Wave 3 of One Steps from Transformers: The Last Knight Appearing at Walgreens
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 15th, 2017 @ 11:22am CDT
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on September 15th, 2017 @ 11:23am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 15th, 2017 @ 12:09pm CDT
...Wrong thread?DecepticonFinishline wrote:Great... Just one more excuse for Wingspan/Cloudraker to evade my area...
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on September 15th, 2017 @ 12:30pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:...Wrong thread?DecepticonFinishline wrote:Great... Just one more excuse for Wingspan/Cloudraker to evade my area...
All my Walgreens' have right now are Kroks/Triggerhappys. And then Age of Extinction One-Step nonsense.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 15th, 2017 @ 12:56pm CDT
DecepticonFinishline wrote:All my Walgreens' have right now are Kroks/Triggerhappys. And then Age of Extinction One-Step nonsense.
Stop your whining, young lad.
The Wallgreens' equivalent in Québec, Winners, is Transformers bare for months. All they had for robots are a couple of Power Rangers Super Charge zords with their "power batteries" stolen from their packagings.
Maybe those large Rescue Bots playsets count?
Erh...............
Posted by beastwarsbrah on September 15th, 2017 @ 1:11pm CDT
Nitro is pretty great, my second favorite from this line behind voyager megatron. My only complaint with him is one of his wing/engines pops off every single time no matter how carefully I try to transform him and his right arm doesn't bend a full 90 degrees but minor issues I can live with.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on September 15th, 2017 @ 1:32pm CDT
Said Targets also have lots of the big Turbo Changer Dragonstorm on the shelves. Which is quite possibly getting in the way of getting in new TR Leader-class figures because the boxes spill over into that shelfspace.
Posted by william-james88 on September 15th, 2017 @ 1:47pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:...Wrong thread?DecepticonFinishline wrote:Great... Just one more excuse for Wingspan/Cloudraker to evade my area...
He's just saying that Walgreens mihgt be prioritising putting these toys up instead of the clones.
-Kanrabat- wrote:DecepticonFinishline wrote:All my Walgreens' have right now are Kroks/Triggerhappys. And then Age of Extinction One-Step nonsense.
Stop your whining, young lad.
The Walgreens' equivalent in Québec, Winners, is Transformers bare for months.
Winners is the Quebec equivalent of TJMaxx. The Quebec equivalent of Walgreens is Jean Coutu which has some transformers toys sometimes (like Walgreens).
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 15th, 2017 @ 2:42pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:...Wrong thread?DecepticonFinishline wrote:Great... Just one more excuse for Wingspan/Cloudraker to evade my area...
He's just saying that Walgreens mihgt be prioritising putting these toys up instead of the clones.-Kanrabat- wrote:DecepticonFinishline wrote:All my Walgreens' have right now are Kroks/Triggerhappys. And then Age of Extinction One-Step nonsense.
Stop your whining, young lad.
The Walgreens' equivalent in Québec, Winners, is Transformers bare for months.
Winners is the Quebec equivalent of TJMaxx. The Quebec equivalent of Walgreens is Jean Coutu which has some transformers toys sometimes (like Walgreens).
OOps.
It's pretty rare to see Transformers there but lately, I saw some. Transformers movie toys that were 33% MORE expensive than normal retail... but on sale at 33% OFF!
WHAT A DEAL!
On a side note, I remember skipping on a 20$ Battle Blades Bumblebee at a Jean Coutu some years ago.
Posted by william-james88 on September 15th, 2017 @ 2:47pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:OOps.
It's pretty rare to see Transformers there but lately, I saw some. Transformers movie toys that were 33% MORE expensive than normal retail... but on sale at 33% OFF!
WHAT A DEAL!
On a side note, I remember skipping on a 20$ Battle Blades Bumblebee at a Jean Coutu some years ago.
Wow, what a deal!
Anyways, as you can see in the pic we posted, that 33% mark up is the same at walgreens too. Those 1 steps are $12.99 there, thats $15.83 before taxes. Sounds like Jean Coutu.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 15th, 2017 @ 2:51pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:OOps.
It's pretty rare to see Transformers there but lately, I saw some. Transformers movie toys that were 33% MORE expensive than normal retail... but on sale at 33% OFF!
WHAT A DEAL!
On a side note, I remember skipping on a 20$ Battle Blades Bumblebee at a Jean Coutu some years ago.
Wow, what a deal!
