United Kingdom Transformers Sightings

Discussion in 'Transformers Sightings' started by payres, Jul 10, 2003.

  1. scamper

    scamper Well-Known Member

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    oooh - will swing by on the weekend - hopefully there's still one there then!
     
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    Piss take, was hoping to get my hands on one.
     
  3. Rack n Ruin

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    Oooh! I would like a Chaos set. If you happen to be popping over my way on Friday, and you happen to have a chance to pick up that spare set, I'd have the £30 ready for you. Plus those freebies, of course! :) 

    (If not, no probs.)
     
  4. payres

    payres Well-Known Member

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    Wasn't when a friend of mine went in looking earlier!

    Might get some more.

    At this time of year stock turns over real quick. Visit regularly and often!
     
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    Nothing in the following Home Bargains:

    Milton Keynes, Northampton, Wellingborough, Rushden, Letchworth, Stevenage, Banbury, High Wycombe.
     
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    Rung Southend, Basildon and Thurrock this evening and got the same answer - store too small, try elsewhere! They did say Colchester and Harlow stores are much bigger, so I think it'll be limited to the larger stores in the South :( 
     
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    The Harlow store is HUGE but I was told the only 3 they had went instantly and no more are on the way unfortunately. I had to do a fair bit of travelling tonight to pick one up from much further away after I rang the store in advance.
     
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    Just been to the store in Stevenage to pick one up after a long tough journey in traffic after I rang in advance. There is currently one left on the shelf as of 6.30pm tonight but the box is rattling like there's a broken piece inside which doesn't sound good.
     
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    Still no box sets in Clacton Home Bargains, will report here if/when they turn up.
     
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    Which Stevenage store?
     
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    Just spoke to the manager/red shirt guy in the Southend branch (as I was passing, I still popped in on the off chance) and got a much more positive response! He said they should be getting it in the next few days, as they usually get a lot of things and are refreshing the toy selection! So there is still hope for now!
     
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    Just spoke to the manager/red shirt guy in the Southend branch (as I was passing, I still popped in on the off chance) and got a much more positive response! He said they should be getting it in the next few days, as they usually get a lot of things and are refreshing the toy selection! So there is still hope for now!
     
  13. rlmiddleton

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    Not to worry I called and they put it aside for me :) 
     
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    The one next to the McDonald's in the large retail park, not the smaller one in the main town centre.

    Edit. Sorry didn't see your other message that you'd just called the store. Glad you've secured a set. Just hope it's one of the weapons floating around inside the box.
     
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  15. Gingerchris

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    I can't see how a weapon could come loose unless one of the ties was undone in some way. However it could be the spoiler off of Fastclash since that just pegs on. Or maybe one of the arms off the little Titanmaster figures. Two of the arms in my set were barely pegged on and dropped off when I went to move them. Once I'd pushed them back on properly they were nice and snug.

    Anyway, I hope it's something similar like that rather than anything broken. I suppose at least if it's rattling around in the box it's still IN the box. Just gotta be extra careful carrying and opening it in case something small drops out.
    It's hard enough to find just one of these sets without then having to try and find another to exchange for if the first one is faulty in some way. I was a little worried about mine when I got it as the box on one side was double taped. Thankfully everything inside was present and correct and intact. Part of me initially wished I could've found two sets so I had a back-up in case the first one I opened was faulty or missing something.
     
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  16. MRDA

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    Phoned in to check at my local store (Beckton) last night, only to be met wit the rather derisive-sounding "Is that kid's stuff?" and a hung-up call; had to call back to hear: "We don't have any Transformers here: only the 'mega cannon'." Not sure whether to bother making a personal visit.

    They didn't have anything in the Romford branch when I was down there last week, but that might have changed. Anyone peeked in there in the last few days?
     
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    Checked again and none on the shelf in Colchester HB today, didn't double check for other placing's though, sorry.
     
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    Cardiff Smyths seems to have run out of the Studio Series new deluxes they had in stock according to the website - just wave one stuff at the moment, apart from a voyager Ironhide.
     
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    Mystery solved- it was just Nautica’s headmaster rolling around loose in the box. No damage. Good luck out there hunting down more sets!
     
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