss like Superstars and Legacy packs. They have a pretty big presence at Walmart. They have a lot of space, but I would argue (especially in the northeast) that they do not stock well in the slightest. I think it's reasonable people on here are especially angry the biggest retailer in the world is treating a line from the biggest era in wrestling as a complete afterthought with no real signs of improving. These should be everywhere. Yeah but until recently the business was down. Mainly because of the product being delivered and post covid inflation. This probably made them more conservative with their orders. Hopefully now that rate of inflation has decreased and the product is hotter than it’s been since AE the orders also start reflecting that. |
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Post by coldblooded on Nov 9, 2024 19:13:18 GMT -5
We are talking about highly sought after exclusives of a period that majority of the fans still alive that still collect care for. None of those are. And those figures in bold are available everywhere though. Walmart can keep the superstars. That's their exclusive. They don't need any more exclusives. They also have an entire aisle of Barbies. Yeah but my initial point was that they have to strike exclusive deals to get shelf space for their other lines as well. I don't mind exclusives in general, but if you can't have stock for all stores at AT LEAST make it available online, not the online how they have now. They want foot traffic in stores, but where do we draw the line going to the store daily to see what's available and always walking out empty handed and getting looks like you stole something. It's highly annoying. You're becoming a regular in that particular store but always walking out empty handed. It sucks to have a sought after line, that doesn't exist in your own town nor even 45 minutes out, even as far has having a brother who works in 1 45 minutes away and nothing. He can't even get them in. The warehouse sends whatever the f the feel like sending. WHERE ARE THESE DAMN FIGURES!?!? |
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Post by coldblooded on Nov 9, 2024 19:20:42 GMT -5
My daughter does. And yes the movie sucked balls and was yeeted no more than 30 minutes in. I adored the movie myself. But then, I was the target audience, not young girls. Not gonna lie, making a Barbie movie that is specifically aimed at late 30s to early 40s women sure was a choice, but it made them a boatload of money, and said women seemed to love it so I guess it worked. Cool to know your daugther likes Barbies though. My tiny child self got bored with them at age 4 and discovered Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles instead, and now here I am. My wife liked it, so she watched it, but she did so while I was at work 😂 It definitely was not made for kids. She plays with Barbies, brats dolls, lol dolls you name it. She has a lot of female figs that are collecting dust in a bin though. When she was younger (she's 6 now) it was REAL easy getting those $5 female figs from ringside black Friday sales for Christmas. She'll play with 1 or 2 in her lol doll house here and there but it's not often she does. |
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Post by Chip on Nov 10, 2024 2:14:24 GMT -5
a lot of the Walmarts I go to have like 6ft of aisle space devoted to Jurassic Park toys that have been sitting there for 3 years untouched.
Same aisle they have 6 pegs of WWE figures that are empty every week.
Also in regards to the MNW, a LOT of Walmarts have 2 pegs dedicated to MNW Elites and they're either filled with Top Picks Roman, or completely empty.
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Post by wrestlingcollector80 on Nov 10, 2024 6:14:25 GMT -5
a lot of the Walmarts I go to have like 6ft of aisle space devoted to Jurassic Park toys that have been sitting there for 3 years untouched. Same aisle they have 6 pegs of WWE figures that are empty every week. Also in regards to the MNW, a LOT of Walmarts have 2 pegs dedicated to MNW Elites and they're either filled with Top Picks Roman, or completely empty. That’s roughly the same at my Walmarts usually I make it a priority to empty the Monday night war pegs of regular common elites, to show them it’s empty. Then I put the common elites right now it’s Roman reigns and Cody Rhodes I think on the right pegs. |
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Post by redrooster on Nov 10, 2024 9:50:53 GMT -5
a lot of the Walmarts I go to have like 6ft of aisle space devoted to Jurassic Park toys that have been sitting there for 3 years untouched. Same aisle they have 6 pegs of WWE figures that are empty every week. Also in regards to the MNW, a LOT of Walmarts have 2 pegs dedicated to MNW Elites and they're either filled with Top Picks Roman, or completely empty. That’s roughly the same at my Walmarts usually I make it a priority to empty the Monday night war pegs of regular common elites, to show them it’s empty. Then I put the common elites right now it’s Roman reigns and Cody Rhodes I think on the right pegs. I do the same thing at my local stores. The mnw pegs are always loaded with top picks or red pants hogan superstars. I’ll clear them out and set them in the correct spot. I’m praying that ringside or Mattel creations can pick this line up as a shared exclusive. Walmart refuses to change. |
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Post by pjm286 on Nov 10, 2024 17:39:04 GMT -5
 Finally found the Mankind and Eddie. Mankind has two of the same head.  Didn't realize it, but they only had one anyway. |
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Nov 10, 2024 18:02:54 GMT -5
That’s roughly the same at my Walmarts usually I make it a priority to empty the Monday night war pegs of regular common elites, to show them it’s empty. Then I put the common elites right now it’s Roman reigns and Cody Rhodes I think on the right pegs. I do the same thing at my local stores. The mnw pegs are always loaded with top picks or red pants hogan superstars. I’ll clear them out and set them in the correct spot. I’m praying that ringside or Mattel creations can pick this line up as a shared exclusive. Walmart refuses to change. I’d rather Target pick it up. I don’t want to pay $50 per figure plus shipping. |
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Post by mrh on Nov 10, 2024 21:15:48 GMT -5
Finally found the Mankind and Eddie. Mankind has two of the same head. Didn't realize it, but they only had one anyway. You should try Mattel quality control. It probably won't work, but you never know… |
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Post by Ron Waffle on Nov 11, 2024 9:20:30 GMT -5
Picked up the MNW Curt Hennig yesterday from Smyth's for £15. The rubber singlet top is rubbish - the white paint on the back rubs off very easily and was already cracked when I got him out of the packaging. Those rubber tops have got to go. Other than that, it's a great figure and a Perfect addition to my nWo collection (see what I did there?)
The additional hair down head, hat, guitar etc, have all gone on my jeans/cowboy shirt Hangman Page figure to make a West Texas Rednecks Curt. Happy days! 👍
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Post by coldblooded on Nov 11, 2024 9:21:59 GMT -5
Color me surprised. Wife went grocery shopping and I woke up to some new figures. I still hate Walmarts inconsistencies. Only the 1st series, and this series which isn't due till January I was able to procure. Wish it was easier. Think I'll just have her go out and hunt for me 😂  |
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Nov 11, 2024 10:21:35 GMT -5
Finally saw UE Mankind. No Eddie tho
Found two Eddie at another store. Both figures have two right feet
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