Anyways, as you can see in the pic we posted, that 33% mark up is the same at walgreens too. Those 1 steps are $12.99 there, thats $15.83 before taxes. Sounds like Jean Coutu.
When I saw that stupid display, with sales labels bringing the toys back down at they regular, normal prices, I facepalmed so hard I almost knocked myself unconscious in the aisles.
I wonder if there is some law preventing that kind of shenanigans?
The labellings, I mean, not the dangerous facepalming.
Posted by Rysquad on September 15th, 2017 @ 3:53pm CDT
There's one Nitro left now.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 16th, 2017 @ 12:18pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 16th, 2017 @ 11:04pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 16th, 2017 @ 11:13pm CDT
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on September 16th, 2017 @ 11:17pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:I just wanted to get get something out of my chest for this movie line. Now I dont like to be overly negative (nor overly positive) but I really feel someone **** up with The Last Knight toyline and how its being distributed. I have always been under the impression that if toys arent out, its there retailer's fault. But every when every single retailer doesnt have product out, it makes me look at the supplier and thats where things make no damn sense. The toys should be out for the film, right?! And yet the film has come and gone and this line still hasnt been fully released at retail. Anything past wave 1 has been scarce in the US (from what I read here), the leaders just started being found easily recently, but no sign of Dragonstorm. Plus no sign of that deluxe Walmart exclusive Hot Rod. We know that the toy has been finished for a while now, and china got him. So, with that being the case, where the **** is the hold up?! Does Walmart not want this guy from hasbro yet? Or do they have him and are sitting on him? None of those make any sense but neither does him not being released. Since he has been made and boxed, there are loads of em stocked somewhere at some point on the supply chain instead of being at the end of it, up on the shelves. And this seems to be the case for the rest of the line which has yet to see saturation. I just find this whole undertaking bonkers. I dont know who to blame exactly, but for your most profitable toyline, there have been some major mistakes made across the board.
I have to agree at least a little, I think this is the worst I've seen a Transformers toyline become available. Literally all I see at every store is Slash and Berserker and I saw wave 2 deluxes once. Voyagers and leaders have been better but I still hardly see voyager Megatron and Hound - way too many Grimlocks. I caught Bumbebee on Amazon for $20, thank god - I'm getting tired of checking store after store every week. I'm still holding out hope for Hot Rod since he's an exclusive but I've essentially given up on Cogman. I don't think the raised prices have helped anything either.
Posted by Stuartmaximus on September 17th, 2017 @ 12:59am CDT
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on September 17th, 2017 @ 1:12am CDT
Stuartmaximus wrote:Aye! I'm a bit miffed that they're not gonna be bringing out Canopy, Dreadbot(Hooligan), Trench(excavator transformer from the junkyard), Mohawk, Bulldog, HMS Alliance(sub) transformer, DOTM Jetfire style bot who turns into a Hawker Hurricane, Onslaught, Daytrader, & the mysterious red McLaren as toys
I miss when the movie lines would make toys out of random cars in the movies. I was really hoping the Age of Extinction lineup would make a Transformers out of T. J. Miller's character's Mini Cooper.
Posted by Quantum Surge on September 17th, 2017 @ 1:18am CDT
Deluxe:
-Wave 1: Bumblebee (new mold & hammer), Barricade, Drift, Berserker
-Wave 2: Sqweeks, Mohawk, Hot Rod, Cogman
-Wave 3: Daytrader, Dreadbot, Crosshairs, and Steelbane
Voyager:
Wave 1: Optimus Prime, Grimlock (w/retooled head like the Armor Change version)
Wave 2: Megatron, Hound
Wave 3: Onslaught, Nitro Zeus
Leader Class:
Wave 1: Optimus Prime (same as Calibur retool but with silver paint replacing chrome), Megatron
Wave 2: Dragonstorm
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 17th, 2017 @ 1:47am CDT
Posted by Stuartmaximus on September 17th, 2017 @ 5:20am CDT
but...the only 3rd party item(Sqweeks) that I've seen doing the rounds is that Wei Jiang style OS one
Posted by Qwan on September 17th, 2017 @ 5:32am CDT
Stuartmaximus wrote:no idea on the Allspark Tech Sqweeks
but...the only 3rd party item(Sqweeks) that I've seen doing the rounds is that Wei Jiang style OS one
I think "3rd party seller", as in someone else (not Amazon themselves) selling the item.
Sorry I can't help either, Chuck. I don't have any idea myself, maybe I should be keeping better track of the TLK toyline...
