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News Credits: 12 · Tue May 03, 2011 4:55 pm

I stopped by TRU today, hoping that MAYBE they'd have some DOTM toys out, and lo and behold... there they were! Not much, but they had all four of the Basic HA figures and all of the new "Legends" figures. But when I went to the register with Icepick and Sandstorm, the girl was like "Uh-oh, it says we can't sell these until the 15th" and she called the manager and he came and took them and said they couldn't sell them, and went off to find the dummy who put them out early. :sad:

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Funny, I recall reading something somewhere (that may or may not be true) that said if a store had something on the shelves that wasn't under a recall notice, they were legally required to sell it to you. I haven't tested the validity of this theory and product release dates though...

News Credits: 12 · Tue May 03, 2011 5:05 pm

Mkall wrote:Funny, I recall reading something somewhere (that may or may not be true) that said if a store had something on the shelves that wasn't under a recall notice, they were legally required to sell it to you. I haven't tested the validity of this theory and product release dates though...

I've heard that too, but I think it's urban legend. Even if there was a law like that (which I greatly doubt), it would be a state law, not a federal law (the federal govt can only regulate interstate commerce), so it would differ from state to state.

News Credits: 3 · Tue May 03, 2011 7:22 pm

That's when you grab the figs and haul ass outta the store. And when the bacon comes for yo ass, just tell 'em you tried to pay for the sh*t, but the bichez wouldn't take your dough...so you thought it was a gift.

News Credits: 6 · Tue May 03, 2011 8:38 pm

Kibble wrote:That's when you grab the figs and haul ass outta the store. And when the bacon comes for yo ass, just tell 'em you tried to pay for the sh*t, but the bichez wouldn't take your dough...so you thought it was a gift.

Sound reasoning, I suppose.

News Credits: 1 · Tue May 03, 2011 8:44 pm

Haha, I would've flopped onto the floor and started kicking and screaming like a spoiled brat until he sold me the TFs.

Kibble wrote:That's when you grab the figs and haul ass outta the store. And when the bacon comes for yo ass, just tell 'em you tried to pay for the sh*t, but the bichez wouldn't take your dough...so you thought it was a gift.

^^^This is probably more effective though.

News Credits: 8 · Tue May 03, 2011 9:03 pm

Im curious to see how the different chains are going to handle this new line and their release. I know Tru wont normally budge on street dates. Wal mart will normally bend the rules and target might as well..Would be cool to hear peoples reactions when they see" Do not sell"..

News Credits: 1235 · Tue May 03, 2011 9:07 pm

Tried getting Sentinel Prime with the DCPI number and when the lady came from the back she spouted the street date and said she can't legally sell it to me.

News Credits: 12 · Tue May 03, 2011 9:14 pm

Actually the rule about them having to sell it if it's on the shelf is a law. You can look it up to and throw it at them if need be.

If they argue, you just need to tell them that they shouldn't have been dumb enough to put it on the shelf.

I've done this a few times and have got my stuff.

News Credits: 8 · Tue May 03, 2011 10:30 pm

robofreak wrote:Actually the rule about them having to sell it if it's on the shelf is a law. You can look it up to and throw it at them if need be.

If they argue, you just need to tell them that they shouldn't have been dumb enough to put it on the shelf.

I've done this a few times and have got my stuff.

I remeber when ROTF came out and I saw a employee from wal mart putting out the robot heroes I mentioned the street date and the lady responded with, neeh it's only a few days.. LOL..I love wal mart sometimes

News Credits: 2 · Wed May 04, 2011 2:04 am

This is weird, today I went to Target and they precisely one DOTM Voyager Prime in stock. Remembering what others had said here, I took it to a price scanner and sure enough, it had the price at $19.99. I took it to the cashier and they sold it to me without any questions asked. I wonder why TRU is being so anal about the street date???

News Credits: 1 · Wed May 04, 2011 10:17 am

LiKwid wrote:
robofreak wrote:Actually the rule about them having to sell it if it's on the shelf is a law. You can look it up to and throw it at them if need be.

If they argue, you just need to tell them that they shouldn't have been dumb enough to put it on the shelf.

I've done this a few times and have got my stuff.

I remeber when ROTF came out and I saw a employee from wal mart putting out the robot heroes I mentioned the street date and the lady responded with, neeh it's only a few days.. LOL..I love wal mart sometimes

Show off, my Walmart's toy guy is Captain rulesfollower.

News Credits: 3 · Wed May 04, 2011 10:36 am

I_AM... MEGATRON! wrote:This is weird, today I went to Target and they precisely one DOTM Voyager Prime in stock. Remembering what others had said here, I took it to a price scanner and sure enough, it had the price at $19.99. I took it to the cashier and they sold it to me without any questions asked. I wonder why TRU is being so anal about the street date???

Because TRU has the street date come up when you attempt to check out...Target doesn't have that programmed in their system. All it takes is for someone to overlook the 'do not sell before' on the shipping box and you're home free.

News Credits: 2 · Wed May 04, 2011 10:38 am

Kibble wrote:
I_AM... MEGATRON! wrote:This is weird, today I went to Target and they precisely one DOTM Voyager Prime in stock. Remembering what others had said here, I took it to a price scanner and sure enough, it had the price at $19.99. I took it to the cashier and they sold it to me without any questions asked. I wonder why TRU is being so anal about the street date???

Because TRU has the street date come up when you attempt to check out...Target doesn't have that programmed in their system. All it takes is for someone to overlook the 'do not sell before' on the shipping box and you're home free.

Well then God bless the minimum wage worker that doesn't give a **** :grin: