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News Credits: 337 · Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:32 pm

Several new pictures of inpackage shots of Transformers Movie Merchandise has shown up on the web. The merchandise featured is the "Projector" "Motion Sensor", "Optimus Prime Communicator", "Autobot Slide Puzzle", "Night Scope", "Listening Device" and "Optimus Prime and Bumblebee Key chains".

News Credits: 3 · Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:47 pm

These are Transformers products I more than likely will not buy.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:50 pm

My god...it's full of swag.

News Credits: 1014 · Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:53 pm

Im sorry, but u just cant call urself a Transformers fan if you don't get the official movie slide puzzle. Period.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:56 pm

This almost looks like the stuff that you can find in the party supplies aisle of any local Super-store ie: Walmart, K-mart... blah blah.

But for some strange reason, I can see these on their own special endcap.

Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:00 pm

Wow, what a great summer to save some cash.

News Credits: 337 · Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:19 pm

I am a completest and will be getting all of the FAB and regular movie toy line...but things like this IMHO are meant for the younger crowd and have no place/room in my collection.

News Credits: 38 · Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:23 pm

Air Commander Starscream wrote:I am a completest and will be getting all of the FAB and regular movie toy line...but things like this IMHO are meant for the younger crowd and have no place/room in my collection.

Come now. You don't want a little bumblebee jingling around in your Jeep?

Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:35 pm

There's some interesting stuff here, but I don't know if I'll get any of it. Well, maybe a few of them for kicks.

News Credits: 349 · Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:02 pm

Mirror Ornaments FTW!

Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:09 am

I can already see this stuff in my head in the 'specially marked down toys!' bin at my local TRU.

This is junk that kids will get real tired of fast!

News Credits: 3 · Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:03 am

I think I'm going to be saving some money too, this summer. There's a few voyager-class I'll be grabbing, and maybe a couple deluxe outside of the protoforms I've already ordered. Beyond that, however......Not so much. I'm really looking forward to this movie though. Gonna make a point of at least trying to see it in the theater.

News Credits: 3 · Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:05 am

I wish I had that listening device during the first design meeting for the film.

Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:52 am

It'll be in a bargain bin by september

News Credits: 1 · Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:53 am

Egad, "Try Me" buttons...

Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:54 am

I've not seen Try Me buttons in ages

News Credits: 1 · Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:55 am

I was hoping it would stay that way.

Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:57 am

yup, now there's gonna be kids running up and jamming the buttons...sticking them up and making the batteries dead

News Credits: 1 · Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:13 am

Ruining toys, making noise. I can't stand the noise, I really can't. Confounded "Try Me" buttons...

http://www.youtube.com/user/Pepsimus · Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:41 am

Hey look! It's episode 1 toys!
Remember how quickly they sold out? :-)

News Credits: 3 · Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:48 am

"Ooh, it says here it makes 'exciting battle sounds and lights'."

"What does it sound like?"

"I don't know."

"Never mind then."

I work in a toy shop. I have heard this conversation and variations thereof many times. Try Me buttons are a GOOD THING. It means they have to provide batteries with the toy for a start. Usually cheap batteries that don't last very long, so they do tend to run out quickly. If there was no Try Me, batteries would not be included unless they were the button-cell ones. There really is no downside, unless like me you work in a toy aisle and have to listen to kids trying out the machine guns all day.

-Nick