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on September 17th, 2017 @ 6:38am CDT
william-james88 wrote:I just wanted to get get something out of my chest for this movie line. Now I dont like to be overly negative (nor overly positive) but I really feel someone **** up with The Last Knight toyline and how its being distributed. I have always been under the impression that if toys arent out, its there retailer's fault. But every when every single retailer doesnt have product out, it makes me look at the supplier and thats where things make no damn sense. The toys should be out for the film, right?! And yet the film has come and gone and this line still hasnt been fully released at retail. Anything past wave 1 has been scarce in the US (from what I read here), the leaders just started being found easily recently, but no sign of Dragonstorm. Plus no sign of that deluxe Walmart exclusive Hot Rod. We know that the toy has been finished for a while now, and china got him. So, with that being the case, where the **** is the hold up?! Does Walmart not want this guy from hasbro yet? Or do they have him and are sitting on him? None of those make any sense but neither does him not being released. Since he has been made and boxed, there are loads of em stocked somewhere at some point on the supply chain instead of being at the end of it, up on the shelves. And this seems to be the case for the rest of the line which has yet to see saturation. I just find this whole undertaking bonkers. I dont know who to blame exactly, but for your most profitable toyline, there have been some major mistakes made across the board.
The RED FLAG for me... is that wave 2 has been on Hasbro Toy Shop FOR MONTHS. They NEVER get things "fresh and new" we had the same issue with blitzwing and tankor. They're just NOW hitting saturation on the west coast (or it's the rare stray case).
I don't know if retailers were tucking their tails and waiting for FORCE FRIDAY to blow over.... I don't know if we'll suddenly see a wealth of transformers for November/December.
At first I blamed it on "back to school"... for places like Target... but that came and went too.
All I have to say... if the Movie line catches heat for "not selling well" again... it's not because the fans aren't trying to find them....
They at least learned their lesson and didn't clog up the transformer shelves with all that weird stuff from AoE.
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on September 17th, 2017 @ 6:40am CDT
I can see Target dropping the ball because they stock all their deluxe/voyagers/leaders by the same DCPI codes (so the associates/stores?) can't actually tell the difference from a stock perspective. That always bothered me when I was a sales associate (though I'd also rotate stock versus letting it rot too).
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 17th, 2017 @ 8:45pm CDT
Qwan wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:no idea on the Allspark Tech Sqweeks
but...the only 3rd party item(Sqweeks) that I've seen doing the rounds is that Wei Jiang style OS one
I think "3rd party seller", as in someone else (not Amazon themselves) selling the item.
Sorry I can't help either, Chuck. I don't have any idea myself, maybe I should be keeping better track of the TLK toyline...
Yeah it's weird I never heard of it and thought Megatron would be the last of that sub-line. The listing does have official pics fyi. Any idea if WalMart got the legion 2-packs in? I doubt it if they still haven't stocked regular Hot-Rod.
Posted by william-james88 on September 17th, 2017 @ 10:29pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Qwan wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:no idea on the Allspark Tech Sqweeks
but...the only 3rd party item(Sqweeks) that I've seen doing the rounds is that Wei Jiang style OS one
I think "3rd party seller", as in someone else (not Amazon themselves) selling the item.
Sorry I can't help either, Chuck. I don't have any idea myself, maybe I should be keeping better track of the TLK toyline...
Yeah it's weird I never heard of it and thought Megatron would be the last of that sub-line. The listing does have official pics fyi. Any idea if WalMart got the legion 2-packs in? I doubt it if they still haven't stocked regular Hot-Rod.
It was announced with everything else :
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... air/37379/
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT ALLSPARK TECH Starter Pack Assortment
(Ages 6 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: Fall 2017)
In TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, new evil rises for the fate of Earth. Thrust into the far reaches of space, OPTIMUS PRIME hurtles towards an enemy more fearsome than he has faced. The once incorruptible hero now contends with a force that could push him to his limits… With the TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT ALLSPARK TECH Starter Pack Assortment, fans can control the action with the ALLSPARK TECH cube. The pack includes one ALLSPARK TECH figure – insert the cube into the figure and watch and listen as it activates lights and more than 15 lights, sounds and phrases! This starter pack also comes with a USB charging cord, including what you need to launch into ALLSPARK TECH play. The Cube also powers additional ALLSPARK TECH figures. Choose from three iconic characters from the film including OPTIMUS PRIME, SHADOWSPARK OPTIMUS PRIME or SQWEEKS. Each sold separately. Available at most major retailers and on HasbroToyShop.com.
