TRU should just fold.

[MLos1]

I think they should just wrap it up. Seriously. They have nothing good, even non JOE related stuff is rare as hell. Been to 3 TRU's in three weeks and they don't have shit.

They should just go out of business.

They are not what they used to be, I have stayed the same in my collecting habits FOREVER. TRU has just been letting everyone across the board down in all aspects from every brand.

[Dr. Henry E. Miller]

Seriously they should go out of business because they don't carry the toys that I, an adult like.

[AnthraxLoLLiP0P]

Seriously they should go out of business because they don't carry the toys that I, an adult like.



For sure, I mean while they are at it close down babies R US to, Stop selling the 100$+ power wheels, bikes, video games/systems and Pre-school toys, Dolls, barbies, Brats, Sporting goods, Bedroom furniture All thier plush merchandise, clothing, legos puzzles...

All because you can't find what your looking for!

Thats the best.

news flash.. since they have nothing you want to buy anyway your dollars aren't making a difference to them. How abut they stay open and you just don't shop there :D

they have tons of other stuff that keeps them in business...

[MLos1]

I still think their inventory sucks in the BRU, and other sections of TRU, like female oriented toys and male oriented toys and cross over stuff too like lego.

Video games are better to get at Gamestop where they take trades, so they have them beat on that front too.

[BBTS Owns ME]

My boyfriend works in the game industry and he always said game trades are the worst thing in the industry and are responsible for making the price of games go up. :(

And whats TRU?

[Freekarrtt]

My boyfriend works in the game industry and he always said game trades are the worst thing in the industry and are responsible for making the price of games go up. :(

And whats TRU?

Yep, just wait. Someday most of the gaming industry will go digital distribution.

And TRU = Toys R Us

[AnthraxLoLLiP0P]

My boyfriend works in the game industry and he always said game trades are the worst thing in the industry and are responsible for making the price of games go up. :(

And whats TRU?




after seeing your pic...hawt damn...

you have a sister?

PM me! lol

[BBTS Owns ME]

after seeing your pic...hawt damn...

you have a sister?

PM me! lol

*blush* thanx......i think lol

Yep, just wait. Someday most of the gaming industry will go digital distribution.

And TRU = Toys R Us

Oh, Duh! TRU! They never have anything. The only good thing i ever found there was the movie Bumblebee toy. I had to buy two. one to take to work lol

[Headman]

I'd like to keep all the resources I have. Even the less productive ones. Besides, in a strange way I hold just as most nostalgia for thost unmistakable TRU buildings as I do GI Joe, Transformers, and all that stuff.

[TheLongestDay]

Well you can all be safe in the knowledge that as much as your Toys R us may suck...the ones here in England SUCK HARDER!!!

[Soundwave Viper]

Is it that The TRUs around you suck ? or do you guys just get there at wrong times ?

[Syn3sthesia]

Asked me that two days ago and I would told ya, yes it sucks like a black hole.

But they finally got some W9 cases and for the price you can't argue. So mine is more like 50/50.

[ladyhump]

If I worked there I'd still have to fight the other employees to get the Transformers and Joes I want. There's at least 3 guys that buy Transformers and 2 that buy Joes that work at the one nearest me.

[hectorxd]

haha...

waahh. I cant find what I want. TRU should go out of business... waaah

[Jism83]

i think if TRU really aimed at collectors, and carried all the stuff people want, and as a toy store kept toys in stock they would be huge!!!

[jeremywatts]

My Toys R Us has been rocking of late( Past 4 Months). Lots of Wave 9, tons of Wave 2 vehicles, the 12inchers at least 3 or 4 sets and of course Senior Ranking packs along with Wave 5 Comic packs oh and lets not forget the SE and Red along with Night Watch packs crammed into the aisles all gone now. Oh and lets not forget I also last Fri got the two new Toys R Us 5 packs. This place is a beehive for new Joe stuff. I'm nervous though I may not get the new Senior Ranking sets because of the current one flooding the Aisles.

