OFFICIAL NORTH CAROLINA FINDINGS

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Man, I bought this Cena to give him the smiling scan and the purple armbands/wristbands. I can't get the arms off. I wonder if Mattel made it like this on purpose. I've never had trouble removing arms before.

I don't recall Wal-Mart stores carrying TNA figures in the first place, unless they have just started doing so. That Wal-Mart has been bare the 2 or so times that I have stopped at it. I've never found anything decent there.

For anyone interested, CWF is supposed to bring in both Homicide and Jazz for their show tonight in Burlington. If anyone is interested, don't hesitate to message me if you need more information. I will be skipping this one as their are a lot of events coming up that I would rather go to instead. I would also hate to get there and 1 or both don't show.

This report is a little dated, but I will post it anyway...

Last Sunday (2-6-11), I took a trip up to Winston to see what was out and about. I only made a few stops. I mainly just looked at TNA figures and Basic WWE figures.

Hanes Boulevard Target:
-Remains of TNA Deluxe 1 & 2 (I only recall 2 Amazing Red's).
-Various Basic figures. They looked to have at least 1 of each wrestler in the Royal Rumble Heritage Series in stock except Sheamus.

Hanes Mall Boulevard Wal-Mart:
-The only thing I recall worth mentioning was remains of Basic 6. Mostly just Big Show and The Miz

TRU:
-Just like 99% of the time, this store had virtually nothing.
-They had a nice amount of the WWE Legends 2-packs making those shelves nice and cozy.
-Along with that waste of space, they had a few of each left in the Wrestlemania 26 Basic figures. I recall seeing Chris Jericho, Drew McIntyre and Shelton Benjamin priced at $8.99. TRU needs to get the memo and clearance these figures. After all, there is another Wrestlemania coming up in 2 months. Better yet, why don't all of you loser scalpers in this area go out and buy them all since y'all buy everything else in the first place...
-Remains of other miscellaneous Basic and Elite figures were there too. I remember seeing a Royal Rumble Cody Rhodes and Elite figure of his on the shelf, and that is about it.
-There was 1 lone TNA Cross The Line 2 AJ Styles/Jeff Jarrett 2-pack and a lone TRU exclusive WWE Rumblers multi-pack.
-The only other item(s) worth noting were 2 of the Stone Cold Steve Austin/The Rock/Intercontinental title belt TRU exclusive packs left.

Highway 150 Kmart:
-This store was empty as it is most of the times that I stop in.
-I heard from another collector that I ran into while in TRU, that this Kmart got in one of the Royal Rumble promotional displays, but there was no sign that it even happened as there was nothing left.

Highway 150 Wal-Mart:
-I think this was the Wal-Mart store that got in another case or 2 of Basic 2-packs 7 in to help clog the shelves.
-There was nothing else worth mentioning.

All in all, yet another wasted trip to Winston. This is at least the second time in a row that I have went up there and left with nothing. I was after 2 figures that I did not find...

Yea, that is what you call that line of figures. That is crazy that Series 4 is already popping up in your area. Did you ever see any sign of Series 3 (the series with Velvet Sky) at any stores your way?

How many did they have of each? I need Jeff and Hogan? I stop at my local targets and they dont have them. I also don't know if I want make that 30 min drive to apex.

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They had 1 of each and 2 Hogans. Desmond Wolfe is in that set too right? They didn't have him.

They had everyone but Desmond Wolfe. Forgot about Dinero.

Jeff Hardy looked like an awesome figure by the way. Hogan was cool too.

Saw a topic in the Mattel thread about Legends figures being clearanced at 50% off at Targets. Has anyone in NC found them for $7.49 anywhere? The Burlington Target has definitely NOT clearanced them out.

What does that Target have in stock as far as TNA figures? I am trying to decide whether I should take Interstate 85 (and stop off at this Target) on the way to Raleigh at the end of the month or just take the usual route of Highway 64.

I was in Greensboro today, but only got to make 1 stop and that was at TRU. This store is always stocked much better than both the Concord and Winston stores, so I enjoy visiting this location when I'm in town. Here is a run down of what they had. Bare with me as I was in a huge rush and only spent 7 minutes in the store from checking what they had to finishing at check-out.

Greensboro TRU:
-I seen 1 each in Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Jeff Jarrett from the TNA Legends line. Of course there was no Sting and with the same trend as the TRU in Winston, Kurt Angle didn't sit on the shelf long and was gone. (I bought Hulk Hogan even though the package was in bad shape.)
-They had several Wrestlemania 26 Basic figures scattered everywhere. They looked to have Christian, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin and Drew McIntyre.
-There was a lone Ted DiBiase, Jr./Cody Rhodes Basic Series 2 2-pack scattered among the wreckage along with 1 TRU Exclusive Rey Mysterio box set.
-Like Winston TRU, they had a number of the CM Punk and John Morrison Flex Force DVD heroes figures. I wish Mattel would stop producing this line fast...
-The only other thing I noticed were several Rumblers 2-packs.

That was all that I recall seeing after being rushed through the store. I was a little shocked that they didn't have any shelf room for TNA Cross The Line figures...