Posted by Qwan on September 17th, 2017 @ 11:52pm CDT
The Last Knight's most iconic characters: a list by Hasbro!- Optimus Prime
- Sqweeks
- Shadow Spark Optimus Prime
Yeah sure.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 18th, 2017 @ 12:40am CDT
Qwan wrote:The Last Knight's most iconic characters: a list by Hasbro!- Optimus Prime
- Sqweeks
- Shadow Spark Optimus Prime
Yeah sure.
I know, I don't remember ever hearing about Sqweeks. Hopefully, stores pick it up.
Posted by Stuartmaximus on September 18th, 2017 @ 1:25am CDT
As for shoddy distribution
the UK's still stuck with Wave 1 of the Tiny Turbo Changers, so no idea when Wave 2'll ever arrive? to get Sqweeks, btw...Ebay ect don't have Tiny Turbo Changer Sqweeks either! even though they have the other Wave 2 figs, nor does the UK yet have Deluxe Cogman or Nitro Zeus(still waiting for those guys too & YES!! online retailers prob have those in...i know Kapow did/does or will) but the point is that they haven't yet adorned the bricks and mortar store shelves here in the UK. I mean ok! when it comes to transformers bricks and mortar distribution as a whole...the UK's always had a bad reputation in that department.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 18th, 2017 @ 1:29am CDT
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on September 18th, 2017 @ 1:31am CDT
Posted by Rysquad on September 18th, 2017 @ 1:49am CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 18th, 2017 @ 2:17am CDT
Rysquad wrote:I never want to transform Nitro ever again
It gets better the more you do it, believe me.
Posted by Tyrannacon on September 18th, 2017 @ 9:33am CDT
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT ALLSPARK TECH Starter Pack Assortment
(Ages 6 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: Fall 2017)
In TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, new evil rises for the fate of Earth. Thrust into the far reaches of space, OPTIMUS PRIME hurtles towards an enemy more fearsome than he has faced. The once incorruptible hero now contends with a force that could push him to his limits… With the TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT ALLSPARK TECH Starter Pack Assortment, fans can control the action with the ALLSPARK TECH cube. The pack includes one ALLSPARK TECH figure – insert the cube into the figure and watch and listen as it activates lights and more than 15 lights, sounds and phrases! This starter pack also comes with a USB charging cord, including what you need to launch into ALLSPARK TECH play. The Cube also powers additional ALLSPARK TECH figures. Choose from three iconic characters from the film including OPTIMUS PRIME, SHADOWSPARK OPTIMUS PRIME or SQWEEKS. Each sold separately. Available at most major retailers and on HasbroToyShop.com.
Amazon has posted stock images for Sqweeks recently. Check out the images below:
Posted by Stuartmaximus on September 18th, 2017 @ 10:04am CDT
Posted by SG Roadbuster on September 18th, 2017 @ 10:52am CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 18th, 2017 @ 11:47am CDT
https://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/viewtopic.php?f=227&t=109952
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 18th, 2017 @ 4:22pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Rysquad wrote:I never want to transform Nitro ever again
It gets better the more you do it, believe me.
After the 2nd time or so, it is so much fun and addicting. There's a reason he is my figure of the year
Posted by BombshellDaBug on September 18th, 2017 @ 8:07pm CDT
Autobot Roadburn wrote:Ok, so I found a Barricade tonight and snagged him since I'm impatiently waiting for wave 3 Bumblebee and MPM Optimus to get here - this is my biggest Transformers purchase regret in years. I don't know if this is a widespread issue with him but my copy's joints are ridiculously floppy to the point he can barely stand up and his chest doesn't even hold down well. The worst part is I really like how his robot mode looks in general (though I'd prefer the WAY cooler head design he actually had in the movie, I'd be tempted to tighten the joints myself in that case) but if he can't even stand on my shelf there's no point in having him. Sorry to all those that liked and recommended him but I'm returning him to Target tomorrow. What a mess.
It sounds like it might be an issue with yours in particular, unfortunately. My Barricade stands up fine with no issues. Now that I think about it, I don't think I've heard of this issue happening with Barricade before. Anyways, I'm sorry to hear that yours won't stand up at all. Hopefully you can get it replaced.
On an unrelated note, I managed to get a hold of Legion class Dragonstorm. It's a fun little figure.
