Titans Return Deluxes On Sale at US Target Stores

Bronzewolf wrote:It's November, which means it's the season of sales and deals, and boy have they been coming out in droves. We have another one today, cortesy of Seibertronian Ironhidensh, that pertains to US Target stores. Apparently Target is selling Titans Return deluxes at only $10USD. This might be in preparation for the holiday season, or to clear things out before wave 2 or 3 comes. Check out his photo down below that confirms he picked up Titans Return Blurr at that price. It's currently unknown wether or not this sale is available anywhere else in the world, or even in the United States, as this could be a regional thing, but if you find anything at your local Target, please send it out way or leave a comment here!

Found the price at a second target as well

God you guys are lucky. I'd kill for Skullsmasher and Blurr at that price.

... oh, uh, Scourge and Hardhead are cool too

Ironhidensh wrote:

Bronzewolf wrote:It's November, which means it's the season of sales and deals, and boy have they been coming out in droves. We have another one today, cortesy of Seibertronian Ironhidensh, that pertains to US Target stores. Apparently Target is selling Titans Return deluxes at only $10USD. This might be in preparation for the holiday season, or to clear things out before wave 2 or 3 comes. Check out his photo down below that confirms he picked up Titans Return Blurr at that price. It's currently unknown wether or not this sale is available anywhere else in the world, or even in the United States, as this could be a regional thing, but if you find anything at your local Target, please send it out way or leave a comment here!

Found the price at a second target as well

One thing that's great with the mass consumerism economy of the US of A......not to mention Black Friday is coming soon!

william-james88 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:
What does that make wj88 then?

an employee

My TRU would never have me as an employee, I think they hate me (and my awesome legal cost saving methods!).

Anyways, calling anything from TR shelfwarming is absurd. The line is way too young and its impossible to know if the stock you keep seeing week after week is the same stock or a restock.

And if the TRU employee tells me a TR stock has been there for like a month or two (it falls under the definition of "months"). So technically it is shelfwarming. One month, then it ain't. 2 months up it's months then it is shelfwarming...by the definition.

Now if you will demand TRU inventory records, from your's truly then I'd be happy to oblige but only if you also demand it too from other posters who use the term.

This is what happens when people argue how many angels can sit on a needle's head

None of that matters. A shelfwarmer is not defined by how long he is around. In the 80s you kept seeing Ramjet year after year but its not because he was shelfwarming, hasbro just kept pumping these toys out, rereleasing them, and they kept being bought and restocked.

A true shelfwarmer is a toy that is still on shelves when it can no longer be orderd, hence why the definition expresses that it was to be from another line when having the new line next to it. A good example would be ROTF toys still being around when DOTM is out, or all those simplified AOE tfs still being available when The last Knight toys come around. Those are shelfwarmers. You can all have your own views on a shelfwarmer and I wont police it. But if anyone wants to use it by its actual term, then the months is not as relevant as them appearing alongside a new line of toys. When you look at it that way, there arent that many shelfwarmers really. And plus, its not a great word to label a toy. I mean, we are all hoping parents and collectors find these TR toys this christmas season right? So why would there be despair to still see PMOP on the shelves?

So the definition you are following is from? That's the gist of it. It has to be 2 months up. Now if you use the very "reliable" (I use the term very loosely) tfwiki definition............

I would definitely say the AOE Leader Grimlock at my closest Target is a candidate for Shelfwarming, where as the Wave 1 TR Leaders at my local Walmarts are also warming shelves due to the residual heat caused from the friction from them flying off the shelf.
Either way the shelves are warm.

There's a bunch of AOE stuff still at the local Entertainer. Stomp N' Chomp Grimlock, Legions, there was that Silver Knight 2-pack (the one with the FOC grimlock repaint)...
There's also a ton of Scattershots and Onslaughts that refuse to budge. Can we call them shelfwarming at this point? I'm not sure yet.

Well hello there.

Mr. Bronzewolf, please come to the pharmacy. Your prescription is ready for pick up.

