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william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

nycPrime wrote:

Spider 001 wrote:I won't pay $15.99 at Target. No way in hell I'll pay $19.99. I'll wait for Walmart & pay $14.94.

These things are still only worth $9.99 IMO.

What has been your success rate at waiting and still getting the figures you want? You have a strategy in terms of grabbing a few early and waiting on others? I'm still trying to figure out how to gauge which figures I can wait for to get a good discount, and which ones I should just snag when available at close to MSRP rather than taking a chance at saving a few bucks.

Just curious guys, I hear Hasbro Toy Shop is the way to go in the US if you want to pay the least possible, but do they get every figure that gets released?

Yeah. I think so. Eventually.

But maybe not all at the same time for you to get free shipping every time though right? That must be tough to plan out. Its too bad your raincheck policies arent as great as in Canada (we get 90 days after a TRU sale).

They're slower in getting figures, and may not get everything. Again Sky Lynx is the example. I never saw it offered by them. But they have enough that is not too hard to get over $50 for free shipping. Definitely need to do some planning though to fill in gaps.

nycPrime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

nycPrime wrote:

Spider 001 wrote:I won't pay $15.99 at Target. No way in hell I'll pay $19.99. I'll wait for Walmart & pay $14.94.

These things are still only worth $9.99 IMO.

What has been your success rate at waiting and still getting the figures you want? You have a strategy in terms of grabbing a few early and waiting on others? I'm still trying to figure out how to gauge which figures I can wait for to get a good discount, and which ones I should just snag when available at close to MSRP rather than taking a chance at saving a few bucks.

Just curious guys, I hear Hasbro Toy Shop is the way to go in the US if you want to pay the least possible, but do they get every figure that gets released?

Yeah. I think so. Eventually.

But maybe not all at the same time for you to get free shipping every time though right? That must be tough to plan out. Its too bad your raincheck policies arent as great as in Canada (we get 90 days after a TRU sale).

They're slower in getting figures, and may not get everything. Again Sky Lynx is the example. I never saw it offered by them. But they have enough that is not too hard to get over $50 for free shipping. Definitely need to do some planning though to fill in gaps.

They do have a code for free shipping at $25 right now too...

But yeah, they get random things in at random times and rarely get major restocks, I'm not sure they'll ever get wave 1 of the titan masters in

Does TRU ever have sales on transformers in the US, or is the only change of getting a figure for less than MSRP when it goes on clearance? I ask because the thing with rainchecks is that they dont apply to clearance items.

william-james88 wrote:Does TRU ever have sales on transformers in the US, or is the only change of getting a figure for less than MSRP when it goes on clearance? I ask because the thing with rainchecks is that they dont apply to clearance items.

Not that I've seen in a long time. But with the jacked up prices at mine, any sale would just lower them back down to msrp, so, not worth the price I'd pay in gas.

Last one I remember was buy one get one free, bought rotf leader 'scream and got battle blade bumblebee for free, those were good times

william-james88 wrote:Does TRU ever have sales on transformers in the US, or is the only change of getting a figure for less than MSRP when it goes on clearance? I ask because the thing with rainchecks is that they dont apply to clearance items.

In my time, the only sale I saw was on the original wave of Clash RiD figures, and those were buy $30 get $5 off, which I couldn't get cause it was only for those 3 (they never got Megatronus) and I only wanted 2 of them.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Does TRU ever have sales on transformers in the US, or is the only change of getting a figure for less than MSRP when it goes on clearance? I ask because the thing with rainchecks is that they dont apply to clearance items.

In my time, the only sale I saw was on the original wave of Clash RiD figures, and those were buy $30 get $5 off, which I couldn't get cause it was only for those 3 (they never got Megatronus) and I only wanted 2 of them.

They'll sometimes have BOGO 40% or 50% off. Nothing great.

Got this guy from UPS a little bit ago!



He's awesome! Nice joints. Great head. No bendy sword like his Botcon Predecessor.

Lion mode and spaceship mode aren't all that great, but robot mode is awesome and majestic. Just an amazing face sculpt.

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Got this guy from UPS a little bit ago!



He's awesome! Nice joints. Great head. No bendy sword like his Botcon Predecessor.

Lion mode and spaceship mode aren't all that great, but robot mode is awesome and majestic. Just an amazing face sculpt.

Can you fold the lion legs behind the torso to make it less boxy?

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Does TRU ever have sales on transformers in the US, or is the only change of getting a figure for less than MSRP when it goes on clearance? I ask because the thing with rainchecks is that they dont apply to clearance items.

In my time, the only sale I saw was on the original wave of Clash RiD figures, and those were buy $30 get $5 off, which I couldn't get cause it was only for those 3 (they never got Megatronus) and I only wanted 2 of them.

They'll sometimes have BOGO 40% or 50% off. Nothing great.

I've not been lucky enough to find that sale.

