The Energon Pub

[Kurona]

Is anyone else in the UK having the most insane difficulty finding the Combaticons on the internet? Everywhere I find a listing for them is either out of stock like Kapow or has ridiculous scalping like Amazon. It's a shame because while I don't have nearly enough to get a lot of CW toys I would've loved to have just had Bruticus but I guess the UK gets gipped :/

[Seibertron]

Is anyone else in the UK having the most insane difficulty finding the Combaticons on the internet? Everywhere I find a listing for them is either out of stock like Kapow or has ridiculous scalping like Amazon. It's a shame because while I don't have nearly enough to get a lot of CW toys I would've loved to have just had Bruticus but I guess the UK gets gipped :/

Are you searching for eBay worldwide? They're fairly common here in the US. Prices have dropped and with the pound being higher than the dollar, you might be able to get them shipped from the US for about the same price you'd find them for at UK retail.

[ZeroWolf]

The most annoying part of the UK hasbro distribution is that I can get onslaught fairly easy from symths but his limbs? Not so much though have you tried argos kurona? Only downside with them is the price being £20 a deluxe. I still seriously hope that's not the new rrp we can expect with titans returns figs

[ThunderThruster]

Even more annoyingly for us UK'ers is that Legends Shockwave (plus Buzzsaw, Pipes and CHopshop) have started showing up in Toys R Us, so we've got Bruticus' torso and weapon partner but no limbs.
Hopefully the revised wave (Combaticons + WJ& TB) will land in stores soon.

[Kurona]

The most annoying part of the UK hasbro distribution is that I can get onslaught fairly easy from symths but his limbs? Not so much though have you tried argos kurona? Only downside with them is the price being £20 a deluxe. I still seriously hope that's not the new rrp we can expect with titans returns figs

Argos only gives a "deluxe combiner wars assortment" option; it doesn't seem to let you pick and choose what you actually want. Same for the voyagers.

[ZeroWolf]

The most annoying part of the UK hasbro distribution is that I can get onslaught fairly easy from symths but his limbs? Not so much though have you tried argos kurona? Only downside with them is the price being £20 a deluxe. I still seriously hope that's not the new rrp we can expect with titans returns figs

Argos only gives a "deluxe combiner wars assortment" option; it doesn't seem to let you pick and choose what you actually want. Same for the voyagers.

Yes I know, but it's more have you checked their stock to see which waves they have in

[Insurgent]

The most annoying part of the UK hasbro distribution is that I can get onslaught fairly easy from symths but his limbs? Not so much though have you tried argos kurona? Only downside with them is the price being £20 a deluxe. I still seriously hope that's not the new rrp we can expect with titans returns figs

Argos only gives a "deluxe combiner wars assortment" option; it doesn't seem to let you pick and choose what you actually want. Same for the voyagers.

When you go to pay, ask if you can have a customer viewing of the varients. Then they'll bring out all the varients and you can pick. Or they just bring out one and you just say no thanks, that's not what im looking for and walk off.

[Kurona]

The most annoying part of the UK hasbro distribution is that I can get onslaught fairly easy from symths but his limbs? Not so much though have you tried argos kurona? Only downside with them is the price being £20 a deluxe. I still seriously hope that's not the new rrp we can expect with titans returns figs

Argos only gives a "deluxe combiner wars assortment" option; it doesn't seem to let you pick and choose what you actually want. Same for the voyagers.

Yes I know, but it's more have you checked their stock to see which waves they have in

Well I mean, I don't know how to check stock and I still don't get to actually choose what to get.

[ZeroWolf]

Kurona@ what insurgent said

[william-james88]

Even more annoyingly for us UK'ers is that Legends Shockwave (plus Buzzsaw, Pipes and CHopshop) have started showing up in Toys R Us, so we've got Bruticus' torso and weapon partner but no limbs.
Hopefully the revised wave (Combaticons + WJ& TB) will land in stores soon.

Thats a score for the UK then, since Canada has yet to get those Legends class toys.

When you go to pay, ask if you can have a customer viewing of the varients. Then they'll bring out all the varients and you can pick. Or they just bring out one and you just say no thanks, that's not what im looking for and walk off.

Now I feel for you guys, because that sounds like a terrible business model, at least for colelctors.

[Cobotron]

Does Argos keep their stock behind a counter?

[ZeroWolf]

Does Argos keep their stock behind a counter?

They do, they are what's known as a catalogue shop (don't mean to sound condescending, I just don't generally know if they exist outside the UK). They have some stock out front but they do have order points where people can look through the catalogues, write down their orders before heading to the cash register.

[Insurgent]

When you go to pay, ask if you can have a customer viewing of the varients. Then they'll bring out all the varients and you can pick. Or they just bring out one and you just say no thanks, that's not what im looking for and walk off.

Now I feel for you guys, because that sounds like a terrible business model, at least for colelctors.

It's why catalogue shops haven't taken off.


They keep stock in a big stock room and when the order comes in, someone back there grabs the item and sends it to the counters at the front of the shop via convayer belt.

[Cobotron]

Does Argos keep their stock behind a counter?

They do, they are what's known as a catalogue shop (don't mean to sound condescending, I just don't generally know if they exist outside the UK). They have some stock out front but they do have order points where people can look through the catalogues, write down their orders before heading to the cash register.

We do not have anything like that here in the States. Interesting concept, but seems like a lot of work. I guess it helps keep theft down, maybe?

[Seibertron]

Does Argos keep their stock behind a counter?

They do, they are what's known as a catalogue shop (don't mean to sound condescending, I just don't generally know if they exist outside the UK). They have some stock out front but they do have order points where people can look through the catalogues, write down their orders before heading to the cash register.

We do not have anything like that here in the States. Interesting concept, but seems like a lot of work. I guess it helps keep theft down, maybe?

