The Walmart.com New/Restocked/Shipped/Preorder Items Thread

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by Dereka138, Jul 28, 2018.

  1. Superman13101

    Superman13101 Well-Known Member

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    I ordered both Bluestreak and soundblaster on October 1st and already got my soundblaster and my Bluestreak will be ready for pick up today. That’s pretty crappy for those of u that preordered in July. Walmart really should of taken care of those that preorderd first. Sorry fellas.
     
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  2. Zappit

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    My Bluestreak and Soundblaster finally shipped!
     
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  3. Superman13101

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    So my Bluestreak was listed as attempted delivery by fedex due to Walmart being closed. Which is odd considering they are a 24/7 Walmart. Called customer service and they looked into it. FedEx said the delivery driver tried to deliver but Walmart was closed at 9:30 AM(what a lie) the Walmart employees stated that FedEx never even showed up today. So now they won’t try and deliver it again till Tuesday. Complete crap.
     
  4. RKillian

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    I forget, did he have the same sticky paint issue as Prowl or not? I liked the mold but never bought the others after Prowl was such a mess.
     
  5. Agent Prime 2814

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    So got my lone wolf order prowl. Came in a box and faired no better than the siege barricade amazon sent me in a bubble mailer. Im really starting to reconsider online ordering. I never get the condition or quality id get picking it out myself in stores. Was just thrown in box twice its size. No packing paper, no bubble wrap, not even a receipt. 20191005_132430.jpg
     
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    That's just careless, I'm a little particular about box condition, I would return it. Always hesitate to order from either Walmart or Amazon. You never know what your gonna get.
     
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  7. Motor_Master

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    I'm just thankful there's nothing worth saving from modern packaging.
     
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    Bluestreak arrived yesterday and he's the best version of this mold yet!

    Not that I had any doubts mind you. ;) 
     
  9. KraegorStark

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  10. deusxanime

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    I was signed up for in-stock alerts and never got anything for G1 Starscream. Missed out on him orignally and been trying to get him since. Do you have a link so I can make sure I'm signed up again and maybe keep the tab open this time so I can check occasionally, since seems like the alerts may not work that well.
     
  11. Deathx360

    Deathx360 Farewell Dear Friend

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    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers-Vintage-G1-Starscream/987345462

    I had a tab open on my phone and would refresh from time to time each day since I saw someone here a month or so back say it was in stock. I refreshed the page around 11:30 am as I was taking an early lunch and saw it was in stock. I don't trust email alerts so I check TFW and item pages for what I want. Works most of the time.
     
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  12. mcart

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    In stock alerts are pretty useless for this type of item as they're not run on real-time information, ie, when an item is scanned as in stock for an item there is not a service being triggered to check if someone is waiting for that item. Rather I think they have a CRM which is making periodic calls to the e-commerce database to check stock levels. No idea how often those call are made or even if this is correct, just what I've seen some systems do.

    Problem is that in such cases the alert may well not be run for hours or even days. Also they may have a notion of "minimum stock" levels that the trigger won't run on. So if my min level is 5 and my current is 5, it's available online but my alert won't inform you until it reaches above min level.

    Just my thoughts, I work on the retail side of IT but am becoming more and more involved in the e-commerce too as more and more companies are looking to implement save the sale and endless aisle functions to their POS.

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    Is Soundblaster going to be in stores too or just online? I can see getting him online is going to be a pain in the ass just like Target's Rainmakers.
     
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    With walmart and new exclusives i never count on them being in stores. Perfect example is tlk hot rod. Never showed up in stores until ollies and ross. Was a walmart exclusive.
     
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    Don’t think I’ll be using Walmart and their ship to store option again. What was originally supposed to be a Thursday pickup is now in limbo and no one can give me any information as to when it’ll show up. I don’t want to be impatient but I guess amazon has spoiled me.
     

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    hell my 2 Soundblasters (that I preordered in July at $30) and 2nd Bluestreak aren't even at that point. They still say preparing order with the little pink line way back at the start of the bar. With the delayed message. And after the condition of the box my lone figure came, yeah I am done with online ordering. Amazon is no better.
     
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    I can now report that Bluestreak and Soundblaster arrived yesterday; both were shipped in the same box with a few air pillows, and both are in excellent condition.

    MIKE
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    Soundblaster
    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transfor...th-Anniversary-WFC-S55-Soundblaster/729788753

    Bluestreak
    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transfor...hguid=0c01b84b-4f1-16cb17ec15dc46&athena=true
     
  19. Spyne98

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    Bah! When Soundblaster and Bluestreak were originally listed, I didn't think I'd want them. Now I do. Here's hoping they get relisted or I can find them in a store. Did any one order an extras? ;) 
     
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    Good luck with that. There are like 20 of us just on the boards who did preorder them and still havent got because walmart decided to put in delayed limbo.
     
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