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Post by βππ£π ππ ππππ on Jul 19, 2023 12:10:27 GMT -5
Unfortunately Walmart is their customer. Its as simple as these five words. Don't believe any other answer. Mattel already got their $$$. They don't care who gets what once they're paid. |
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Post by sandeep on Jul 19, 2023 12:58:54 GMT -5
No problem greatest hits is the solution π
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Post by aggressiveperfector on Jul 19, 2023 13:02:42 GMT -5
Meanwhile we are all going to be getting hit hard in the wallet around Christmas by Target because they actually SHIP their stuff.
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Post by LA Times on Jul 19, 2023 13:14:34 GMT -5
Walmart is Mattel's biggest buyer now but they are not a toy store so they don't care whether you people get your toys or not. Toys make up a tiny percentage of what Walmart sells and Mattel products make up a percentage of that.
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Post by venomeratt on Jul 19, 2023 13:18:37 GMT -5
Unfortunately Walmart is their customer. Thatβs where Mattel made their money. Now whatever Walmart does or doesnβt do with the product is entirely up to them. And like I said in the ML thread I am done with Walmart online services. Since Decade of Domination Series 1 they have canceled at least 19 of 20 preorders, about 100 different store pickup orders (McFarlane Gold Label figures) , and finally this past week I ordered an in stock item which they took the money for last Thursday and then canceled my order yesterday. They suck. I went back and counted all the preorders ive made in my histor. 12 out of 32 were not cancelled and I actually got them. Not great odds. |
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Post by βππ£π ππ ππππ on Jul 19, 2023 14:53:22 GMT -5
Unfortunately Walmart is their customer. Thatβs where Mattel made their money. Now whatever Walmart does or doesnβt do with the product is entirely up to them. And like I said in the ML thread I am done with Walmart online services. Since Decade of Domination Series 1 they have canceled at least 19 of 20 preorders, about 100 different store pickup orders (McFarlane Gold Label figures) , and finally this past week I ordered an in stock item which they took the money for last Thursday and then canceled my order yesterday. They suck. I went back and counted all the preorders ive made in my histor. 12 out of 32 were not cancelled and I actually got them. Not great odds. Oh dude I'm 0-10 on my last 10 preorders from Walmart over the last 2 years on my account. |
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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 19, 2023 14:57:35 GMT -5
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jul 19, 2023 16:45:15 GMT -5
And my Rock now just got changed to $0 dollars as well. Canβt make this up.
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Post by theman on Jul 19, 2023 17:00:21 GMT -5
And my Rock now just got changed to $0 dollars as well. Canβt make this up. It's because they don't charge you until it ships. Your order went through. |
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Post by Eric on Jul 19, 2023 20:02:56 GMT -5
Walmart definitely seems worse than it used to be with preorders. The last couple years have been unreal bad. Like a bunch of other people, I stopped trying. Superstars Hogan and Roddy Piper were available for forever (maybe still are?), and I didn't preorder because I 100% believe it's a waste of time. Maybe that's a mistake, but that's what it's come to π€·
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Post by JokerFC on Jul 20, 2023 23:12:17 GMT -5
Really alarming to see walmart getting so much stuff I want.
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Post by powerfred3k on Jul 21, 2023 20:55:32 GMT -5
Thats another thing, you guys think walmart has already paid these exclusives.
Well then why does ringside keep magically get them months later ?
Walmart may pay for an intial shipment. Then if it does not hit there sales goal they do not order more.
Its really that simple.
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Post by humbruh on Jul 22, 2023 8:44:13 GMT -5
Mattel has issues here in Canada with Walmart. We never got any preorders at all for Eddie, Rey, RVD, or Brock Ultimates yet. Ruthless Aggression line is a lot slower to get here and MOTU stuff is a mess (though I saw an interview from Pixel Dan with someone from the company and they are actually going to try to right the wrong probably by having international customers order straight from Mattel Creations). I hope the Elite team goes that route too.
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Post by fzmadness on Jul 23, 2023 8:13:09 GMT -5
Not this will happen but I wish Walmart would just give up the exclusives. I just donβt get the model of paying for the license and then donβt stock them anywhere to receive a return on their investment.
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Post by Jackass Pacific on Jul 23, 2023 10:08:22 GMT -5
Thats another thing, you guys think walmart has already paid these exclusives. Well then why does ringside keep magically get them months later ? Walmart may pay for an intial shipment. Then if it does not hit there sales goal they do not order more. Its really that simple. so now it IS walmartβs fault? |
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Post by powerfred3k on Jul 23, 2023 12:52:05 GMT -5
Thats another thing, you guys think walmart has already paid these exclusives. Well then why does ringside keep magically get them months later ? Walmart may pay for an intial shipment. Then if it does not hit there sales goal they do not order more. Its really that simple. so now it IS walmartβs fault? why is mattel dealing with a company that says they will buy X amount of there product, but then whenever they want will change there mind. Mattel does not have any other legitimate retail buyers other that target. Target is not buying as much product overall as walmart is. The only other options are discount stores and rsc. The discount stores and rsc are not paying the saying price for all the walmart and target "exclusives". So walmart is pretty oblivious to mattel, because toys are a declining market. Mattel needs to just wake up and realize its 2023 and not 1983 anymore. Mattel needs to partner with amazon, rsc, etc. They need to start selling more and more of there product online. They need to stop doing these bullcrap deals with walmart if the product never gets to the stores and then they sell the overstock to someone else for a loss. |
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Post by Jackass Pacific on Jul 23, 2023 12:57:52 GMT -5
so now it IS walmartβs fault? why is mattel dealing with a company that says they will buy X amount of there product, but then whenever they want will change there mind. Mattel does not have any other legitimate retail buyers other that target. Target is not buying as much product overall as walmart is. The only other options are discount stores and rsc. The discount stores and rsc are not paying the saying price for all the walmart and target "exclusives". So walmart is pretty oblivious to mattel, because toys are a declining market. Mattel needs to just wake up and realize its 2023 and not 1983 anymore. Mattel needs to partner with amazon, rsc, etc. They need to start selling more and more of there product online. They need to stop doing these bullcrap deals with walmart if the product never gets to the stores and then they sell the overstock to someone else for a loss. but if mattel is on the verge of bankruptcy(as you predict so often), shouldnβt they just continue taking whatever money they can get from walmart? |
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Post by powerfred3k on Jul 23, 2023 13:33:26 GMT -5
Jackass PacificMattel is still trotting along losing money almost every quarter, year after year. I said 10 years untill bankruptcy, 20 years until they gey taken over. Mattel needs to adapt or it will die. They should also get there product into hobby lobby and best buy stores here in the states. I said that before to steve and he get me the very rep tape answer. Mattel is not doing anywhere near enough to stave off there demise. Kids with ipads and tik tok are not going to be buying toys when they have there kids if any.
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Post by Jackass Pacific on Jul 23, 2023 14:05:30 GMT -5
Jackass PacificMattel is still trotting along losing money almost every quarter, year after year. I said 10 years untill bankruptcy, 20 years until they gey taken over. Mattel needs to adapt or it will die. They should also get there product into hobby lobby and best buy stores here in the states. I said that before to steve and he get me the very rep tape answer. Mattel is not doing anywhere near enough to stave off there demise. Kids with ipads and tik tok are not going to be buying toys when they have their kids if any. whatever you say bud |
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Post by mrh on Jul 23, 2023 17:30:34 GMT -5
As everyone says, not Mattel fault (though I wish they would direct the better lines to Target).
What's CRAZY is their is no accountability and good governance structure at Walmart. You think they could find someone decent to run things
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