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Old 06-04-2008, 02:21 PM   #1 (permalink)
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YIKES!! Joes for $8.99 at KB Toys!!!
My wife and I were at the mall today. I almost never bother with KB Toys but since I was there, hey, why not. I had checked in there last time I was at the mall and they had no figs at all. This time they had a Hooded CC and a Buzzer... for $8.99 each!! Comic packs, Scarlett/Hawk, were $12.99.

This is nuts. What did they do? Did they buy the peg warmers somewhere else and mark them up? I mean, after tax that's $9.62! That could be the TV bikini version of Scarlett or LJ and I still wouldn't throw that down on one fig! ... well maybe.

Anyone else see them at this price? (sorry if it's a repost)
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Old 06-04-2008, 02:22 PM   #2 (permalink)
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thats nuts! no one they close most of their stores..
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Old 06-04-2008, 02:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Typical KB mark up.

Kmart is almost as bad on most things.
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Old 06-04-2008, 02:33 PM   #4 (permalink)
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KB is a last ditch effort to secure something you've been looking for. I was in one last week and they had a bunch of stuff on the pegs for that very reason.

They mark up their stuff so far up it is a wonder they are still in business. It's mostly because of the convenience factor of being in a mall when a parent doesn't have to leave the mall to go to a Toys R Us or Wal- Mart, Target, K Mart, etc when shopping for Christmas, birthday, on weekend, etc.
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Old 06-04-2008, 02:38 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I guess one thing we can also learn from this is that they only had a CC and a Buzzer. It doesn't take a genius to figure that someone bought the other figs from the case for that price. I'm just glad no one paid $9.62 for a Buzzer.
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Old 06-04-2008, 02:43 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Typical KB mark up.

Kmart is almost as bad on most things.
kmarts in my area have joe marked a 5.99 and comics 9.99
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Old 06-04-2008, 02:52 PM   #7 (permalink)
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kaybee in slidell LA. $9.99 for single joes. shich ya not!
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Old 06-04-2008, 02:52 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I seldon buy anything that's "new" at KB. They seem to be a great place to get stuff at a nice discount after it is no longer being shipped to stores. This probably b/c they mark their stuff up so much. They are supposed to be carrying the VvV singles for $4-5.
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Old 06-04-2008, 02:53 PM   #9 (permalink)
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and nothing was past buzzer wave!
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Old 06-04-2008, 03:55 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Yeah, generally they charge that kind of 100% mark up. I usually only go there for either some good laughs or clearance sales.
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