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10-02-2007, 07:46 PM | #1 |
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So I was at my local Walmart looking for Joes. The 6 walmarts all within 10 minutes of me don't carry joes but I check when I'm there anyway. When I walk into the toy section, I see a manager and an associate talking. They were standing in front of the transformers 4 foot section. The Manager says "Man this stuff is always empty, what's the deal?" The associate then says "I don't know, let's scan it." He grabs a pricing gun and scans it. The associate then says "oh I know the problem, they haven't been ordered". The Manager then says "why don't you order them, they been empty for 6 weeks." The associate then scans each item. I find this very interesting, I have been checking for Joes for a long time. The manager said 6 weeks but it's been more like 10. Can't wait to check later in the week to see if they come in.
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10-02-2007, 07:56 PM | #2 |
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so were they talking about transformers or joes?
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10-02-2007, 08:07 PM | #3 |
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so were they talking about transformers or joes?
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10-03-2007, 06:55 AM | #4 |
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i would have a beavis-like fit of rage, repeatedly scanning over and over and over and over, as fast as i could, the whole time giggling like a maniac.
"MORE! hehehehHM HEH! MORE MORE!!! AAHAHAAAA!!!!" "I AM JOE-HOLIO!!!! BOW TO ME!!! THIS! I COMMAND!!! MUAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!'' ahem. so. yeah. cool story. i've seriously been wondering how that sort of thing works for toys at my base exchange. i just havent run into the right person/situation to find out. my wife says i should just ask somebody for the manager. i'm tempted to do it. *reaches for scanner* "can um, borrow that? hm heh..."
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10-03-2007, 07:25 AM | #5 |
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Have you found any Joe figures at the exchange. I know at March ARB and Travis AFB they had the wave 1 figures... never thought about speaking to a manager to see if they had anymore in stock or if they can order any.
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10-03-2007, 08:04 AM | #6 |
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yeah spyder24 at JBL said they had some at travis AFB.
unfortunately, the BX/NEX in japan doesnt get the same products as CONUS stores, even though the manager has lied to my face that they do. (previous encounter with nintendo Wii) i guess i can try the BX at camp zama. its about 1.5 hours shorter trip than yokota AFB. good thinking though! AAFES is way better than NEX. (i do keep my fingers crossed that 25th will show up here... they still get [old] sigmas and they got a bunch of TF movie toys at release...) but with each day i keep getting more and more tempted to bite the bullet and just get them from evilbay... must... resist... SCALPERS!
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10-03-2007, 12:02 PM | #7 |
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Monkeywrench, that sounds like laziness on the part of the associate ordering, considering that those things should have been ordered 6 weeks ago.
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10-03-2007, 12:35 PM | #8 |
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I have been talking to the lady who works in the Toy Dept. at my local Wal-Mart on a regular basis . I stopped by last night but they did not have anything, I stopped back by this morning about 8:30 and she said "I was thinking about you this morning, glad you're here, I just stocked a ton of those new G.I. Joes". We walked back to the section, but there were only 1 CC and 1 SS there. Scalpers, or maybe Elementary School kids get their moms to take them to Wal-Mart at 6a.m. before school. Anyway she had this awesome scanner that will tell her how much of an item they have on order, and how much is in the warehouse, and when it is coming. She also told me that their registers are hooked up to a system that orders products automatically based on what they are selling. I was under the impression that they were just not recieving or stocking Joes, but according to my new friend they have been, they just sell out as soon as they go up. I have noticed a lot of other people stalking the toy section.
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10-03-2007, 01:07 PM | #9 |
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Wow, it looks to me like everyone would be having an easier time collecting vintage. :rolleyes:
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10-03-2007, 01:13 PM | #10 |
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Thanks for the info Fridge.... I noticed that when you get to the store before they open, there are usually 2-3 people waiting to get in (It happened to me on Monday and this morning). I visited a Walmart that opened at 6am, 7am and Targets @ 8am and TRU @ 10am.
I posted earlier that i went to a local 24 hour WalMart and before they start stocking the shelves usually at around 11pm people scope out the pallets to find what they want, open the cases, and start pulling whatever figures they need. I've usually arrived there shortly after midnight and noticed cases already open (usually of the SW figures and the Mcquarrie figures and Expanded Universe missing). I have yet to see any GI Joe cases other than the 8" figures on my visits. That may change tonight, since i'll try and get there before 11pm. |
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