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05-17-2012, 09:53 AM | #12411 |
ANGRY OTAKU
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Any sightings in the Miami area yet?
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05-17-2012, 09:53 AM | #12412 |
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I've been a DG Joe hunting SOB the last 5 days and I have found all of them twice but it took me over 30 DG stores to do it. By the 10th store I finally realized that most of the DG have the single pack Joes in stock but they are just not putting them out because literally none of the DG stores I went to had a hook (or section) to hang them on with their price. So most of them are in the plastic bins that come off their truck. Also The DG manager's are usually some of the dumbest people on earth and will just lie to you and say "if it aint out on the isle then it aint here" which has been a lie on 3 occasions that I've had. These people are usually very lazy or pissed of if you ask for help to look in the back. You have to be very pushy and get an employee to dig around in the back.
The positive DG visits were in Green Cove FL (Greater Jacksonville), 1 in Gainesville where the manager was super nice and ordered me two cases, and last in Newberry Fl where bless her heart, Tammy the manager, who I think was flirting with me (odd) also said she'd order 2 cases and they'd be there this Friday. Luckily I have to drive all over north central Fl for other reasons anyways so its not too bad to hunt them. So be pushy and ask them to check in the back and follow them back there and watch them so they really do it. Also see if the manager will order you a case or 2 and save it for you. I have like 5 cases being held for me at 3 stores cuz of this. Good Luck!!! Which store in Gainesville did you get your two cases ordered from so I know to not bother with it. and Damn man leave a few figs out there for me! |
05-17-2012, 09:55 AM | #12413 |
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Location: Brooklyn
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I agree with the notion that kids don't care about GIJoe. Even in the 80s, there was media in the form of comics and cartoons to back up the line. With the advancement of technology, the media support has to be more than just that. Kids don't read comics and they are $4 a pop so throw those out. No cartoon on TV. The last movie didn't seem to help any. And there are no video games. Meanwhile I live with a "little Billy" and he likes Star Wars. Why? Media support. Cartoon, online games, kids books, and the movies. I had little influence on his liking of Star Wars. Sure I have a whole bunch of toys but I never pressed him to try it out. The same deal happened with Disney Cars.
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05-17-2012, 10:09 AM | #12414 |
ANGRY OTAKU
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Maybe if the Joes carried Pokemons or Tops with supernatural abilities (for a top) kids would be into them.
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05-17-2012, 10:25 AM | #12415 |
I HAVE SPOKEN
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Scalping and hoarding are in response to rare, desirable figures. We may thank Hasbro and ourselves for that. Hasbro makes an awesome figure (like Renegades Storm Shadow) and puts one to a case in only one wave. For months prior, we've been announcing our devotion to this figure, clearly pointing out to scalpers and hoarders which figure to intercept. Then, surprise, they're hard to find.
Same thing with these figures. Only Dollar General gets them? I know Hasbro is testing the market, but only one retailer? C'mon! There must be more retailers interested in a low-priced Hasbro figure with an existing following. But then, Hasbro wouldn't want us to get our fill before the main course (Retaliation figures). As for those arguing that Ren SS being scarce was a direct response to fandom SS saturation; i call shenanigans. That would've been an appropriate response had the figure not included the new ankle articulation. Hasbro didn't think there was a market for the most-posable rendition of one of their most popular characters? Yet, expected us to buy a ton of Tornado-Kick Snake Eyes? While Hasbro is a business and surely profit is their bottom lie, sometimes they act like it wants to perpetuate the secondary market. Perhaps Hasbro marketers think that keeps our passion alive. Not mine. |
05-17-2012, 10:33 AM | #12416 |
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Back to what this thread is about...looks like all the Retaliation stuff has hit the Targets in Florida according to the inventory links. I'm just excited to see G.I.JOE on the shelves again soon...even though the new product is kinda crappy :/
FYI- It looks like the Delta vehicles are only going to the Super Targets and not the smaller convert stores. Last edited by X-factorz; 05-17-2012 at 10:36 AM.. |
05-17-2012, 10:49 AM | #12417 |
Live it to the fullest...
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I'm not defending Hasbro in any way but if you look at the assortments when they come out you can typically tell who will be short packed by the cost (of production) of the figure. Storm Shadow comes with a ton of accessories and great articulation...hence he costs more to produce so he will be limited (not to mention all the previous complaints from people about another SS or SE). On the flip side, the cheaper figures will be more predominant. They could care less if the fans are getting them or if Joe the scalper is buying them. It's all about price and quantity versus cost unfortunately.
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05-17-2012, 11:22 AM | #12418 |
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Holy Fuck!!! Has anyone found anything ? Or do we change this thread to "The Florida Bitching Thread"
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05-17-2012, 11:35 AM | #12419 |
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WTF, Are you bitching about other people bitching?!?!?!?!?!?!!
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05-17-2012, 11:46 AM | #12420 |
ANGRY OTAKU
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HEY!!! Quit yer bichin bout our bichin.
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