Singapore TRANSFORMERS Age of Extinction Toys Launch Midnight Madness event at TRU

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by SilverOptimus, Apr 9, 2014.

  1. SilverOptimus

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  2. AoE

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    Is this like, a normal thing in Singapore? I've never heard of midnight toy releases before.
     
  3. eltonlin98

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    I seem to recall reading they even did one somewhere in the US (maybe Walmart) for either rotf or dotm. I'm not sure- it was nowhere near me.

    I'm trying to imagine the ridiculousness the gold optimus prime for customer who buys the most will lead to...
     
  6. unicronic

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    I guess a midnight launch will allow to disguise the fact that you bought a leader class Prime.
     
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    We had something like this once in Malaysia too, but it was TRU opening early for TRU card holders to get first pick at the new movie toys for ROTF. Not sure if they are doing it again this year.
     
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    I went to the DOTM one at my local TRU in Aus. Great atmoshpere
     
  9. RodimusZero

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    This article was the first I've heard that these toys were "much anticipated."

    I thought it was unanimous that they were cheap pieces of sh*t. Huh, go figure.
     
  10. unicronic

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    Very much un-unanimous.

    Many of the early reviews have been very positive.
     
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    Midnight launches are always fun, too bad none of my local stores haven't announced any midnight launches.
     
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    Really? That happened here, how was it?, is it worth going?
     
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    A marketing effort press release is far from a guarantee that anyone cares.

    That being said, no matter how sub par the effort is, up to this point the movie franchise has been the brand's cashcow for the last 7 years. No matter how movie to movie sales compare, no reason to think that's over yet.

    The shelf warming has as much to do with getting the orders wrong as with how many toys actually sold.
     
  14. Grimlockimus

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    Wasn't there supposedly a US midnight release for AOE toys mentioned awhile back or am I just talking crazy? Still I'd love to go to one of those, I do all my best purchase decisions at midnight anyways :D 
     
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    They have them?! :O
     
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    I wish they'd do a release party like that here. I'd be there in a heartbeat.
     
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    So the top spender gets the gold prime
    In theory, couldn't you just buy a ton of stuff to be top spender, and then return most of it later in the week and keep prime?
     
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    Nope no such thing with TRU S'pore.

    Their exchange rule is, exchange within 14 days after date of purchase with original receipt & packaging intact. That means item must be unopened.

    But there's also additional info regarding exchange: All Star Wars/Transformers/Halloween/ Hot Wheels Basic Cars/Iron Man/ AR Drone/Lego Mini Figs/Blind Packs/Mighty Beans goods sold are NON RETURNABLE OR EXCHANGEABLE.
     
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    This reminds me. I have to pick up my copy of Evasion Optimus Prime at Walmart.
     
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    'Much anticipated'... lol.

    Having said that if they do one in the UK TRU (that doesn't involve a compulsory purchase of a figure I don't want) I'll probably go and nab a 'Day 1' Evasion Optimus.