Cobotron wrote:Mr. Bronzewolf, please come to the pharmacy. Your prescription is ready for pick up.

Pics coming soon.

fenrir72 wrote:So the definition you are following is from? That's the gist of it. It has to be 2 months up. Now if you use the very "reliable" (I use the term very loosely) tfwiki definition............

Its based on what has symbolized the word in the past. The ROTF toys were shelfwarming because they were alongside DOTM and Transmetal Scavenger was shelfwarming because he was still around once TM2 toys were all gone.

If a toy is a shelfwarmer because its around for 2 months then that means every toy is a shelfwarmer. And if every TF is one, then none of them are, since its no longer a term that can be used to single out specific toys. That renders the shelfwarming term useless, since they will all be there for 2 months or more. Its nonsense since a wave comes out every 3 months on average and a store would definitely hope for their shelves to always be packed. Especially for the holidays. Like this one:



If that Blaster is still there when that third part of the trilogy comes along, then I will call it a shelfwarmer, not before. But I am not the boss of anyone, you can call them whatever you want. I get tired and dont care much anymore, just like I dont care that people out there think the world is flat.

PS, more pics can be seen in the brag thread, my TRU was looking mighty pretty today

Cobotron wrote:I would definitely say the AOE Leader Grimlock at my closest Target is a candidate for Shelfwarming, where as the Wave 1 TR Leaders at my local Walmarts are also warming shelves due to the residual heat caused from the friction from them flying off the shelf.
Either way the shelves are warm.

My Target is littered with Grimlocks. I think they have a bunch of Combiner and Titan leaders that will never see the light of day.

william-james88 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:So the definition you are following is from? That's the gist of it. It has to be 2 months up. Now if you use the very "reliable" (I use the term very loosely) tfwiki definition............

Its based on what has symbolized the word in the past. The ROTF toys were shelfwarming because they were alongside DOTM and Transmetal Scavenger was shelfwarming because he was still around once TM2 toys were all gone.

If a toy is a shelfwarmer because its around for 2 months then that means every toy is a shelfwarmer. And if every TF is one, then none of them are, since its no longer a term that can be used to single out specific toys. That renders the shelfwarming term useless, since they will all be there for 2 months or more. Its nonsense since a wave comes out every 3 months on average and a store would definitely hope for their shelves to always be packed. Especially for the holidays. Like this one:



If that Blaster is still there when that third part of the trilogy comes along, then I will call it a shelfwarmer, not before. But I am not the boss of anyone, you can call them whatever you want. I get tired and dont care much anymore, just like I dont care that people out there think the world is flat.

PS, more pics can be seen in the brag thread, my TRU was looking mighty pretty today

Damn, thats a well stocked TRU shelf of Transformers!
i wish my local TRU was like that, its almost bare every time i go in there

Ultra Markus wrote:Damn, thats a well stocked TRU shelf of Transformers!
i wish my local TRU was like that, its almost bare every time i go in there

Last time I went to TRU, back in August, the entire Transformers section was just a bit bigger than the width of that section on the right with the Bees and Power Surge Optimus Prime and there wasn't much there. You'd think when there are only two TRU stores in a state and they're separated by 140 miles they'd go all out on keeping things well stocked.

Emerje

Ironhidensh wrote:

Bronzewolf wrote:It's November, which means it's the season of sales and deals, and boy have they been coming out in droves. We have another one today, cortesy of Seibertronian Ironhidensh, that pertains to US Target stores. Apparently Target is selling Titans Return deluxes at only $10USD. This might be in preparation for the holiday season, or to clear things out before wave 2 or 3 comes. Check out his photo down below that confirms he picked up Titans Return Blurr at that price. It's currently unknown wether or not this sale is available anywhere else in the world, or even in the United States, as this could be a regional thing, but if you find anything at your local Target, please send it out way or leave a comment here!

Found the price at a second target as well

I can confirm that this is the price at Targets in Georgia as well.

