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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jan 3, 2013 17:03:37 GMT -5
I go to TRU on my way home every day. This TRU used to have lots of different pegs with price marker tags for Basics, Elites, 2-packs, Best of PPV Elites, Best of PPV Basics, Rumblers.....essentially the entire WWE Mattel assortment.
Yesterday they had some left over Basic 22, and some Best of PPV Basics.....some strays left over from Christmas.
Today I went to TRU and every peg in the WWE section (16 pegs) had Elite tags on them and each peg only had ONE figure on them.
No more tags for 2-packs, Basics, Best of PPV Elites/Basics, not even Rumblers!
Why would my TRU have reset this way? Why would they eliminate every other type of WWE figure and make the Elite section so large? Does this mean they will NOT be getting in any Basics or Best of PPV in the near future and only plan on ordering Elites?
I mean, it would make sense based on how things sold over Xmas. They must have put out 20 cases of Elite 18 and they all sold out.....maybe they think that it's hot and only plan on ordering Elites because of it?
I'm so confused.
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Jan 3, 2013 17:06:35 GMT -5
Well if they keep selling out, even at their new higher, ridiculous elite pricing, I can see TRU pushing the envelope and only stocking elites. Or like 90% elites. If Mattel will allow them. All until us as collectors put the boycott on, which we will never do.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jan 3, 2013 17:15:50 GMT -5
Well if they keep selling out, even at their new higher, ridiculous elite pricing, I can see TRU pushing the envelope and only stocking elites. Or like 90% elites. If Mattel will allow them. All until us as collectors put the boycott on, which we will never do. The regular Elites were only priced at $16.99. Before being removed, the Best of PPV tags said $21.99 for Elites and $13.99 for Basics. I mean, at least my TRU didn't jack the price up on regular Elites, I'm just confused why they essentially removed the tags from every other type of figure and now have a 1 figure per peg WWE section....seems like a stupid thing to do, in my opinion. |
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Jan 3, 2013 17:16:04 GMT -5
maybe they didnt replace all the tags yet? maybe some are still old elite tags? i doubt they would stop carrying basics.
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Post by jnavo217 on Jan 3, 2013 17:30:07 GMT -5
Dude, my toys r us WWE section has been filled in with monster trucks and cars and they put 3 random WWE figures on the bottom shelf and there are no pegs for any figures, like wtf am I supposed to do now?
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Post by heelover5 on Jan 3, 2013 17:39:15 GMT -5
Pics?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2013 17:53:36 GMT -5
If they stock them all then flashbacks won't be as hard to come by i hope my tru does that
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Post by marino13 on Jan 3, 2013 17:56:41 GMT -5
Mine did almost the same thing. They made their WWE section 1/4 of the size it used to be. And just three weeks before that the cashier was telling me how hot WWE toys were doing this Christmas. I dunno.
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Post by dizcoduck on Jan 3, 2013 18:12:20 GMT -5
Some stores will pull clearance & discontinued items before a true full reset of the aisle and will just flex active items in the empty spaces with flex tags.
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Post by onleeone643 on Jan 3, 2013 18:13:04 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind only elites, better chance at getting the prized figure in every set.
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Post by PJ on Jan 3, 2013 18:51:11 GMT -5
TRU distribution centers will be doing inventory for the next month so expect not much in the stores until it is done. so if your store doesn't have figures to put on the pegs they'll stock it with whatever they have whether it's WWE or other toy lines. And they'll change the tags (at least they are supposed to) to whatever is on them this avoids the whole "well they were put on the wrong tag I should get it for that price" argument. And seeing stores really don't like showing empty pegs they'll put one figure at the very front of each peg to make it look filled at a glance. that is probably why they were spread out with one figure on each peg. Once inventory is done and stores start getting deliveries again you'll see it changed again. It happens every year in Jan at TRU
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Post by joesgonnakillu on Jan 3, 2013 19:28:04 GMT -5
Its probably just for the inventory. Mostly just using the elite tag for a blue print of where their wwe section is and so on. Yeah it's weird that they only used elite tags, but its probably temporary until inventory and new years reset.
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Post by YES! YES! YES! on Jan 3, 2013 20:45:11 GMT -5
Weird...
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Post by Captain McKay on Jan 3, 2013 21:17:59 GMT -5
Some stores will pull clearance & discontinued items before a true full reset of the aisle and will just flex active items in the empty spaces with flex tags. This is probably what happened, man. Probably a boss who's more worried about the store looking full than keeping spaces on shelves open for incoming product. Once they get that first box of basics, the tags will change to accommodate that. TRU wouldn't stop carrying basics, especially because it's such a cash cow for them with all the sales they have (and the fact that they're totally sold out). My TRU did that with Playmates' TMNT. That line sold HUGE, they made a killing. So they gave the shelf space to other stuff once they were out, but as soon as they replenish their inventory, they'll have more out. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2013 22:10:38 GMT -5
It's just a place setter.
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Post by JC Motors on Jan 3, 2013 23:07:53 GMT -5
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Jan 3, 2013 23:42:00 GMT -5
Some stores will pull clearance & discontinued items before a true full reset of the aisle and will just flex active items in the empty spaces with flex tags. This is my guess as to what happened here. |
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Post by thehardys4life on Jan 3, 2013 23:55:53 GMT -5
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Post by MBG1211 on Jan 4, 2013 0:10:10 GMT -5
The TRU I stopped at tonight had reduced their WWE section by a good 75%...only Rumblers and a BOPPV Basic on about 5 pegs total if that...I don't get it. Hoping things change once more inventory comes in?
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Post by Next Man’s Yeeter on Jan 4, 2013 2:47:09 GMT -5
My local Toys R Us almost completely replaces the wrestling section with random stuff for a month or two after Christmas - if the wrestling stuff sells and they've got no more coming in, it makes sense to fill those spaces with something.
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