[Jose Castro]

Toys r us is the devils den... :-D

[numb007]

The problem with TRU is they are privately owned and the company that owns them is trying to unload them on the lowest bidder. So in the meantime they are slashing everything to make TRU's bottom line appear attractive to a buyer. The problem with that is customer service lacks and hardlines lack as well. With the internet people can see when shipment manifests arrive and can be anywhere when they open the doors to pick through merchandise and leave none for people that cant be places when the doors open. So not to defend TRU but to take a middle ground... It is the private company that owns TRU that is creating a vortex of "no collectible toys" in TRU. Hasbro still believes in TRU and Target for that matter or they wouldn't keep giving both places exclusives.

[Echo7Solo]

ok with today's economy you guys want a US based company to go out of business and how many people to loose their jobs? I understand how you feel about not being able to find what you are looking for there and I also understand the frustration but a company going out of business because of this is just overkill and what's worse flat out irresponsible. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say instead of close the evil bastards down try something more productive. Why not start e mailing and calling the corporate office? Flood them with snail mail. Let THEM know how you feel about it. Push the issue. Don't let up. Encourage other people to do the same.

But then again that would take effort now wouldn't it?

[Silent Ninja]

[QUOTE=BBTS Owns ME;257868]*blush* thanx......i think lol

Ouch, nice. Thought he was joking about ur avatar at first. Nice pic and welcome to the tank!

[genoneguy]

Yep, they have nothing but garbage. They have gone way down hill from the Toys R Us of the 80's.

[Batmandk02]

See, now here we are ranting about some BS because they don't carry what we want or need. There are some days I call it "Disappointments R Us", but I can't complain because when they do have stuff, it's like a goldmine. I guess we should shut down Wal-Mart and Target because OH DEAR LORD.. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY WAVE 9!!!!! If you don't like it.. go to EBAY!! Someone there will have it.. and you can pay 2 prices and then bitch because you lost your ass on there too and want to shut it down also. Stop the damn madness.

Then you would complain also if they did shut down because why?? No more exclusives!!! BOO HOO

[King_Snake]

by this logic, hasbro toy shop should shut down too?

TRU is Times Square has been terrible for single card figures for me, but is EXCELLENT if you're looking for wave 1 or 2 comic packs and are looking to army build CC and Duke. :)

Otherwise, TRU seems fine. I finally got a Wii online from them at a reasonable price.

[Gunzlingr]

At least you have a TRU to check. Nearest one to me is about 220 miles away.

[H.A.L.9000]

TRu might be bad(i seem to have good luck there)... but id gladly give my hard erned $ to them than effin rotten walmart any day !!

[darth_henning]

I agree that TRU is very bad on stocking Joes, and a lot of other merchandise most of the time. But it does get exclusives (well, at least for you folks in the US), and when it does get stock, it gets a lot.

Yes, its hard to find joes there, but its hard to find them everywhere. I vote that Hasbro improve distribution of TRU increases orders.

[Gung.Heaux]

it the biggest toy store there is.
which means there's lots of room for nothing. if it werent for the exclusives, i probably wouldnt even look at the building.

[CLIFFjump3r]

Toys-R-Us is the only reason I even got 2 complete sets of waves 7,8 & 9 and 1 complete set of wave 1 vehicles and DVD BattlePacks. (And just recently the ultra class PowerGlide & SilverBolt and deluxe Galvatron & AcidStorm from the TransFormers Universe line.) I just ask management what days they are getting their truck in, and if I can't find one I just ask an employee to peek into the computer room at the large calender they have on the wall in there because they usually have marked what days their trucks come in two weeks ahead of time. (Plus it really helps that I don't have to be at work until 11:00AM, so I can get to Toys-R-Us when they open at 10:00AM and get first dibs.) In my area, I usually hit Target, Ross and the 3 Wal-Marts on whatever day Toys-R-Us gets their truck in and then E-mail my area friends what I saw where and when to keep them updated.

