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08-03-2021, 05:36 PM | #1 |
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Any of you inside folks have any information about planned dg joe waves that just didn't come to fruition?
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08-03-2021, 06:20 PM | #2 |
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I'm not sure if my memory is 100% correct but I'm under the impression that those somehow "snuck" through/past the approval process and were essentially made by mistake or without actual blessing. Essentially, it was a mistake to have made them and it won't happen again....even though the things sold like hotcakes
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08-03-2021, 06:24 PM | #3 |
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I heard that. Just not sure how it happens with a big company. Maybe to prototype stage but actually hitting the stores on "accident"?
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I'm not sure if my memory is 100% correct but I'm under the impression that those somehow "snuck" through/past the approval process and were essentially made by mistake or without actual blessing. Essentially, it was a mistake to have made them and it won't happen again....even though the things sold like hotcakes
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08-03-2021, 07:22 PM | #4 |
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So the packaging, retail pricing, repaints, and distribution to Dollar General stores were mistakes as well?
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08-03-2021, 07:36 PM | #5 |
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I think it was more like, the DG line wasn't what Hasbro had intended for that market and the final product slipped through approvals (keep in mind that Hasbro produces HUNDREDS of items a year).
I suspect the INTENTION was for the Joe team to reuse the 5 POA figures for a cheap assortment. They didn't intend for fully articulated figures. The line got repainted because it was quicker (and maybe cheaper) than putting the resources into developing a new assortment all over again.
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08-03-2021, 08:27 PM | #6 |
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I wish they’d do a line like that now with existing parts and throw 4” collectors a damn bone. I’d pay $10-12 a piece for them if they were done well, even with limited accessories.
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08-03-2021, 08:31 PM | #7 |
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All mistakes. Dick Friedman from Hasbro took the blame and was fired. Now he works for Lanard.
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08-03-2021, 08:46 PM | #8 |
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There would be a poetry in the fact that Hasbro’s most successful 4” campaign in a while was a complete fucking accident, and furthermore, someone got fired for it.
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08-03-2021, 08:55 PM | #9 |
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People complain about CI but the DG Joes were impossible to find, never actually seen one in person.
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08-03-2021, 09:37 PM | #10 |
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The line was available for years and even was available online for a while. They were NOT impossible to find unless you didn't have a Dollar General.
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