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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby Hip-Hoptimus Rime » Mon May 05, 2014 2:45 pm

Motto: "Nobody has to look for trouble."
Weapon: Reciprocating Laser Cannon
Des Plaines KMart had 2 Rhinox and a Whirl last night, about $26.99 IIRC. No AoE stuff.

And Rosemont Target had a couple each of the new Rescue Bots mini things, Bee, Optimus, and Heatwave. I bought OP, he's Magnus now, and gave the little Trex fig to my daughter.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby philswitch engage » Sun May 11, 2014 2:06 pm

Just picked up Swerve and Cosmos from the Target on Rt 83 in Willowbrook.

They had 3 left of each.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby turn2dust » Sun May 11, 2014 6:59 pm

picked up evasion mode Optimus Prime from the walmart in Algonquin on Randall. Only one there, they had a few of the Power Attackers on the rack.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby Hip-Hoptimus Rime » Tue May 13, 2014 6:19 pm

Motto: "Nobody has to look for trouble."
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Ugh, looked for Swerve and Cosmos at Golf Mill Target. None to be found, of course. Thanke Target, appreciate it.

On tje plus side, they had a single one of those upsized-Cyberverse BH Voyager Optimus Primes, $10. Fun to beat on or something.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby Hip-Hoptimus Rime » Thu May 15, 2014 7:45 am

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Target at Yorktown Mall came through! Two each of Cosmos and Swerve as of 8:00 this morning, after I got mine. No AoE out yet.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby philswitch engage » Fri May 16, 2014 9:22 am

North Riverside Toys R Us had several of the AoE Kreo building sets.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby Seibertron » Sat May 17, 2014 11:47 am

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Gurnee toys r us near six flags has massive aoe selection. All wave 1 stuff. No leader class but has everything else.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby Hip-Hoptimus Rime » Sat May 17, 2014 1:15 pm

Motto: "Nobody has to look for trouble."
Weapon: Reciprocating Laser Cannon
Any TRU coupons around? Has anyone seen any wave 2 stuff? How about Voy Hound and Galvatron?
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby Hip-Hoptimus Rime » Sun May 18, 2014 1:40 pm

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Holy crap, no AoE at ALL at Rosemont Target, not even in the back. WTH, Target, I thought we were cool?
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby philswitch engage » Sun May 18, 2014 2:50 pm

The target in Lombard near Yorktown had hardly any transformers. Especially no AoE.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby Seibertron » Sun May 18, 2014 7:31 pm

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Gurnee Walmart and Target had nothing as of yesterday around 2pm.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby Seibertron » Sun May 18, 2014 7:31 pm

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Walmart near Harvard, IL had the Construct-Bots Dinobots and a lone Fall of Cybertron Jazz.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby Seibertron » Sun May 18, 2014 7:34 pm

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Hip-Hoptimus Rime wrote:Holy crap, no AoE at ALL at Rosemont Target, not even in the back. WTH, Target, I thought we were cool?


That sucks that the retailers didn't have their act together with the street date. At least TRU seemed to be on the ball and at least the retailers were on the ball with Cybertron Monday.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby Hip-Hoptimus Rime » Mon May 19, 2014 10:17 am

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Walmarts in Addison and Glen Ellyn, only the Sparkers, 1-Steps, and Power Battlers in stock, a couple Leader OP as well.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby jindrak » Wed May 21, 2014 12:10 pm

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Any spottings of MP-03 Grimlock? Facebook groups blowing up about finding them in the wild today. TX, CA and other states. Price is 59.99, ~64 with tax. Called TRU in Niles and Schaumburg already and they have no stock. will call around a few more and keep yall updated.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby philswitch engage » Wed May 21, 2014 8:50 pm

Downers Grove Toys R Us by Yorktown had a whole slew of new AoE figures. Most of them were the more kid friendly stuff like the spark racers, Titans, and the power attack figures.

They did have 2 of Voyager Grimlock. I grabbed 1 for myself.

Tried to use a coupon I had, but the check out girl said my coupon wasn't working on it, and neither were any of the coupons codes she had access to.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby 3.8TransAM » Fri May 23, 2014 10:58 pm

Hey I'm alive..................

Still working tons, but light is at the end of the tunnel, I will gain free time and lose income...

Anything I have hit in Nw In area has been about useless. Only bright spot was a rogue Whirl at Highland Target a few weeks ago. Everywhere has been pretty much no/low stock in my area.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby philswitch engage » Sat May 24, 2014 10:29 am

North Riverside Toys R US had the new AoE Kreo Micro changers.

Here are the codes:

45 Skrapnel
46 Fangwolf
47 Misfire (labeled as an autobot?)
48 Trypticon
49 Mindswipe
50 Nightbeat
51 Highbrow
52 Jarugar
53 Jetwash
54 Wingspan Hawk
55 Torosaur
56 Silversnout
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby imandop1013 » Sat May 24, 2014 12:15 pm

Golf mill TRU had four. Two are remaining.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby Seibertron » Fri May 30, 2014 2:58 pm

Motto: "'Til All Are One!"
Weapon: Twin Shock-Concussion Missiles
Golf mill tru had evolution grimlock and strafe sets. Also had pop! Vinyl figures and new kreo microchangers as well as the hexbug sets. I got last pop drift. Rescue bots optimus primal and dinobot heatwave and blades in preschool aisle. Lots of tf stuff here.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby Seibertron » Mon Jun 02, 2014 11:45 pm

Motto: "'Til All Are One!"
Weapon: Twin Shock-Concussion Missiles
The Toys R Us in Schaumburg, IL recently put up their full Age of Extinction display in the past few days. Looks pretty impressive and it's great to see the Transformers back as the main focus at Toys R Us again.

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I cleared out the wave 5 Micro-Changers at Golf Mill and at Schaumburg. Hopefully between the two stores I'll end up with two full sets so that I can make the alt mode and a robot mode for each one. Fingers crossed!

The only thing new that I saw that I haven't reported on yet was the Mr Potato Head Starscream and Optimus Prime sets. Fun little guys if you've got an extra $7 each sitting around somewhere. Excellent desk fodder for work or home.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby Hip-Hoptimus Rime » Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:15 am

Motto: "Nobody has to look for trouble."
Weapon: Reciprocating Laser Cannon
The Downers Grove TRU on Butterfield also has their display up, such great art! There's a lot of non-AoE stuff in there, but like you said, it's nice to see TFs front and center again.

They had a couple Grimlock evolution sets and one Strafe set. And those Potato Heads, so cool!
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby Seibertron » Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:15 pm

Motto: "'Til All Are One!"
Weapon: Twin Shock-Concussion Missiles
Rosemont Target had 1 Cosmos left and 4 Swerve sets. Lots of AOE toys but the only thing new was the Target exclusive Silver Knight Optimus Prime Smash and Change figure. All of the remaining boxes were damaged ... great if you plan on opening them, not so great if you're a sealed collector.

Des Plaines Kmart had nothing new but had a decent endcap and regular section of products.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby philswitch engage » Wed Jun 04, 2014 7:31 pm

North Riverside Toys R Us has their AoE display up. They had all 3 evolution packs.


In the Kreo isle, they also had the new G1 Grimlock set.
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Re: Illinois Transformers Sightings

Postby JBPrime » Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:03 am

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Target near Elston had the new Flip and Change wave. One Bumblebee, one Lockdown (I bought) and about five of the Target Exclusive Silver Optimus.
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