Did anyone order the "Bombing Run Battle" two-pack from BBTS last year?

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  1. Nevermore, Dec 8, 2012
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    Apparently Big Bad Toy Store offered that weird Deluxe Cannon Bumblebee/Legends Grindor redeco two-pack named "Bombing Run Battle" again in 2011, as a "shared exclusive". In case anyone here actually ordered it: What packaging was it available in?

    US-style packaging minus the "only at Walmart" sticker, like the version released in Australia?

    US-style packaging minus the "only at Walmart" sticker and minus the "Hunt for the Decepticons" sticker, like the version apparently available at CVS Pharmacy stores in the US? Was CVS the store BBTS shared the "exclusive" with? EDIT: Apparently "Bombing Run Battle" and "Desert Ruins Brawl" (both formerly Walmart exclusive) were sold at CVS Pharmacy and Family Dollar around November 2011, so they were presumably part of the "exclusive sharing" with BBTS.

    Or did the two-pack actually come in European-style packaging like the official stock photo, even though the two-pack was apparently never released in Europe at all?
     
  2. Dinobots Rule, Dec 8, 2012
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    it came in the us style minus the walmart sticker but still had the hunt for decepticons sticker, atleast thats how mine came.
     
  3. Waverider, Dec 8, 2012
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    From what I remember from photos, it's the same as the Walmart release without the exclusive sticker.

    IMHO, I don't take these shared exclusive tags seriously from BBTS. The Classics Optimus Prime/Megatron 2-pack is a good example.
     
  4. Blitz., Dec 8, 2012
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    I just don't see how anything can be both shared and at the same time exclusive.

    just say your the exclusive provider in region XYZ and leave it at that
     
  5. UltimusPrime, Dec 8, 2012
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    I have seen this at CVS. Did not know it was a exclusive.
     
  6. Autoclot, Dec 8, 2012
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    "Exclusive" just means that it's excluded from some supplier(s) in some way.

    A shared exclusive is still an exclusive, as only the suppliers sharing the exclusive can provide it. e.g. if it's shared between BBTS and TRU, then it's still an exclusive as other retailers are excluded from providing them.