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05-10-2008, 02:45 PM | #1 |
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why does it seem that the west coast receives product WEEKS before the east coast..?!?
I mean, I understand them getting product first due to travel/shipping times.. but seriously, sometimes it seems like WEEKS before the east coast gets them.. |
05-10-2008, 02:52 PM | #2 |
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it's typically at least 1 month after being reported on the west coast before they show up in my area. as an example, i still have not seen wave 7.
i imagine it's all to do with the transportation and distribution systems the retailers use.
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05-10-2008, 02:56 PM | #3 |
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WELL I CAN SAY IT AINT EASY GETTN JOES ANYWHERE.the only reason i have what i do is because of 10 targets and 18 walmarts and 4 toys r uses in my area, but it is a time killer. 2 hours a day tracking down and come home empty handed sometimes
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05-10-2008, 02:58 PM | #4 |
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China - Hong Kong are closer to the West Coast. The toys are shipped on boats so if they wanted them to get to the East first they would need to go through the Panama Canal. That would cost a lot more time and money.
So in short the toys hit ports on the west coast first and get to store faster there because of it.
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05-10-2008, 03:00 PM | #5 |
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I was actually pleased with the lack of FOREVER it took for wave 7 to get here in Georgia. When I found them at my Walmart, it TOTALLY caught me off guard!
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05-10-2008, 03:01 PM | #6 |
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The sun sets in the west! Westside!!!
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05-10-2008, 03:01 PM | #7 |
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My guess is that California in my case is closer to China export and Texas where I believe most Joes are shipped to.
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05-10-2008, 05:17 PM | #8 |
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Yep, stuff on boats from Asia (China and Japan) usually dock in the Los Angeles ports (San Pedro or Long Beach). Lucky us!! The two busiest ports are in California.
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05-10-2008, 05:23 PM | #9 |
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Some waves have shown up on the east coast or midwest first, right? I think the last comic pack was first sighted here in Cincinnati, and I believe one wave of single figures appeared in somewhere like NC first. Perhaps my memory is faulty.
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