Anyway, back on December 12, 2013, the TCC made the following Tweets regarding the quantity of this year's TFSS 2.0 toys compared to last year's excess leftovers:
https://twitter.com/The_TF_Club/status/411188273386504192
https://twitter.com/The_TF_Club/status/411188512134684673All of the extra TFSS 1.0 figures are now sold out of the Club storeā¦
https://twitter.com/The_TF_Club/status/411188803122913280There were more TFSS 1.0 figures ran which is why we had more than we had anticpated as "extra's" for sale.
https://twitter.com/The_TF_Club/status/411189776662818816Please note, for the TFSS 2.0 we were able to adjust numbers better, and we will NOT have the same excess i.e. if you didn't order 2.0...
Gonna be TOUGH to grab these! To all that DID sign up for 2.0. Thank you! We should have more pics soon and everything is on schedule.
Now, I know what you're thinking ("ARGH! I WANTED TO SKIP THE SERVICE TO JUST GET THE SPECIFIC ONE(S) I WANTED FROM THE CLUB STORE!!!"), but come on, guys. The whole point to these figures is to sign up for the subscription service in order to get them. The excess quantity from last year's batch of figures was a miscalculation. Though convenient for some, it wasn't intended to happen and kinda went against the whole intention behind the subscription service.
I can see why anyone would be upset over this, and would want to use this as just another excuse to hate on the Club, but really guys, is it so hard to believe that a company would want to promote the primary service it uses to sell a specific set of goods over secondary alternatives for selling said goods? Look at it from a business standpoint.
After all, it isn't called the "Transformers Collectors Club" just for nothing. The stuff they produce simply isn't going to be cheap, no matter what. It's fruitless to keep beating the dead horse.
With that said, you may proceed in your inevitable nerdraging over this news.