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Transformers Power of the Primes Walgreens Exclusive Wreck-Gar Sighted at US Retail

Posted by Va'al Oct 14, 2018 at 4:57am CDT 21,474 views
Since the first in hand images of what is the Walgreens exclusive Transformer Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar figure - which we covered back here, from Hong Kong fans - we now also have a first sighting in the United States, courtesy of Instagram user MCUCollector24!

According to their feed, and based out of Sacramento, California, the Combiner Wars Groove retool and redeco is selling for $17.99, and is out there in stores right now! If you come across this or any other figure, make sure to mark it down in the Sightings Database, to help out fellow fans in your area and around the community.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Oct 14, 2018
Well, time to start visiting Walgreens again. Here's hoping maybe I see this one in stores!
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Comment by o.supreme Oct 14, 2018
Darn...I was so close. I saw someone posted a sighting in Alameda on Friday (which is in the East Bay, not to far from where I am in Sacramento). So I checked the 3 stores nearest to me the last couple days with nothing, but saw a lot of other things had been put out in the store. Guess its time to expand my search. If it's here in Sacramento, I'll find it. Trouble is...we have like 50 Walgreens :lol:

Oh and trust me...calling ahead doesn't work, the employees at a pharmacy store have zero knowledge about toys.
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Comment by Cobotron Oct 14, 2018
HA! I just checked Walgreens this past Friday. My Spidey sense was tingling. Nothing there, but at this specific Walgreens, the Deluxe shelf space has been empty for a few weeks so I'm expecting it to be filled with Wreck-gars.

To quote Phil Collins, "I can feel it coming in the air tonight. Hold on."

:lol:
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Comment by TF-fan kev777 Oct 14, 2018
Cobotron wrote:Nothing there, but at this specific Walgreens, the Deluxe shelf space has been empty for a few weeks so I'm expecting it to be filled with Wreck-gars.


I have 2 of those picked out as well. And now for the waiting.
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Comment by o.supreme Oct 15, 2018
Well, did a bit of searching. 7 stores in my area and zip. Just random TR figures, oh and a couple Clone 2-packs still around. However at one of the stores closest to my home I did have an interesting conversation with a manager that actually knew something... :shock: .
It went like this

(I see 2 male employees walking rather quickly out form the back, one of them actually acknowledges me)

Walgreens: Can I Help You?
Me: Maybe? Are you working only in the pharmacy? Or are you in the general store
Walgreens: Whole Store Sir
Me: OK. I'm looking for a particular toy
Walgreens: A Funko Pop?
Me: No, A Transformer
Walgreens: Wreck-Gar?
Me: Yep
Walgreens: Sorry they were all purchased as soon as we got them
Me: :-x , but was appreciative to the employee for the tip

I can only surmise they must have been there Friday Morning, because I had been to that store all 3 days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), because it was so close to my home. So some scalper jerk must have got them right away. From past exclusives however, they were always restocked even after the first ones sold out, so I can only hope it will be the same for Wreck-Gar.
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Comment by no-one Oct 15, 2018
Just got a shipping notification on P/CP. Anyone in limbo, go check yo account!

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That order date is from my second order. I cancelled my first for shipping reasons before I knew there was going to be issues fulfilling orders.
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Comment by ZeldaTheSwordsman Oct 15, 2018
One of these days, we'll be able to give the scalpers the thrashing they deserve...

Unrelated, been meaning to do this for a while:
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Comment by TF-fan kev777 Oct 15, 2018
Went on a 5 Walgreens tour during my lunch knowing that Wreck Gar probably won't be showing up in the midwest for about another week. But I wanted to see which stores still had plenty of deluxes and which ones were ripe for restocking soon.

So what did I find? Mainly PotP wave 1, particularly Slag and Swoop.

Plus a TR Blurr :shock:
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Comment by bodrock Oct 15, 2018
Wreck-gar has made it out West, to Oregon!
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Comment by Autobot N Oct 15, 2018
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:One of these days, we'll be able to give the scalpers the thrashing they deserve...
Man, I hate those guys. I remember a time about a year ago when me, my cousins, and my uncle were in a mall looking for a Funko Pop of an Overwatch character (I had introduced one of my cousins to the game recently, and she wanted to buy a Funko of her favorite character, D.Va). We walked into a used video games/comics store and asked if they had any. The guy said no, but he would have charged us $100 dollars if he did have one. We then proceeded to walk into the store directly across from us and found 3 of them for $25 apiece.

