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News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 11:18 am

ScottyP wrote:I'm not confused or frustrated. Never expect Walmart to do anything right to begin with and you can also avoid those emotions

That's what I did. I got all but Thundertron from Pulse, and thankfully walmart delivered my in-stock thundertron purchase next day.

Which is also funny since I have not seen even a shelf for them yet

News Credits: 4863 · by **william-james88** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:34 pm

Sabrblade wrote:"hotlinking" from a rival fan site?!!!!

Haha, there's no rivalry, we all serve the greater community. But yeah, I have issues with technology at times and have to do workarounds, which I'd fix later. But this one bit me in the butt as they nuked everything.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:52 pm

RiddlerJ wrote:Sooooo....yet another Walmart line we have to wait for Ross to get?

My thoughts exactly :lol:

News Credits: 4863 · by **william-james88** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 1:00 pm

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:Sooooo....yet another Walmart line we have to wait for Ross to get?

My thoughts exactly

Looks like it since these toys are not on the planogram and returns get liquidated instantly so as to not be in stores.

Or, they will be stocked at the next reset (so 3 months from now)

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 2:37 pm

Since we're on the topic of incompetent retailers, does the lack of any exclusive figure for Walgreens this year mean they finally realised that they should not get exclusives and bowed out themselves? Or do you think Hasbro got fed up with them and told them no more?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 4:05 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Since we're on the topic of incompetent retailers, does the lack of any exclusive figure for Walgreens this year mean they finally realised that they should not get exclusives and bowed out themselves? Or do you think Hasbro got fed up with them and told them no more?

... Or they simply ran out of viable medic characters.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 5:50 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Bug Bite is a GoBots?
Always has been. He's right there with the original six from 2004:

Goddammit, look at what you made me do:

Now, only the Powerglide mold is missing.

:-?

Might as well go for it and buy the original set t....
https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_from=R4 ... Complete=1

Nope nope nope nope nope.

News Credits: 460 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 5:56 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Now, only the Powerglide mold is missing.

Unless they also give us Man-O-War, Buggyman, and Rest-Q (on the right side column of the pic below).

Though, unlike the first six, these extra three never got G1 Mini-Bot mold toys, just story art.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:12 pm

This reminds me. We still need a new deluxe Seaspray.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:31 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Since we're on the topic of incompetent retailers, does the lack of any exclusive figure for Walgreens this year mean they finally realised that they should not get exclusives and bowed out themselves? Or do you think Hasbro got fed up with them and told them no more?

Hasbro doesn't really care if this stuff gets into stores, they get paid regardless upfront when it comes to exclusives. Of course they'd prefer everything they make gets into store and save them the headache of angry fans, but as they've done in the past they're more than willing to say "take it up with the store" and wash their hands of it.

Has Walgreens announced any exclusives at all this year?

Emerje

News Credits: 4863 · by **william-james88** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:53 pm

Emerje wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Since we're on the topic of incompetent retailers, does the lack of any exclusive figure for Walgreens this year mean they finally realised that they should not get exclusives and bowed out themselves? Or do you think Hasbro got fed up with them and told them no more?

Hasbro doesn't really care if this stuff gets into stores, they get paid regardless upfront when it comes to exclusives. Of course they'd prefer everything they make gets into store and save them the headache of angry fans, but as they've done in the past they're more than willing to say "take it up with the store" and wash their hands of it.

Has Walgreens announced any exclusives at all this year?

Emerje

They have not, and I don't think they will.

by **Dino-Snarl** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:55 pm

They need to stop with these idiotic store exclusives.

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Sep 10, 2024 9:05 pm

Dino-Snarl wrote:They need to stop with these idiotic store exclusives.

Preach.

Still, the overstock can find their way into independent stores at their normal prices. It happen often.

News Credits: 18 · by **Immortal Starscream** » Wed Sep 11, 2024 12:31 pm

This is extra frustrating news for me since my Cannonball preorder was cancelled by Walmart. I've been combing my Walmarts regularly hoping we would be there. :-x

by **Dino-Snarl** » Wed Sep 11, 2024 8:54 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Dino-Snarl wrote:They need to stop with these idiotic store exclusives.

Preach.

Still, the overstock can find their way into independent stores at their normal prices. It happen often.

There is that side benefit. True.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:04 am

I'll share pictures later, but I did find Road Pig and Thundertron at my local walmart last night, a surprise to be sure

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Sep 12, 2024 11:59 am

Road Pig is awesome and is an excellent use of the mold with great colors.

But the Thundertron set was just mid for me. I have no attachment to the bat and I found Thundertron to be horrible. The bot is great, but the beast is sad. Also, what's up with the detachable butt-plate? A missed opportunity to be a shield for sure.

For me, the value of the Thundertron set is for the "ice" Rocklord. It was worth buying just for him.

Especially worth it because I ended up getting back almost half of what I paid by selling Thundertron and his bat to my local geek store for store credit.

Now, I need that second Rock bike for my rocklords crew. Plus, that rockcopter could use a repaint or two.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 1:05 am

Just got a "shipping soon" email from Hasbro for Straxus!

Emerje

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 1:08 am

Emerje wrote:Just got a "shipping soon" email from Hasbro for Straxus!

Same here. Was about to post it in the Selects thread. I thought that's what it was...

I'm excited. That comic story was always 1 of my favorites.

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 2:40 am

I got an email for Animated Motormaster in addition to one for Straxus, and a glance at Pulse shows Armada Galvatron's been pushed up to the same date as those two.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 3:58 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:
Emerje wrote:Just got a "shipping soon" email from Hasbro for Straxus!
Same here. Was about to post it in the Selects thread. I thought that's what it was...

I'm excited. That comic story was always 1 of my favorites.

They're Pulse exclusives, definitely not Selects.

Emerje

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 6:38 am

Got my Straxus notice, and surprisingly, Amazon moved up my gamer ratchet to October now too, speaking of moving preorders.

GI Joe Kup also got kicked back to November and then days later moved up again to October.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 10:28 am

Oof, just checked my SS86 Prime order on Gamestop and it got pushed back to January! Sure hope it doesn't take that long, they're usually early. :roll:

Emerje

News Credits: 460 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Sep 13, 2024 3:16 pm

Hasbro PulseCon 2024:

PulseCon 2024 exclusive - Dinoking

Legacy United

Deluxe Cosmos - rerelease of the short-packed Velocitron Cosmos

Deluxe class G2 Breakdown - uses the toy-accurate head from the giftset

Deluxe class Origin Bumblebee - rerelease of the Buzzworthy Bumblebee Origin Bumblebee

Deluxe class Armada Wheeljack - redeco of SG Sideswipe, Takara/toon-accurate colors, no Mini-Con due to parts count

Voyager class Ramjet - rerelease of Earthrise Ramjet, learned their lesson about putting out Seekers as exclusives

Voyager class Tarn - rerelease of the hard-to-find Legacy Tarn, was too short-packed the first time

Leader class Galaxy Shuttle - rerelease of hard-to-find Velocitron Galaxy Shuttle, they kept erroneously calling the tender or coal car a "caboose"

Leader class Overcharge - redeco of Legacy Blitzwing, new head, Leader class troop-builder