[RUNAMUCK]

lame lame lame, the only bat i have ever found at retail was found at Jeffery's. that goes for my serpents too.......Long live the house of Jeffery.....Long live TOYS R US.....and those who don't like it PLEASE go somewhere else so i can have all of Jeffery's Joe's to myself LoL......put that in your pipe and smoke it!......COBRA!

[RUNAMUCK]

Now that i think of it the only wave1 super mint flint i ever saw without lookin thru a collecters glass case was seen at TRU, I nearlly shit my pants when i saw him there, and swooped him up and ran to the checkout LOL......Long live TRU!

[Shogi]

Ya know, I've seen at least 5-10 single figures on the pegs constantly (Even if they're wave 7 lately) Comic packs are plentiful (Only half are wave 1) and then there's the shelf of exclusives and DVD sets. There were vehicles there, but they sold out pretty quick (Even though it was 2-3 cases) Now factor in the 2 cases of wave 9 that was there today, and the fact that singles are $6.99 (1 cent more expensive than Wally world and $1 cheaper than Target) and I find that I have no problem with TRU at all.

Now that's just Joes, for the Bat fans, they had about 6 of the Movie Masters Jokers in their huge aisle of Batman merch.

For the Star Wars fans, they're usually pretty good about having stock, sometimes the newest singles lack a bit, but they usually have a good sized wall of figures.

I saw the new Transformers Universe figures at TRU first.

More and more, TRU is sounding like all the other toy stores. So if they're so bad we need to shut them all down, why don't we just shut down ALL the stores that sell toys. Actually, let's go a bit further and just stop making toys all together, we don't NEED them, we can survive with pinecones and sticks!

[RolandofGilead]

I'm trying to follow the logic here. They keep selling out of the toys you want to buy and that means that they should go out of business? If they can't keep the stuff on the shelves long enough for you to arrive (and I guarantee you aren't alone) then that must mean they're doing HUGE business. Those delivery trucks are arriving all the time so empty pegs means someone's buying. It's just not you.

[Fast_Draw]

I love TRU...more so as a kid. My only complaint is that they've become the new KB IMHO. With some exceptions, it seems their prices are always higher compared to Target/Walmart and even online. I don't collect SW, but they have the Falcon for $10 more. My g/f and I were looking for an extra Mario Kart Wii wheel for her brother and it was $5 more at TRU. They have the DVD packs for $5 more than most stores. It sucks because I'd rather buy from TRU, but not for those prices. It's like what KB was to TRU and Child World when I was kid except now it's TRU to Target/Walmart on many items. Not every item (singles are the same at TRU and Target here), but many items.

[Shogi]

I love TRU...more so as a kid. My only complaint is that they've become the new KB IMHO. With some exceptions, it seems their prices are always higher compared to Target/Walmart and even online. I don't collect SW, but they have the Falcon for $10 more. My g/f and I were looking for an extra Mario Kart Wii wheel for her brother and it was $5 more at TRU. They have the DVD packs for $5 more than most stores. It sucks because I'd rather buy from TRU, but not for those prices. It's like what KB was to TRU and Child World when I was kid except now it's TRU to Target/Walmart on many items. Not every item (singles are the same at TRU and Target here), but many items.

Like most stores, somethings are more expensive and some are cheaper, like I said, TRU is the second cheapest place for single pack Joes. However they are the most expensive for the comic packs

[MTN]

I go to toys r' us to get star wars for the most part. I have two close to me and I found just about every new star wars figure. On the down side both joe invitories suck! I have only seen one singe pack and that was in four months ago! It's like the don't get enough joes shipped to them. On the slight up side One of them just stocked some vehicle packs and lots of the DVD packs. The only problem now is getting the money for this stuff. At the moment my joe fund is broke... Although I do accept donations.

