30AC Wave 1 - Revenge of the Sith

[DoctorPadawan]

Bought a second Mace today to modify.  It was actually very easy, just requiring two precise exacto knife incisions along the seams of Mace's robe.  Made those cuts and voila!  All of a sudden Mace has a lot more posability in the lower body.

So I take it that there *is* hip articulation under the skirt and that Mace *will* act as the best pilot figure for his JSF, after all? 

[Nicklab]

Yes, there is in fact hip articulation.  But the skirt is made from such a stiff plastic that it's probably not going to bend enough to fit this Mace in the Jedi Starfighter.  I think the ideal Mace to use as a pilot might be the one from the Jedi VS Darth Sidious battle pack.

[Artoo]

That whole not until 3/25 thing at Target is really pissing me off. I was so frigging close to getting wave 1 today! 

[Darth_Anton]

That whole not until 3/25 thing at Target is really pissing me off. I was so frigging close to getting wave 1 today! 

What's the difference between having it now over next week?

[P-Siddy]

I really don't understand what Target's idea is with the street date. It's written nowhere on the box that they're to be held in back until that date. It's their own date I suppose... maybe when they redo the action figure section.

Still, I think it has a lot to do with meeting the right redshirt. Sometimes you'll find one that'll help you and others that won't or flat out lie. I figure they'd want to sell goods now, not later when these are being put on pegs slowly at other Targets, TRUs, and now WMs.

[Dressel Rebel]

Still, I think it has a lot to do with meeting the right redshirt. Sometimes you'll find one that'll help you and others that won't or flat out lie.

When looking for the first wave of each line over the past bunch of years including SAGA, OTC, EI, SAGA2, I have heard each time from a Walmart employee or a Target employee that "The line has been discontinued".  Why?  Because they didn't want to be bothered.

[P-Siddy]

Still, I think it has a lot to do with meeting the right redshirt. Sometimes you'll find one that'll help you and others that won't or flat out lie.

When looking for the first wave of each line over the past bunch of years including SAGA, OTC, EI, SAGA2, I have heard each time from a Walmart employee or a Target employee that "The line has been discontinued".  Why?  Because they didn't want to be bothered.

Pretty helpful employees that want to help their company succeed.  Blatant lying is not the way to go though. But still, I'm sure these employees see adult SW collectors and think scalper or something. I know from working at a TRU that some employees are unwilling to help those people or will purposely bend a card as they scan an item. That bugs me if some employee assumes you are going to turn around and scalp these when you took the time to pick the nicest card (if you're a carded collector).

[David]

Pretty helpful employees that want to help their company succeed.  Blatant lying is not the way to go though. But still, I'm sure these employees see adult SW collectors and think scalper or something. I know from working at a TRU that some employees are unwilling to help those people or will purposely bend a card as they scan an item. That bugs me if some employee assumes you are going to turn around and scalp these when you took the time to pick the nicest card (if you're a carded collector).

This REALLY bugs me too as I am a mostly MOC collector. The first time I found Wave 5 of SAGA2 all together at a Walmart, the cashier flailed around the first three figures until I finally tried to say, 'stop.' Did she listen? Of course not. So I took half of the wave (the undamaged part) to layaway, where they were extremely helpful. The lady helping me there had a husband who collected MOC Star Wars as well. It was a whole different experience in the same store on the same day!

Im going shopping for Wave 1 today, and I aint stopping until Ive got some new figs! So if there are an SJ Target, TRU, or WM employees reading this then - PLEASE BE HELPFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JangoTat]

wow i don't think i have ever had any employee anywhere ever ruin my cards when i buy figures. then again it wouldnt matter considering i open almost every figure i buy.

[Nicklab]

The lying employee is always a great one to run across.  I've seen them so many times that it isn't even funny.  And it's gotten to the point where I will now go out of my way to mess with those people if they do lie to me.  I'll tell them that I know more about the SW toy line than they ever will and I know that they're lying to me.  I'll add that I'll also be happy to go get their manager so that I can tell them that their employee is lying to me to get out of doing some customer service work.

[Artoo]

That whole not until 3/25 thing at Target is really pissing me off. I was so frigging close to getting wave 1 today! 

What's the difference between having it now over next week?

Wouldn't you rather have it now than instead of a week?

[IshiTib]

still no figures in my town, i think, i will have to wait very long

[Famine]

still no figures in my town, i think, i will have to wait very long

Cheer up man, you'll get some toys sooner or later!

Kevin

[JangoTat]

The lying employee is always a great one to run across.  I've seen them so many times that it isn't even funny.  And it's gotten to the point where I will now go out of my way to mess with those people if they do lie to me.  I'll tell them that I know more about the SW toy line than they ever will and I know that they're lying to me.  I'll add that I'll also be happy to go get their manager so that I can tell them that their employee is lying to me to get out of doing some customer service work.

and does this ever make them "remember" what they have in stock?

[Dressel Rebel]

and does this ever make them "remember" what they have in stock?

Doubtful.  Only a salary that they have to earn on commission would achieve that.  For the $8/hour they earn, they could give a rat's ass.