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News Credits: 3554 · by **Seibertron** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:24 am

I appreciate you guys sharing your postings. We'll get the Cheeseheads to post more! Makes me think that I really need to get up to Dairycon and try to recruit some people! You guys keep posting, I'll do my part to help promote the forums more which in turn will get more Wisconsin people here.

Funny thing about Arcee and Ratchet, I found them (of all places) at the lone Fao Schwarz store in New York City near Central Park last Sunday when I was there for Toy Fair. I missed the memo that TRU bought out the dying Fao "chain" last year so I was not expecting to find TRU exclusives at Fao.

I know they've been in the Chicagoland area around the end of January but I never saw them.

by **Grahf** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:45 pm

Seibertron wrote:I know they've been in the Chicagoland area around the end of January but I never saw them.

I imagine stuff disappears faster around Chicago and other major cities. I'm fortunate enough that within a 30 mile radius of where I live, there are four Wal Marts, three Targets, and two TRU. I'm sol when it comes to Kmart though, I think that they have pretty much given up on NE Wisconsin.

News Credits: 3554 · by **Seibertron** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:37 pm

Grahf wrote:
Seibertron wrote:I know they've been in the Chicagoland area around the end of January but I never saw them.

I imagine stuff disappears faster around Chicago and other major cities. I'm fortunate enough that within a 30 mile radius of where I live, there are four Wal Marts, three Targets, and two TRU. I'm sol when it comes to Kmart though, I think that they have pretty much given up on NE Wisconsin.

Except we've got a ton more stores in this area so it probably evens out. According to the store locator on Seibertron.com, http://www.seibertron.com/sightings/zips.php, in my area within 20 miles I've got ...

at least 15 Walmarts within 20 miles
at least 9 Toys R Us stores within 20 miles
at least 23 Targets within 20 miles
about 15 Kmarts within 20 miles

News Credits: 349 · by **Bed Bugs** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:49 pm

Yeah, I've tried to recruit many other Cheeseheads to stop in here, to no avail. Thus I end up checking TFW's Wisconsin Sightings thread to see everyone's sightings and accidentally forget about this thread here at home. Plus, a lot of the sightings are posted on the DTF mailing list too. Then you add on the fact that one of our prominent members of the state works for Toysightings.com, and it just gets complicated, lol.

Around my area, stores are finally getting in the new scouts and voyagers. Picked up Mindwipe a couple days ago.

News Credits: 1 · by **Colinus Maximus** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:11 pm

Madison West Wal-Mart is starting to get in new deluxes, Deluxe Ratchet is on the pegs. They had 1 ROTF Lockdown, until I snagged him.

Still no luck with Animated Ratchet and Arcee. Last Friday I called the Toys R Us stores in Janesville, all 3 in Milwaukee, and even the one in Rockford, IL. Only the S. 27th Street store knew what I was talking about from others calling for the same items. One of the other boards reported seeing Animated Ratchet at the S. 27th Street store earlier today, but only one with all the Arcees bought out.

BTW, I sent in some update to the store locator. Madison only has 1 Toys R Us now, the east side one converted to a Babies R Us a while back and the K-Mart listed on Odanna Road in Madison is long gone, I drive past the location every other week when making my car payment, after which I go to the Toys R Us and stare at the same 6 Oil Slicks that have been there since Christmas.

News Credits: 38 · by **Methusalen** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:43 pm

Hudson Walmart had a HA Barricade, Skids, & Sideswipe.
Deluxe Brawn, Armorhide, Lockdown, & the repainted Sideswipe.
Legends Class Soundwave, Optimus Prime repaint, & Wheelie.

News Credits: 349 · by **Bed Bugs** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:53 pm

Shitko (Shopko) of Marshfield got the first Human Alliance Barricade of the area. I call them Shitko cuz they wanted $40.00 for him.

by **primejunky** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:02 am

I stop buy the S.27th one, everyday to every other day, as well as brown deer and to no avail. I work mainly in the Chicagoland area and have been on a massive hunt. Yesterday I found Arcee and Ratchet but could only buy one, so I said hello Arcee. Not to be too greedy, but I still want two more for each of my girls. One of them I plan on painting into a medic or elita so they won't fight.

by **primejunky** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:07 am

This is a posting from the TFW2005 Boards Illinios

"I got to thank Padre today. He called me and I went on a whim to Western TRU after my shower after he called asking if I wanted a Shanghai set. Got an Arcee and Ratchet and met someone never knew from the boards. Chatted for a while. But I missed out on the clearance price of avatar stuff I wanted and waited for the price drop; I went to check the clearance of peterson and miss the two $5 amp suits that literally got snatched right in front of me when I got to the aisle. Damn. Well, if anyone sees an AMP suit from the line for $5, please nab it for me. Thanks. Also, I will keep a lookout for any extra Arcee. I don't hold much hope for the Western though; said they were discontinued. "

News Credits: 1 · by **Colinus Maximus** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:17 pm

I just came from the Janesville Toys R Us. There's only 1 Ratchet now. I got one of the 2, the other I moved from it's own peg to the peg with a Soundwave and 2 Electrostatic Soundwaves, it's at the back of that peg now. They're expecting their next truck tomorrow, I'm gonna call and see if any Arcees come in.

Madison Toys R Us is down to only 5 Oil Slicks now, and has a bunch of Shanghai Showdown packs.

Fitchburg Target has Skystalker in.

Madison South Wal-Mart has lowered prices on a bunch of Transformers, scouts are $7 (Divebomb one of the new ones in), Marvel Crossovers are down to $12 but they only had the new car and motorcycle Spidermans, there was a Captain America but I snagged that one, The Bumblebee/Soundwave 2 pack is at $15.