[Batmandk02]

I love me some TRU. They had the 1:18 scale Die Cast 1966 Batmobile there. It was the only one and it was my birthday, so just for that day in particular... HAIL TOYS R US!! And Boo to BBTS because I had that puppy on pre-order for 1 year and 4 months and still have yet to receive it. Plus my daughter loves TRU so I refuse to say anything bad that may have them put outta business.

[yo-man2]

I haved lived in NEPA for the past 23 years all the while collecting toys and all I can say is you clod.

NEPA trus are the best place to find joes in the WB.Scranton area. The TRU at viewmont and WB are great.

KB is closed down in the region.

K-mart rarely stocks.

WB walmart is notoriously bad. Viewmont walmart isn't much better. The pittston walmart is pretty good though.

The wb and viewmont targets are cleaned out regularly by the local dealers.

Boo to you sir. boooooo


I think they should just wrap it up. Seriously. They have nothing good, even non JOE related stuff is rare as hell. Been to 3 TRU's in three weeks and they don't have shit.

They should just go out of business.

They are not what they used to be, I have stayed the same in my collecting habits FOREVER. TRU has just been letting everyone across the board down in all aspects from every brand.

[seanbratton]

Why would you say to shut down a store. All that does is limit a place you can find toys. Me, I like having options. I've picked up Joe's at K Mart, Toys R Us, Target, Meijer...the more options I have, the better chances I have of getting what I want. Sure, my Toys R Us has gone through dry spells. But today all the new comic packs were in, including the black headed Destro. Heck, we even have a few Walmarts here in town that have been dry for months. Would I say shut them down??? Nope, because you never know when that elusive figure is going to show up there. If it is closed, you have one less place to get it.

[topnotch97]

if your local TRU barely get any 25th Joes.... i suggest finding other places or other ways to acquire them.

instead of getting frustrated why not change of buying strategy such as ordering online.

that way you need to spend less time b&tch&n'

TRU around still have a decent supply of 25th Joes. they are indeed hard to find on the first 3 weeks due to demand, but wait for 4 weeks and they just warm the pegs and shelves. just like vehicles.... i saw tons of them already.

[Batmandk02]

Kudos to those that still have KMART. The closest one to me is 50 miles away, and then I don't know where there are any more in Texas. So at least you have an extra outlet to hunt for Joes.

[karamazov80]

I think some of you have been spoiled by the awesomeness of Lionel's Playworld and Children's Palace. Of course TRU sucks compared to them!

[bothen]

ever since fao shwarze went under they're trying to take it's place i think.Even the look of them now resembles their stores.The reson they went under was they had the same stuff as walmart,target but twice the price.Then they would never makr down merch they had for years.At least that was the case with ones i went to.

[WillyK]

NEPA trus are the best place to find joes in the WB.Scranton area. The TRU at viewmont and WB are great.

That's because nobody goes to Scranton to buy stuff. I don't even think they have computers there.

[theprocess]

They shouldve closed after they remodeled all their stores in the 90s...nothing but downhill.

[abesapien2]

I found black destro 2 pack and about 6 BATS at TRU.... guess your TRU does suck...

[machiwoomiapoo]

I've seen every wave of GI JOE figures, exclusives, and 5packs at TRU. They don't get everything first, but they do eventually get something. I do not want TRU to go under. There's too much nostalgia in the place for me. I remember buying JOEs in the 80's and Star Wars figures in the 70's from them and Kmart! Remember Kmart? I still go there to find a JOE or 2 because everyone forgot they existed. At least where I live. Olympia, Washington. Yo Joe!

[bigkid24]

Actually back when TRU declared bankruptcy lots of retailers went to their aid by providing those TRU exclusives so that people would have reason to go into the store.

Basically you want to keep TRU around for the purposes of competition. If they go under then that's one less outlet for you to buy your toys. Also, that means that toy prices will creep upwards too.

