Texas Transformers Sightings

Discussion in 'Transformers Sightings' started by JasonPrime, Apr 25, 2003.

  1. roguesaint

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    Just left a local target… where sadly the employees were very unhelpful. They searched by the DCPI number for the wave 2 Voyagers And they insisted that these were not sold in stores and were only sold online...and that no stores in the DFW area had them either.

    I’m sad that this kind of help from retail brick and mortar is becoming the norm. Both Walmart and target employees have gotten very black and white about “if it doesn’t come up on my phone (or isn’t listed on the website) then we must not have it.”
     
  2. SeiberBirdR

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    The cashier for me took one look at my purchase and immediately asked "Jedi, Gray or Sith?" followed by a conversation about the recent Star Wars and Transformers movies. Retail is a crap shoot of service. Honestly, I don't blame the floor workers for taking the easy phone approach. I rarely ask a retail worker for help any longer. Chances are I know more about the question I am asking, unless I happen to find the one in one hundred employee who has a personal interest in that specific subject.
     
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  3. smiller0570

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    Got my Studio Series Bumblebee in and I love' em!!! 1519404179369395302248.jpg
     
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  4. CooljazCustoms

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    How are the hips ad the roof panels? Are they floppy or good?
     
  5. Optimus117

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    TRU Irving is having their closing sale. They had 3 of these and a buttload of Cybertrons. That's the correct price, btw.


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  6. smiller0570

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    The legs on mine are tight but the roof panel could be tighter. Like it' not flip but it pops off easy, so I might add some nail polish when I get off work. Wonder how long the others will stay instock for?
     
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  7. Fc203

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    Hasbro shouldve pinned the roof in
     
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    Good lookin' out! Just snagged a Ramhorn at the Willowbrook 5 Below - still two left.
     
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  9. Jack Darby

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    Ya the roof on my Bee is the same. I wish they had pinned it in too. Other then that he is a great figure.
     
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  10. OVR_RUN

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    i got mine in yesterday, and yes he does have some new issues but not as bad as the first rendition of the mold (TLK Bee) but non the less, mine isnt as floppy as Balmatrix's was. decent figure and the feet issue from the TLK Bee have been fixed.
     
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    Good to see that most of the issues seem to be an isolated case on that Bumblebee. My Stinger comes in tomorrow afternoon, so excited to see how that one is! Regardless, may actually have to go back and pick up a Bumblebee.


    Side note: No Ramhorns at the 5 Below off of 410. Schertz 3009 Wal Mart had 1 Rippersnapper and 1 Moon racer left as of this morning.
     
  12. TheSledgeHammer

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    Thanks for the tip! Picked them both up from there today! By the way, since I had read about some Elita-1's having her feet swapped - I can confirm that the Elita-1 I bought did indeed have reversed feet. Luckily the surgery to swap them to the correct positions is just un-screwing the 3 screws in her legs, swapping the parts, and then screwing them back together. Hun-Gurr is definitely the better of the two figures though. Good Silverbolt engineering is good engineering.
     
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  13. AutobotAlvaron

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    Hey Alamo-City fans!

    I found 1 Rippersnapper & 1 Tailgate at Walmart on SE Military & Roosevelt (I bought them both), but no sign of Sludge & Snarl. I went to the Target on SW Military, but they had only DreadWind & Jazz. The 5 Below across the street had a few TR Titan Masters (Swoop, Fangry), but no Ramhorn.

    Has anyone in San Antonio seen the latest Dinos? What about Hun-gurr or Elita-1 ? POTP is looking GOOD as a line thus far; I can't wait to complete the Dinobot set & ABOMINUS! :drool: 
     
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    Ugh didn't find any sign of PotP wave 2 today. Checked the Austin WalMart in Lakeline area, and the TRU and Target on Research. Plenty of wave 1 deluxes, voyagers, and Primemasters though (sooo many Primemasters) if you're still needing them.
     
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    Found Elita-1 and HunGarr at Target in Dallas today
     
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  16. smiller0570

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    QUOTE="Jack Darby, post: 15534493, member: 97112"]Ya the roof on my Bee is the same. I wish they had pinned it in too. Other then that he is a great figure.[/QUOTE]
    I've actually found a pin that is the perfect size and I was gonna pin it today. Hopefully it works!
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  17. TM2 Dinobot

    TM2 Dinobot closet otaku

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    Target in lake Jackson. Is this still a thing?
     

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  18. Jack Darby

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    Hey how did you do that?
     
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  19. Optimus117

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    So unbelievably uncool. That pops up out of the clear blue sky after I've given up on CHUG figs. I was after that one HARD when I was still into them.... Nice find!
     
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    great find if i find one in the wild i would buy since abominus is coming too bad im broke i was originally going to wait until november for a cyber monday sale like last years sale on cw sets