Hasbro replies back about the 25th Line

[evopete]

well Not sure if it was about a few weeks ago that someone posted a thread stating that we should write Hasbro about why its so hard to find Joes... Let me tell you, my lazy ars never does anything like this, but the love for these pieces of Plastic is soooo much that I did indeed follow step and copied and pasted the Write up and here is the response I got back..... If this is old news, then please just Delete the post and I apoligize in advance....

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Subject
Why cant I find Joes

Discussion Thread
Response (Charlotte)07/15/2008 02:15 PM
Hi Peter,

Thank you for contacting Hasbro, Inc. We are pleased to be able to respond.

Thank you for your inquiry into G.I. Joe figure availability. The response to the recent line of G.I. Joe figures has been amazing and we are very appreciative of the fans for their enthusiasm. Production has increased dramatically, but so has the demand. We are making more figures and will continue to increase production in the future as needed.

The Hasbro brand team hosts a Q&A session every other month on several of the G.I. Joe fan sites. We’re big fans of our fans are interested in what they have to say. If you have questions for the brand team regarding the G.I. Joe line, this is a great way to reach out to them on an ongoing basis. In addition to having a Q&A with the major fan sites, attending JoeCon and ComicCon, and hosting a collector event at Toy Fair, the GI Joe team is in continuous contact with various members of the GI Joe community to keep their pulse on what the GI Joe community wants. Our goal is the same as yours, to get great figures into the hands of our collectors!

[ladyhump]

smells like potted meat, it's canned

[swafus]

Way to go off-script Hasbro??

[Agent-GHQ]

Anyone buying this? I think this is garbage!!

I'm still seeing what appears to be limited quantity on the shelves. Other than the peg warmers of Scarlet and Buzzers and some comic packs. I found my local Target and Wlamart with 4-8 pegs and are completely empty.

The demand was high from the get-go Hasbro! I honestly feel that Hasbro is not making enough or some kind of communication barrier with the retailers.

[Michael Jade]

I got the same answer:

Dear Michael,

Thank you for your inquiry into G.I. Joe figure availability. The response to the recent line of G.I. Joe figures has been amazing and we are very appreciative of the fans for their enthusiasm. Production has increased dramatically, but so has the demand. We are making more figures and will continue to increase production in the future as needed.

With regards to troop builders, please check out Toys R Us this fall for two brand new troop building sets in addition to the two from this spring and the new Senior Ranking Officer Packs. So far we have offered troop backs of Cobra Troopers, Crimson Guardsmen, Red Ninjas, Iron Grenadiers, and Green Shirts and we will continue to support the troop building community.

The Hasbro brand team hosts a Q&A session every other month on several of the G.I. Joe fan sites. We’re big fans of our fans are interested in what they have to say. If you have questions for the brand team regarding the G.I. Joe line, this is a great way to reach out to them on an ongoing basis. In addition to having a Q&A with the major fan sites, attending JoeCon and ComicCon, and hosting a collector event at Toy Fair, the GI Joe team is in continuous contact with various members of the GI Joe community to keep their pulse on what the GI Joe community wants. Our goal is the same as yours, to get great figures into the hands of our collectors!

Thank you.

So I went back to them and told them while I appreciate the response I'd really appreciate if they addressed the points brought up. Like availabilty and pricing. We'll see if they respond back.

[Zefram]

Originally Posted by Michael Jade

I got the same answer:
With regards to troop builders, please check out Toys R Us this fall for two brand new troop building sets in addition to the two from this spring and the new Senior Ranking Officer Packs. So far we have offered troop backs of Cobra Troopers, Crimson Guardsmen, Red Ninjas, Iron Grenadiers, and Green Shirts and we will continue to support the troop building community.

But what about the red-sigil blueshirts! :(

[Dream]

the GI Joe team is in continuous contact with various members of the GI Joe community to keep their pulse on what the GI Joe community wants.

So, who in the GI Joe community can we blame for all the Cobra Commander repaints?

lol.

[Deckard]

Originally Posted by Michael Jade

I got the same answer:

Dear Michael,

Thank you for your inquiry into G.I. Joe figure availability. The response to the recent line of G.I. Joe figures has been amazing and we are very appreciative of the fans for their enthusiasm. Production has increased dramatically, but so has the demand. We are making more figures and will continue to increase production in the future as needed.

With regards to troop builders, please check out Toys R Us this fall for two brand new troop building sets in addition to the two from this spring and the new Senior Ranking Officer Packs. So far we have offered troop backs of Cobra Troopers, Crimson Guardsmen, Red Ninjas, Iron Grenadiers, and Green Shirts and we will continue to support the troop building community.

The Hasbro brand team hosts a Q&A session every other month on several of the G.I. Joe fan sites. We’re big fans of our fans are interested in what they have to say. If you have questions for the brand team regarding the G.I. Joe line, this is a great way to reach out to them on an ongoing basis. In addition to having a Q&A with the major fan sites, attending JoeCon and ComicCon, and hosting a collector event at Toy Fair, the GI Joe team is in continuous contact with various members of the GI Joe community to keep their pulse on what the GI Joe community wants. Our goal is the same as yours, to get great figures into the hands of our collectors!

Thank you.

So I went back to them and told them while I appreciate the response I'd really appreciate if they addressed the points brought up. Like availabilty and pricing. We'll see if they respond back.

i got this same automated response. what a buncha crap.

[vadersquest]

Hasbro has stated that the availability will improve. Production has been increased but it does take some time. Wave 9 and up will be plentiful but patience is the key. As far as pricing is concerned, Hasbro sets a SMRP and the stores (Target, Wal-Mart, et all) set their prices. The last I heard, the cost for a Joe figure to, lets say, TRU was around $3.50 (this has gone up some) so Hasbro is not 100% responsible for the price increase. Remember one key ingredeant is oil.

[COBRACOLLECTOR]

hahaha Hasbro pulled the old Jedi mind trick lol

You did not ask why

You did not ask why

You did not ask why