I found out why they switched from new style boxes to old style TR, PPC

[Gamble]

I found out why the change was made on the Tiger Rat and Python Conquest. It was to save on labor, shipping and destruction of said item on store shelves cost.

Apparently it saved them enough so they didn't have to raise the prices to 29.99.

I found this out at work yesterday among a few other things. I thought I would share.

[rob0213]

Thanks for the info!

[Shogi]

Wow, so for once what makes the fans happy actually saves hasbro money? :D

[Syn3sthesia]

I don't think it takes an expert to deduce that you could save money on labor by not assembling the vehicles as well as space and not providing repackers with the opportunity to take anything they want from a window display.

[nighthawk]

Yeah, now they can take it from a closed box so you wouldn't know it was repacked.

[arashikage tat]

Thanks for the heads up bro, good stuff :-)

[Syn3sthesia]

Yeah, now they can take it from a closed box so you wouldn't know it was repacked.

You can still tell if a box has been tampered with. If you cannot then you really shouldn't be buying it.

[Tazocin]

what happens to those people who really want to check out what they're buyin? i mean if its a closed box, then its like there is a 50-50 chance that you'll get what you really paid for. :(

[Crims]

what happens to those people who really want to check out what they're buyin? i mean if its a closed box, then its like there is a 50-50 chance that you'll get what you really paid for. :(

Most men are already accustom to that from years and years of dating the opposite sex.

[Shin-Gouki]

Exactly my argument for Hasbro to give us the packaging we want. As for repacking they are going to do it anyway. Just be smarter than the Target Service Counter people and make sure it is factory sealed, and not sealed with a different kind of tape.

[Shin Densetsu]

As for repacking they are going to do it anyway. Just be smarter than the Target Service Counter people and make sure it is factory sealed, and not sealed with a different kind of tape.I agree. I like the new packaging because it saves shelf space, enabling many more of said item to be put onto shelves. It made finding the new Rat/Conquest MUCH easier for me than last time.

As far as repacks, I haven't even seen it happen at all for the Tiger Rat/Conquest. It's less to worry about, just be careful.

[nighthawk]

Yeah, I check the tape all the time whenever I buy and usually you can see it if you are looking for it. Just saying that it's a little harder to tell now.

[firefly069]

most men are already accustom to that from years and years of dating the opposite sex.

lmao!

[Tazocin]

Most men are already accustom to that from years and years of dating the opposite sex.

LOL! surprise surprise then. so, its like checking out your date if she is still MINT?