shockblast2 wrote:Please....just....don't.
Why is it grown men are the only ones arguing and cutting down others over stupid toys?
My wife tells me I'm very good at poking the bear.
shockblast2 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, it's just the waves that canceled, not the figures within the waves.Va'al wrote:I'm going to join JelZe's campaign.
DELAYED, not cancelled.
Yes, and that is the problem. Why should a consumer reward a business with bad customer relations with more business? That is what I asked myself when reading this. Hasbro has become insanely flaky when it comes to promising product in the last few years. And recently it has gotten way out of hand. That is not the way to treat consumers and expect repeat business. But that is not the only problem.
Their product quality and prices points are totally unreasonable. Again, even my children have lost interest simply because these figures that target their age group are very dark and evil looking. And they have a very strange recent fascination with dragons, which is mind boggling. The only line they care about at this point are the Rescue Bots, and after the recent releases that has faded. I can't even get my children to play with them anymore, simply because there are other lines out there with much better product. A fine example is Playmates TMNT line. They have excellent figures with great quality and their price points are awesome for the parents who pay for them. Even the cartoon is much better than the Prime series ever was.
Bottom line is this, you cannot screw over your customers if you want repeat business. It seems Hasbro is putting all their eggs in one basket with this AOE line. I am the ONLY one left in my household that cares about this line. And now, I don't care any more. I really don't care if they ever release any of the "delayed" figures. Because by the time they do I will have moved on. And I am sure I am not the only one who thinks this way. As a matter of fact, some of you seem downright pissed off. I am not, because I can take it or leave it. And at this point I do not see any purpose in following the brand until next year, if I care by then. The only things I see myself buying going forward are the Kreon blind packs, and that is if I do not grow weary of trying to get them at TRU. And they are flaky anyhow when it comes to stocking them now, let alone when they are the only retailer carrying them.
Speaking of (infinitely more civilly) poking the bear...
I am in the Jelze & Sabrblade camp here. I honestly think it's a bit much to take the news personally. The movie lines make money, or at least retailers believe that product supported by a movie is more likely to make more money, and that's the way the business turns. Patience will pay dividends.
The changing interests of you and your kids is a more subjective thing, but I'm sorry to learn of your disillusionment.