Rant noted. And I did say, take it with a grain of salt. This is just what I’ve read and seen in videos. But I don’t think I’m 100% wrong here. Just a messenger. So any way, back to regular stuff… I checked 2 Targets and a Walmart in Jax yesterday, nothing. Just a bunch of stuff no one really wants. We seem to be drowning in the RED series, Bumblebee repacks of already released figures, wave 1 of Kingdom and an incoming tsunami of Cyberverse Dinobot nonsense.
Target at East Colonial 4 x T-Wrecks, and nothing else Their system also has the World's Collide pack arrival stuck on 8/4 with no updates since
Got my Red Alert earth mode today from Pulse. Thats one less hunt I have to do this year when walgreens decides to put them out. I never had problems finding Brainstorm or Ratchet in walgreens. I bought Bluestreak from them online so never bothered to look. I skipped the clones because I already had them but a friend had seen them once. Walgreens exclusives not hard to find in South Florida.
I heard about the whole Dirge/Ramjet thing. I knew they were two figures that would go quick so I made sure I was right there at whatever time all the preorders went live after the Pulse livestream. (1 PM. EST I believe) I hit up Amazon first, knowing the seekers and Ironhide/Prowl would go quick. I grabbed them quick with no issue. And if I had been at work, at 1255 I would have told the boss I had a bathroom emergency and placed all my preorders sitting on the toilet. Is it really Amazon's fault ? Or is it Hasbro's fault for not making sure there was enough stock available ? Im just glad Pulse gets Amazon exclusives now. That premium Pulse membership is worth every penny. My only complaint is Pulse doesnt seem to get Target exclusives. Although they did have some Redwings for a short time. And in the case of the Fangry set not hitting South Florida, it could possibly be Hasbro's fault as well for not producing enough stock. But I believe like all Buzzworthy stuff, it will show eventually. Just suprised it didnt hit the shelves with the Bayverse two packs.
Took my wife and one of her friends to Disney and tried the Target at Rolling Oaks in Kissime The nearby Walmart was even worse, I shit you not, not ONE single transformer, had to figure I was in the right spot only by reading the price tags. Abandon all hope ye who shop there...
Just hit Ollies in Palm Coast this morning - some SS Scavengers - $25, SS Bike trio - $10, some ML Invincible Iron Men - $10, ML Retro with all the cards wrecked - $10, bunch of Grapple - $16, one Siege Apeface - $16 (bought), and one Siege Megatron - $20
Florida Mall Target has nothing new, but I noticed there is a back endcap for Transformers at the back of the toys too. It's a shame they don't have anything but cyberverse and non-exciting buzzworthy to fill the space.
So I went back to target for the first time in a few days and the Fangry pack got updated on the 5th with "3 on the way". I figure since we arent seeing any Slags, Grindors, Wreck Gars, deluxes or anything else they are eventually coming. If the computer lists them as coming one can only assume they are all sitting somewhere on a trailer waiting to be hitched or a warehouse waiting to be loaded. Im just gonna be patient like always and follow the forums. If somebody spots it in Florida its time to hunt again. Screw this DCPI s**t its worthless as their street dates.
Deltona WalMart had 4 Sparkless Seekers (and a few Netflix Primals wavemates) on shelf along with a bunch of current Kingdom and Netflix deluxes.
BBTS came thru and I’m getting Rodimus and Slag on Monday, with a Tracks from Amazon tomorrow… I’m just sick of waiting. I hate being in NE FL with nothing while every other state seems to be getting every thing. And I get how the countries that are situated around the factories would be getting stuff first, but how the fuck is Canada getting everything and TONS of it? Shipping has to go thru the same ocean, right? They got the covids too right? So what’s our problem? I’m sure it’s a ton of things but I’m just sick of waiting and waiting, sick of seeing fucking guys posting pictures of like 3 Arks in a shopping cart, sick of seeing empty shelves of the same shit no one wants to buy, but will buy, just to buy SOMETHING. Rant over.
I feel you. We would be better off if we were told the release date for all this stuff was just going to be later instead of August 1st. I don't mind waiting if I know when stuff is going to come, instead we get frustrated checking stores all the time only to find nothing. If we don't check the stores then there is a good chance we miss out if they did get anything in because of how little stock and how fast it flies off shelves. It isn't fun anymore to toy hunt.
This is exactly why I immediately preorder friggin EVERYTHING. And then if I see it in a store first, I’ll go ahead and buy it and cancel the preorder. It’s too risky otherwise.
Target Walters Crossing is a big waste of time. A peg full of Kingdom Arcee and a Leader Class Ultra Magnus.
I feel it. That's why I just pre-order everything on Amazon. I just got Rodimus and the Ark in this week, hassle free, prime-shipping, at my door step, before they've shown up in stores reliably (if they ever do). Seems to be the way to go recently!
Ormond Beach Walmart still has 1x SS Thrust Port Orange Target restocked wave 2 voyagers, and the Buzzworthy 2packs. Also, the G.i. Joe wave with Lady Jaye, Zartan, etc was restocked as well as 1x Major Bludd.
Waterford Lakes Target: ×2 Kingdom Inferno ×4 Kingdom Dinobot ×3 GI Joe Classified Lady Jaye ×4 GI Joe Classified Flint
Fort Myers/Lee County: Target @ 13711 S Tamiami Tr & Daniels Pkwy (Market Square) Kingdom: 1 x Blackarachnia, 1 x Arcee. No T-Wrecks in regular section or in Collectibles (Electronics) Buzzworthy: 1 x Clunker Bee/Barricade, 5 x Origin Bee, 2 x Crash&Combine Grimlock/Optimus, 4 x C&C Grimlock/Bumblebee, 1 x Powercharge Bee, 2 x Mega1Step Bee Some Cyberverse stuff, but no deluxes Walmart @ 14821 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy & S Tamiami Tr Netflix: 1 x Sparkless Bot Kingdom: 2 x Arcee And that was it, not even Cyberverse stuff. EDIT: Walmart @ 17105 San Carlos Blvd & Summerlin Rd had: WfC Netflix: 1 x Deseeus Army Drone, 1 x Deep Cover, 2 x Sparkless Bot Kingdom: 2 x Blackarachnia, 1 x Paleotrex A dozen or so Cyberverse warrior figures Shelves for all three were pretty bare.
Palm Coast target has nothing new, asked again about the buzzworthy 4pack and same story as everywhere else. They were all supposed to get them on August 5th and they didn't, no updates at all to a possible new date. First time I've ever seen this happen by the way.
