[HitandRun]

Any whispers on what wave 3 may consist of? Curious to see what vehicle(s) they have up their sleeve.

[Autobot_Goldbug]

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Originally Posted by TheSteelBrigade

I went into Walmart today, and I saw actual Hasbro representatives stocking shelves. The lady said they were stocking shelves with product that had been sitting in the back for weeks. I’m talking a shitload of HISS, AWE Strikers, wave 1 and wave 2 Retro figures. Mattel reps were there too. Is this common practice?

The only representatives I have ever seen are the Hallmark people.
I doubt they could hire enough reps to cover the entire country. Since that is what they would need to do to get these stocked.

[jscott991]

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Originally Posted by HitandRun

Any whispers on what wave 3 may consist of? Curious to see what vehicle(s) they have up their sleeve.

We know wave 3 is made up of Duke, Cobra Commander, and Puma (who seems to be Lady Jaye).

We don't know what the vehicle (if any) will be.

[hushed]

I think alot of the toy industry reps are seasonal. From what I understand, they generally cover the big markets and often don't get out into the small Walmarts.

[Goin' Commando]

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Originally Posted by TheSteelBrigade

I went into Walmart today, and I saw actual Hasbro representatives stocking shelves. The lady said they were stocking shelves with product that had been sitting in the back for weeks. I’m talking a shitload of HISS, AWE Strikers, wave 1 and wave 2 Retro figures. Mattel reps were there too. Is this common practice?

Back in the days of 25th, I used to see Hasbro Reps all the time.
I have not seen one in a long time but my son ran into one and spoke with them this week.
He asked about Joes and they only knew that particular store didn’t have any yet.
As popular as these appear to be it is disappointing that they can’t produce enough and get it out there.
Then again, there are more popular brands that suffer the same fate.

[SmokeBellew]

IIRC, these toy company reps are actually supplied by third-party merchandising companies and aren't really connected to Hasbro or Mattel. I could be wrong about that, but most "reps" you see in stores are like that nowadays. They just do assigned tasks and don't really have any answers. The Hasbro rep I lucked into a couple of weeks ago didn't know shit except what was on her "task list." I asked her about the Retro product, and she said the store hadn't set the POG yet. I showed her the empty pegs for the Retro figures and she was genuinely surprised. Since she now had some place to put the product, she pulled a Retro wave 2 case out of the back (she said it was on a pallet), hung them on the pegs and that's the story of how I got my Retro Scarlett.

[Itchweed]

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Originally Posted by SmokeBellew

IIRC, these toy company reps are actually supplied by third-party merchandising companies and aren't really connected to Hasbro or Mattel. I could be wrong about that, but most "reps" you see in stores are like that nowadays. They just do assigned tasks and don't really have any answers. The Hasbro rep I lucked into a couple of weeks ago didn't know shit except what was on her "task list." I asked her about the Retro product, and she said the store hadn't set the POG yet. I showed her the empty pegs for the Retro figures and she was genuinely surprised. Since she now had some place to put the product, she pulled a Retro wave 2 case out of the back (she said it was on a pallet), hung them on the pegs and that's the story of how I got my Retro Scarlett.

Smoke where is my retro Scarlett? Did you flirt with her and get her number so we can call her up for a fresh case of wave 2?

[niknak96]

I've hit up several Walmarts in N. California and have found no Retro stock. All of my pre-orders for Wave 1 still say delayed so I was hoping to find them in the wild. With the Wave 2 sightings I'm worried that I've missed the boat.

[TheSteelBrigade]

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Originally Posted by Dusty777

which store? I'm in Sacramento

Elk Grove, Bruceville Rd store.

[TheSteelBrigade]

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Originally Posted by yojoe1138

It would be good if they could be told, or at least recognize and report it back up the chain, that these failures to stock the shelves with product are common place and the lack of sales was not because the 3 and 3/4 community was not supporting the lines (25th; RoC; PoC; Retaliation; 50th as well as the Marvel Universe lines). It was because we could never find the products on retail.... and now can't get them through preorder as well. We had no choice but to purchase items at discount retail stores or even on the secondary market (if they ever made it to those outlets). I remember hearing comments about how 3 and 3/4 fans don't support there line, yet could never find items on shelves. The thought was that items were sold out, but it was that mixed with the lack of products in the shelves.

I feel bad for all of y’all because I don’t even collect 3 and 3/4. There were at least 3 cases of each wave of figures. I did snag a HISS Tank because I never had one as a kid.