Screw scalpers.
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Comment by o.supreme Oct 17, 2018
found Wreck-Gar :DANCE: . Unfortunately there's a little something goofy with the sightings section on this one, you can only report where it was - no quantity or comments. There were 4, i bought one and left 3. Glad that scalper who came before me didn't *win* ;)
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Comment by william-james88 Oct 17, 2018
o.supreme wrote:found Wreck-Gar :DANCE: . Unfortunately there's a little something goofy with the sightings section on this one, you can only report where it was - no quantity or comments. There were 4, i bought one and left 3. Glad that scalper who came before me didn't *win* ;)

report that in the problem reporting thread like that its sure the right people see it. Glad you found your figure ;)^
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Comment by o.supreme Oct 18, 2018
Thanks I'll definitely forward that information. Now all I need is to to await the arrival of my Golden Lagoon SS BBTS Pre-order, and *hopefully* a good deal on Predaking, and my PotP want list will be complete.

Also I noticed BBTS finally has Optimal Optimus in stock, so I imagine it should be hitting HTS, and general retail soon. How funny/sad is it, that the fan vote character is the absolute dead last to be released in the United States for PotP, even :TAKARATOMY: released it before the US market :lol: .
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Comment by Omegatron. Oct 18, 2018
I just got Optimal Optimus, is anyone else having trouble with the grey and orange pegs that connect Optimus Primal to the back of the armour in vehicle and gorilla backpack modes? The orange peg on the armour just doesn't seem to fit in the slot.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Oct 18, 2018
o.supreme wrote:Thanks I'll definitely forward that information. Now all I need is to to await the arrival of my Golden Lagoon SS BBTS Pre-order, and *hopefully* a good deal on Predaking, and my PotP want list will be complete.

Also I noticed BBTS finally has Optimal Optimus in stock, so I imagine it should be hitting HTS, and general retail soon. How funny/sad is it, that the fan vote character is the absolute dead last to be released in the United States for PotP, even :TAKARATOMY: released it before the US market :lol: .

Here's Me Praying OPOP comes soon!! He and Wreck Gar are it for the Prime Wars trilogy for me!
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Comment by Nemesis Primal Oct 18, 2018
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
o.supreme wrote:Thanks I'll definitely forward that information. Now all I need is to to await the arrival of my Golden Lagoon SS BBTS Pre-order, and *hopefully* a good deal on Predaking, and my PotP want list will be complete.

Also I noticed BBTS finally has Optimal Optimus in stock, so I imagine it should be hitting HTS, and general retail soon. How funny/sad is it, that the fan vote character is the absolute dead last to be released in the United States for PotP, even :TAKARATOMY: released it before the US market :lol: .

Here's Me Praying OPOP comes soon!! He and Wreck Gar are it for the Prime Wars trilogy for me!

Same, I'll join in that prayer. I haven't had time to check my local Walgreens since Wreck-Gar's appeared in the US, but him and the boss monkey are all I need as well.

Especially the boss monkey.
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Comment by Skritz Oct 18, 2018
Omegatron. wrote:I just got Optimal Optimus, is anyone else having trouble with the grey and orange pegs that connect Optimus Primal to the back of the armour in vehicle and gorilla backpack modes? The orange peg on the armour just doesn't seem to fit in the slot.


The way he's engineered means you need to fiddle with and bend these parts in ways you're not normally expected to with a figure. As weird as this may sound, he sometimes requires a bit more extreme push, pull and tug than you'd expect.
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Comment by Omegatron. Oct 19, 2018
Skritz wrote:
Omegatron. wrote:I just got Optimal Optimus, is anyone else having trouble with the grey and orange pegs that connect Optimus Primal to the back of the armour in vehicle and gorilla backpack modes? The orange peg on the armour just doesn't seem to fit in the slot.


The way he's engineered means you need to fiddle with and bend these parts in ways you're not normally expected to with a figure. As weird as this may sound, he sometimes requires a bit more extreme push, pull and tug than you'd expect.


I'm squeezing as hard as I can and it won't stay in. Emgo made it look easy.
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Comment by ZeroWolf Oct 19, 2018
For those still looking for Optimal Optimus to complete their PotP collections rejoice! The final leader Class release for the Power of the Primes line is now in stock at Hasbro Toy shop.

Optimal Optimus is also available to order at Amazon, but as of writing is out of stock on the Website. He is available for free delivery for all Prime members.

For those who haven't been able to find him at retail, these are your best shots at getting him.


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Is he the last piece of your Power of the Primes collection? Is this the news you've been waiting for? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews.
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Comment by Nathaniel Prime Oct 19, 2018
This guy is one of the only figures in POTP that I haven't found yet in stores. I found Inferno, Fire(Red Moonracer), MoonRacer, and a whole ton of others. Only ones I haven't found yet are Rodimus Unicronus and Optimal Optimus. Keep hunting!
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