Humorously, this means that Deluxes are now cheaper than Legends class figures, despite being twice the size.

Speaking of shelfwarming, I found this at a Walmart tonight:

I think we can all agree that a first wave figure from last year qualifies as a shelfwarmer, right?

And also while hunting, I finally found a Brainstorm at the ninth Walgreens I visited Georgians, it was on Buford Drive, east of I-85 at the intersection with Old Peachtree Road. I have posted this in the Georgia Transformers Sightings thread and will add it to the sightings program once my addition of the store location is approved.

Since I didn't get Blurr (I'll get the Legends one eventually), it was my first experience with the mold and he's pretty good, but I wish he could hold his "hood" section upside-down in bot mode (without sticking it to the side of his arm) for the titan master gun integration. Not a huge letdown, but it seems like an odd oversight for the central gimmick of the line.

Also my Teslor seems to have a half-painted visor.

(sorry if it's blurry, I couldn't get it in focus, zoomed in, and well-lit at the same time)

Then again, since all the wave 2 TMs (both single-packed and with transtectors) seem to have NO face paint, maybe I should be grateful he has some at all.

The titan masters that come with highbrow and Soundwave have face paint.

My local Target has had a terrible selection of Titans Return figures. I don't think I've even seen any Deluxes there. They've also reduced the size of the TF section to the smallest I've ever seen it since I started collecting 9 years ago.

Late to the part I know, but I just watched Peaugh's review of Voyager Megatron.

The engineering/mold itself looks great. The transformation is pretty neat and the articulation looks decent, considering the transformation. I'm not very impressed with the piddly little fusion cannon though.

What really lets it down IMO is the abysmal "paintjob". Almost all dull "Games Workshop Grey" (thanks for that one Vangelus!) with STICKERS for detail. Now I don't like stickers at the best of times, but when they're providing almost all of the colour detail for a figure? No. Just no. The chest swirls look particularly awful. It's extra inexcusable after the mediocre CW Leader Megatron got that sweet silver paintjob.

I'll be waiting for Blitzwing. If the Hasbro version goes for stickers for detail too I'll buy the Takara version.

Toys R Us are now following in the trend of discounts here in the UK

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/toys/s?Dy=1&Nt ... rn&x=0&y=0

LeAwesome1 wrote:Toys R Us are now following in the trend of discounts here in the UK

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/toys/s?Dy=1&Nt ... rn&x=0&y=0

Also, CW Ultra Magnus is 30 quid there now

Unfortunately - probably due to this - a lot of things are now sold out for delivery; including Galvatron, Hardhead, some Titan Masters and Skullsmasher.

I just bought the lone Alpha Trion at my Target in PDX! Astrotrain too - GOOOOOOOO!

I know you guy don't want to here this but I can't help...I honestly don't find the value in modern day deluxe class Transformers when the plastic is as cheap as it is and the paint is practically non existent on others (I looking at you TM Blurr). However for only $10 I was able to bring myself to pick up the ONLY other figure from the Titan masters line that I wanted...Hardhead.

And to not end this on a sour note, for those who are eager to pick up any deluxes from Target...happy hunting.

I'm very happy with the two figures I do have so far - Chromedome and Weirdwolf - but I'm not very happy to have got them at the price I did. They're worth between £10 and £16 in my opinion, the asking price of £20 was just ridiculous.

Slashercon wrote:I know you guy don't want to here this but I can't help...I honestly don't find the value in modern day deluxe class Transformers when the plastic is as cheap as it is and the paint is practically non existent on others (I looking at you TM Blurr). However for only $10 I was able to bring myself to pick up the ONLY other figure from the Titan masters line that I wanted...Hardhead.

And what did you think of him? Was he as you expected or better or worse?

Also am I the only one who just doesn't get when people complain about plastic quality in general?

Like, maybe it's something really subtle; but I've got Universe Cyclonus and Bluestreak and quite a few Cybertron figures, and I honestly don't feel anything that different about their plastic compared to my Thrilling 30, CW and TR figures. Even my FoC Soundblaster feels fine. Or am I missing some other point?

