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09-11-2010, 06:15 PM | #1 |
Iron Grenadier
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first off I don't officially hate them I just hate my local TRU store. where I live its considered a small town even though the population is the same as a city that's only 45 miles away. Ever since the first time I went to tru I thought it was awesome to finally have one locally instead of having to drive 40-50 minuets to get to the closest one. My gripe is that my local store is considered a C class store where as the one over the hill is considered an A or B class. Now your probably asking why do I know this because I used to work there and in the back of the house and on the floor, and even though we would get shipments weekly it would be for crap that we really don't need or shit that is left over from other stores that didn't want them. An A class and B class stored get replenished weekly with almost every item they sell out of (i.e. joes, marvel figs, and transformers things I look for regularly) but a C class store basically get all the left-overs, such as more ravens more crap that isn't going to sell unless they clearance the hell out of it and even then it just sits there.
One fact to note though, is that my TRU out sells some of the A and B class stores but they won't change the class of our store just based on sales alone. They give me the same bs excuse that the location of the store, and that it is a small sized TRU that it won't ever be upgraded to a different class. I just really hate the fact that even though my local TRU is here doesn't mean that they will have the latest and greatest, and that I have to spend 2 hours of my time just to drive to one that's close enough that has everything in stock. GAHHHHHH
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09-11-2010, 06:19 PM | #2 |
All That Remains
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I'm with ya man except my local TRU is the A+ store. Times Square NYC. They rarely receive new stuff. It took them 3 weeks to carry ROC after the release date. They just this passed week put out their first case of POC. This is the damn TRU Flagship store in Times Square we're talking about. But they carry the worst crap. The TRU in CT on the way to my mother's is in butt hole CT and they have better stock.
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09-11-2010, 06:23 PM | #3 |
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I don't know the class of ours but Joes are hard to find they went weeks with just the same peg warmers
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09-11-2010, 06:25 PM | #4 |
Iron Grenadier
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I'm with ya man except my local TRU is the A+ store. Times Square NYC. They rarely receive new stuff. It took them 3 weeks to carry ROC after the release date. They just this passed week put out their first case of POC. This is the damn TRU Flagship store in Times Square we're talking about. But they carry the worst crap. The TRU in CT on the way to my mother's is in butt hole CT and they have better stock.
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09-11-2010, 06:28 PM | #5 |
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So one thread is a class C store and it gets nothing.
And the other thread is a class A store and they don't get anything either. ????? |
09-11-2010, 06:30 PM | #6 |
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I guess it is fair to say that it would probably be cheaper to just buy them from a store like BBTS and pay shipping than driving 100 miles to hopefully find them in stock.
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09-11-2010, 06:32 PM | #7 |
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I feel you bro. My local tru STILL hasnt received their exclusive poc figs....what gives?
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09-11-2010, 06:36 PM | #8 |
unnecessary
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im sure that the 3 INDY locations are ''A" stores, or atleast "B"... they get stocked twice a week, and are within 20 minutes of each other.
but they dont ever have sh!t either......
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09-11-2010, 06:38 PM | #9 |
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In the same strip mall as my local TRU, is a comic store. Unless you get there when they put something out, the guys from the comic store buy it all up and resell it at their place, sometimes twice as much.
And I can't prove it, but I think what ever they can't resell they take back to TRU for a refund. When the ROC Arctic Doc and Shipwreck came out, TRU had them one morning, but I didn't pick them up. Went back later that afternoon and they were all gone, but the comic store had them for $15 a piece. Couple weeks ago, the comic store didn't have any, but now TRU has them falling off the shelf. |
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09-11-2010, 06:45 PM | #10 |
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