The Energon Pub

News Credits: 7 · by **shortround** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:35 am

I was a toy r us and I asked one of the people on the floor do you have any new deluxe movie transformers toys. She says sure we do and takes me to the power rangers toys and says there you go. I wanted to say something to her but I bit my tongue and waited for her to leave then went and found them on my own. They didn't have anything anyway. But can you image a parent who doesn't know a transformer form a doorbell. Seeing the power rangers toys and think she or he is doing there kid a favor by getting them one.

News Credits: 6 · by **bran10** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:36 am

WOW, and the package says in BOLD letters, POWER RANGERS or TRANSFORMERS. Too bad some forum members make the same mistakes here too.

News Credits: 1 · by **twee** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:09 am

bran10 wrote:WOW, and the package says in BOLD letters, POWER RANGERS or TRANSFORMERS. Too bad some forum members make the same mistakes here too.

Yeah, but the difference is the users here find them loose and aren't sure what they are. I didn't know better, I'd probably wonder too.

But yeah, that's pretty retarded, especially when there's hugeass signage on the toys.

by **Bonger** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:56 am

Hah, reminds me of the time I went into a liqour store and asked where they kept their Oregon Pinots.

I was led directly top the box wine section. :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 7 · by **shortround** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:41 am

Do these look anything like transformers be honest:

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:43 am

They do a bit.

by **Deadpool.** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:49 am

But they have a "Power-Rangerish" look to them..

News Credits: 1093 · by **Alex Kingdom** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:00 am

I'm afraid 'Transformer' means Transforming robot to your average guy on the street or shop assistant. Power Rangers toys DO look like Transformers! The example posted could easily be mistaken for Armada Tidal Wave or Energon Omega Supreme for christsake! No matter how many people went to see the movie all Transformers will ever be to most of them are robots that transform into crap. Besides the movie did very little to portray them as anything else.

Yours AK

by **AlienQuiksilver** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:38 am

Not all IQ's are created equal, so there may be a little of that in the mix.

Also, some people just don't care enough to take a close enough look ... like maybe reading the package.

As for employees, think of TRU in particular. ALL OF THOSE TOYS!!! Nobody can get em all memorized. My guess is that employees that have been there a LONG time may get good at inventory, but who works at a place like that for a few years?

I see new people working at my local TRU all of the time.

However, another TRU that I frequent ... the guy knows everything about ALL toys. At least it seems that way. He has hooked me up with some classics figures that he had stashed away in the back room. He wasn't allowed to shelve them, but he busted a few out for me.

Back to the topic ... I mean, what would you get if a woman sent you to the supermarket for maxi pads? Chances are ... you wouldn't get what was ideal for her. Maybe she's a panti-liner kinda gal? :-?

News Credits: 7 · by **shortround** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:52 pm

Thanks for that image it is now burned into my brain some guy at supermarket buying female items for his wife. But thanks to halo 3 it will be gone tomorrow because I will have images of master chief dancing in my head.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:02 pm

It amuses me to see how many people incorrectly list Power Ranger toys as Transformers on ebay as well.

Some Power Rangers figures do look like Transformers, so it isn't that hard a mistake to make. Sure it's annoying as heck, but, you cant expect everyone to know about Transformers, and the differences between it, and other toylines with robots in it.

by **autobot commander** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:06 pm

transformers transform and can combine

power ranger megazrds can sometimes transform but can always combine

News Credits: 1 · by **Powersa** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:19 pm

which sells more, power rangers or transformers? I know my co-worker's son loves power rangers.

The Wal-Mart near me puts dozens of orange power ranger figures in the aisle for movie deluxe Transformers. I should have taken a picture. I don't blame them as the aisle has been barren for weeks - might as well put something there.

News Credits: 2 · by **tacogrande** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:08 am

The only good power rangers toy is the mega zord from 1993. Man that thing kicked all kinds of ass. It's really outdated now, they should MP it.

News Credits: 2 · by **Justicity** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:50 am

tacogrande wrote:The only good power rangers toy is the mega zord from 1993. Man that thing kicked all kinds of ass. It's really outdated now, they should MP it.

Aw, I loved that zord!!! I still remember opening that one Christmas years gone by...

An MP one would be great, I think I could get my dad to buy it for me,

"Dad, c'mon, that zord was a huge part of my childhood! This is a wonderful recreation of it. It would be like a huge walk down memory lane!"

by **BLACKOUT2007** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:00 am

Thats funny as hell. I probably would've said somthing to her though...

News Credits: 7 · by **shortround** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:21 am

If I had to guess power rangers out sell transformers because they have a built in life cycle. Big sibling watch the show then little sibling start watching the show with big sibling and so on and so on so you have generation after generation watching this show and after they out grow power rangers they start up with transformers I guess. So who can say for sure although it would be intersting to find out.