Walmart and Target are my best 2 sources. Target somehow manages to find deluxes earlier than the others most of the time (looking at you combaticons) and Walmart gets the waves all at once usually (looking at you TR leaders) and keep the $4.99, $9.99, $14.99, $24.99, and $44.99, unlike TRU where they get stuff half the time the quickest, but have consistently been up about 20% ($6.99, $12.99, $23.99, $29.99, $50.99)

Autobot N wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Got this guy from UPS a little bit ago!



He's awesome! Nice joints. Great head. No bendy sword like his Botcon Predecessor.

Lion mode and spaceship mode aren't all that great, but robot mode is awesome and majestic. Just an amazing face sculpt.

Can you fold the lion legs behind the torso to make it less boxy?

No, they can point backwards, but won't fold up the back.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Does TRU ever have sales on transformers in the US, or is the only change of getting a figure for less than MSRP when it goes on clearance? I ask because the thing with rainchecks is that they dont apply to clearance items.

In my time, the only sale I saw was on the original wave of Clash RiD figures, and those were buy $30 get $5 off, which I couldn't get cause it was only for those 3 (they never got Megatronus) and I only wanted 2 of them.

They'll sometimes have BOGO 40% or 50% off. Nothing great.

I've not been lucky enough to find that sale.

Walmart and Target are my best 2 sources. Target somehow manages to find deluxes earlier than the others most of the time (looking at you combaticons) and Walmart gets the waves all at once usually (looking at you TR leaders) and keep the $4.99, $9.99, $14.99, $24.99, and $44.99, unlike TRU where they get stuff half the time the quickest, but have consistently been up about 20% ($6.99, $12.99, $23.99, $29.99, $50.99)

I've never seen a sale at TRU I've been excited about. The only way I've consistently gotten items below MSRP is through HTS. You can normally get newer stuff at an all-in price of slightly below MSRP with coupon codes. For stuff that doesn't sell as well, you can get a better discount since they drop prices faster than TRU, but not as fast as Amazon. Pretty much everything, if not all, from the CW line is presently discounted.

So going back to the earlier discussion about planning. I really want all the deluxes from wave 2. I'm debating if I should pick it up now at close to MSRP, or wait until later in the year and hope to pick them up at a discount. I don't feel like availability will be an issue. The only one as of yesterday I saw was sold out from BBTS was Chromedome.

nycPrime wrote:I've never seen a sale at TRU I've been excited about. The only way I've consistently gotten items below MSRP is through HTS. You can normally get newer stuff at an all-in price of slightly below MSRP with coupon codes. For stuff that doesn't sell as well, you can get a better discount since they drop prices faster than TRU, but not as fast as Amazon. Pretty much everything, if not all, from the CW line is presently discounted.

So going back to the earlier discussion about planning. I really want all the deluxes from wave 2. I'm debating if I should pick it up now at close to MSRP, or wait until later in the year and hope to pick them up at a discount. I don't feel like availability will be an issue. The only one as of yesterday I saw was sold out from BBTS was Chromedome.

I'd wait it out some. Wave 2 will most likely be around for a while so there should be plenty of opportunity to get them

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Got this guy from UPS a little bit ago!



He's awesome! Nice joints. Great head. No bendy sword like his Botcon Predecessor.

Lion mode and spaceship mode aren't all that great, but robot mode is awesome and majestic. Just an amazing face sculpt.

Can you fold the lion legs behind the torso to make it less boxy?

No, they can point backwards, but won't fold up the back.

Works for me.

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Got this guy from UPS a little bit ago!



He's awesome! Nice joints. Great head. No bendy sword like his Botcon Predecessor.

Lion mode and spaceship mode aren't all that great, but robot mode is awesome and majestic. Just an amazing face sculpt.

Can you fold the lion legs behind the torso to make it less boxy?

No, they can point backwards, but won't fold up the back.

Picture, if possible...?

Sigma Magnus wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Got this guy from UPS a little bit ago!



He's awesome! Nice joints. Great head. No bendy sword like his Botcon Predecessor.

Lion mode and spaceship mode aren't all that great, but robot mode is awesome and majestic. Just an amazing face sculpt.

Can you fold the lion legs behind the torso to make it less boxy?

No, they can point backwards, but won't fold up the back.

Picture, if possible...?

Ditto, I want to see if it gives it a caped look

Sorry to hear that your TRUs in the US dont have sales, but I guess ours in Canada make up for the fact that buying from HTS for canadians is an expensive pain. The only problem is that HTS doesnt give rainchecks.

In the end, I think I am very fortunate and happy with my TF situation where I am, even if I cant get as affordable an access to TF Source, BBTS and HTS.

Does anyone know the site woozymoo? They might be the answer many of you have been looking for. My far, the better price for titans return wave 2 online. the set of 4 deluxes is $67.99 so 16.99 a figure and you get free shipping on orders above $50. That beats BBTS by quite a bit.

https://www.woozymoo.com/products/trans ... 2-set-of-4

Madeus Prime wrote:

Sigma Magnus wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Got this guy from UPS a little bit ago!



He's awesome! Nice joints. Great head. No bendy sword like his Botcon Predecessor.

Lion mode and spaceship mode aren't all that great, but robot mode is awesome and majestic. Just an amazing face sculpt.

