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07-04-2008, 10:34 AM | #241 |
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To be honest, one of the only reason I went to Target for normal shopping was that it happily jived with the casual Joe-hunt since I stopped making "Joe only" trips to stores. Need some socks? Check toy aisle. Need some sunglasses? Check toy aisle. My wife and I mostly like Meijer for shopping, and they have a much nicer atmostphere anyway. And they do carry Joes now and then, usually lower prices than other stores (but rarely restocked). So with this increase, I bid a farewell to Target.. oh wait, Rattler and Conquest.... damnit! They will pull us all back in for that one. I think otherwise BBTS getts my Joe-cash from now on.
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07-04-2008, 10:34 AM | #242 |
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I can understand the coupon thing they have the right to end it early cause if someone is doing fraud with but it must have not just been one area that was doing the fraud with it to draw the red flag. Price I have no clue I do know that they under sell somethings to get people in the stores then they buy more at higher cost. I don't like if I were to buy the joes but do like it when it comes to my 401K. I don't think they are worth $8 bucks a piece
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07-04-2008, 10:48 AM | #243 |
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I keep seeing people say that the comic packs are still 9.99. They've been 10.99 here on Long Island for quiete a while now. Basically to keep up my collecting I'll now have to pick and chose the figures I buy. I now won't buy a Bazooka so I can get a short fuse. I won't buy the Destro/IG comic pack so I can get a Quick Kick or Dusty. I woulda got the black Storm Shadow but now I am not so sure. I'll only buy one Snow Serpent here I orginally wanted at least 3.
So Target will now make more per figure but won't sell as many figures. Stupid idea. Another factor is I too chose Target as my first place to buy just about anything. And now it will be Walmart. If Walmart increases the price too then I'll just go to the Supermarket for alot of things and cut them out totally. So they'll lose alot of other product sales as well. Marketing teaches you that somestimes you charge less for a product to get people into your store hoping they will buy other items. Joes were a good example of a "bring them in product". Soon that won't be the case. |
07-04-2008, 11:03 AM | #244 |
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I think part of the reason they do it is simple Supply and Demand. At least for those who still collect, despite costs, might have a better chance. Good luck to them. I might be out if this trend continues.
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07-04-2008, 11:07 AM | #245 |
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This will actually save me money.
1. No more Troop Building. My Cobra Armies will be like my armies when I was a kid: made up of different characters and not 10 Vipers or 10 BATS. 2. No more being a completist: No way I buy single carded Baroness or Urban Roadblock at $8. I'll only get the figures I really like. I probably have 10 CG's that cost me about $50-$60 total. Now I'll just buy one of two of the next hot troop builder so I am out $8-$16. It was easy to drop $5-$6 every time I saw a CG. Not going to do it at $8. That's just me and I am not mad about it. More power to you guys who are still able to do it. |
07-04-2008, 11:13 AM | #246 |
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I wish I could still do it but I gotta feed the wife and kids so 8 dollars for a piece of plastic, (no matter how much I love them) is out of hand. I've already cut my Star Wars spending to near zero and I have over 500 SW figures so I could fit the Joes in. But this is now out of hand.
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07-04-2008, 11:18 AM | #247 |
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YES! More bats for me! Hurray!
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07-04-2008, 11:30 AM | #248 |
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this is messed up they see the demand and they rape us for it
and its not like a little price hike they go over a dollar more in a time where evry dollar counts I keep saying soon i might stop collecting as much as id like because spending close to ten bucks for a single fig that was close to five bucks before is to pricey to just be buying evry figure that comes out I mean damm its not like people buy just one usually the pegs are empty any way They have no mercy
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07-04-2008, 11:35 AM | #249 |
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Confirmed today my Target (which has no singles) has price markers for 7.99. They can jack the price up but still don't have any in I guess that will save me money.
WM will be getting my business anyways, it's closer, has Joes, and is cheaper. Too bad Target. |
07-04-2008, 11:45 AM | #250 |
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Well, Star Wars fig's are gonna go up when the Clone Wars stuff hits at the end of the month. I also noticed the Forces of Valor fig's at Target are up from $4.99 to $5.19 now.
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