Kurona wrote:Also am I the only one who just doesn't get when people complain about plastic quality in general?

Like, maybe it's something really subtle; but I've got Universe Cyclonus and Bluestreak and quite a few Cybertron figures, and I honestly don't feel anything that different about their plastic compared to my Thrilling 30, CW and TR figures. Even my FoC Soundblaster feels fine. Or am I missing some other point?

you and me both

Thanks to the sale at target and the 20% off coupon for toys this week I finally picked up Scourge. My only complaint is the top of the alt mode on the the back of the left leg is missing a little bit of blue paint. I noticed it when I transformed him to alt mode. He's a bit difficult to peg together too, but that's not a big deal. As for the bobble head, Nucleon sits in the socket just fine, and Fracas sits in Galvatron's socket just fine too, so I think the looseness has something to do Fracas himself and not the connector as he does clip in solidly. Overall I'm quite happy now that I finally have Galvatron and his henchmen (including Universe 2.0 Cyclonus).

I was tempted to get Blurr but I just can't justify the too blue deco even if the mold is show accurate. I really like Generations Blurr and his giant sniper rifle. I was also tempted to get Hardhead but I extremely dislike the Hasbro face. If Hasbro had gone show accurate for the face that would have been an easy buy.

I hope to find Chromedome on the shelves soon and am looking forward to Megatron and Hot Rod whenever they get released into the market.

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Kurona wrote:Also am I the only one who just doesn't get when people complain about plastic quality in general?

Like, maybe it's something really subtle; but I've got Universe Cyclonus and Bluestreak and quite a few Cybertron figures, and I honestly don't feel anything that different about their plastic compared to my Thrilling 30, CW and TR figures. Even my FoC Soundblaster feels fine. Or am I missing some other point?

you and me both

I think the quality is fine. I have noticed the texture is a bit different, but I'm not worried about breaking anything.

Kurona wrote:Also am I the only one who just doesn't get when people complain about plastic quality in general?

Like, maybe it's something really subtle; but I've got Universe Cyclonus and Bluestreak and quite a few Cybertron figures, and I honestly don't feel anything that different about their plastic compared to my Thrilling 30, CW and TR figures. Even my FoC Soundblaster feels fine. Or am I missing some other point?

I dont know if its plastic quality per se but I do feel when a plastic is different. Like the plastic on the RID warrior Starscream when compared to TR chromedome, or the plastic on CW Scattershot's wings.

And toys can feel lighter too. I really notice a different feel in the FOC toys. That voyager soundwave just feel so porous, like nothing is smooth. And I also see a difference in plastic on some Prime toys, like voyager megatron, which feels like he was 3-d printed with all the plastic layering visible like when you cut a tree to see the rings.

The plastic on CW and TR so far feels perfectly fine though (aside from the aforementioned Scottershot wings).

And if anyone wants to feel some solid oldschool feeling plastic, just hold that CW Cyclonus in alt mode. Once again, I dont know what it is but those alt mode bits (like the nosecone) just feel more solid than anything else from the past 5 years.

Kurona wrote:I'm very happy with the two figures I do have so far - Chromedome and Weirdwolf - but I'm not very happy to have got them at the price I did. They're worth between £10 and £16 in my opinion, the asking price of £20 was just ridiculous.

I only got those 2 and Mindwipe at the at the £20 price hyke, as I managed to get Hardhead, Blurr and Skullsmasher at the original £16 point. Your right £20 is ridiculos for a deluxe, when considering that for an extra £5 you can get a voyager.

ThunderThruster wrote:

Kurona wrote:I'm very happy with the two figures I do have so far - Chromedome and Weirdwolf - but I'm not very happy to have got them at the price I did. They're worth between £10 and £16 in my opinion, the asking price of £20 was just ridiculous.

