Kre-O Transformers discontinued in the U.S.

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  1. Moroni Prime

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    I would recommend taking this with a grain of salt for now, but if this proves true, this is some sad news indeed. It seems that the distribution of Kre-O Transformers in the United States is coming to an end. Know that the Kre-O Wiki will be sure to update if new information becomes available on this matter. Special thanks to Christian Flores of the "For Kreon Out Loud!!" group on facebook.
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/163169437187910/


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  2. GreednGluttony

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    don't they still have some rid sets coming though?
     
  3. Moroni Prime

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    I have not personally seen anything beyond the AoE line locally, that's not to say that they haven't shown up elsewhere stateside.
     
  4. Slingshot

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    Well, I knew it wasn't doing well when I stopped seeing Kreo sets at my local TRU.
    :(  This is really sad news
    EDIT: I don't do facebook, can someone post the message the Kreo page posted on here?
     
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    I'm sad, but I'm not surprised.
     
  7. Moroni Prime

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  8. GreednGluttony

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    well, i guess we could still get them online
     
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    Damn that sucks. I hate having to pay a premium for Kre-o figures, but I got so many on sale/clearance it'll probably even out.
     
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    Crap. I actually wanted some of the RiD sets and was hoping the Kreon waves would return to separate characters.

    I wonder if we'll have to wait until Botcon for official confirmation.
     
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    Luckily we'll get the triple changer sets...
     
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    i just ordered some sets off RK as I did not want to miss out.
     
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    Damn shame.
     
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    So, RobotKingdom and eBay...anyone know any other places to order new Kre-O stuff online? I'm not sure I want to wait it out on the chance that the discount retailers will stock the new stuff. Guess I'll be skipping most of the Kreon Warriors as I'm not paying a premium on those (Except maybe Starscream). Guess there's a chance the UK will get stuff, and I live a chunk of my life there. AoE stuff was shelfwarming there too, though...
     
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    Yeah, any US Kre-O fan should've seen this coming.


    I have to wonder, though, about this apparent trend where a line of figures will go to Canada but not here. I know, I know, they're different markets and all... but it seems like more and more toys end up being juuuuuust out of reach.
     
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    This really sucks. Every thing I love dies...
     
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    Little overdramatic there, at the end of the day, they are just toys, and if you really want them, you can always get in touch with someone north of the border.
     
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    They will still show up in the US, just at Ross and TJ Maxx
     
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    This is no surprise. Ever since AOE wave 2 I had to source my Kreo from Canada. You would be surprised how much older kreo stuff they never got and we had in abundance. That actually helped me in a recent solid trade for soundwave battle changer.I would like shockwave, blitzwing later. That underbite set ill try to acquire soon before its gone from there.

    The 5 dollar megatron, and bumble bee boxs are new and odd . The other box stuff is old
    repackaged Cliffjumper with troopers ,and Baracide with Vechicons is all the new stuff we have in the states. Thats been big lots and Family Dollar.
     
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    I saw some boxes of what apparently are just random Kre-O bricks at Big Lots today. I suppose that's one way to clear out old random parts.