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06-27-2008, 06:27 PM | #21 |
Green Beret
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How far down 41 did you try? I haven't checked Oshkosh yet, but I might soon. Fon du Lac is pretty barren. What does the TRU in Appleton look like? Thats the closet TRU to me and I don't want to drive all the way there if they have nothing.
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06-29-2008, 09:05 PM | #22 |
Cobra Viper
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Location: Appleton, WI
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My wife actually works at the Babies R Us side of that Toys R Us, so I get status updates on what they have at least once a week. ;-) I had a lengthy conversation with one of the toy side managers a week ago. The problem is that all of the figures use one part number in their system, and all of the comic packs use another. So in single packs they have Lady Jaye, Serpentor, Cobra Commander, and Buzzer... that's pretty much it. They had a Wave 8 case come in 2 weeks ago, but by the time I was there all they had left was the Viper. In comic packs, they have all the old stuff... destro/breaker, hawk/scarlett, ace/ww, fred/scarface, cc/duke, xamot/tomax, se/ss... but I fear those are clogging the inventory and keeping their computer from ordering the new stuff. Every once in a while they get in the exclusives, but they don't last long at that store. I picked up a crimson cobra pack for my brother and one of each set for myself... but I usually only find them 1 at a time. I work in Green Bay and checked that TRU... I think it was Wednesday or Thursday. They have about 3-4 of the blue cobra pack but none of the other 3 packs and none of the 5 packs. I'm heading up to Door County tomorrow and plan to check the stores up that way... wish me luck. |
06-30-2008, 11:02 AM | #23 |
The techie in Meryls unit
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Hah I am back...With vengence....
Go to the Wal-mart in Lake Geneva on HWY 50. They have shelves FULL of Vipers and the like.
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07-01-2008, 02:50 PM | #24 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Appleton, WI
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The Sturgeon Bay Wal Mart is now the third I have seen that doesn't even have a GI Joe section (also Sheboygan Northside and New London). The Sturgeon Bay Target had a section, but none of the recent waves. Same for the Target on GV in Green Bay. Also checked the Kmart off of Lombardi... still no vehicles showing up there... but Kmart figures are still selling at $5.99 and they have a few (I remember seeing Duke at this Kmart... I know Sheboygan's Kmart has had figs as well but not the newest wave yet).
I still can't find the Storm Shadow/Firefly comic pack (or any from that wave), and certainly none of the new wave with Duke, BAT, etc. I don't expect to seem them so soon... but shocked I can't find the comic packs even when some of the Wal Marts and Targets have no comic packs on the shelves. |
07-01-2008, 03:07 PM | #25 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Oct 2007
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I live in Sturgeon Bay, stationed here in the Coast Guard......from the East Coast and when I first got here I was pretty disappointed when it came to the "hunt." Never really have a problem finding stuff back home. The Wal-Mart here is pretty much the worst Wal-Mart I've ever been in......their action figure aisle is only half an aisle. No Joes.......the Target is pretty good on getting new stuff but has been dry for months now. I usually go to GB or Appleton.......but even thats a shot in the dark.
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07-02-2008, 09:00 PM | #26 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Appleton, WI
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Checked out a few stores in Green Bay today. The K-mart off of Main had a bunch of Cobra troopers and officers. I also saw Zartan, a Red Ninja, and Stalker. $5.99 each. There weren't a lot of figures, probably 1 peg full.
The Wal Mart off of Main had probably the fullest Joe section I've seen anywhere. I saw at least 4 Snow Jobs, cobra air troopers, Rock n Roll, and the entire 2008 wave 4 with Major Bludd, Baroness, Python Patrol officer, Tiger Force Flint, Arctic Snake Eyes, Cobra Commander with crystals, and Roadblock. They probably had 6 or 8 pegs filled with figures... I haven't seen anything like that anywhere... and while there may have been some peg warmers (serpentor, buzzer, cobra commander), they certainly weren't in the majority. Apparently Main St. in Green Bay is the place to go for single carded figures. Toys R Us in Green Bay had little as far as figures or comic packs except the usual peg warmers... but they did have 2 NightWatch, 2 Red Ninja packs, and 2 of the blue cobra sr. ranking officer packs. The Wal Mart in DePere had almost no comic packs or figures, so I'm hoping they are due for a shipment soon... have to check it again next time I'm up that way. |
07-04-2008, 04:57 AM | #27 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Appleton, WI
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Found Wave 9 at the Neenah Wal Mart... the cards were slightly bent, but not a problem because I open them anyway. Left the Wild Bill but picked up the rest (I needed Torpedo, so I was happiest to find him!). Found Wild Bill and Torpedo out of that wave at the Appleton West Wal Mart... someone beat me to the rest. Would have liked extra BATs, those are awesome! So check your Wal Marts in the morning.
Still no vehicles or comic packs though... checked Appleton Toys R Us tonight, hoping to use the $10 off $50 coupon, but only peg warmers and the two 5 packs (ninjas and night watch). |
07-04-2008, 10:34 AM | #28 |
Banned
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Location: WI./IL. Border
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They also got a few wave 7 and 8 cases in last night but hardly any room to put them out with all the Vipers on the pegs. They did get wave 9 but I picked up most of it for my collection so I'm good on that series, I wont pick any more up unless I see a bunch of BATS or Serpents then I might pick up an extra or two. |
07-06-2008, 11:05 AM | #29 |
Cobra Viper
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Finally found the comic packs, at the De Pere Wal Mart. I'd expect they will start showing up at the other Wal Marts soon. I was walking down the aisle toward the toy section, and saw someone walking away from that area with a comic pack in which I instantly recognized Copperhead. Having visions of being 2 minutes too late to snag the comic packs, I hurried to that section. Luckily they must have had a few of each. I picked up a complete set.
Firefly is awesome... I skipped the carded figure waiting for this one... and must say it was worth the wait. Unfortunately due to Hasbro's packaging poses, Storm Shadow's left leg won't straighten out. Might have to try the boiling water trick to see if I can bend his leg back into shape. Otherwise he poses on the stand with that leg slightly bent. The pack that surprised me the most is Shipwreck and Copperhead. I never really liked either figure as a kid... but Copperhead has probably the best paint job of any figure yet... the soles of his boots are painted... the dirty swamp water wash on the insides of his legs... just an awesome looking figure. Shipwreck also looks better, IMHO, with the life jacket on than he did on the original carded without it. The award for strangest pack goes to Duke Red Star. Duke has a pistol but no holster, and Red Star has a knife with no sheath. Other than that the figures are nice... especially Red Star, although I like the all green Duke because I think he fits in well with the all green found on most of the original 13. I wish Hasbro would release accessory packs with some armored vests to use to break up the all green on all of those older figures, but until then at least he isn't wearing an off white shirt (which isn't exactly camo, is it?). If you see these... pick them up... they are some good figures. |
07-07-2008, 02:14 PM | #30 |
Banned
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Found the vehicle two packs last night at Lake Geneva WM. They only had two sets and my friend got one set and called me to pick up the other. Still no new comic packs by me yet the closest I found was in IL. at Antioch WM but only picked up one Copperhead pack since no Red Star ones were around.
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