I only got those 2 and Mindwipe at the at the £20 price hyke, as I managed to get Hardhead, Blurr and Skullsmasher at the original £16 point. Your right £20 is ridiculos for a deluxe, when considering that for an extra £5 you can get a voyager.

Exactly. I wouldn't mind paying £16 - and I'm glad places like TRU and Forbidden Planet are still pricing them at that, or at least £17 - but £20 has been my main problem with the line so far.
Where did you get those guys for that price by the way?

william-james88 wrote:

Slashercon wrote:I know you guy don't want to here this but I can't help...I honestly don't find the value in modern day deluxe class Transformers when the plastic is as cheap as it is and the paint is practically non existent on others (I looking at you TM Blurr). However for only $10 I was able to bring myself to pick up the ONLY other figure from the Titan masters line that I wanted...Hardhead.

And what did you think of him? Was he as you expected or better or worse?

He's...unique. As someone who actually detests the idea of Targetmasters and Headmasters(Titan masters is definitely an improvement on the names though), i find myself oddly liking Hardhead as I thought I would. He has a pretty basic transformation but looks adequate i n both modes. I kinda wish he had more paint on him but it's ok for me. My biggest problems have to do with QC issues. Some of the hinges are too loose for my liking, specifically the cannon attachment hinge and his right elbow. His head also is a bit too loose and Furos' leg hinge is definitely loose to the point where it's bugging me. I also really wish he was a tad bigger and had more of a weight to him, (something that's noticeably missing from main Hasbro Tf toys since 2011 sadly). Other than these problems, I'm happy I got him ESPECIALLY for $9.99.

Slashercon wrote: Other these problems I happy I got him ESPECIALLY for $9.99.

At that price, do others interest you? I know Blurr's paintjob is not great, but its a really good mold that could interest you at that price. Its a bit good and bad because a ton of effort went into the sculpted details on Blurr (like WAY more effort than any other figure of recent memory) but the lack of paint of highlighting of this sculpting makes him look bland instead of highly detailed.

Thats one cool thing takara did, on the legs they put a coat of white paint but thin enough that it wouldnt completely seep through the cracks, making it look like panel lines.



It shows you the effort of the sculpter. Anyways, the sculpting is still there on the hasbro version and at 10$ I think you'd like him.

Plus, unlike CW, there is the use of clear plastic again.

william-james88 wrote:

Slashercon wrote: Other these problems I happy I got him ESPECIALLY for $9.99.

At that price, do others interest you? I know Blurr's paintjob is not great, but its a really good mold that could interest you at that price. Its a bit good and bad because a ton of effort went into the sculpted details on Blurr (like WAY more effort than any other figure of recent memory) but the lack of paint of highlighting of this sculpting makes him look bland instead of highly detailed.

Thats one cool thing takara did, on the legs they put a coat of white paint but thin enough that it wouldnt completely seep through the cracks, making it look like panel lines.



It shows you the effort of the sculpter. Anyways, the sculpting is still there on the hasbro version and at 10$ I think you'd like him.

Plus, unlike CW, there is the use of clear plastic again.

I really wanted that Takara Blurr, but I doubt he'll ever drop to a price I'm willing to pay b

Ironhidensh wrote:I really wanted that Takara Blurr, but I doubt he'll ever drop to a price I'm willing to pay

What price would that be?

Edit, went to check ebay and HOLY HELL!!!!



And these are under SOLD listings

william-james88 wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:I really wanted that Takara Blurr, but I doubt he'll ever drop to a price I'm willing to pay

What price would that be?

Edit, went to check ebay and HOLY HELL!!!!



And these are under SOLD listings

... know what? I'm pretty happy sticking to Hasbro if I ever get him.

25 is the most I'll spend. So I think I'm stuck with Hasbro.

I have yet to get any Takara Legends figures for TR - just Arcee from Generations or whatever - I even paid less than what I got the Hasbro version for (thanks Amazon).

