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08-01-2020, 03:57 PM | #2271 |
Iron Grenadier
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Wait was that huge post just to tell us he got 2 more troopers? Can someone do a quick recap what I’ve missed.
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08-01-2020, 04:04 PM | #2272 |
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08-01-2020, 04:05 PM | #2273 |
Poacher Assassin
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I agree with not getting all bent out of shape about this stuff to employees.
However, you are a store, in the market of selling items to buyers, if half your stores are selling and half are holding off to 8/14, that is just stupid on Target's part, bad mismanagement and communication. We are giving them our hard earned money, so make it available instead of being d-cks to your customer who is supporting your store through these tough times... Hasbro also has to take the blame for choosing this crappy exclusive method and not putting it up on Hasbro Pulse as well. Hopefully they get some heat from Target over the experience that these employees have to go through because of carrying their exclusive. At the end of the day, if Hasbro or Target never gets a $ for their product, then they go out of business... |
08-01-2020, 04:11 PM | #2274 |
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Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: North Carolina
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I agree with not getting all bent out of shape about this stuff to employees.
However, you are a store, in the market of selling items to buyers, if half your stores are selling and half are holding off to 8/14, that is just stupid on Target's part, bad mismanagement and communication. We are giving them our hard earned money, so make it available instead of being d-cks to your customer who is supporting your store through these tough times... Hasbro also has to take the blame for choosing this crappy exclusive method and not putting it up on Hasbro Pulse as well. Hopefully they get some heat from Target over the experience that these employees have to go through because of carrying their exclusive. At the end of the day, if Hasbro or Target never gets a $ for their product, then they go out of business... |
08-01-2020, 04:17 PM | #2275 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Pennsylvania
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Holy shit, please do not harass retail workers because of toys. Most service workers, even at the managerial level, have no fucking clue what's going on at a corporate level, and are just trying to get through each day without giving up on life. Has the company released a statement that things are different than they were a week ago? Cool. It's very likely (as what a lot of people have said indicates) that most of the stores have no idea about this. Politely asking them and showing them is fine, but threatening to get someone fired and filing lawsuits? Get bent, seriously. Working in a dive bar's kitchen, nothing makes me want to fuck up somebody's food more than them gaslighting the bartenders while demanding something we took off the menu a year ago but technically still have the ingredients for, or making up stupidly complex wing flavors instead of picking one of our 80+ flavors off the menu. Who knows, maybe that manager was having a power-trip, or maybe he just didn't feel like getting walked over by someone buying toys and wanted to retain some small bit of control of his life in an unfulfilling job. Like, I'm glad you're helping people here out, but bullying people into doing it just rubs me the wrong way.
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08-01-2020, 04:18 PM | #2276 |
The Boss
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Denver, CO
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If anyone is interested in my first-world toy collector problems, here's how my morning went:
First Target: See the hang tags (on both end cap and aisle) but nothing there. I ask an employee to help locate. "Oh yeah, we have these but they are street dated 8/14 so we can't sell them". "I understand and have heard that. However, the street date was lifted and as of July 25th you can sell them" "I'm sorry, even if that was true we don't have any in stock" (didn't you just tell me you did?) I thank the employee and leave. Next Target: Sorry we don't have any in stock and they are street dated 8/14 so we couldn't sell them til then. Thank you. Move on. Target #3: This target I actually know the person in toys enough to get info. Starts with same thing (street date) but her scanner says she has them on the floor (even though pegs are empty). She does a look through the back. Comes back with nothing but says "yeah that street date is BS I ran the DPCI through a terminal and it said they've been for sale since 7/25. She looks at upcoming shipments and tells me "more of the Cobra trooper will be in late tonight/early tomorrow morning." Great, I'll come back. Target #4: Same as Target #3, available on floor but none in back yet can't find them. First employee hands me off to another employee who starts into the "can't sell until 8/14" schtick. I forgot to mention that at Target #3 i ran into another collector who had JUST been to Target #4 and said he got RB and BH. So, I tell this employee this information. He says that is impossible because they are street dated and won't ring up. I refer him to what the employee at Target #3 did to confirm the street date lifted. So, he types the DPCI number into his register and exclaims "well seems they HAVE been for sale since July 25". He doesn't know why there are none on the floor unless between the time the collector I met got his and the time I got there that they sold out. He then tells me that he has a shipment of the Cobra Trooper coming in tonight/tomorrow morning and to come back. However, he states they are "one per customer". Bottom line: Target stores didn't get the memo on these things. Disclosure: I hate asking people to look for things and I'm always SUPER nice about it. Get more flies with honey than with s#!t. |
08-01-2020, 04:30 PM | #2277 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Sacramento
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I am happy I found a roadblock, and I am sure more will hit the stores in the future. Happy Hunting everyone. PS - I made the mistake of hoping on Ebay to look. 70 bucks.... um no thanks. I can wait, |
08-01-2020, 04:40 PM | #2278 |
Crimson Guard
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Location: Deerfield Beach, FL.
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I already make calls to 3 local Target's and 4 more far away from home... Every Target is on the same page of August 14th... I'm want some of these Figures but not to the point of belittle or threatening people to get them...
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08-01-2020, 04:41 PM | #2279 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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After my unsuccessful hunt for Cobra Island I will treat myself to in n out.
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08-01-2020, 04:43 PM | #2280 |
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Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: VA
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This hunt would be a lot better for everyone if the 14th/1st street date stuff wasn't an issue. It's just so weird that the communication on this has been so poor. That AskTarget tweet saying there was no August 14 street date is just as weird as Hasbro saying there was an 8/1 street date without making sure Target was on the same page.
I assume we'll get some communication Monday/next week, but it's not likely to satisfy everyone.
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