Canada has the Beer Store that is like that.

In the States, Kmart's website functions like that. They just go off the case assortment. Buying individual Transformers from Kmart's website is a crap shoot because everything is tied to a case assortment. 8 separate figures in a case are all treated the same, just like Argos above.

The "catalog" store concept isn't what's wrong. It's that Argos and Kmart don't care about individual UPC codes that come in an assortment.

Argos better pray that Amazon doesn't start opening up shops in the front of their warehouses where people can do exactly what they're doing at Argos, except with Amazon it'd be done right.

[Cobotron]

Now that I think about it, Sears used to have something similar waaaaaaaay back in the day. You could mail order and pick it up there or, order at the counter.

[william-james88]

Does Argos keep their stock behind a counter?

They do, they are what's known as a catalogue shop (don't mean to sound condescending, I just don't generally know if they exist outside the UK). They have some stock out front but they do have order points where people can look through the catalogues, write down their orders before heading to the cash register.

We do not have anything like that here in the States. Interesting concept, but seems like a lot of work. I guess it helps keep theft down, maybe?

Canada has the Beer Store that is like that.

In the States, Kmart's website functions like that. They just go off the case assortment. Buying individual Transformers from Kmart's website is a crap shoot because everything is tied to a case assortment. 8 separate figures in a case are all treated the same, just like Argos above.

The "catalog" store concept isn't what's wrong. It's that Argos and Kmart don't care about individual UPC codes that come in an assortment.

Argos better pray that Amazon doesn't start opening up shops in the front of their warehouses where people can do exactly what they're doing at Argos, except with Amazon it'd be done right.

This feels like such a dated concept. We had this with the Sears catalogue when my mom was growing up in rural Quebec in the 70s. It worked then because Sears couldnt open their shops everywhere so a local store would have a Sears desk with a catalogue and you would order what you want and get it a few weeks later at that counter your ordered from. I can see a use to that for products you couldnt get locally back in the day and for very rural areas. But I dont see a purpose to this in this modern age where you can just order exactly what you want online at other outlets and have it deliveed to your door.

Edit: godammit Cobo, did you really have to write that while I was writing my long post?!

[ZeroWolf]

Argos are somehow holding on, I'm still surprised they are doing physical catalogues as they advertise their full stock online.

They can have good deals there at times like back in 09 they had leader prime from the first live action movie for £15 on clearance. Admittedly they are my last option for tf

[Seibertron]

Does Argos keep their stock behind a counter?

They do, they are what's known as a catalogue shop (don't mean to sound condescending, I just don't generally know if they exist outside the UK). They have some stock out front but they do have order points where people can look through the catalogues, write down their orders before heading to the cash register.

We do not have anything like that here in the States. Interesting concept, but seems like a lot of work. I guess it helps keep theft down, maybe?

Canada has the Beer Store that is like that.

In the States, Kmart's website functions like that. They just go off the case assortment. Buying individual Transformers from Kmart's website is a crap shoot because everything is tied to a case assortment. 8 separate figures in a case are all treated the same, just like Argos above.

The "catalog" store concept isn't what's wrong. It's that Argos and Kmart don't care about individual UPC codes that come in an assortment.

Argos better pray that Amazon doesn't start opening up shops in the front of their warehouses where people can do exactly what they're doing at Argos, except with Amazon it'd be done right.

This feels like such a dated concept. We had this with the Sears catalogue when my mom was growing up in rural Quebec in the 70s. It worked then because Sears couldnt open their shops everywhere so a local store would have a Sears desk with a catalogue and you would order what you want and get it a few weeks later at that counter your ordered from. I can see a use to that for products you couldnt get locally back in the day and for very rural areas. But I dont see a purpose to this in this modern age where you can just order exactly what you want online at other outlets and have it deliveed to your door.

Edit: godammit Cobo, did you really have to write that while I was writing my long post?!

I think you misread what I wrote. Not a concept where you order it and it gets delivered later. You order it from the counter and someone gets it from the warehouse in the back, which is what Argos and the Beer Store do. No waiting for the item to come in. It's just there. Ordering online is great, but there will always be a desire to go to a store and pick something up. Or maybe it's just me since I work from home so having an excuse to get out of my house is always welcomed.

[-Kanrabat-]

Thanks to some TrU sales and a general dislike of Blast Off at my local TrU, I could create a PERFECT Galvatronus!



It's the first time ever that I bought this much of the same figure for troop building. I mean, Cyclonus is an awesome figure, better than Silverbolt IMO. It's also very bad-ass and nice looking to see him surrounded by "nameless" soldiers.



It make for a nice, consistent squadron:



What a glorious, glorious combined bot it is.



I put my Takara Menasor in storage to display Galvatronus. No regrets at all.

[Sabrblade]

"Cyclonus... the warrior. And his armada..."

[DedicatedGhostArt]

That looks brilliant! Blast-off looks different enough from his normal incarnations to pretend they are some drones! First thing I thought of when I saw this was "Vehicon flyers".

[Rainmaker]

Can anyone tell me what's wrong with UW Dragstrip?

[-Kanrabat-]

That looks brilliant! Blast-off looks different enough from his normal incarnations to pretend they are some drones! First thing I thought of when I saw this was "Vehicon flyers".

Hell yeah! What's more, I had the idea for a long time but didnt want to spend the cash. Then, a sudden 10$CAN a deluxe special happen at TrU. In a sea of Optimus Maximus limbs, there were only 4 combaticons. All of them being Blast Offs. I bit the bullet without regrets!

[william-james88]

Can anyone tell me what's wrong with UW Dragstrip?

Theres nothing wrong, he is just very yellow. But you might want to ask your question in the unite warriors thread.