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05-03-2012, 10:58 AM | #1 |
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I was at my local Dollar General and found some Marvel figures. I figured "Hey cool I can get older MU figures for a little cheaper!"
I was wrong all they did was put the "Driver" Figures from the Spider-Man/Iron Man/Captain America vehicles on a single card and are selling them for $6. It's a load of crap. I would buy the Cap for the sheild but I'm not paying $6 for just a sheild. |
05-03-2012, 11:19 AM | #2 |
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I think you should be blaming Hasbro if anything. I don't think Dollar General has much control over what figures they get and don't get.
Probably Hasbro came up with a figure assortment and the Dollar Generals bought them to sell but I would be surprised if this idea was generated by a discount store.
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05-03-2012, 11:24 AM | #3 |
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Ok I guess I should have worded it as What was/is Hasbro thinkng.
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05-03-2012, 11:29 AM | #4 |
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Family Dollar has them too.
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05-03-2012, 12:29 PM | #5 |
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The idea is to get the figures/characters out there in a cheaper line so that others can get ahold of them.
It's as simple as that. Cheaper price point = cheaper figure.
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05-03-2012, 02:39 PM | #6 |
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They aren't for you. They are impulse items for little kids. Nothing to lose and at most a parent only has to buy 4 figures to "complete" a set for their kid.
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05-03-2012, 02:59 PM | #7 |
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I guess your right they aren't for me I just wanted the cap shield and not wanting to pay $6
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05-03-2012, 05:01 PM | #8 |
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Its all about how much you want the figure or accessory in this case. Me personally, if I wanted that shield I would buy it and see that amount I am saving compared to what I could have spent. or I would see that for $25 (for example) I can get a figure, accessories and vehicle.
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05-03-2012, 08:05 PM | #9 |
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$6 "just for the shield" seems ok to me, as I said when these first hit. Having one of the casting sites, sell casts of the shield would cost about the same AND it would come UNPAINTED, so for me, I can justify DG's $6 for "just a shield".
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