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Post by LostHawk05 on Dec 27, 2014 19:14:26 GMT -5
Thanks @shockwayne for the link. Great timesaver. However this is what happened to me:
All the Targets around me still show 0 on stock so I search a little further out (approx 1 and 1/2 hour drive). The link showed they had seven in stock so I called with the DPCI just to verify. Girl answered and asked if she could check their stock from this number. She says "yeah hold on" however she didn't put me on hold and I hear her ask another worker how she does this and the other worked just says "tell them we don't have it and hang up". So the girl gets back on the phone and without even taking the number tells me they don't have it and hangs up. After hearing this, I really didn't want to take the chance to drive out there and get this type of service. Only one other location shows they have it from the link but its about 1 hour 45 mins away. So I call and the girl who answered was very nice on the phone. She looked it up and tells me they have 4 (matched what the tracker said) in stock. I asked if she could hold them but she said with there only being 4 it would be really hard for them to hold, which I don't understand. I was already debating if I wanted to chance it and make the drive to get them but this killed it for me. I know these will probably be everywhere within the next week (there are 10 Targets within 20 miles of me) so I'll just be patient and wait it out.
But again, thanks What? on this find, if will be very useful with this series and any future ones.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2014 19:21:13 GMT -5
In the Target employees defense, the case doesn't appear to have WWE or Hall of Fame on it. So when they go back and look for 'WWE Hall of Fame series', they are legitimately not seeing it. Showing them a picture of the box might actually be helpful in some cases. True... Show them this! Lol
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Post by ellisd on Dec 27, 2014 20:02:48 GMT -5
I'm having no luck with these HOF figures. My wife and I went to Bowling Green yesterday and they didn't have them.
Checked the inventory tracker and it showed the other two closest Targets have 15 each. I call the first one when I get off work. At first they tell me they had 15 earlier and I ask the lady to check for Sarge and Warrior. She comes back and says that they don't have either of those. Which makes me wonder if they actually had any.
I call the 2nd Target. the lady comes back on the phone and asks if its a single or double pack figure. I tell her single, a bit later she comes on the phone and says they have them. I ask her to check for Sarge and Warrior. She puts me on hold and comes back and says they don't have either of them.
So needless to say, I'm kinda bummed. I know these will be hitting Target stores more regularly soon. But I live about 45 minutes to an hour away from each of these stores. So By the time I get to them they'll probably be picked through. Also Targets around me are really hit or miss. I hope they put them on the website.
Or if someone here wants to be awesome and grab me a Slaughter and 2 Warriors lol.
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Post by BCizzle on Dec 27, 2014 20:05:06 GMT -5
The one my brother went to said they didn't have them despite the tracket saying they had 15 Yeah, me too. 15 on the website, 0 in reality. That's a big drop off.
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Post by rickyleestf on Dec 27, 2014 20:30:08 GMT -5
I'm having no luck with these HOF figures. My wife and I went to Bowling Green yesterday and they didn't have them. Checked the inventory tracker and it showed the other two closest Targets have 15 each. I call the first one when I get off work. At first they tell me they had 15 earlier and I ask the lady to check for Sarge and Warrior. She comes back and says that they don't have either of those. Which makes me wonder if they actually had any. I call the 2nd Target. the lady comes back on the phone and asks if its a single or double pack figure. I tell her single, a bit later she comes on the phone and says they have them. I ask her to check for Sarge and Warrior. She puts me on hold and comes back and says they don't have either of them. So needless to say, I'm kinda bummed. I know these will be hitting Target stores more regularly soon. But I live about 45 minutes to an hour away from each of these stores. So By the time I get to them they'll probably be picked through. Also Targets around me are really hit or miss. I hope they put them on the website. Or if someone here wants to be awesome and grab me a Slaughter and 2 Warriors lol. Again, you guys are asking regular employees to check if an item they have no familiarity with is on the store pegs. The majority of these figures that are shown as in stock are going to be on a pallet or back stocked in Target back rooms until Jan 4th resets. You are more than welcome to ask the operator to have a Backroom team member check if they have the figures. They can pull them and hold them for you at guest services.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2014 21:04:14 GMT -5
I asked the worker today and he said they have none and i just looked up my target and they have 16 of them. I am going back out monday and printing off where it says they are in stock and showing a manager and say go back there and bring them out.
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Post by Midnight: Dark Knight on Dec 27, 2014 21:05:04 GMT -5
thanks to this post I was able to call the local target 20 mins away and have them hold a set for me. I went and picked them up and the inventory checker even shows the new stock they have now that i have bought 4. thanks much awesome post!
