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infinitimagnus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Finding Arcee and Cyb. Mode Ratchet is like finding a hay in a needlestack.

I just found some hay in that needle stack... lol

TRU on Semoran Blvd across from Altamonte Springs Mall (outskirt north of Orlando) had 2 Animated Arcees and 5 Cyb. Mode Ratchets. Bought 1 Arcee and left the other one behind Ratchet. left the rest alone...

Here's hoping they reach the Wesley Chapel TRU in Lutz (the only TRU I can get to with ease).

Sabrblade wrote:

infinitimagnus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Finding Arcee and Cyb. Mode Ratchet is like finding a hay in a needlestack.

I just found some hay in that needle stack... lol

TRU on Semoran Blvd across from Altamonte Springs Mall (outskirt north of Orlando) had 2 Animated Arcees and 5 Cyb. Mode Ratchets. Bought 1 Arcee and left the other one behind Ratchet. left the rest alone...

Here's hoping they reach the Wesley Chapel TRU in Lutz (the only TRU I can get to with ease).

...Hope has paid off! Three Cyb. Miode Ratchets were at thae Wesley Chapel TRU tonight! I picked up one and left the other two. They were also having a "buy one get one half off" sale, which I took advantage of by also picking up Universe Commemorative Series G1 Perceptor.

Sadly, there were still no Arcees.

Sabrblade wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

infinitimagnus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Finding Arcee and Cyb. Mode Ratchet is like finding a hay in a needlestack.

I just found some hay in that needle stack... lol

TRU on Semoran Blvd across from Altamonte Springs Mall (outskirt north of Orlando) had 2 Animated Arcees and 5 Cyb. Mode Ratchets. Bought 1 Arcee and left the other one behind Ratchet. left the rest alone...

Here's hoping they reach the Wesley Chapel TRU in Lutz (the only TRU I can get to with ease).

...Hope has paid off! Three Cyb. Miode Ratchets were at thae Wesley Chapel TRU tonight! I picked up one and left the other two. They were also having a "buy one get one half off" sale, which I took advantage of by also picking up Universe Commemorative Series G1 Perceptor.

Sadly, there were still no Arcees.

You'll find one. If it's any consolation, I'm still looking, too.

And congrats on the Ratchet and Perceptor! Two of my favorite recent releases.

Stopped by the Gainesville Toys R Us moments before they closed. They had 4-5 Cybertron mode Ratchets, and 1 Arcee. I picked up one of each. Shame they weren't there for last weekend's buy one get half off deal, but I am very glad to finally have obtained both of these figures. Hopefully they'll continue to get more in. I'll be sure to post if they do...I was afraid I'd have to stop by every TRU on the way to BotCon to find them.

TFW2005 board members have reported Arcee sightings at both Clearwater and St. Pete TRUs this weekend. And of course, I missed out on both.

Just found 4 more animated Cyb Mode Ratchets, 1 beat up box for Preceptor (now 24.99), and 1 animated Lugnut at TRU across from Fashion Square Mall off of SR 50 in Orlando. Zero on animated Arcee. No surprise there...

Clearwater Kmart on US 19 has 1x Mindwipe.

Good Luck!

Much earlier today (Wednesday 5/19/2010), sometime between between 2pm and 3pm, I made my way over to the Wesley Chapel TRU in Lutz and guess what?

They had a whole bunch of TFA Arcees and Cyb. Mode Ratchets that they had just received that morning.

I picked up one Arcee (since I had already gotten Ratchet), and left the rest where they were.

I dunno how long they'll last though, so if you're still looking for Ratchet and/or Arcee, get over to Lutz and check'em out.

Still 1 Arcee left in Clearwater TRU on US 19

I saw six Arcees and ten Ratchets at the TRU on Pines in Pembroke Pines (sw Broward county/Ft. Lauderdale area). I also saw one Commemorative Insecticons and about five Perceptors at the TRU Express in Aventura Mall.

A couple of Arcee and Ratchet at the TRU out in Brandon Mall area.

The weirdest thing happened when I was at the TRU on Pines street in SW Broward county yesterday. I saw a few old Universe toys-Ultra Onslaught, Voyager Inferno and Voyager Vector Prime. They all had really beat up ratty boxes, some with the entire back panel torn off. They reminded me of the kind of thrashed condition you see toys when they're displayed in the storefronts of little mom and pop stores in South Korea-all bunched up, sun faded and smashed from being piled up at the store window for years.