Posted by william-james88 on September 18th, 2017 @ 8:30pm CDT
BombshellDaBug wrote:On an unrelated note, I managed to get a hold of Legion class Dragonstorm. It's a fun little figure.
Being in the Last Knight toy thread, I find that plenty related
How did you get your hands on one?
Posted by BombshellDaBug on September 18th, 2017 @ 8:43pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:BombshellDaBug wrote:On an unrelated note, I managed to get a hold of Legion class Dragonstorm. It's a fun little figure.
Being in the Last Knight toy thread, I find that plenty related
How did you get your hands on one?
I caved and bought one from a scalper on Amazon. The third-party seller at least got it to me reliably. Not happy with the amount I spent on it, but considering the serious distribution issues we've been seeing, I figured that I might as well snag it in case I never see it at a store at all.
Edited to include pics:
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 18th, 2017 @ 8:56pm CDT
Can't be scalpers at that price so, people really wanted them and were really willing to pay those prices...
Quite shocking...
Posted by william-james88 on September 18th, 2017 @ 9:04pm CDT
BombshellDaBug wrote:william-james88 wrote:BombshellDaBug wrote:On an unrelated note, I managed to get a hold of Legion class Dragonstorm. It's a fun little figure.
Being in the Last Knight toy thread, I find that plenty related
How did you get your hands on one?
I caved and bought one from a scalper on Amazon. The third-party seller at least got it to me reliably. Not happy with the amount I spent on it, but considering the serious distribution issues we've been seeing, I figured that I might as well snag it in case I never see it at a store at all.
Edited to include pics:
I get that. I mean it has happened that some toys did not get released in particular markets in the past so if its a toy you really wanted then I am glad you have it
Posted by william-james88 on September 18th, 2017 @ 9:06pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:You know, those 40$ deluxes exclusive to TrU? All sold out. Maybe because of the "Sale" that drove back the price at 30$, but still, all sold out.
Can't be scalpers at that price so, people really wanted them and were really willing to pay those prices...
Quite shocking...
Several fans were able to use that 10$ off price law since TRU never bothered printing new tags for that pricepoint (instead using green stickers sometimes, but that wasnt on all of them everywhere).
Posted by CdogCdog4 on September 18th, 2017 @ 9:15pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 18th, 2017 @ 9:21pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:You know, those 40$ deluxes exclusive to TrU? All sold out. Maybe because of the "Sale" that drove back the price at 30$, but still, all sold out.
Can't be scalpers at that price so, people really wanted them and were really willing to pay those prices...
Quite shocking...
Several fans were able to use that 10$ off price law since TRU never bothered printing new tags for that pricepoint (instead using green stickers sometimes, but that wasnt on all of them everywhere).
I tried getting advantage of that too but because there was NO labels under them, they completely shut me down.
Posted by william-james88 on September 18th, 2017 @ 9:28pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:You know, those 40$ deluxes exclusive to TrU? All sold out. Maybe because of the "Sale" that drove back the price at 30$, but still, all sold out.
Can't be scalpers at that price so, people really wanted them and were really willing to pay those prices...
Quite shocking...
Several fans were able to use that 10$ off price law since TRU never bothered printing new tags for that pricepoint (instead using green stickers sometimes, but that wasnt on all of them everywhere).
I tried getting advantage of that too but because there was NO labels under them, they completely shut me down.
Sorry about that.
And since I am on this thread, for anyone who wants a laugh...
Anyone up for paying 40$ for Deluxe Cogman?
https://tfsource.com/transformers-the-l ... ss-cogman/
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 18th, 2017 @ 9:52pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:
And since I am on this thread, for anyone who wants a laugh...
Anyone up for paying 40$ for Deluxe Cogman?
https://tfsource.com/transformers-the-l ... ss-cogman/
Shyly raise his hand
Well, it may come to that if distribution keep sucking. It's the only TLK deluxe I REALLY want...
Posted by EunuchRon on September 18th, 2017 @ 10:34pm CDT
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 19th, 2017 @ 8:30am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Anyone up for paying 40$ for Deluxe Cogman?
https://tfsource.com/transformers-the-l ... ss-cogman/
I've actually placed and cancelled that pre-order twice now... Just cannot commit yet...
Also, that legion Dragonstorm is sweet! He and Hound are the last of the legions on my list, along with Deluxe Bee, Rod, Cogman, and leader Dragonstorm