Empty Shelves @ TRU For Dark Of The Moon

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  1. An Army of Bees

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    Seconded :eek: 

    Anyways, my Walmart is like this too. Plus, they restock at 11 so I can just get what I need at midnight and get out.
     
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    Will they be out at Midnight anywhere?
     
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    I picked up Shockwave at my local Fred Meyer in the evening so he was keeping the shelf warm until then. It looked like no one even bought any of the DOTM toys. Went back the next day and same toys were there. I don't doubt there will be lots of toys at most retailers.
     
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    is toys r us going to be open at midnight?
     
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    That's cool of your TRU to do that. My TRU has about 20 Mudflaps/Tuner Mudflaps just chilling on the shelves along with a bunch of other rotf crap and a few HftD voyagers.
     
  8. Axel990

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    I think it'd be awesome to find a ROTF Devastator on clearance...
     
  9. seali_me

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    so how many are off tomorrow?

    *raises hand*
     
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    I'm gonna try to get out there tomorrow. I was hoping to go early, but I may end having to wait until later. Both my parents are taking a car tomorrow, so I'll be stuck at home until 2 PM, unless I can work out some sort of arrangement.

    My dad suggested I just wait until everything I need is available online. Problem is I don't know how long that will be. A few stores carry various items. DOTM Barricade so far is only available on TRU website, but not on anything other than Hasbro.
     
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    you're dad's right. you can even wait until they all go on sale.
     
  12. Axel990

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    Well, I just need a place to carry Barricade, Sentinel Prime, Shockwave, and Topspin all at once and then I'll be able to purchase everything I need to complete my collection. But thats until DLX Wheeljack, Mirage, Leadfoot, and Soundwave become available.
     
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    I went to Walmart today, and saw worse than empty shelves...I saw leftover HFTD stuff, and Generations, but not even so much as a spot on the shelves for DOTM stuff...no displays set up, no signage, nothing to indicate the release of anything related to DOTM tomorrow. I get the feeling that at least that particular Walmart won't have anything tomorrow... :( 
     
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    A conversation between a 5-year-old and Wal-Mart employee:

    Child: Do you have any Dark of the Moon toys?
    Employee: Not for sale, no.
    Child: But its May 16th, they should be released now.
    Employee: Buy what we have available first, and then you can have more!
     
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    Sounds like my WalMart.
     
  16. Jlogano20

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    it appears to be mostly HFTD stuff
     
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    Eh. The stores i'm thinking about visiting already have the modulars ready, employees said the toys are in back, and they were great at having stuff Rotf already out to purchase at midnight on release date. Not too worried about the stocking issue.
     
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    I have a feeling that I won't have any luck tomorrow finding Shockwave at my WM, Target, or TRU.
     
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    Why? You expect that many people to pick up mass released toys? Have you had any problem picking up the common hftd and Rotf figures?
     
  20. FatalT 71

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    Stopped at my Toys 'R Us today - no sign that DOTM is coming out anytime soon.

    There was a Mighty Muggs Shockwave hanging out, however...