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11-11-2020, 04:29 PM | #7121 |
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Hasbro lost out on a lot of potential money dealing with Target for these particular exclusives. I'm sure Target only agreed to a certain quantity and that quantity clearly fell very short of what shoppers wanted. I thought maybe they'd learn from the CI figures and have a larger quantity available for Firefly and Viper but I bet that won't be the case. It will be the same situation all over again.
But this time, I know I won't be driving miles and miles between Target stores chasing down 1 or 2 figures as they arrive. I did way too much of that with the CI figures and it was so stupid. It's not worth the trouble. If Hasbro really wanted to get these figures to the fans, they'd figure out a better channel for distributing them. Target is pure s**t. |
11-11-2020, 04:46 PM | #7122 |
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11-11-2020, 06:46 PM | #7123 |
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By chance did you write a letter to Hasbro. I did and although I did not see results, the information was escalated to their upper management. If enough people read letters such as these, it could influence decisions down the line. I think the fact that you drove miles and miles, as did I and ran into numerous Joebros in the aisles along the way is good info.
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11-11-2020, 11:09 PM | #7124 |
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We've already influenced them.
There is no way the Cobra Infantry was a planned figure. The artwork alone seems proof of that. They created the figure and threw it into a lost wave (that was supposed to be movie figures) to help fans get some Cobra army builders. We can't ask for much else at this point. You will probably see the Viper treated similarly at some point next year. And I still think the Trooper, Beach Head, and Baroness will show up at BBTS and EE by August 2021, just like all the other Target exclusives for Star Wars and Legends did after a year.
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11-12-2020, 09:53 AM | #7125 |
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We've already influenced them.
There is no way the Cobra Infantry was a planned figure. The artwork alone seems proof of that. They created the figure and threw it into a lost wave (that was supposed to be movie figures) to help fans get some Cobra army builders. We can't ask for much else at this point. You will probably see the Viper treated similarly at some point next year. And I still think the Trooper, Beach Head, and Baroness will show up at BBTS and EE by August 2021, just like all the other Target exclusives for Star Wars and Legends did after a year. I'm curious why you would say the CI box art indicates it wasn't a "planned figure." What about the art makes you think that?
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11-12-2020, 10:03 AM | #7126 |
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I'm not going to watch it again, but something Lenny said when introducing the Infantry (and kind of confusing it with the trooper) also made me think this.
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11-12-2020, 01:15 PM | #7127 |
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If Hasbro is smart they are already planning a Pulse release of the Viper, because the CI Viper will experience the same issues as the CT.
FF may need a general release as well. Clearly a lot of folks never got a CT but I wonder how many people never got a shot at BH? |
11-12-2020, 01:57 PM | #7128 |
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My Baroness and Beachhead shipped from Zaavi, Cobra Troopers arrive 11/30.
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11-12-2020, 02:00 PM | #7129 |
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I went back and forth with them for days when they put those things up and they were adamant they wouldn't ship to the US.
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11-12-2020, 03:45 PM | #7130 |
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