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by **The Dude** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:17 pm

So, everyone's been complaining about the excess of toys Hasbro's put out in the last 4 years based on (effectively) the same design - Movie Bumblebee. I know I have, and don't deny it because you know you have.

Well, I have devised a perfect solution.

NOT BUYING THEM.

News Credits: 7 · by **waaaaghlord** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:52 am

The kids love Bumblebee, it's a cash cow.

I've got all the 'Bees I need with Movie 1 deluxe Concept 'Bee and Cliffjumper, legends 'Bee, RH 'Bee and Cliffjumper and Movie Scenes damaged 'Bee, so I havn't been buying them for years now anyway. Actually that might be more than I need....

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:44 am

The Dude wrote:So, everyone's been complaining about the excess of toys Hasbro's put out in the last 4 years based on (effectively) the same design - Movie Bumblebee. I know I have, and don't deny it because you know you have.

Well, I have devised a perfect solution.

NOT BUYING THEM.

Not really a feasible solution. Even if every adult fan stops buying him kids and their parents would still keep picking him up and he'd still keep being released.

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:12 am

Why the hate? If a toy sells so well, isn't it a sign the francise as a whole makes money and can therefore continue?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:24 am

RhA wrote:Why the hate? If a toy sells so well, isn't it a sign the francise as a whole makes money and can therefore continue?

That's right, but the fandom is suffering from a bad case of "Movie Bumblebee fatigue". And I mean BAD. For every Bumblebee we have another character could have been in that spot. For instance, Leader Blackout (ain't gonna happen people!) for Leader Bumblebee.

by **Autobot Strider** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:09 am

I bought exactly one BB... the ROTF one (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ebee/1757/) which is more than enough for me. Now I wish I'd waited and got the HFTD Battle Blade Bee (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ebee/2113/) but I'm not buying it when I already have one.

Same goes for Primes... I bought the ROTF Voyager Prime, and despite the excellent figure that is Battle Blades Prime, I'm not buying every version of the toy that comes out. It's too much! I want variety of characters, of variety of a character! (/rant)

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:20 pm

Dude, what's wrong? Some Hasbro exec pee on your rug or something?

I mean, fair play, don't like/don't want something, don't buy it, that's your prerogative. I dunno if it's gonna make a whole lot of difference though, as others have said, BB sells to kids, and the money goes back to Hasbro to make more TFs. I own a grand total of 2 movie-style TFs but am pretty sure we wouldn't be seeing the likes of Straxus, Thunderwing, etc without all of "dat hollywoodz moneyz".

by **Windsweeper** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:27 pm

I'd love Movie Bumblebee in the one size class he isn't available in: Scout.

Thrown in Barricade and Cliffjumper too. Slag it, all the deluxe cars as Scouts.

by **Optimum Supreme** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:09 pm

Even if no one bought movie BB, he'd just sit on the shelves forever, keeping the stores from reordering and restocking the figures you want instead, so it's pretty much a lose lose situation, brah.

I'm pretty sick of the character too by now. Hard to believe it was just a few years ago when there hadn't been any Bumblebees in over a decade.

I didn't buy any from the 2nd movie, but I have three from the first one. I got the concept Camaro, then later picked up a 2 pack of classic Camaro and "battle damaged" concept Camaro. That's plenty for me, though I admit being slightly tempted when Meijers had that recent giant one on sale for half off.

News Credits: 1 · by **Starscream GaGa** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:33 am

Windsweeper wrote:I'd love Movie Bumblebee in the one size class he isn't available in: Scout.

This! I totally would not mind if they'd release a Bumblebee in scourt class so I'd have a decent Bumblebee in scale with Battle Blades Prime. Have a Jazz in scout too! I want BB Prime, Deluxe Ratchet and DOTM Voyager/Deluxe Ironhide to be able to chill out with a scout Bumblebee and Jazz!

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:43 pm

craggy wrote:Dude, what's wrong? Some Hasbro exec pee on your rug or something?

I see what you did there.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:04 pm

Bumblebee is the cash cow of the movie line and I'm fine with that. I bought a few of him and wasn't disappointed. This time around I simply won't be getting a figure of him.

What a simple solution, eh?