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Post by Hulk Who? on Dec 27, 2014 21:22:52 GMT -5
Man I hate NYC sometimes, city that never sleeps where you can get anything you want my ass:
Harlem 517 E 117th Street Suite 201 New York NY 10035-4410 212-835-0860
In Stock: No Qty in Stock: 0
That's why everyone drives to Jersey to shop.
edit: Thanks for the site though, What?, very useful.
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Post by Flair Forever on Dec 27, 2014 21:39:47 GMT -5
Well, this site actually does seem to work....
I'm staying out of town, I had just checked the two "local" Targets Friday morning (they're both 20 miles away) - they had nothing.
This morning, I read this thread.... The tracker site listed both Targets as having these thing in stock! But I had family stuff to do all day.
On my way home, I stopped at one of them - and was able to snag Stone Cold and Warrior (no Sarge or Trish).
These figures look GREAT! Can't wait to crack them open and take some pics!
Thanks for letting me know about this site...
I'm extremely aggravated - my HOME Target (which I'm currently three hours away from) is listed as having 39 of these things IN STOCK! It's like I'm being teased...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2014 21:41:13 GMT -5
only 1 store has 13 instock
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Post by thefranchise2013 on Dec 27, 2014 22:12:33 GMT -5
I went to a couple of targets today and they had the. But apparently couldn't find them in the back at either location. Kinda pissed off about that but all I can do is check back. Thanks for posting the pic of the box they come in. Maybe that will help in my search.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2014 22:14:26 GMT -5
but this thing is accurate
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Post by TeamFnKick on Dec 27, 2014 22:21:36 GMT -5
Thanks for this post! Looked online said they had 17. Went to the store and they were all on the shelf.
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Post by FFK on Dec 27, 2014 22:46:40 GMT -5
The tracker does work... I went to my target at 8 am and they had 6 cases in a cart waiting to be put out. I checked the website it said 48 in stock. I go back and all 6 cases were put out. They actually put some by the Transformers since they really don't have a spot yet. Your best bet is to get there right when they open and they'll most likely be on a cart. Then they can't tell you we don't have them.
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Post by El Armbar on Dec 27, 2014 22:49:40 GMT -5
This is great. The tracker shows 0 in stock near me but it does match what've I've seen on the Figure Findings board. This just saved me a day of hunting on my day off.
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Post by Ultimate Figure Collector on Dec 27, 2014 23:55:45 GMT -5
Thanks for this tracker What, it's been really useful. I actually saw it after calling both of my local targets and it is indeed accurate. I posted this in the figure finding thread but it seemed better suited for here with everyone else's stories.
My girlfriend called one of my local Target's this morning for me and they told her they had 8 in stock but couldn't find them and they would call her back. Target then called her back saying the stock guy was giving them a hard time and said its been saying 8 in stock "for awhile" which we both know isn't true as we checked on Christmas Eve and called yesterday. Frustrated I decided to call the other local location. They told me they have 72 of them but to call back in an hour because they were having trouble locating them.
Instead of calling back I decided to just go there as we wanted to grab a few things anyway. We arrive and they pull up in the computer that they have them in stock "but they haven't been set" according to the manager the women says. I then asked to speak to the manager. She radioed the manager and he first says the only elites he has on the shelf is cm punk, but to give him the DCPI # again and he will check. Finally he says yes they do have them but they haven't been put it out yet, so I asked if they could bring the case out and I can pick out the ones I want to which the women replies "they don't come in cases, they come in boxes". Obviously at this point I'm annoyed but instead of showing frustration I said "oh okay can they bring out the boxes then" then she says "I'll ask" and radios the guy again and then he asks which ones I need and I said one of each. He then brought out one of each and after all of that I left with these bad boys. I don't believe they put any on the shelf yet but they certainly have them. You might just get a run around.
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Post by East Coast on Dec 28, 2014 0:04:10 GMT -5
seems pretty suspect.
Where i live, Target is like a year behind on elites.
and this thing says that all 15 targets within 60 miles of me have them. Fat chance.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2014 0:26:34 GMT -5
How much are the hof series
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2014 0:52:08 GMT -5
How much are the hof series $18.99 each
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2014 0:54:46 GMT -5
seems pretty suspect. Where i live, Target is like a year behind on elites. and this thing says that all 15 targets within 60 miles of me have them. Fat chance. Lol they may just have em, some stores you have to work hard to get them... There are tons of stories throughout this thread and on FB of people using the tracker and it working. Very few say it doesn't work, I mean like less than 10 lol it may not be 100% accurate but it really seems to work, just have to be very persistent with the employees, most of the people that said it didn't work gave up after the first person said no. Seems if the tracker says they are there, they are there, it's the matter of finding someone on staff willing to go digging with you
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