Can you fold the lion legs behind the torso to make it less boxy?

No, they can point backwards, but won't fold up the back.

Picture, if possible...?

Ditto, I want to see if it gives it a caped look

I once saw someone take a pic of A3 with his legs tucked away. Lemme go find it.

*goes to look for it*

Found it!

That looks SO much better. Okay, getting him now.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

nycPrime wrote:I've never seen a sale at TRU I've been excited about. The only way I've consistently gotten items below MSRP is through HTS. You can normally get newer stuff at an all-in price of slightly below MSRP with coupon codes. For stuff that doesn't sell as well, you can get a better discount since they drop prices faster than TRU, but not as fast as Amazon. Pretty much everything, if not all, from the CW line is presently discounted.

So going back to the earlier discussion about planning. I really want all the deluxes from wave 2. I'm debating if I should pick it up now at close to MSRP, or wait until later in the year and hope to pick them up at a discount. I don't feel like availability will be an issue. The only one as of yesterday I saw was sold out from BBTS was Chromedome.

I'd wait it out some. Wave 2 will most likely be around for a while so there should be plenty of opportunity to get them

I'm inclined to wait, at least for the wave 2 deluxes. Wheelie I may just grab if I see it at a store. It's the only one that is pretty consistently sold out at various retailers. I'm patiently waiting for Blaster to be discounted.

william-james88 wrote:Does anyone know the site woozymoo? They might be the answer many of you have been looking for. My far, the better price for titans return wave 2 online. the set of 4 deluxes is $67.99 so 16.99 a figure and you get free shipping on orders above $50. That beats BBTS by quite a bit.

https://www.woozymoo.com/products/trans ... 2-set-of-4

Never heard of this. Is it legit? Cuz it looks sketch.

nycPrime wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

nycPrime wrote:I've never seen a sale at TRU I've been excited about. The only way I've consistently gotten items below MSRP is through HTS. You can normally get newer stuff at an all-in price of slightly below MSRP with coupon codes. For stuff that doesn't sell as well, you can get a better discount since they drop prices faster than TRU, but not as fast as Amazon. Pretty much everything, if not all, from the CW line is presently discounted.

So going back to the earlier discussion about planning. I really want all the deluxes from wave 2. I'm debating if I should pick it up now at close to MSRP, or wait until later in the year and hope to pick them up at a discount. I don't feel like availability will be an issue. The only one as of yesterday I saw was sold out from BBTS was Chromedome.

I'd wait it out some. Wave 2 will most likely be around for a while so there should be plenty of opportunity to get them

I'm inclined to wait, at least for the wave 2 deluxes. Wheelie I may just grab if I see it at a store. It's the only one that is pretty consistently sold out at various retailers. I'm patiently waiting for Blaster to be discounted.

See, I feel ok about getting deluxes and smaller in store at the $14.99, sometimes even voyagers. But I will wait on the leaders until they either are sold on HTS with a store coupon or Walmart.com lowers the price and I can price match at the store (did that for combiner wars Megatron, got him at Walmart for $36 after price match)

nycPrime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Does anyone know the site woozymoo? They might be the answer many of you have been looking for. My far, the better price for titans return wave 2 online. the set of 4 deluxes is $67.99 so 16.99 a figure and you get free shipping on orders above $50. That beats BBTS by quite a bit.

https://www.woozymoo.com/products/trans ... 2-set-of-4

Never heard of this. Is it legit? Cuz it looks sketch.

I haven't ordered from them myself but they are a sponsor for another website I visit for action figure news, thefwoosh.com. It's a pretty cool website, so I imagine they wouldn't have a place that rips off customers as a sponsor.

SureShot18 wrote:

nycPrime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Does anyone know the site woozymoo? They might be the answer many of you have been looking for. My far, the better price for titans return wave 2 online. the set of 4 deluxes is $67.99 so 16.99 a figure and you get free shipping on orders above $50. That beats BBTS by quite a bit.

https://www.woozymoo.com/products/trans ... 2-set-of-4

Never heard of this. Is it legit? Cuz it looks sketch.

I haven't ordered from them myself but they are a sponsor for another website I visit for action figure news, thefwoosh.com. It's a pretty cool website, so I imagine they wouldn't have a place that rips off customers as a sponsor.

They just started with tfw2005 to

Bumblebee21 wrote:

SureShot18 wrote:

nycPrime wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Does anyone know the site woozymoo? They might be the answer many of you have been looking for. My far, the better price for titans return wave 2 online. the set of 4 deluxes is $67.99 so 16.99 a figure and you get free shipping on orders above $50. That beats BBTS by quite a bit.

https://www.woozymoo.com/products/trans ... 2-set-of-4

Never heard of this. Is it legit? Cuz it looks sketch.

I haven't ordered from them myself but they are a sponsor for another website I visit for action figure news, thefwoosh.com. It's a pretty cool website, so I imagine they wouldn't have a place that rips off customers as a sponsor.

They just started with tfw2005 to

Cool, more options is a good thing.