Biff Slamkovich™
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Post by Biff Slamkovich™ on Aug 30, 2023 18:56:54 GMT -5
If it makes anyone in the US feel better, we have tons of Walmarts all across Canada and we don't even get the RA Elites at all...
We're probably going to get shafted when it comes to the MNW line as well.
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Post by coldblooded on Aug 30, 2023 19:14:34 GMT -5
If it makes anyone in the US feel better, we have tons of Walmarts all across Canada and we don't even get the RA Elites at all... We're probably going to get shafted when it comes to the MNW line as well. Regardless, a line of this caliber shouldn't even been exclusive. Should be available to everyone. They need to go to store exclusive variants rather then handicapping a whole entire line. |
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Post by powerfred3k on Aug 30, 2023 20:48:32 GMT -5
And yet people still preorder figures from walmart. You have no one to blame but yourself, you should have known better.
Fool me once shame on you, fool me 12 times on shame on you.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2023 21:12:23 GMT -5
I’ll still pre-order. Doesn’t cost me anything and I’m not losing anything by doing so.
If I obtain them elsewhere, I’ll cancel.
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Biff Slamkovich™
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Post by Biff Slamkovich™ on Aug 30, 2023 23:05:33 GMT -5
If it makes anyone in the US feel better, we have tons of Walmarts all across Canada and we don't even get the RA Elites at all... We're probably going to get shafted when it comes to the MNW line as well. Regardless, a line of this caliber shouldn't even been exclusive. Should be available to everyone. They need to go to store exclusive variants rather then handicapping a whole entire line. That's 100% dead on. This current model of distribution is a serious problem with Mattel that I think they themselves don't believe is an issue. I feel like Mattel Canada may have something to do with it too as I'm in Canada. Maybe not all products are brought in to be slapped with the bilingual stickers that are required in order to legally be sold in this country. Regardless, Mattel should be ensuring that their international divisions are healthy and operating the same as the main office. |
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Post by mrh on Aug 31, 2023 0:03:33 GMT -5
Walmart is like a car wreck -- you can't look away!
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Post by Rocket_Fuel_Merchant on Aug 31, 2023 1:07:07 GMT -5
And yet people still preorder figures from walmart. You have no one to blame but yourself, you should have known better. Fool me once shame on you, fool me 12 times on shame on you. The issue here, is that I personally have TERRIBLE luck finding figures at my two local Walmarts. So If I can't order from the website I end up having to source one from somewhere else... |
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Post by SteveHulk on Aug 31, 2023 3:11:21 GMT -5
If it makes anyone in the US feel better, we have tons of Walmarts all across Canada and we don't even get the RA Elites at all... We're probably going to get shafted when it comes to the MNW line as well. Regardless, a line of this caliber shouldn't even been exclusive. Should be available to everyone. They need to go to store exclusive variants rather then handicapping a whole entire line. 👆 |
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Post by dynamitekido on Aug 31, 2023 7:48:24 GMT -5
I hardly even bother with Walmart anymore, especially when it comes to preordering anything. I basically go to one in my area and if they don't have something then I don't really need it. I've dealt with plenty of frustrating things when it comes to Wally World through the years and I'm just not willing to do it anymore.
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Post by dizcoduck on Aug 31, 2023 13:42:51 GMT -5
Add me to the club. I Forgot I had preordered the Edge, but they cancelled it anyways. Luckily, I found Edge and JBL last week in store.
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Post by SporeSpam on Aug 31, 2023 14:30:12 GMT -5
If anyone finds another Eddie ultimate can you hook a brother up for retail price 😞 All I’ve found around here are Reys
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Post by peterjp2 on Sept 2, 2023 9:00:45 GMT -5
Regardless, a line of this caliber shouldn't even been exclusive. Should be available to everyone. They need to go to store exclusive variants rather then handicapping a whole entire line. That's 100% dead on. This current model of distribution is a serious problem with Mattel that I think they themselves don't believe is an issue. I feel like Mattel Canada may have something to do with it too as I'm in Canada. Maybe not all products are brought in to be slapped with the bilingual stickers that are required in order to legally be sold in this country. Regardless, Mattel should be ensuring that their international divisions are healthy and operating the same as the main office. This right here should be gospel. Why they can't just make their online presence stronger to compensate is beyond me. Amazon ca has been carrying more now but they seem to like changing prices on the hour and now charge $10 higher then MSRP for figures because they feel like it. |
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Post by shanieomaniac on Sept 4, 2023 7:16:28 GMT -5
Capitalism is designed to make zillionaires profit, right?
Walmart acquires rights to exclusive figure line everyone wants
Mattel makes exclusive figures and gives them to walmart
Walmart fails spectacularly on every level to actually SELL the dang product
Figures end up in the abyss at the edge of the galaxy never to be seen again outside of that one guy in Canada who bought 47 truckloads of them at a discount and sells them for 600 bucks a set
Please tell me how this is making any of said capitalism addicted zillionaires their money. Beyond being bad for collectors, this is just bad business practices.
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Post by triplehpotter7 on Sept 4, 2023 9:13:41 GMT -5
I preorder nothing from Walmart.com 'cause I can never get in on said pre-order. Thankfully, due to my Network, spread across my town of 20-some Walmarts, we find what we need. Sucks that it has to be this way, but... I'm grateful we can all work together to get what we want.
As a result, I got all of what I needed from the entire Ruthless Aggression line. We're not looking forward to the Monday Night War line. The Target Legends line is MUCH EASIER.
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Sept 4, 2023 12:43:40 GMT -5
my walmarts are back to the good old days of peg warming bullsh¡t and still won’t clearance them
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