[CelticViking]

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Originally Posted by Kthakkar

Dang it, I moved to South Saint Paul last month, and I swear... I have not seen a Joe since (except maybe the Hooded CC thats been hanging on the rack at the Roseville Target). I work in St. Paul in off Energy Park, and I usually stop on lunch or on my way home... but man... nothing. I used to live in Forest Lake and on my way home I'd pass about 6 or 7 Joe carrying stores and got everything (Minus 2 of the 5-packs) right off the shelf. This stinks.

The West St Paul Target is a decent place to find Joes, as is the nearby Walmart and the Inver Grove Heights Walmart, although I have not found wave 7 at any of those stores yet. I haven't been in the WSP K Mart in a while, but they had wave 5 the last time I was there.

[spiderpumpkin]

I went to St. Cloud today but didn't see much at the stores. St. Cloud TRU, Shopkos, KM, WM and both Targets didn't have wave 7. Most of these stores had Cobra Soldiers, Officers and Crimson Guards. I picked up a silver Grand Slam set at the Waite Park Target.

Elk River WM and Target had nothing when I stopped on the way home.

Riverdale Target had nothing new today either.

Maybe more luck for all of us on Thursday.

[Kthakkar]

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Originally Posted by CelticViking

The West St Paul Target is a decent place to find Joes, as is the nearby Walmart and the Inver Grove Heights Walmart, although I have not found wave 7 at any of those stores yet. I haven't been in the WSP K Mart in a while, but they had wave 5 the last time I was there.

Thats good to hear as those are all right in my back yard. I'm thinking my route home from work will now include a jog down Robert St.

[HermitSinister]

Evidence of Wave 7 at Woodbury Target today. It was actually a strange site. There was the usual bare rack with only two single card figures hanging, however today both were Vipers! I grabbed one, so there is still one hanging there if anyone is in the area and still looking.

Nothing new at Cottage Grove, other than the fact that the size of the single card section has been reduced to two pegs from four to make room for Indy figures.

[CelticViking]

I found a lone wave 7 Snake Eyes this morning at Apple Valley Wal Mart.

[audholwartoys]

I thought that I had struck gold this morning at Wal-Mart because four pegs were stuffed with figures, but none of them were from wave 7.

Not sure why, but none of the stores in the St. Cloud area have stocked that wave yet.

Keith

[THE ENEMY]

Quote:

Originally Posted by CelticViking

I found a lone wave 7 Snake Eyes this morning at Apple Valley Wal Mart.

Apple Valley WM seems to be one of the few WM's that actually run their toy dept well. The day after I got my Wave 7 set there, I decided to stop back. They had not restocked yet, but I spoke to a lady that seemed to be night toy dept manager. Stupidly, I didn't get her name, because she was VERY helpful. I think she was of East Indian decent and had glasses.

She happily got her scanner gun and was able to locate which stores had how many Joes. Again, no way of telling which waves. She said that Bloomington had 16 in stock, and West St Paul had 20. Now it's a safe assumption these were wave 7, since as we all know, those two WM's have had dick. This was last Saturday.

So Sunday morning I get up at 6am and check both of those stores. Just a couple old figs at West St Paul, and no one around to ask. At bloomington, they had the usual, Buzzer, Cobra Trooper, etc. There were two employees (again, suprisingly helpful) that got out their scanner and yes, it showed 16 in stock, and the West SP had 20. I asked if they could bring more out, and the employees seemed perplexed that they were not on the floor, but didn't seem to know how to get them. They told me to check back in a couple days (which I did) and of course there's nothing. Interestlingly, one of the Bloomington employees said their store has a huge problem with theft.

That leads me to think that A) many Joes are going out the back door, or B) Walmart has their heads up their posteriors and are holding Joes in back even though they've done their resets, I'm guessing by mistake.

Moral? Find a Walmart employee (preferably a manager) and ask them to check their stock. I'll bet that it will not match what's on the floor.

We need to get to the bottom of this. There is either stupidity or tomfoolery in play.

[THE ENEMY]

Saw 1 Wave 7 Snake-eyes and 1 Viper at St Anthony Walmart at closing time Sunday night.

Also got there for closing time of Bloomington WM (they close later) and they had all their new pallets out, but no Joes to be seen. They still, BTW, show 16 in stock with only 2 Buzzers on the pegs.

[CelticViking]

I went to Burnsville Target this morning and they had nothing new, so I decided to drive to the Apple Valley store off Cedar and Cty R 42. They must have had three cases on the pegs. The Enemy, I grabbed you a Wild Bill if you still need him.

[shaane]

After making a run up north this weekend and finding only some officers at the St. Cloud TRU and Wave 6 at the Brainerd Walmart, I finally hit gold this evening.

The Richfield Target was fully stocked with Wave 7. I also stopped at the downtown Target around noon- but nothing new there. I'm guessing they will stock up within a day or so.

Good luck, MN collectors!