[Bionic Commando]

Wishing a toy store to go under forcing thousand of regular underpaid workers to lose a job just because I can't find the $6 dollar toys I want is just plain selfish and hateful.There are other stores to check.Just because this chain is mismanaged from the very top doesn't warrant hateful feelings to a store I used to love to go to as a kid and I'm sure plenty of younger kids enjoy going to.The Toys R Us I have been to has stuffed there shelves with Joes and always have plenty of Transformers and Star Wars.The workers have always been friendly and try to help when I'm in there.
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[txbart]

Wasn't there a press release a few months back that said something to the effect that TRU was going to start actively seeking a share of the adult collector market?
I figure this sort of paradigm shift would take a while to come into effect, if and when it does happen, then we're more likely to see Terrordromes and Flaggs on the shelf again, as well as that Huge $500 Lego Millenium Falcon.
Support your Local TRU.

[sn8ke3y3s]

Toys "R" Us- where I had work from 1995-1998 was cool at the time and was the place to go for all things toys. But Wal-Mart has slowly and painfully driving them out of business over the past 10 years. Just Like Toys "R" Us did for a toy store called "Play World" in South Florida. I don't know if "Play World" was here in the Midwest, because I had moved in 1989 and that was well after "Play World" went under in 1984. Did you guys have Play World's?

[Barefoot Jedi]

I thought the TRU where I live was pretty good but apparently it's not compared to some of yours. They tend to get everything in eventually but not in big numbers. Cases of Joes are almost always one at a time (I think they did get two cases of Wave 7 they put out at the same time). They've done well stocking their own exclusives (the officers 3-packs shelfwarm here) and they still have Night Watch sets, and they've restocked the vehicles at least four times and just got the DVD sets. They haven't had any new comic sets in a long time though because of the pegwarmers. I don't think the Duke/Red Star wave ever came to our TRU and of course no Iron Grenadier wave. They only got two cases of Wave 8 that I saw and that was months and months ago, and no Wave 9 that I've ever seen unless someone bought a whole case including Torpedo and Wild Bill before I got there...which is possible.

[spacemonkeymafia]

My boyfriend works in the game industry and he always said game trades are the worst thing in the industry and are responsible for making the price of games go up. :(

And whats TRU?

Well if the games werent $70 a piece we wouldnt have to trade.......

[RuckusJr]

I just picked up a BAT at TRU the other day. A guy at Comic Con I was talking with said they hold everything until the "official release date" where Walmart and Target release things when they get it in. I've had pretty good luck at my local TRUs.

[dawg99]

the tru is my town arent' that good sometimes they get a big wave of joes then nothing but some of that news star wars stuff is pulling me in

[lister]

There's one factor of the toy buying universe that alot of adult collectors seem to forget. Kids. Kids buy toys too. I can't speak for anybody else but I don't want the tear-streaked faces of the thousands of children who can't get the toys they want (and probably deserve more than we do) haunting my dreams after all the TRUs close because a bunch of people in their 20s and 30s can't find action figures.

"Sorry little Tiffany, I'm afraid you can't have that Barbie Dream House. You see all the Toys R Uses closed because the grown men wouldn't stop whining about only being able to track down six B.A.T.S instead of seven. Better luck next year kid."

[Dr. Henry E. Miller]

There's one factor of the toy buying universe that alot of adult collectors seem to forget. Kids. Kids buy toys too.

No no no way man these realistic military figures of robots with removable hands are for ADULT COLLECTORS ONLY

[yo-man2]

Maybe on computers but they sure have alot of joes. More hiss tanks and drivers for me!

That's because nobody goes to Scranton to buy stuff. I don't even think they have computers there.

[stoner]

Being an employee of TRU ican tell you that we do carry good suff, But are bombarded by scalpers who buy out all the good stuff and leave nothing for collectors or the kids.. Which is why I`ve made it my goal to thwart scalpers!!! COBRAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Cksport]

Being an employee of TRU ican tell you that we do carry good suff, But are bombarded by scalpers who buy out all the good stuff and leave nothing for collectors or the kids.. Which is why I`ve made it my goal to thwart scalpers!!! COBRAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

How do you know they are scalpers and not collectors?

