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08-09-2008, 03:18 PM | #591 |
Demolitions Specialist
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Alpharetta, Georgia
Posts: 164
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I just went on a run and came up empty handed. Don't go to the following places 'cause they have nothing:
Toy R Us (Alpharetta) Target (Alphartta/Northpoint) Wal-Mart (Windward) Super Target (Alpharetta/Hwy 9) Wal-Mart (Cumming/Hwy 9) Super Target (Cumming) Wal-Mart (Cumming/GA 400) Super Target (Johns Creek) Target (Duluth/Medlock Bridge) I am looking for the new wave of comic packs. If anyone has extras, PM me. |
08-09-2008, 06:02 PM | #592 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,271
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Hi Everyone,
Toy R Us (Kennesaw) Senior Officer packs - Grunt pack & CC W/Troopers. No Crimson Guard Senior Officer pack - also had Red Ninja box sets, this was pretty much it. Wal-Mart (Chastain Meadows) Air trooper nothing else really. |
08-09-2008, 09:48 PM | #593 |
Hog Driver
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 12,236
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Well I must say that the search for wave 9 has been absolutely dismal, almost to the point where I have just about given up on Target, Wal-Mart and TRU. The reports of failed Joe hunts and disappointed tankers are downright depressing. But today I experienced an incredible turn of events. On my way to the bank I got stopped at a red light near Wal-Mart and suddenly I was struck with a vision—a vision that today might be my lucky day.
So I roll into the Wal-Mart parking lot just as a green Sedan is backing out of the first row. “What luck,” I think, but a priest in a minivan is already there waiting. I flash my lights but he kindly waves me in. “That was awfully nice,” I say, tipping him my hat. When I step out of my truck, an old homeless man approaches, but instead of accosting me, he extends a crisp new twenty-dollar bill. “Got my job back,” he says, grinning. “This time lunch is on me.” I take the twenty and pat him on the shoulder. Inside the store I am graciously greeted by an elderly but sweet-looking woman in a blue Wal-Mart apron. “Hope you find everything you’re looking for, young man.” I return her warm, full-toothed smile, and then head for the toy department. Half way through the store my blackberry buzzes. It’s an email from Target saying the new Rattler and Conquest are in stock. “Yes! This day’s getting better by the minute.” I cross my fingers, hoping for wave 9 as I turn into the toy aisle, and stop exactly where I know the Joes are kept. My eyes are closed. When I open them I see nothing but Batmen and Jokers, the Incredible Hulk, Rocket Man, a shitload of Indiana Jones toys. “What the…where are the GI Joes?” My lip starts to tremble. I look up anxiously and scan the toy signs for the GI Joe header. It’s not there. No red, white and blue. No Cobra emblem. Nothing. They’ve completely closed down the Joe section for good. I slump my shoulders, but regain composure as I remind myself that there’s a Rattler in a warehouse somewhere with my name on it. “Oh well, maybe tomorrow.” But then I catch a glimpse of something reflecting in the deep clear plastic of a Spiderman blister—a black helmet with silver faceplate staring out at me. Black sleeves rolled up over robotic arms. Yellow belt and boots. A BAT-man of another kind. I turn around and behind me are rows and rows of Joes bursting from the wallboards. BATs, Serpies and Ninja-Kus. Hawks, Bazookas and Barbecues. And not just wave 9, but restocks of waves 7 and 8. Wave 5 comic packs dangled on pegs ten cards deep. DVD packs, VAMPs, HISS Tanks, and Trouble Bubbles stacked neatly and uncreased. Reissues of Firefly, Snake Eyes with Timber, Armored Cobra Commander, Beach Head and others strung up like sparkling ornaments on Christmas morning. But wait! Just to my left are twelve, yes twelve cases of wave 10! Mutt and Junkyard seem to regard me lovingly. A look of heartfelt gratification sweeping across their faces. Their blisters gleam. Even Wraith and Paratrooper give an approving nod. Then, hung before me like the Last Supper, is a corrected Flint with gloved hands. Its light blinds me for a moment, washes over me like a warm baptism, and then, as if it might vanish before my touch, I reach ever so gingerly. My chest tightens, my pulse quickens. I take hold and draw it to my face. The fragrance of brand new cardboard—or is it lavender—fills me up. Far to my right, near an end cap of peg-warming Star Wars toys marked “clearance”, I grab an empty shopping cart. A homesick clone trooper looks longingly at the newly occupied pegs of Joes. I give him a sympathetic smile as I fill my cart with $5.99 Joes (thanks to a recent drop in crude), taking two of each and leaving plenty for fellow tankers. My cart runneth over. But just before I leave with the loot I notice an old but familiar toy. Resting atop a lone shelf is an unprecedented, secretly-released, Wal-Mart exclusive—stay with me, fellas, I’m almost done—BWH! That’s right: a Big WHALE Hovercraft! I snatch it to my bosom like a lost child and dash for the storefront. The checkout line is endless, but just before I reach it a cute brunette opens up another counter and waves me over. I lay my score on the conveyor belt and pull out some plastic. “Oh my,” the girl says, “you’re a collector.” I start to say