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HABB is on sale for £20 in Asda and ROTF scouts are only £5. I didn't notice any other reductions but I wasn't looking. Last week I picked up voyager Skywarp for £15.

What's this store you call Asda?

Mykltron wrote:HABB is on sale for £20 in Asda and ROTF scouts are only £5. I didn't notice any other reductions but I wasn't looking. Last week I picked up voyager Skywarp for £15.

HABB is £15 in sainsburys.
No other reductions but I gotta say, BB is great for £15, but I'd never pay £30.

shonenfan4 wrote:What's this store you call Asda?

It's a UK supermarket chain that was bought out by Walmart a few years back. Part of the deal involved them continuing to trade under the established name.

waaaaghlord wrote:

shonenfan4 wrote:What's this store you call Asda?

It's a UK supermarket chain that was bought out by Walmart a few years back. Part of the deal involved them continuing to trade under the established name.

I see, so WM's reach is everywhere.

Don't knock it. Because of Walmart having a presence here more and more US store exclusives are finding their way to these shores. Asda get almost every Walmart exclusive (MP Screamer being an obvious and annoying exception), TRU get most of their relevant exclusives and Tesco have started carrying more and more Target exclusives. Basicly one major chain has something the others don't so the other chains need something unique on their shelves as well. It's a far cry from what we were getting four or five years back and I attribute it primarily to Walmart having stepped up the game.

waaaaghlord wrote:Don't knock it. Because of Walmart having a presence here more and more US store exclusives are finding their way to these shores. Asda get almost every Walmart exclusive (MP Screamer being an obvious and annoying exception), TRU get most of their relevant exclusives and Tesco have started carrying more and more Target exclusives. Basicly one major chain has something the others don't so the other chains need something unique on their shelves as well. It's a far cry from what we were getting four or five years back and I attribute it primarily to Walmart having stepped up the game.

When I sometimes think "When the heck are these figures going to arrive on Canadian soil?", I remind myself that it's not so bad compared to some other countries where some Transformers don't even get released.

waaaaghlord wrote:Don't knock it. Because of Walmart having a presence here more and more US store exclusives are finding their way to these shores. Asda get almost every Walmart exclusive (MP Screamer being an obvious and annoying exception), TRU get most of their relevant exclusives and Tesco have started carrying more and more Target exclusives. Basicly one major chain has something the others don't so the other chains need something unique on their shelves as well. It's a far cry from what we were getting four or five years back and I attribute it primarily to Walmart having stepped up the game.

Why wasn't MP Starscream released?

shonenfan4 wrote:Why wasn't MP Starscream released?

Best guess is that they figured it too large an item for the UK market based on shipping costs or that there wasn't a demand for toys at that price point at grocery retailing. The strong pound at the time meant that I could import one for not much more than it would have been in Asda anyway. Really hoping that the same doesn't apply with Skywarp. Aside from liking the ease of picking something up at a store and checking out the paint ahead of buying it would also be significantly cheaper than importing now that the pound has gone down the shitter.

waaaaghlord wrote:

shonenfan4 wrote:Why wasn't MP Starscream released?

Best guess is that they figured it too large an item for the UK market based on shipping costs or that there wasn't a demand for toys at that price point at grocery retailing. The strong pound at the time meant that I could import one for not much more than it would have been in Asda anyway. Really hoping that the same doesn't apply with Skywarp. Aside from liking the ease of picking something up at a store and checking out the paint ahead of buying it would also be significantly cheaper than importing now that the pound has gone down the shitter.

I see, I didn't see a MP Starscream at my local WM when it released anyways, but prob bc different reasons. Hopefully MP Skywarp gets released in your WMs.