[stoner]

You can tell by the amount of stuff they buy, And mostly by Smell............

[DOC]

Cheese like smell's

[cmderinchief]

For my kid's sake I hope TRU does not go out of business.

[fierce krypton]

On the other hand you have to give TRU credit for bringing joe back I rememebr in like the early 2000's i went in there and they had 12 inchers hanging from the ceiling with parachutes and they had a huge slew of 3 3/4 guys that were TRU exclusives.

[AlternateUniverse Steeler]

I laugh at his thread because all you have to do is remove TRU and plug in Target, Walmart, k-mart, or Kaybee. Its all relative to individual area and perception.

As anyone in metro Phoenix can tell you this can be said for any chain here. Some times of the year walmart has nothing and sucks but then you walk in an bam its the jackpot. other times TRU has nothing then you go in and they have all exclusives and multiple cases.

My local tru has had huge amounts of carded joes in past month, way more trhan target or walmart. Its funny because i said same thing about them not having marvel legends at all and one day i walked in and found 2 series on the pegs and the variant Gold iron man, zemo, and falcon.

The most important thing is perception. You may go in as someone leaves with all the new stuff. I have cleaned out new waves at target the same day a fellow tanker saw nothing there and vise versa. So i saw jackpot and they saw squat.

[AlternateUniverse Steeler]

There's one factor of the toy buying universe that alot of adult collectors seem to forget. Kids. Kids buy toys too. I can't speak for anybody else but I don't want the tear-streaked faces of the thousands of children who can't get the toys they want (and probably deserve more than we do) haunting my dreams after all the TRUs close because a bunch of people in their 20s and 30s can't find action figures.

"Sorry little Tiffany, I'm afraid you can't have that Barbie Dream House. You see all the Toys R Uses closed because the grown men wouldn't stop whining about only being able to track down six B.A.T.S instead of seven. Better luck next year kid."

Perfect example. last week i saw a cheering kid and his brother because their mom was buying them the tru cobra officers 3 pack and the joe officers 3 pack. They commented on how hard it was to find joes and that they each had like 20 25th series figures. Kids buy toys =/

[MLos1]

I still think they should fold.

[AlternateUniverse Steeler]

I still think they should fold.

lol.

sounds like you are bitter.

We all get that sometimes =)

I say Kaybee should fold instead. Because they charge rip off prices, have crap, and suck eggs.

[jaxscorpio]

I think some of you have been spoiled by the awesomeness of Lionel's Playworld and Children's Palace. Of course TRU sucks compared to them!

I thought Lionel Playworld went out of business a LONG time ago. Are they still around?

[jaxscorpio]

ever since fao shwarze went under they're trying to take it's place i think.Even the look of them now resembles their stores.The reson they went under was they had the same stuff as walmart,target but twice the price.Then they would never makr down merch they had for years.At least that was the case with ones i went to.

Say what you will but FAO was awesome in that it was the first multi story toy store I had even been to when I visited NY back in the day. They had a three story tall Star Wars display.

[AlternateUniverse Steeler]

I thought Lionel Playworld went out of business a LONG time ago. Are they still around?

They are quite dead. In the early 1990s i went to the closing sales. Got lots of joes =)

[Batmandk02]

I still think they should fold.

I think you should fold going there and you won't be upset because you can't find some Joes.

[bravo]

hay guys, wasn't k.b.toys going out of business, and then they bought toys.r.us, this may be why they never have nothing in stock, its like all toys r us, and the k.b,s, have all kinds,

[AlternateUniverse Steeler]

hay guys, wasn't k.b.toys going out of business, and then they bought toys.r.us, this may be why they never have nothing in stock, its like all toys r us, and the k.b,s, have all kinds,

Fail, in an epic way.




your information is incorrect

[Lantern_Lad]

TRU in Victorville, CA have some of the friendliest helpful employees. It's where I've found just about all of the recent figures. It was also the first place in town to carry the Joes at all (the Cobra & Joe multi-packs).

