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Wed Aug 15, 2007 3:52 pm

Yes, Kohl's is the new last bastion of hope for Transformers. I swung by there during lunch and they literally have every single Movie Deluxe figure except for Dropkick. I picked up my very first '08 Bumblebee and will head back for Barricade when I have more cash.

To summarize: Kohl's has great toys and crabby cashiers.

News Credits: 1452 · Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:03 pm

Wish I had something like that in Canada.

The only place where I can for sure get Transformers from the Movie are at this privately owned shop that steals the Transformers from me at Regular Stores and then ups the prices by 50%. Yeah.. so it's $45 for Voyager, and $22.5 for Deluxe. No thanks.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:04 pm

Kohl's is intercepting the trucks that are supposed to be going to Wal-Mart and Target. The toys still disappear fast, it's just timing. Calling ahead helps and the Buy 1 get 1 half off is nice even though the reg. price is 12.99

Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:08 pm

Which location did you go to? How many were left? Did you go today?

Thanks.

News Credits: 2 · Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:10 pm

Well not my Kohl's...they still have the first wave siting there collecting dust!

blkbitcloud1

Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:22 pm

BB.206 wrote:Which location did you go to? How many were left? Did you go today?

Thanks.

I went during lunch about 2 hours ago. This is in Colorado Springs, the south Kohl's location (there are only two in town). There were probably 40 left total, including three '08 Bumblebees and two Arcees.

Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:31 pm

I went to Kohls today and they had 4 Bumblebees...4!!!!!!!

I just about died.

They also had some Swindles and Brawls and an Arcee!

News Credits: 5 · Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:32 pm

DarkFlameAngel wrote:I went to Kohls today and they had 4 Bumblebees...4!!!!!!!

I just about died.

They also had some Swindles and Brawls.

don't die. you'll never get to enjoy them.
and i'm sure if you did, the scalpers would crawl out of the cracks like cockroaches and steal them babies from your cold dead hands

Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:35 pm

My stores are pretty understocked in Voyager and Delux toys, but I've seen plenty of Classics, not enough, and in all of Asda, Tesco, The Entertainer and Woolworths, I've seen barely any Movie toys, Asda had the best since they had Wreckage, Barricade, Scorponok, Black Out, the Real Gears, Brawl and Bumblebee.

What even Kohl's is, I wish there was one here.

I'll have to check out Toys 'r' Us when I get my work bonus.

Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:43 pm

decepticonjon wrote:
DarkFlameAngel wrote:I went to Kohls today and they had 4 Bumblebees...4!!!!!!!

I just about died.

They also had some Swindles and Brawls.

don't die. you'll never get to enjoy them.
and i'm sure if you did, the scalpers would crawl out of the cracks like cockroaches and steal them babies from your cold dead hands

I guess so! Well, I'm glad I decided to live. I just really wish I could help get the rest of those bumblebees to people who've been searching hard for them x_x

Damn scalpers!!!! *curses*

Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:06 pm

My Kohls got shipment today...hopefully they have some Bumblebees. I tried calling to check, but they had no idea what I was talking about.

Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:23 pm

BB.206 wrote:My Kohls got shipment today...hopefully they have some Bumblebees. I tried calling to check, but they had no idea what I was talking about.

Try asking in person!

"Do you have Optimus Prime?"

"Do I... what is that, some mental illness?"

The thing is, we think everyone knows exactly what we're talking about...

Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:29 pm

our local kohls has SIX (yes, six) BB 08's and 2 arcees!! no I did not get 6 BB's, just 2.

Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:51 pm

I went to Kohl's today too and I couldn't believe what I found! They had every deluxe figure. All of them. Not only that, but they had 8 '08 Bumblebee's.

I only bought one BTW

I took my camera with me for proof:

And here's my Bumblebee!

Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:41 pm

If there are brand-new Wal-Marts opening, they're sure to have a ton of first-wave toys. I found that out today by hitting a wal-mart that opened last wednesday and got all the movie cast memebers i was missing.

Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:17 pm

I went to KOHLs today, they had EVERYTHING!!! I bought 3 08 BBees!!! screw TRU, Walmart & Target, GO TO KOHLS!!!

Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:35 pm

after searching for a month and then seeing the stories on this site i said what could one more try hurt. so i went to kohls that night and finally found my barricade (#2 on my hit list) and so i didnt lose money (due to the 12.99 tag) bought jazz (#3/4) with the buy one get one half off sale. they only had 3 movie toys left (only a bonecrusher when i was through) but i hope they get another shipment and plan on trying again for my bumblebee (#1) (and look for some friends :grin:

) this weekend and possibly a few others. gotta wait till i get paid though ;)^

. ill definitely keep going to kohls until the hype dies off (hopefully the scalpers wont find it) those 3 extra dollars seem like half pennies compared to ebay prices right now.

Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:13 pm

I'd like to concur with the OP, Kohls is a deluxe goldmine. At least the one I went to was.

Seven BB concepts along with a crap load of other deluxes overloading the pegs and smothering the Spiderman toys. Seriously!

As a matter of fact, I laid out all the BBs just like FordGT did and was going to take a picture when I realized I didn't have my phone.

I took some time to find one with a card in the best condition only to take it home and demolish the package~.

Kohls ftw.

News Credits: 7 · Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:26 pm

funny that pick looks like my floor, except dbl it... 16 and counting, kohls did have 08 bumble bees.

Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:31 pm

Sadly kohls had nothing when i looked... they didnt have anything in the back ethier. V_V

Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:55 pm

The Kohl's in Parma, OH had one 08 BB, which I bought 'cause I hadn't seen one in the wild yet. I'm going to check the other stores in the area to see if I can find a Longarm.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:09 pm

Is anyone here from the West Coast? Seems like I'm not hearing any success stories from the West Coast folks, me included.

I'm going to go check again tomorrow though, that's for sure.

News Credits: 6 · Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:38 pm

Im from west coast, sacramento....

News Credits: 2 · Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:55 pm

twee wrote:Is anyone here from the West Coast? Seems like I'm not hearing any success stories from the West Coast folks, me included.

I'm going to go check again tomorrow though, that's for sure.

A couple of us picked BB up here in San Diego at Kohl's, just got to find the right one (see sightings thread).

Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:40 pm

Yeah, Kohls is like TF Toy Twilight Zone. You go in there and see all these Deluxe figs that are impossible to find elsewhere. Here they are overflowing the pegs and just laying around. Totally oblivious to the TF Toy mayhem going on everywhere else. Cool, and kinda wierd/scary at the same time.

But geeks beware. You're not at Botcon anymore. You're in the land hot-chickie-babes and coupon clipping soccer Moms. I'd say if you're in the 27 ~ 38 or so age range ("too old" to be buying toys and "too young" to have kids you're buying them for) then be prepared to be scowled, snubbed, and otherwise treated like some kind of pervert for buying toys in "their" store.

You have been warned.