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View Poll Results: Will you be emailing WalMart? | |||
Yes. I love my Joes and want the line to continue. | 122 | 89.05% | |
No. I hate GI Joe and hope it goes away forever. | 15 | 10.95% | |
Voters: 137. You may not vote on this poll |
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06-17-2011, 04:12 PM | #1 |
Randy Butternubs
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Elpis
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****EDIT 8/15/13 GUESS I NEED TO DO THIS AGAIN. Just sent another email, as my Walmart is one of the stores that dropped Joe again****
I am in the group of people, who, when PoC hit, WM stopped carrying Joes. I sent them an email about a "discontinued item", and got an automated generic email response. I responded to that email and got nothing. Fast forward to two weeks ago. I sent WM another email, this time using the "out of stock" option. These emails apparently go to corporate and are then sent direct to store. I received two phone calls from two different assistant managers about two days after sending the email. The first a.m. blew me off over the phone saying they don't carry them because they don't sell. I happened to be in the store when the 2nd a.m. called me. He too attempted to blow me off. I told him I was in the store and to come and talk to me in the toy aisle. He came out with his ZSM and it was a different story. I was very nice and armed with a TON of information (mostly thanks to the TANK). I had receipts from other stores, upc's, wave knowledge, etc. I also explained that is a high margin, non-perishable item, so it wouldn't hurt to just give it a try. It worked!! They agreed to give them a shot and cut a row into the toy section. Lastly, two days ago, I returned from a hunt and came up empty handed. I fired an Out of Stock email to 4 different WM's and have already received calls from two of them. To make a long story short, stores do NOT like being contacted from corporate. Also, people are less likely to blow you off face to face. Don't deal with dept managers, go straight to the assisitants. There are 20k+ Hisstankers. If a measly 10% sent walmart emails that would be 2,000. That could turn some heads. To make this process easier, you can copy and paste this simple note onto your email where applicable. (feel free to make any changes to better suit your experience): I visit your store 2 - 3 times a week. The GI Joe section is typically OUT OF STOCK!! How do you expect to sell items when you don't have them? I used to be able to buy my GI Joe figures while I was shopping with my family in your store. Now, I have resorted to going to Target, or buying them from other online retailers. It would save me time and money if I could just pick them up in your store while I am there. Thanks for your time. Instead of bitching about it here on the tank, take four minutes and send WM an email. It might be too late for PoC, but maybe we can get a jumpstart on the 30th anny stuff. Here is the link to email walmart. make sure to choose Product Question/ Product Feedback: Walmartstores.com: Feedback **EDIT- I forgot you need a UPC. Here is the UPC from wave 6 viper: 653569625995 Last edited by rfarrell22; 08-15-2013 at 01:39 AM.. |
06-17-2011, 04:16 PM | #2 |
Hisstank.Com General
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how do you identify the stores? just the location or do you have store numbers?
answer: it offers you choices if you add city state or zipcode. ***************** UPDATE 6/20/11 ****************** i received 2 detailed voicemails from the assistant managers at 2 of the 4 walmarts i sent emails about. 1 voicemail from a store that has had empty pegs for about 2 weeks (i found 2 cobra troopers and 2 steel brigade in their last batch they put out) said he would instruct his people to order them immediately. 1 from a local store that hasnt carried them since before POC said they would be trying to bring them back into their set and would get back with me in about 5 days. if either one comes through then it was well worth the 7 minutes it took to send 5 emails to walmart. ***************** UPDATE 6/23/11 ****************** YAHOO!!! more good news! he guys i just hit up 4 of the 5 walmarts i emailed and scored at 2 of them. they both had different waves. beach head skydive cobra commander hawk BAT X2 steel brigade X2 cobra trooper X2 i was making a 100 mile roundtrip to the arcade for my son's 4th birthday. sweet trip. and i found a warpath to boot! and we picked up a kreo prowl to check out. : P
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06-17-2011, 04:19 PM | #3 |
Randy Butternubs
Join Date: Apr 2010
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I think it pre populates the store using your zipcode, but You can change it on the 3 page
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06-17-2011, 04:22 PM | #4 |
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Join Date: May 2009
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Thsi is really cool .. its customers like yourself willing to take a stand .. i have five stores around me and two of them carry joes but with the amount of collectors its impossible to find stuff around here
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06-17-2011, 04:24 PM | #5 |
Randy Butternubs
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Thanks. If we all stand behind this, I really think we could get something done.
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06-17-2011, 04:24 PM | #6 |
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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I have found some at my Walmart, Target, and toysrus. I just don't collect the new stuff. It really isn't that big of a deal to me. It is cool that you are going the extra mile but online is always an option.
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06-17-2011, 04:25 PM | #7 |
Cobra necromancer
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Central Wisconsin
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This post is chock full of win. I'm definitely doing this!
Edit: response sent! Last edited by Dem_Yoe'z!; 06-17-2011 at 04:32 PM.. |
06-17-2011, 04:30 PM | #8 |
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Great info, but I do not support Walmart.
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06-17-2011, 04:34 PM | #9 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Nowhere, KS.
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Wow! you went to a lot of work to get a row back for the joes. I am not quite sure that Wal-mart cares that much for getting the figures. Going to this much trouble would only seem to annoy. I will join in this endeavor. I do not know how much good it will do but why not. We want the Joes in stores. I say fight for it.
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06-17-2011, 04:36 PM | #10 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Mar 2009
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I do not support Wal-mart, but I do support the right to have product in any given store that everyone wants. Plus annoying one of the biggest retail chains sounds fun.
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