They were ringing up at $14.99 for the Ultra and $9.98 for the Voyagers. It was crazy. There were two each of the voyagers and only one Onslaught. Also more Commemorative Insecticons and Perceptor popped up at regular price ($34.99). They're down to five animated Arcees there, too.

okay, more sightings. don't know if anybody is still interested, but Animated Arcee (2 left) and Cyb mode Ratchet (10 left) were spotted at TRU in orlando off of Colonial Drive.

I just saw at least ten Animated Arcees and twenty Ratchets in the southern Fort Lauderdale area at the TRU on Pines & Flamingo Road!

I saw 9 Arcee's and like 10 Cybertroian Ratchets at the Clearwater TRU on us 19. For anyone still looking.

I went to a TRU in one of the suburbs a couple miles west of Panama City (I'm not a local so not quite sure where I was) on 23d street and I was quite surprised that they were significantly better stocked than my hometown TRU back in Oklahoma City.

Anyway, plenty of the ROTF line lots of the Meeting at the Nemesis 3-packs with Megs, Fallen, and the one good repaint of Soundwave that exists. Only about 3 or 4 of Anniversary Insecticons left, 10 Anniv. Perceptors. Definitly one of the better animated stocks that I've seen recently. I took the last Blitzwing but there was one more regular Bumblebee, some Freeway Jazz's, Soundwave repaint w/Ratbat, 1 Oilslick, and 2 Voyager Cybertron Mode Megs (in my opinion the best Megs of the line).

Good stock and I took advantage. I wasn't missing out of some of these figures again. Dropped 100 bucks and didn't even feel bad about it.

I already have TFA Arcee, but for those that don't, do not waste your time at the Town & Country TRU. They only have Cyb. Ratchets.

heltskelt wrote:I already have TFA Arcee, but for those that don't, do not waste your time at the Town & Country TRU. They only have Cyb. Ratchets.

Where is there a TRU in Town 'n' Country?

Sabrblade wrote:

heltskelt wrote:I already have TFA Arcee, but for those that don't, do not waste your time at the Town & Country TRU. They only have Cyb. Ratchets.

Where is there a TRU in Town 'n' Country?

All the way down here in southwest Miami: Kendall Drive (88th st) & 117th Avenue.

heltskelt wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

heltskelt wrote:I already have TFA Arcee, but for those that don't, do not waste your time at the Town & Country TRU. They only have Cyb. Ratchets.

Where is there a TRU in Town 'n' Country?

All the way down here in southwest Miami: Kendall Drive (88th st) & 117th Avenue.

Oh. That Town 'n' Country. Nevermind, then.

Sorry I have to put this on our Florida sightings page...

I saw EVERYTHING at Botcon 2010 Orlando... LOL

Does that count as a sighting? LOL

I now know what is on my wishlist...
TFA rodimus minor
HFD tomahawk
MP Grimlock

Thanks for keeping your eyes out on these figures. You guys are the best...

At the TRU out in Clearwater they had WFC Prime and Bumblebee along with the new Power Core figures. And not too surprising, no MP Grimlock.

Aerialbot Commander wrote:At the TRU out in Clearwater they had WFC Prime and Bumblebee along with the new Power Core figures. And not too surprising, no MP Grimlock.

By the time I got there, Prime was gone... which is fine, because I walked out with HFTD Ironhide and BB. I've got Generations Wave 1 pre-ordered on BBTS. They'll arrive whenever.

No MP Grimlocks out here in central Florida TRUs...

I was checking other sites about it's whereabouts and I read that hasbro's transformers site took the TRU exclusive off the labeling for grimlock. I jumped to the site and sure enough, it was confirmed.

Other threads were suggesting that TRU was probably on the brink of shutting down following exclusives that were supposed to be there and then doing last minute cancellations... Some threads have had comments about TRU not having MP grimlock on their database period...

Numerous WFC Primes and Bumblebees at my local Gainesville Toys R Us, and the first wave of deluxe HFTD (Ironhide, Battle Blade Bumblebee, Jetblade, and Sea Attack Ravage). Picked up Bee, Prime, and Ironhide - no sign of Generations Drift or Thrust, or MP Grimlock just yet. Happy Hunting to the rest of you!