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Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:38 am
by waaaaghlord
The Universe Minicon 10 pack that has recently been showing up at some US discount chains is now available in the UK as a Tesco exclusive. The online shopping page can be found here: http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.206-0976.aspx and I picked up a set in store today. Two actually as there was a manufacturing problem with the Overcharge in the first set that I picked up and I had to make an exchange. One of the serated pins had shattered the black plastic piece it was attatched to into three pieces. The second one's fine, and I've not heard anyone else complain about the same thing so I'm calling poor QC rather than a problem with the mould this time around.

Re: Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:12 am
by Convotron
Wow, 50% off. Great deal. :)

Re: Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:55 am
by shonenfan4
This set is pretty rare in the States too, only seen this a few times on eBay.

Re: Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:22 pm
by waaaaghlord
Convotron wrote:Wow, 50% off. Great deal. :)

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Except they've never sold it at 40 quid. It's just come into stock with the new Direct catalogue and appeared in stores in the last week. I believe that's technically illegal advertising under UK law. There's a statute to the effect that an item has to be advertised and sold at it's original price for (if I remember rightly) around 31 days before you're allowed to advertise something as reduced. 20 pounds in store looked to be the regular list price without any indication of it being a reduction. Woolworths did something similar with the 12 pack last year, overpricing it for the minimum period and then whacking 50% off, making for a fair price. Why they'd flount the law by advertising it as reduced on the web and in the catalogue is beyond me.

The 20 quid price tag is about right too. Minicon 3 packs would be going for 8 quid under the current pricing structures, so a multipack coming in a little cheaper per figure sounds fair.

Re: Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:52 pm
by Razorclaw0000
Congratulations! It's an awesome set.

Universe Mini-Con 10 pack: UK Tesco exclusive available now

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:57 pm
by Dead Metal
Seibertron.com member waaaaghlord has found and bought the recently sighted Universe Mini-Con 10 pack at Tesco, a UK store chain. The set is exclusive to Tesco and can be ordered online at Tesco's homepage.
To view this listing please click here.
The price is listed at GBP 20.00 and if you have a Tesco Clubcard it awards you with 40 Clubcard points.

Stay tuned to seibertron.com for all your Transformers related news!

Re: Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:03 pm
by waaaaghlord
First news credit for a while, cheers DM. In all fairness though munkimus did post about getting a set over in sightings at about the same time.

Re: Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:15 pm
by Dead Metal
waaaaghlord wrote:First news credit for a while, cheers DM. In all fairness though munkimus did post about getting a set over in sightings at about the same time.


Don't mention it :D
Adding Munkimus to credits....

Re: Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:35 pm
by gingermoney
theyre great i got mine yesterday and at £2 each its cheaper per minicon than ebay

Re: Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:34 am
by Ravage XK
All sold out!!

Re: Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:54 am
by Death-Shed
Ravage XK wrote:All sold out!!


Not available online but they have had them back on the shelves today, still at £20.

Re: Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:04 am
by Ravage XK
Death-Shed wrote:
Ravage XK wrote:All sold out!!


Not available online but they have had them back on the shelves today, still at £20.



Ahh, will go and look at lunch today. Which is right now. Cheers.

Re: Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:02 am
by Pretender Skywarp
Ravage XK wrote:
Death-Shed wrote:
Ravage XK wrote:All sold out!!


Not available online but they have had them back on the shelves today, still at £20.



Ahh, will go and look at lunch today. Which is right now. Cheers.


I have a feeling that this set is gooing to be in short supply. With the website already being sold-out, people are now throwing them on Ebay for £50 :shock:

My local only got four in, that was about ten days ago, thankfully I managed to snag one. Considering that they are in Euro-box packaging, hopefully they should show up elsewhere :-?

Re: Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:51 pm
by Pretender Skywarp
Further to my last, these are back in stock on-line.

Grab 'em while you can :grin:

Re: Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:21 am
by Ravage XK
Thanks for the heads up. Just bought a set.

I didnt get an email from Tesco to tell they were back in stock.

Re: Minicon 10 pack available as Tesco exclusive in UK

PostPosted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:58 am
by Pretender Skywarp
Ravage XK wrote:Thanks for the heads up. Just bought a set.

I didnt get an email from Tesco to tell they were back in stock.


You're welcome, rather that than some scalper get your business :-x