If hasbro wants to avoid a huge stain someone will walk into a TRU at 10am and pick one up. It would be different if they hadn't pre posted the link and sent a bunch of emails telling people it would be available on-line and in stores on 7-18. I have 3 TRU in my immediate area and I will be hitting up every one of them.
Like I said, if they weren't so specific I could live with that but, don't give a date and not deliver. They've had plenty of time to make an official postponement, especially after the ebay incident.
I'll be watching all night and if it becomes available online, I'll order one and if I find one locally I'll just cancel it but trust in believe by 11 am tomorrow I'll own this figure one way or another or raise hell about it. I'll understand if my TRUs don't have them yet (i'm usually about 3-6 behind official release dates in my area) but as long as I can order one online I'll be happy knowing it's on the way.
This figure seems to be a big deal to us collectors. We're the guys who are spending $100+ a shot for these big ticket figures. I may be wrong but, I doubt that botshots and rescue bots are where they're making the bulk of their money. I specifically didn't get the Takara version because of the US Hasbro release.
I'm sorry, I'm just stressed and venting. I really want this figure. I had to bust my hump to make sure I got the last MP Prime with trailer and even though I busted my hump I still couldn't get a MP Grimlock and ended up paying $250 for one because TRU wouldn't put him on layaway. I hate when people are too lazy to do their jobs because that's what happened there.
In TRUs defense, now that walmart and everyone else raised the prices on their TF deluxes, TRU doesn't seem so overpriced anymore. I wonder who knows who in order to make that awfully convenient for them. TRU has been pretty good to me over the years though. I'm just stressing.
@Nemesis Destron, that would be 2AM Pacific