That said, I wish I could've waited till the Deluxes were $10! And the Walgreens mark-up to ~20 is annoying - but I really enjoyed all of Wave 2.

william-james88 wrote:

Slashercon wrote: Other these problems I happy I got him ESPECIALLY for $9.99.

At that price, do others interest you? I know Blurr's paintjob is not great, but its a really good mold that could interest you at that price. Its a bit good and bad because a ton of effort went into the sculpted details on Blurr (like WAY more effort than any other figure of recent memory) but the lack of paint of highlighting of this sculpting makes him look bland instead of highly detailed.

Thats one cool thing takara did, on the legs they put a coat of white paint but thin enough that it wouldnt completely seep through the cracks, making it look like panel lines.



It shows you the effort of the sculpter. Anyways, the sculpting is still there on the hasbro version and at 10$ I think you'd like him.

Plus, unlike CW, there is the use of clear plastic again.

The Hasbro version of Blurr really irks me as it is the main figure that I have a problem with. I like the sculpt for the most part but that bland Hasbro paint job really brings it down. I've wanted a good Blurr for a long time after initially passing Animated Blurr back in the day (had no money to buy him :/) and even missing the Generation figure I was more interested here but more-so in the Takara figure. Unfortunately, I'm pressed for funds at the moment, and I have video games I'm saving up for too, so if I wanted a Blurr, the $9.99 one WOULD be ideal. But i might wind up passing him anyway.

Found Chromedome and Highbrow at Walgreens today at Cocoa Beach, FL.

Different time, different animals but browsing among online orders, TR Fortmax seems to range from US$ 100 to US$ 150. And he is less "meaty" than the 1986 version which retailed at around US$ 80 up. So by inflation adjustments, US$ 80 ++ is the buying power of US$ 100 to 150?

Just found the wave 2 voyagers at target. i only got choo choo

Astrotrain is so awesome i love him. his train mode could be a lot better tho.
the spring gimmick is stupid

Kurona wrote:

ThunderThruster wrote:

Kurona wrote:I'm very happy with the two figures I do have so far - Chromedome and Weirdwolf - but I'm not very happy to have got them at the price I did. They're worth between £10 and £16 in my opinion, the asking price of £20 was just ridiculous.

I only got those 2 and Mindwipe at the at the £20 price hyke, as I managed to get Hardhead, Blurr and Skullsmasher at the original £16 point. Your right £20 is ridiculos for a deluxe, when considering that for an extra £5 you can get a voyager.

Exactly. I wouldn't mind paying £16 - and I'm glad places like TRU and Forbidden Planet are still pricing them at that, or at least £17 - but £20 has been my main problem with the line so far.
Where did you get those guys for that price by the way?

It was Smyths, but even they're selling deluxes at the £20 pricepoint now.

Definitely having some fun with Alpha T!

GuyIncognito wrote:My local Target has had a terrible selection of Titans Return figures. I don't think I've even seen any Deluxes there. They've also reduced the size of the TF section to the smallest I've ever seen it since I started collecting 9 years ago.

No deluxes at any Targets around here but I did find the 1st wave TM's, a few months after the 2nd wave...

Did anyone take pics of the new Wave 2 sightings at Walmart and other stores in the US?

william-james88 wrote:Did anyone take pics of the new Wave 2 sightings at Walmart and other stores in the US?

nevermind.
youre talking about deluxes right
tman978 found wave 2 at walmart for 10 in his latest toy hunt if that helps

Bumblebee21 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Did anyone take pics of the new Wave 2 sightings at Walmart and other stores in the US?

nevermind.
youre talking about deluxes right
tman978 found wave 2 at walmart for 10 in his latest toy hunt if that helps

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Yes I was talking about deluxes, many have said they spotted them at Walmart but there is no photo proof out there. We can only make an article if we have proof.

I might get Rewind and paint him like Eject. I like Eject better.

SillySpringer wrote:I might get Rewind and paint him like Eject. I like Eject better.

They'll probably do Eject later in the line. WIth an accurate headsculpt to boot.