they’re for my kid brother but something tells me this chick is cool. “It’s just one of my hobbies.” I cough into my hand. “I’m usually playing rugby, moose hunting or practicing my cage-fighting skills.” “My ex-boyfriend was a collector—mostly Elite Force and 21st Century stuff.” “Elite Force?” I chuckle. “That’s pretty gay.” “Yeah, I’ve always been a Joe girl myself. Hey, has anyone ever said you look a lot like Beach Head?” “Really?” I start to blush, thinking that’s odd, and realize I forgot to take off the green ski mask that morning. “You got a codename,” she asks. “Tanksmasher.” “Well,” the girl smiles, “that’s a big strong name. I’m known as The Pit. And maybe if you play your Joes right, you can park your tank in it.” But alas my vision wanes like an unfilled prophecy and I find myself sitting at the red light near Wal-Mart, debating whether to turn into the parking lot and hunt some Joes. “What the hell,” I say. “It can’t hurt.” To be continued… Stay tuned for Part II and find out what really happened that day. |
08-09-2008, 10:06 PM | #594 |
Banned
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Brunswick, GA
Posts: 387
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Very nice yarn my friend. I especially like that you forgot to take off your green mask. Brilliant!
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08-10-2008, 01:56 AM | #595 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 1,231
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My WD Destro is the same way. What sux is that I like this fig more than the single and 5 pack release. It doesnt have all the accessories but to me, I like the cartoon look best of all.
Im just curious if anybody else besides me and Tracker have the same issue with the Weather Dominator Destro ? spent this morning driving around to find some sign of wave 9, saw a ninja ku at roswell target on 92...other than that, nothing. i dunno if walmart is waiting on fall aisle resets or what. it's...weird. and yeah, me and clicker apparently check most of the same places every day and report on nothing lol. may have to start checking flea markets to find the joes i'm missing lol Last edited by alcoholic ewok; 08-10-2008 at 01:58 AM.. Reason: add to the post my sighting failures |
08-10-2008, 08:31 AM | #596 |
Mercenary Customizer
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: The Bayou
Posts: 1,786
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Brilliant!
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08-10-2008, 10:42 AM | #597 |
Commando
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Dirty South
Posts: 2,477
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Alright, to those having issues with finding figures wave 9 or otherwise, you should start letting your fingers do the walking/driving/wasting gas. The Target dpci's for figures aren't specific but can give you a very good idea where large quantities are to go hunting. Go to your local Target's electronics department as they have a computer there. Ask the associate to perform an "item locate" and give them the dpci off the price tags. You can do a search for comic packs, vehicles, or single packs. They can't tell you if a store has a bat or a buzzer but they can tell you how many a store has.
I call the store with the high number. Usually you can get an actual toy associate and they'll look at what they have and read them off. They will also hold figures for you at customer service! This is how I found my wave 9 figures just a few days ago. It cost me less time than driving to two targets and a whole lot of gas to find exactly what I was looking for. |
08-10-2008, 12:10 PM | #598 |
Hisstank.Com General
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Ga.
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The only thing we found was at the Dawsonville walmat, we went a little out of the way, they had a good stock on the vehicles. The Kb toys in Dawsonville has a good stock on VvV single.
The lady at Dawsonville Walmart was rude when i asked if they might have more joe figs in the back,before i finish asking said with a sharp tone "WHAT'S ON THE SELF IS AlL WE Have" Then I asked because the has a scanner in her hand if there was away to check if there was any in the back " she sad while looking to the left " NO ". I was so angry at i just left because I would have been very rude if had let loose. It was the first time I encounter something like that when caught me complete off guard. I'm thinking of sending the store manager an e-mail to complain but i can't remember the name of that associate Target was Gainesville has three dvd packs. Oakwood walmart still has the hidden DVD packs. The Oakwood Walmart is also very collector friendly yoyoyojoe Gainesville Walmart has some new Indy stuff the German motorcyle and the temple of doom play set
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08-10-2008, 12:14 PM | #599 |
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i think so too
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08-10-2008, 05:42 PM | #600 |
Demolitions Specialist
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Alpharetta, Georgia
Posts: 164
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Nothing at the following locations:
Target (Sandy Springs) Toys R Us (Cobb Parkway) Wal-Mart (Howell Mill) Target (Cobb Parkway) Appears that the city is dried up. |
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