News Credits: 1 · by **Colinus Maximus** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:04 pm

Wow! It's been a loooooooong time since I've had back to back posts.

No go on Arcee in Janesville today, called them right after 11.
Did another round of calls and expanded my radius. When I called Green Bay they told me they had her. I asked if they could hold it and I was asked if I wanted 1 or both. I took both (reselling the second one at cost to another Madisonite). Drove up there. The guy I spoked to apologized and told me they actually had 4. I said that was alright as I don't want to appear greedy. I checked the store, 1 of the other two was still there right out on the front of the peg, didn't see the other one. Good selection of various animated figures, plenty of the ROTF multi-packs. A bunch of Classic ultras as well.

The Green Bay Toys R Us is HUGE! The Madison one would fit inside with it's parking lot. The Green Bay store also has the friendliest staff I've encountered in any Toys R Us as well.

BTW, I know, I'm probably nuts for driving all the way there from Madison just for a pair of Arcees but I've also applied for several jobs in the Green Bay area and haven't been up there in 15 years and never coming from Madison, so now I have an idea how long the drive would be and how much time to give myself if I should get an interview up there.

News Credits: 349 · by **Bed Bugs** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:55 pm

Nothing new in Marshfield. I still managed to spend money though. Got about half of the Encores for half their price at BBTS from a friend. Couldn't pass that up.

by **Grahf** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:00 pm

I myself make the drive up to the Green Bay TRU about once a month, but it only takes me about half an hour. I agree that its one of the nicer TRUs in the state.

If anyone is still looking for a MP Skywarp, Wal Mart in Oshkosh has one left in their clearence section, although it wasn't priced.

I still can't find mysel a Skystalker, I've seen every ever figure from the wave except for him.

by **Grahf** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:50 pm

Does anyone in the state know of a store that has a decent suppply of Skytalkers?

by **Grahf** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:08 pm

Sometimes I feel like I'm talking to myself here, but here it goes again. The Wal Mart in Fon Du Lac has two MP Skywarps in their clearence section for $29 a pop.

Other than that, there isn't really anything new in NE WI.

News Credits: 1 · by **Colinus Maximus** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:51 pm

Not new figures, but a new price. The movie scout 2 packs Beachcomber/Deadlift and Slap Dash/Trenchmouth are down to $12 at the Monona Wal-mart.

by **Grahf** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:08 am

I finally found that little bastard Skystalker. The Target on the east side of Appleton has all of the new scouts.

News Credits: 1 · by **Colinus Maximus** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:07 am

Colinus Maximus wrote:Not new figures, but a new price. The movie scout 2 packs Beachcomber/Deadlift and Slap Dash/Trenchmouth are down to $12 at the Monona Wal-mart.

Those 2 packs are now down to $9. Wish I'd waited a week, still about a dozen left of each.

News Credits: 1 · by **Colinus Maximus** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:37 pm

Movie deluxes at Monona Wal-mart are down to 7.59. They've got several Brawns, Lockdowns, Deluxe Ratchets, I even saw a couple of the Sideswipe "repaints".

News Credits: 1 · by **Colinus Maximus** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:55 pm

Madison Toys R Us ACTUALLY has 3 Cybertron Ratchets in stock as of 8:45 p.m. on 6/18/2010. No Arcees though, and still the same 5 Oil Slicks.

by **Grahf** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:01 pm

As of last night {6/18}, the Appleton TRU had six Arcees on the shelf, quite possibly the most I've ever seen at one time.

News Credits: 1 · by **Colinus Maximus** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:34 pm

Madison Toys R Us has the Power Core Combiners and the first wave of Hunt The Decepticons. They're also doing the buy one get one half off.

Saw all the first wave of Power Core Combiners and amongst Hunt For The Decpticons I saw Jetblade, Payload, Night Ops Ratchet, Sea Attack Ravage, Battle Blade Bumblebee, and Deluxe Ironhide. Excapt for the Night Ops Ratchet and Payload there were good quantities of all.

by **Weekend Warrior** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:59 am

Great site. From Sun Prairie here so I visit the new Target regularly. I was there last night and they were having a pretty good sale... about 10%-20% off.

Pretty new collector myself... mainly interested in the older G1 or masterpiece transformers.

I was pretty lucky to get the nice 20th anniversary edition Optimus at Toys R Us a couple years back.

I'm currently looking for the SDCC Soundwave and Masterpiece Starscream... any better ideas than EBAY?

I am also hoping to get a masterpiece Grimlock... but doesn't sound like Toys R Us on the westside of Madison will have them yet?

Any info on the items mentioned above would be most helpful. Thanks!

News Credits: 1 · by **Colinus Maximus** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:27 pm

Madison Toys R Us has 4 Arcees, some Seasprays, and Leader Class Starscreams. Also saw the new legends class, still have a full compliment of Power Core Combiners, and HFTD. Also spotted the new Star Wars Transformers including Yoda. No Generations.

News Credits: 1 · by **Colinus Maximus** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:57 pm

Double post more than a month apart? Come on Wisconsin, show this site what we're made of!

Monona Wal-mart: PCC Mudslinger, Double Clutch, Bombshock, and Skyburst - 1 each and a bunch of Huffers, Smoulders, and Searchlights. Also generations, HFTD scouts and legends. Also still some Marvel cross overs in addition to the Iron Man 2 and Star Wars cross overs.

Fitchburg Target: HA Jazz and Bumblebee, several of each. Leader Starscream and Battle Ops Bumblebee. The 2-pack exclusives. A bunch of Drifts, 1 Thrust, and few Cybertron Bumblebees and Primes.

Madison Toys R Us: Went looking for Animated Rodimus and Ironhide, no luck there but found 2 Masterpiece Grimlocks (bought 1).