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09-23-2022, 03:45 PM | #15191 |
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Same with blue ninja. Pulse shipped just a few days after Amazon.
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09-23-2022, 03:46 PM | #15192 |
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So what is the deal with Pulse here in the US then? Are they not allowed to ship the PP / TF stuff until after Target releases it? I don't get how you structure your business that way.
01. HASBRO sells to TARGET, makes a deal that it's an 'exclusive'. 02. But then HASBRO also sells them themselves (thereby negating the 'exclusivity'). 03. HASBRO delivers their allotted shipments of product to TARGET - fulfilling their responsibility. 04. TARGET decides to sit on the product 05. OTHER smaller retailers are sold some of the stuff - and makes a small profit because of the fustercluck. 06. TARGET gets their panties in a bunch. 07. HASBRO is left to clean up the mess. That's how I see it. Maybe there is more to it... who knows? But I see Target as the problem - and Hasbro as the one left holding the bag. |
09-23-2022, 03:50 PM | #15193 |
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So I guess no more importing figures early from Europe/UK anymore? Not even an explanation to those stores on why they will no longer be able to get GI Joe product from Hasbro directly? I guess the next round table will be interesting when someone asks why this happened.
I don't order figures from Europe to get them early that was an unexpected benefit. I order figures from Europe because Target engages in economic discrimination with their zipcode restriction policies and it was cheaper to order from the UK than double ship from the Mainland. If I don't mask my IP address I can't even order from Target.com with a delivery address on the Mainland now. I do believe this is a response to more customers going overseas because Target has used my suggestions in the past not to fix the problem but to make the situation worse. I can see Target going to Hasbro to make them limit the chance of overseas product returning to the US. This is not "Fan First Friday" this is "F___ the Fans Friday"
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09-23-2022, 03:55 PM | #15194 |
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I agree. And Hasbro has no options. Target is the #2 retailer in the US, and Walmart is #1. If they aren't happy, Hasbro can't stay in business. So they can take their sweet time putting them on the shelves and Hasbro has to grin and bear it. In the end Target did foot the bill for the production of these figures, and they decide how and when they are distributed.
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09-23-2022, 03:59 PM | #15195 |
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I agree. And Hasbro has no options. Target is the #2 retailer in the US, and Walmart is #1. If they aren't happy, Hasbro can't stay in business. So they can take their sweet time putting them on the shelves and Hasbro has to grin and bear it. In the end Target did foot the bill for the production of these figures, and they decide how and when they are distributed.
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09-23-2022, 04:02 PM | #15196 |
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About 25 times so far today I've sat back and marvelled that last night my cynicism was "boy I can't wait for Target to preauthorize October 2023's Target exclusive releases" and instead we got "Target tried to resell you last year's figures that already didn't sell and the cherry on top is Hasbro making a corporate decision to screw over European retailers and consumers, and reward the big box chains that spent the last year proving they can't do it right."
Like, imagine thinking last night that you'd get some late 2023 preorders this morning and somehow the reality is MUCH WORSE THAN THAT. |
09-23-2022, 04:03 PM | #15197 |
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Europe in deep $h1t now with power and funds there going down so i bet the true reason. Target dont want more joes atm them and hasbro got into it about how hasbro doing things and why bbts got target exclusives cause target is pissed. Why no python yet they got so many bbq and roadblocks and sick of lost revunue and poor sales cause how hasbro doing stuff. I know someone believe or not all past bs i said came true. Good luck getting a hiss in and banks and pp wont help cause charge was 2-3 years ago when you give up and try. Stuff being held back for usa there are reasons why and expect more factory qc with miss matching parts cause hasbro using worst place to make atm. Ship delays already said why. emily caught in lies often too so stop....
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09-23-2022, 04:04 PM | #15198 |
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The part I can't figure out is WHY? It's not like Target has full pegs of Classified taking up the room they need. There are, at the most, three figures on the pegs whenever I check Target. Why not clearance the movie stuff - and CC / Lady Jaye... and move in the new product? Isn't that how retail works?
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09-23-2022, 04:06 PM | #15199 |
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The part I can't figure out is WHY? It's not like Target has full pegs of Classified taking up the room they need. There are, at the most, three figures on the pegs whenever I check Target. Why not clearance the movie stuff - and CC / Lady Jaye... and move in the new product? Isn't that how retail works?
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09-23-2022, 04:13 PM | #15200 |
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I step away for a day and all hell breaks loose! Finally caught up on 10 pages of posts. I guess no more Star Action Figure orders then? And of course after my epic rant about quitting Hasbro a couple of days ago they drop the D&D cartoon figures and I could not frantically order them fast enough. Dammit.
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