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04-17-2011, 11:35 PM | #4221 |
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Well when the retailers orders too much of a product, and folks get what they want a full price, well you to many items just sitting there not being bought.
Retailers don't do a good job of product management and that why we don't see new items coming to the selves. on that note Target seems to do a better job than Walmart in this area I'll buy stuff at retail because thats usually what I want, if its not good enough ( like the ice cutter) for me to buy then im definitely not going to grab it at clearance because its not worth it for me and im not a completist. If stuff is going into bins and I cant display it im not buying it. The exception is custom fodder. if its useable and cheap and I get a light bulb when I see it then I'll buy it at retail or at clearance, depends on when that light bulb goes off.
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04-18-2011, 12:44 AM | #4222 |
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04-18-2011, 09:23 AM | #4223 |
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Target does a good job of stocking everything. They actually have employees that scan empty pegs and move stock to the front IF they have it. Target ordered a ton of joes and stocked it at EVERY store. Unfortunately the line isn't that popular and that's why you get shitty peg warmers hanging around. I'm just now seeing wave 4 revision 4 cases hit targets in the metro. Seems that Target nationwide sold through enough of their initial shipments and ordered a new shipment. It's unfortunate that low light is not included in that revision.
As far as buying items on clearance and hurting the brand, that's just crazy talk. If I think an item is over priced or not terribly desirable, I'm simply voting with my dollars. I'm not hurting the brand, just sending a message that I won't just throw money at rehashes and goofy vehicles. Buying clearance items for customs fodder hurts the brand just as much since you could have paid full retail. The way things are going, without a good movie or cartoon on cartoon network, nickelodeon or WB (the channels kids actually watch cartoons on), this line will never do well in retail. It just doesn't have the appeal that star wars and transformers does. I'm happy that the figures get four pegs in a target and are stocked nationwide. Wal Mart is making a simple and smart decision not to dedicate space to something that's not selling the volume other lines are. Look at how much space is dedicated to joes at TRU and you know that they're not doing well.
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04-18-2011, 04:21 PM | #4224 |
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OK everybody go out & buy 28 of everything now.
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04-18-2011, 05:58 PM | #4225 |
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how do you figure? every target around the metro area has pegs completely clogged with wv 1-2 figures and WM has been getting the new stuff and revision cases? I found both my Vamps at WM as well and paid retail for them the black hisstanks were also at WM just before they went to Ross which was Targets stock not wallys.
I'll buy stuff at retail because thats usually what I want, if its not good enough ( like the ice cutter) for me to buy then im definitely not going to grab it at clearance because its not worth it for me and im not a completist. If stuff is going into bins and I cant display it im not buying it. The exception is custom fodder. if its useable and cheap and I get a light bulb when I see it then I'll buy it at retail or at clearance, depends on when that light bulb goes off. well what i see happen here when WM had joes and target was clog on figures. Walmart would order tons of new figs, target then would do a temporary price cut clearing there stock while at the same time stock up on the new waves. Walmart while having the new figures order way too many of a certain wave and cloged there selves, leaving walmart stuck with that current wave, while target was able sell that wave and move on to the next newest stuff.
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04-18-2011, 06:00 PM | #4226 |
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wm is officially useless up here.
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04-18-2011, 08:44 PM | #4227 |
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I can't remember exactly, but I left a Matt Trakker at either the Buckhead Marshalls on P-tree, or the Sandy Springs Marshalls on Roswell. Never saw the need for this figure. I remember MASK, but I was too Joe Crazy to ever get into it.
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04-18-2011, 10:13 PM | #4228 |
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I saw a few Matt Trakkers when I was checking out a few Marshall's stores - I think they got a new shipment.
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04-18-2011, 11:13 PM | #4229 |
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Just got back home; Had a fairly successful day today, hit up a Ross Iok tipped me off to and finally found a VAMP! what an awesome vehicle that is... Thanks, Iok, I owe you one!
Also finally picked up Dusty at L'ville Target, and checked out Collins Hill WM, which happened to have just restocked. Picked up two more Shock Troopers, so I'm up to three, halfway towards my goal of six. If anyone's looking, there's still three over there... |
04-19-2011, 12:32 PM | #4230 |
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No problem.
Wm closest to me has been doing a little better lately with every toyline except for joes (which they still don't carry).
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