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How Mattel is better than Hasbro
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07-27-2009, 02:00 PM
Shogi
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Batmandk02
Hmmm. Mattel don't make Star Wars or the Joes or Transformers. So if your argument that Mattel is better than Hasbro is (in my opinion) wrong. Just because the MOTUC is the only thing they got going for them doesn't make them better than Hasbro.
I agree, I've heard from people who have ordered from Matty Collector, they aren't always happy
* HTS apparently now ships to Canada (Someone in the SDCC thread said they were able to get it shipped to them even though it cost a pretty penny)
* Mattel sent out a press release telling their fans that they had to buy multiples of their Justice League 3 packs if they wanted to get the new ones because Mattel made too many of the ones that were already on shelves all year just to get product on the shelves
* Mattel makes 3 3/4" figures that are sub par to even Playmates Star Trek and Terminator 3 3/4" figures in terms of articulation
* Mattel has had quality control issues with entire waves of DCU (not just a few figures, but ALL or MOST of the figures made for a certain character will have fused legs or some other issue, Batman Beyond being a prime example)
* Mattel recalled 967,000 toys in 2007 due to Lead paint, How many did Hasbro recall? None
* Mattel includes "Monitor Points" much like GI Joe Flag Points on their Infinite Heroes line at nationwide retail so you can redeem them ONLY at SDCC to buy a small Anti-Monitor figure and a CHANCE to win a raffle for a large Anti-Monitor figure
I will say that Mattel seems to have done well with it's MOTUC line and they do apparently do nice things like add in weapons with new figures that go to previous figures they couldn't release the weapons with at the time, but to say they are a better company overall than Hasbro is rediculous, all of Hasbro's mistakes and bad moves are pretty small compared to all of the crap I hear/see about Mattel toys.
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