AcademyofDrX wrote:Mistaken_Table wrote:I assume Pulse shipping will be any day now, just as I assume they're using the same fulfillment teams regardless of the storefront.
Hasbro Pulse UK hasn't made a very good first impression. EVERYTHING is delayed 'til September. I've been using Pulse as a sort of bookmark to guarantee I'll get the figure, but the second anybody else gets it first, I Judas to the max and cancel. Why is it last to get its own produce?
Why would Hasbro get it sooner? It's not like everything going out to retailers first goes through Hasbro. Their branded site is just another storefront.
I don't have FOMO, I don't have room to unpack every order the second it comes in. It just seems like people have unrealistic expectations or take delays personally.
While everything you said is correct, the answer really is 'legal agreements.'
If Pulse got everything first, Hasbro would be direct selling to consumers AND beating all the distribution to the punch. There would be zero reason to buy toys at Walmart, Target whatsoever. Of course, there's the other idea that if Hasbro did that, those stores would have no reason to carry their product.
I use Pulse to guarantee that I get something I want, but if I find it in the store - sometimes yes, sometimes no - then I buy it in the store and depending whether or not it's something I need for my son, then I cancel or keep the pre-order. I never, however, expect to get anything from Pulse first.