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02-16-2023, 03:39 PM | #1 |
Iron Grenadier
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Would you subscribe to a service where, every month, Hasbro sends you a text asking which one of these 4 options they should mail you that month:
- Cobra Trooper - Crimson Guard - BAT - Viper of the Month (Viper, Alley-Viper, Range-Viper, Night-Viper, etc.) Would you pay $275 annually for it, if it included free shipping? ($22.92 per figure) How many subscriptions would you buy? |
02-16-2023, 03:44 PM | #2 |
Reptilian Ninja
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Would we get a choice of a POC type of figure or a classified type of figure? If it was a subscription service and you got a different figure every month then maybe. I'm not sure about the army builder thing. Maybe ever three figures.
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02-16-2023, 04:08 PM | #3 |
Cobra Lab Rat
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Would you subscribe to a service where, every month, Hasbro sends you a text asking which one of these 4 options they should mail you that month:
- Cobra Trooper - Crimson Guard - BAT - Viper of the Month (Viper, Alley-Viper, Range-Viper, Night-Viper, etc.) Would you pay $275 annually for it, if it included free shipping? ($22.92 per figure) How many subscriptions would you buy? That sounds like a Gi Joe Club FSS subscription model. So I would vote no because these models tend to result in poorly thought out brand split focusing, massive price creeps and exclusivity profit milking schemes at the expense of actually running the brand. |
02-16-2023, 04:10 PM | #4 |
Crimson Guard
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Would you subscribe to a service where, every month, Hasbro sends you a text asking which one of these 4 options they should mail you that month:
- Cobra Trooper - Crimson Guard - BAT - Viper of the Month (Viper, Alley-Viper, Range-Viper, Night-Viper, etc.) Would you pay $275 annually for it, if it included free shipping? ($22.92 per figure) How many subscriptions would you buy? |
02-16-2023, 04:18 PM | #5 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Southern Cal
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What I was hoping it would accomplish is Hasbro always keeping Troopers in stock, so that they always have these guys available for the people who subscribe.
I am one of those guys that feels like a kid should always be able to go into a store and buy: Cobra Commander Destro Duke Snake-Eyes Cobra Troopers BATS Darth Vader Luke Skywalker Storm Troopers The 4 turtles Shredder Foot soldiers etc. There are iconic individuals AND iconic troopers that should be readily available in enough numbers that kids and collectors can get them. 2nd tier and 3rd tier characters can be harder to find, because you can't always stock everything. But finding a Trooper should be simple and cheap! Last edited by Bryon; 02-16-2023 at 04:20 PM.. |
02-16-2023, 04:32 PM | #6 |
Just a fan
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I'd like for Hasbro to copy the Marauder Gun Runners model. Though, I'd stick to interchangeable body-parts. I'm not a fan of the modular mounting points for pockets.
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02-16-2023, 04:32 PM | #7 |
Cobra Lab Rat
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What I was hoping it would accomplish is Hasbro always keeping Troopers in stock, so that they always have these guys available for the people who subscribe.
I am one of those guys that feels like a kid should always be able to go into a store and buy: Cobra Commander Destro Duke Snake-Eyes Cobra Troopers BATS Darth Vader Luke Skywalker Storm Troopers The 4 turtles Shredder Foot soldiers etc. There are iconic individuals AND iconic troopers that should be readily available in enough numbers that kids and collectors can get them. 2nd tier and 3rd tier characters can be harder to find, because you can't always stock everything. But finding a Trooper should be simple and cheap! They won't make it cheap for a subscription service. If they wanted to make it cheap, they would do a periodic staggered releases on Pulse with 2 packs or cheap Single boxed figures every 4-6 months etc. Since they know you're self selecting as the demographic willing to pay more money, they'll increase the MSRP, or half ass some releases to force a bulk shenanigans and subscription only shenanigans. This is not including the increased overhead from operating this subscription model which includes customer service and replacement apparatuses, which will all be passed onto you guys because it's Hasbro. |
02-16-2023, 05:09 PM | #8 |
Fartbutt McGillicuddy
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Nope.
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02-16-2023, 05:30 PM | #9 |
Hisstank.Com General
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I would say no, because I have already army built the ME figures I wanted. I have a POC Cobra Trooper army, 25th IG army and a custom Red Shadows army. I have squads of most Specialty Vipers, and a battalion each of 25th BATS, and 25th Snow Serpents.
Classified is not my thing, so I would decline at this time.
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02-16-2023, 05:37 PM | #10 |
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I have no interest in army building. I would sign up for some type of sub service if it meant getting new o ring figures monthly. Similar to what the Club had with the modern figure FSS.
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