I hope they're around for a long time!

KB, out here on the other hand, are horrible. Even the employees there are amazed they're still open. They say that their corporate office sees the company as a toy clearance warehouse rather than a regular toy store. It's just sad...

[meyerc13]

Disclaimer: My wife works for a TRU/BRU side by side on the BRU side.

Now my rant... The computerized inventory systems used by TRU (and for that matter most other retailers) have a major logic flaw (and I work in IT for a living so I know somewhat of what I speak). Here's the scenario:

My local TRU has probably half a dozen pegs for single carded GI Joe. The price ($7) is comparable to Wal Mart ($7) and K Mart ($7), cheaper than Target ($8) and a lot cheaper than Shopko ($10). The pegs are full. So what's the problem? The pegs are full of Buzzer, Serpentor, Lady Jaye, and Cobra Commander. And they've been full of those for months. Eventually a few of those figures will sell and one case of a new wave will be sent to replenish, but that's all the computer will send because there isn't space for more than a case. And the new figures in the new case get bought, and the re-released figures join Buzzer, CC, LJ, and Serpentor warming the pegs.

Now, if you look at this store's sales of GI Joe, they're flat. So if I'm a TRU executive, I say "See, GI Joe doesn't sell." Because I have dozens of stores that have had pegs full of figures for months that aren't selling.

Anyone seeing the flaw in the system yet? The figures don't sell because they are the old undesirable figures. And new figures that would sell won't get ordered because the computer thinks the pegs are full.

To be fair, this is really the perfect storm of inventory problems. First, TRU doesn't have enough pegs for GI Joe. If they had more pegs like many local Wal Marts the peg warmers could sit while there would still be room for new product. The new product would draw more people to the store and eventually the peg warmers would sell. Also, if TRU would track by UPC rather than assign all Joe figures to the same part number, they'd see that some figures sell while others don't. The next part of the problem falls on Hasbro... even if TRU could see that BATs sell, they can't do anything about it because they have to order a case with Torpedos and Wild Bills that aren't selling, and the pegs get clogged again.

To summarize... the problem is:
1) A computer rather than a person ordering new stock
2) All figures getting the same part number in their inventory system (which also means the manager can't clearance out Buzzer and Serpentor to make room for BATs, because if he marks that part number as clearance ALL GI Joe figures would be on clearance)
3) Not enough floor space to display figures
4) Hasbro shipping cases with mixes of figures rather than cases of a single figure (who here wouldn't kill for a case of 8 BATs or 8 Snow Serpents???)

These add up to a sales report that shows that GI Joe isn't selling, when we all know that it sure as heck is in stores like Wal Mart that have enough floor space for peg warmers and new waves. I'm just hoping that TRU stores in some of the bigger cities aren't having this same problem with peg warmers, because I'd hate to see TRU drop Joes or not devote enough space to them. However, since I'm sure the execs at TRU focus more on sales statistics and inventory counts than they do on customer surveys, they'll probably start to think that GI Joe doesn't deserve more shelf space (or any shelf space). And it all becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I sure hope I'm wrong, but I fear I'm not. I wonder if the same problem isn't also why Target doesn't stock much in GI Joe... since I know they also use one part number for all single carded Joes.

[Soundwave Viper]

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Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!!
Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!!
Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!!
Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!!
Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!!

[AlternateUniverse Steeler]

Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!!
Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!!
Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!!
Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!!
Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!!
Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!! Tru rules!!!!!

Agreed


Nice exclusives =) add to their record

[Headman]

KB, out here on the other hand, are horrible. Even the employees there are amazed they're still open. They say that their corporate office sees the company as a toy clearance warehouse rather than a regular toy store. It's just sad...

lol this is so true. In my time with KB we were owned by three different companies. At one point we used to joke that we were Big Lots' clearance bin. Which is saying something.

