Exclusive Transformers Beast Wars Tigatron and Scorponok Reissues Found at Taiwanese Retail

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:62.99 for Black Zarak!? That can't be right?

There is no decimal. That's 6299. It's Taiwanese money.

Ah, if only the original BW Scorponok figure's articulation was as robust as is depicted in the character art....

Yay! More soon-to-be shelfwarmers

Can't seem to get good Transformers on the shelves because Rattrap, Cheetor, etc. are currently taking up all the room

transformers_va wrote:Yay! More soon-to-be shelfwarmers

Can't seem to get good Transformers on the shelves because Rattrap, Cheetor, etc. are currently taking up all the room

That's a myth, and only been disproven time and time again. Walmart will put all they have on shelves. The exclusives are to ensure there is stuff on shekves but if there's anything new, they will be put on shelves too.

william-james88 wrote:

transformers_va wrote:Yay! More soon-to-be shelfwarmers

Can't seem to get good Transformers on the shelves because Rattrap, Cheetor, etc. are currently taking up all the room

That's a myth, and only been disproven time and time again. Walmart will put all they have on shelves. The exclusives are to ensure there is stuff on shekves but if there's anything new, they will be put on shelves too.

Actually I've talked to several Walmart (and Target) employees who have said that they won't put out toys because there is no room on the shelf

I haven't jumped on any of the Beast Wars reissues yet, but I will for Scorponok. That is a cool looking toy I'd like to try out

transformers_va wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

transformers_va wrote:And I have spoken to Walmart reps who say the reverse.

Good for you, but when it comes to looking in Walmarts for these, I'll trust the employees that I've talked to, over you, any day.

william-james88 wrote:If there's any kind if room it will be used.

And therein lies the problem.. they run out of space

This time of year Walmart makes the most of the top shelf storage, even if it isn't in the right section, rather than keep stuff in the back. It's worth it to wander around the store a bit to make sure they haven't stashed stuff in the doll section or even a nearby department.



Can't just look in the action figure aisle.

Emerje

transformers_va wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

transformers_va wrote:And I have spoken to Walmart reps who say the reverse.

Good for you, but when it comes to looking in Walmarts for these, I'll trust the employees that I've talked to, over you, any day.

william-james88 wrote:If there's any kind if room it will be used.

And therein lies the problem.. they run out of space

I’m going to chime in here as someone who has actually worked at Walmart in both the electronics and toy departments in the past.

The sections are all plan-o-gram, meaning the exact layout of what stock and where it’s placed is designed by head office. You get a printout of each 4-8” section with that lists exactly where to merchandise each product, sometimes it’s even so specific that it’ll even tell which skus to place where (I.e. two rows of Rattrap here, four rows of Cheetor there, etc). When products sell, the system will automatically send a report to the overnight guys to PIC x number of each product or sku to put into bins for the department staff to work to the shelf the next day. Eventually if there’s no more product or a specific sku to fill the shelf according to the plan-o-gram, the system will automatically order more stock from the distribution centre, and it’ll get filled when it arrives at the store a couple days later. Plan-o-grams are sometimes updated weekly, but it’s usually once a month or so.

In other words, Walmart shelves are filled with reissues right now because they want them to be.

Black Zarak on the shelf there, and I just got an email about it being delayed for shipping here..

transformers_va wrote:

TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:I’m going to chime in here as someone who has actually worked at Walmart in both the electronics and toy departments in the past.

The sections are all plan-o-gram, meaning the exact layout of what stock and where it’s placed is designed by head office. You get a printout of each 4-8” section with that lists exactly where to merchandise each product, sometimes it’s even so specific that it’ll even tell which skus to place where (I.e. two rows of Rattrap here, four rows of Cheetor there, etc).

TOO MUCH ENERGON! wrote:In other words, Walmart shelves are filled with reissues right now because they want them to be.

Thank you for chiming in! Your insight as an employee helps greatly!

This is almost exactly what I heard from the employees that I had talked to as well. The plan-o-grams are very specific, and to be followed to a T. Employees don't just place products willy nilly, and to their own discretion, they are specified by corporate. If the plan-o-gram says to fill 2 slots with product x, and they're out of product x, they don't fill it with product y just because the slot is empty (or so I've been told)

Bingo. Sometimes you have what’s called “flex space” in a plan-o-gram that does let you put whatever you want there, but it’s always just a couple rows at most.