Texas Transformers Sightings

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

  1. jl52574

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    Target in Cedar Park has Runamuck, Trailbreaker, and Sunstreaker.
     
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    Bingo, there's no dedicated toy store and most retailers don't have space on their shelves for many toys. Thankfully HasbroPulse has been pretty good and most of the online retailers have stepped up a bit but all the store exclusives have kind of made it challenging. Thankfully, I've stopped collecting Marvel Legends and Black Series figures, those seem to be a real pain to acquire these days. I'm too old to be driving around town.
     
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    TM2 Dinobot closet otaku

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    Earthrise is showing up at Ross. 249 & 99. They had earthrise prime and Astrotrain.
     

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    I wouldn't undervalue how much Covid has disrupted the world economy but on top of that it's the changing market. Hasbro is putting more effort into targeting generation x & y. There's a lot of growing paints that comes with that.
     
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    anyone seen the star wars blaxk series holiday troopers or the ahsoka wave figs at walmart around Houston?
     
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    Picked up Gigawatt at the GameStop off Ross in Dallas today 25579CD9-1632-469E-891A-4240D076407D.jpeg 020C295D-8BF6-4923-9CF0-E855BBAA4FC4.jpeg
     
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    Mine should be here in the mail today. I was able to find one lone Ashoka at the Walmart in Bella terra. I have not seen any of the Christmas Black Series figures.
     
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    I'm on the fence. On one hand I want it cuz of back to the future take but on the other hand I dont want it cuz its a siege sideswipe remold/retool
     
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    Yeah. I don't mean to downplay a worldwide pandemic, I only meant to point out how it sometimes feels like Hasbro wants to sell as little toys as possible since before the pandemic. Between anti consumer store exclusives, low stock, and no main store to shop for toys, I figured a profitable company like Hasbro would've come up with better solutions to sell more toys.

    Anyway. I'm ranting about nothing because, eventually, all or the toys I want will pop up at big box stores eventually by next winter.
     
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    Would it be cooler if you consider Sideswipe a retool of the BTTF mold. . .from the future? ;) 

    Just to make sure we're on the same page. I'm only talking about the pandemic from the economy/toys impact and how that's has hit the world economy harder then people think. Heavier topics like the health/death impact of COVID do not apply. Heck, with a lot of us stuck at home and stressed out, getting on tfw2005 is supposed to be de-stresser.

    As far as Hasbro wanting to sell toys, keep in mind that Hasbro is not the only cog in TF's chain. You got the end-consumers which use to be kids and adults buying for kids with us collectors being the minority. We're probably still the minority but definitely a bigger chunk then we use to be. Then you've got the retailers like Walmart and Target and Amazon. Walmart doesn't prioritize toys but it's still a big chunk of Hasbro's business. The end result is Hasbro only has so much power. Amazon probably bullies Hasbro also. So right now Hasbro want to target generations x/y more but it's still stuck going the big box retailers. The big boxes will let Hasbro do it's Hasbropulse as long at they get what they want, which can change at any time. Within the Hasbro family (sales, marketing, production, corporate, etc.) they'lll never allow it to threaten or perceive to threaten the big boys.
     
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    Probably not, but I have cash!
     
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    I was slightly worried about Best Buy sending me random figures but they came through!
     

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    Ya I got my Sunstreaker yesterday. Was very happy I don't have to hunt for him now.
     
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    Target Pearland still had the 2 Hoist and single Hound on the peg so I guess they put the other W3 back in the backroom. I don't know why they do that but I'm guessing they still have some? I didn't check.

    I'm going to return my 2 Sunstreaker to Amazon unless anybody around the Pearland area is interested. One's box is a little crushed and the other has a scratch on his right foot. And of course after buying Trailbreaker/Runamuck/Fasttrack in-store my Target preorder for them that was continually delayed finally arrived. Trying to decide if I want to return the extra or keep. . .

    Other than that just hit up the 2 Pearland Ross today. No earthrise.
     
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    Picked up Sunstreaker and Trailbreaker at the Target on Custer and 121 in McKinney earlier today. Left a Runamuck and Smokescreen on the pegs.
     
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    Has anybody gotten tracking info on their Netflix preorders? The only one I was able to preorder was the Nemesis Spoiler box and I just got tracking info for it.
     
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    Ross at Lakeline Mall in Austin has two MPM Megatrons

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    Picked up Sunstreaker and Runamuck at Target in Harlingen (RGV), left one of each on the pegs. No Trailbreaker or Fast Track.
     
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    Dallas vintage toys has ER deluxe wave 3 24.99 ea
     
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    Seems trailbreaker is the one that's in demand which makes it hard to find. I did get a runamuck and i thought it would be hard to find being that runabout is coming