[Soundwave Viper]

TRU would probably be the leading toy retailer in the US if they aimed more towards the collector or an older age group. There is no reason why a toy only retailer should have empty pegs. That would be like going to target/walmart and not being able to buy bath towels, dvds, trash bags, plants, clothes etc.
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Yes there is a reason why there should be empty pegs ..... it's sothat they can put new stuff out ...... Cause then, if they didn't put new stuff out there would be people here complaning about no new stuff......

[lister]

I agree that the TRU operation, at least as far as action figures are concerned, could use a bit of an overhaul. I think they should maybe try to find a way to appeal to kids and collectors, as someone above said.

And unfortunately, we collect what appears to be something of red-headed stepchild of the toy world (no offense to red heads or stepchildren). I've said this over at yojoe, if only I was into wrestling figures, those guys have like, an entire aisle.

[AlternateUniverse Steeler]

I agree that the TRU operation, at least as far as action figures are concerned, could use a bit of an overhaul. I think they should maybe try to find a way to appeal to kids and collectors, as someone above said.

And unfortunately, we collect what appears to be something of red-headed stepchild of the toy world (no offense to red heads or stepchildren). I've said this over at yojoe, if only I was into wrestling figures, those guys have like, an entire aisle.

But the wrestling figures are not selling that well. Believe me i know

[Blaster'spunchingbagg]

I'm trying to follow the logic here. They keep selling out of the toys you want to buy and that means that they should go out of business? If they can't keep the stuff on the shelves long enough for you to arrive (and I guarantee you aren't alone) then that must mean they're doing HUGE business. Those delivery trucks are arriving all the time so empty pegs means someone's buying. It's just not you.

This is not always the case. Sheesh there sure are alot of TRU lovers in this thread. Anyways I agree we should not wish the store folds, but even the Boys Toys Manager at my local TRU complains about how dry his store has been for joes. It has been about a month, and no new product except Wave 1 vehicles restock. I'm going to tell you, and all of you not every TRU is God's gift to the world. Some of us like Target, such as myself, some of you love Walmart(I can't imagine why?). But if TRU works for you then so be it. Its just not across the board and across the country, some TRU's do infact suck! Sorry but come to my TRU in Woodland Hills CA and go everyday at the crack of 10:00 am and I garuntee you will eventually get frustrated.

-BPB

[AlternateUniverse Steeler]

This is not always the case. Sheesh there sure are alot of TRU lovers in this thread. Anyways I agree we should not wish the store folds, but even the Boys Toys Manager at my local TRU complains about how dry his store has been for joes. It has been about a month, and no new product except Wave 1 vehicles restock. I'm going to tell you, and all of you not every TRU is God's gift to the world. Some of us like Target, such as myself, some of you love Walmart(I can't imagine why?). But if TRU works for you then so be it. Its just not across the board and across the country, some TRU's do infact suck! Sorry but come to my TRU in Woodland Hills CA and go everyday at the crack of 10:00 am and I garuntee you will eventually get frustrated.

-BPB

All stores have dry spells.

[jbowman]

just came back from TRU, they had 2 cases of wave 9 on the pegs, scored the 2 bats and then they had the new TF universe classics Galvatron and Acid Strom... Im very happy with my TRU.

[jjk1120]

TRU for me is really hit or miss. They seem to be stocking their Joes more now than ever. I saw wave 9 there the other day & got the last BAT on the shelf. It was a victim of a bender, but I don't care. I opened it.

For months & months I went into TRU hoping to see something new, only to walk in to empty pegs or to have the GI Joe pegs replaced with other things (my TRU was putting "boogaz" there for a long time). But I went in for poops & giggles on July 4th and got all 4 vehicle sets long before I saw them anywhere else.

Going into TRU is usually a waste of time, but I get some good stuff from time to time.

But if I was in the hunt for some wrestling figures most people have never heard of, I'd be GOLDEN!!!
WWE figures as far as the eye can see. Big ones, small ones. Rings, belts, 2 packs, 3 packs, whatever.

Head on down to Toys R Us for all your wrestling needs!!

Seems like no one needs them, though...