[Trigger2K]

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Originally Posted by RoadPigJohn

I finally opened the Walmart boxes and all the retro figures are looking in great condition carded!😀✌️

Nice. Was it two in each box? They shipped my replacements in an even thinner bag without bubbles so everything had to go back except what I opened. lol

One thing about Walmart is they made me finally cross over into opener territory. They do look better off the card.

[Fly4v]

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Originally Posted by wehrmanm

Daaaang, lesson learned is to buy two of each and then sell the other off. People are so desperate for non-jacked up cards you could possibly offset nearly the entire cost of the first figure with the second!

Not necessarily. Walmart has shipped multiples in bags.

This could be one instant of lucking out.

[Fly4v]

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Originally Posted by RoadPigJohn

I finally opened the Walmart boxes and all the retro figures are looking in great condition carded!😀✌️

Those are the Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin of GI Joe photos!

[AWOL]

Someone having been frozen in ice since the 80s asks, "Why are these GI Joes so big?"

[RoadPigJohn]

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Originally Posted by Trigger2K

Nice. Was it two in each box? They shipped my replacements in an even thinner bag without bubbles so everything had to go back except what I opened. lol

One thing about Walmart is they made me finally cross over into opener territory. They do look better off the card.

Yes, two in each box for the purpose of open one and keeping the other one carded...😀✌️

[RoadPigJohn]

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Originally Posted by wehrmanm

Daaaang, lesson learned is to buy two of each and then sell the other off. People are so desperate for non-jacked up cards you could possibly offset nearly the entire cost of the first figure with the second!

I actually need to order two retro Storm Shadow figures next time they are available in the Walmart app since I originally pre-ordered one... I indeed pre-ordered two of the sweet Zartan in cartoon colors!😀✌️

[Trigger2K]

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Originally Posted by RoadPigJohn

Yes, two in each box for the purpose of open one and keeping the other one carded...😀✌️

I think you lucked out with someone competent packing your stuff. All my Walmart orders were for 2 each and both were in the same white bag. I guess it's a crap shoot.

I'm pretty much over the carded figures at this point after the Pulse shipments. If I get any in the future it'll only be to open unless these companies get themselves together and learn from customer complaints.

[Trigger2K]

Finally did the chat thing with Pulse about the improperly packed Walmart retros. It took about 15 minutes to get a rep but overall the process wasn't bad.

I was issued refunds without having to send anything back. But I really don't want them so I guess I'll just stick on eBay.

Lesson learned: Never waste time with emailing customer service and go straight to chat. Out of 4 emails over the course of almost a month, I never got a single response.

[wehrmanm]

You're supposed to say "Now I know!"

;) Glad you got it sorted.

[Fly4v]

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Originally Posted by Trigger2K

Finally did the chat thing with Pulse about the improperly packed Walmart retros. It took about 15 minutes to get a rep but overall the process wasn't bad.

I was issued refunds without having to send anything back. But I really don't want them so I guess I'll just stick on eBay.

Lesson learned: Never waste time with emailing customer service and go straight to chat. Out of 4 emails over the course of almost a month, I never got a single response.

Do you not want the figures because you desired Mint on Card?




I got a response from Hasbro on Wednesday of this week.

They apologized for the delayed response due to abnormally high volume.... bla bla bla.

My email to Hasbro was much nicer than my approach with Walmart since I don't want to alienate the manufacturer, who critically allows us to bypass Target and Walmart.

Yet, because the last thing I wrote was the recommendation making the cards stronger in the future, that is the only thing the rep addressed and responded with we can't talk about future releases.

No wonder they have higher volume of message traffic!

Poorly designed higher priced limited collector items that were improperly packaged and then customer service fails to address the key reason for the email.

Carded figures shoved into a box that was too small.

Honestly, how do these people still have jobs?
This is reaching the territory of gross negligence.

Unless there are reports that these carded figures are in a mailer box or on hardened cards, it just is not worth the frustration.

I have a ML Silver Samurai that was sent in an Amazon envelop has been opened, repacked and moved twice that looks than any of my attempts from Walmart or Hasbro.

This is an actual case of Hasbro killing enthusiasm for GI Joe.