JediDefender.com Forums
Collectibles => Past Hasbro 3.75" Lines => 30th Anniversary Collection => Topic started by: Darth_Ice on October 2, 2007, 05:39 PM
-
Outside of a few reports, I have not heard about Traget getting anything in stock. WM now is up 3 waves on Target. I really hate how Target treats us, Im not buying anymore of their over priced "excluisives" ! If anyone can find out why Target isn't getting TAC in stock, please let us know.
-
In good time they will get the newer waves in. If they were ahead of the game like Walmart has been lately, then people would be praising them right now and blasting Walmart. This goes in cycles.
-
If they were ahead of the game like Walmart has been lately, then people would be praising them right now and blasting Walmart. This goes in cycles.
Definitely. And it varies greatly across the USA too. Here in MN, our Targets (and TRUs) are getting Wave 4 and the UGH cases, while Wal-Mart is getting Wave 5. Maybe WM is one wave ahead at the moment, but definitely not three, and it won't last for long with Christmas shopping approaching.
-
Walmart and Target are both way behind here. Nothing besides wave 1 and 2. The only place that has got 3 is TRU and KB and wave 4 goes to TRU. No one has had wave 5.
-
Target just had a price reduction on figures, so I think they're in the process of trying to blow out some stock. I think we could see some new stock at Target within the next couple of weeks.
-
Target just had a price reduction on figures, so I think they're in the process of trying to blow out some stock. I think we could see some new stock at Target within the next couple of weeks.
The funny thing is by time they actually do stock w4,5,6 a lot of people will have picked the waves and they will just sit and sit and sit some more on the pegs at Target >:( blocking waves 7,8,9 from being put out! My Target has a major A-hole as the toy manager. He acts like he is much above us strange star wars collectors. Then the new Target they opened has a really big time anti stock room manager that really hates any tiype of collector. what can you? LOL
-
I have to say that I eventually always find everything I want at Target. When waves first come out, like everywhere else, some of the "RARE, HOT! HTF" figures ::) are tough to find. But after a few weeks or a month, I find everything I want in multiples.
Having said that, at this juncture, the 4 Targets within my reach basically only have Wave 3 and the Saga Legends wave with Fett/Sandtrooper.
I have found Wave 4 so far at Walmart, KB, and TRU.
-
Around my area, Target actually is 3 waves behind with wave 6 hitting now. Target around Pitt never got beyond wave 3, and wave 1 Legends. They're really a desolate place here at the moment, but it hopefully means new figures are on the way at some point. Target's been a bad stop in 2007 for me though... Which sucks since one opened not too far away. :-\
-
And it varies greatly across the USA too.
Although I haven't seen anything past Wave 3 anywhere in town, it definitely depends on your area. Our WM is a wasteland, just this past week getting their first TAC basic figure product of the year - Wave 2 DST, Rebel Honor Guard, and X-Wing Biggs - 1 of each. The rest of their Star Wars section is packed with TSC figures, probably 50 or more. They also had 1 of the Luke/Mara comic packs. Target has been good about stocking TAC figures, but its been mostly the same ones (lots of Mace and Galactic Marines lately). TRU has surprisingly been pretty good this year so far with getting the newer stuff, and restocking. Again, none of these places has waves 4, 5 or 6 yet though. I think TRU may have had 4 at one point though, because I did see an UGH Airborne Trooper, and I believe that shipped with that case, right? I'm kind of glad I ended up preordering online this year, because now I'm through Wave 6 and our stores are still on Wave 3. I get a set online, and then wait for them to hit retail to get extras/army builders.
-
Target just had a price reduction on figures, so I think they're in the process of trying to blow out some stock. I think we could see some new stock at Target within the next couple of weeks.
Or sooner. You're pretty much right on the money.
-
Around my part of Chicagoland it's been quite barren. The Targets only have Wave 1 Maries, Wave 2 Hans and DST's, a few Vaders and some of the Wave 2 Legends. From Feb to May, things were looking promising at one Target where the first 3 waves were easy to find (sans McQuarrie of course), but then they hit a brick wall and only had a couple 30AC figs on the pegs.
Of course that's nothing compared to the local Wal-Mart. They got one case of Wave 3 at some point, I know this because I found a lone Jawa once by the WWE figs. They also got a case of Wave 2 Legends, but beyond that they've not had any 30AC single carded figures as far as I can tell this year. Hell they still have the same 5 TSC Naboo Soldiers on the pegs that they did this time last year. The store has been good at stocking comic packs and Galactic Heroes, but basic figures not so much.
-
Well glad to hear this not just isolated to So Cal.
-
Well glad to hear this not just isolated to So Cal.
Hasbro would have you believe these problems are isolated to one or two small regions, but clearly from conversation at the myriad number of message boards out there show these issues are widespread. Though to be honest it's hard to fault Hasbro, they get the orders from the retailers and send them the product, it's up to the Walmarts and Targets of the world to properly stock their stores. Of course that's too much to ask regardless of the product we're talking about.
-
The 2 Targets I frequent have not gotten wave 4 yet, but have a moderate amount of waves 1-3 and Legends 1. The closest WM to me had wave 4 (and I found all except CZ-4 and McVader) but no other WM I check seems to have gotten it yet. While I'm not panicky, this may be the worst example yet of distribution issues when stores are 3 waves behind...
-
Target used to be my favorite store but more and more I dislike them in general. From rude stock people to their clearance tactics that can be frustrating especially when you pay $12 a figure to $3 in a 5 week window. They seem to have adopted more ruthless tactics in general.
There stock has really sucked for a long time. TRU is beating them bad which I am happy to see the World's biggest Toy Store stepping up. Even Wal-Mart has been really good with stock & attitiude of their employees.
-
I think we can lay off Target for the time being. They've historically been very good on their inventory management, but in this case there's been some kind of a mis-step. It happens. For once WalMart is beating them to the punch on getting a new wave. Target may have overbought into Saga Legends and it may have bitten them in the butt. As for Target's relationship with Hasbro? I can't say that I would expect Hasbro to publicly put the boots to one of their largest retail partners in the Q&A process and say that they ordered more Saga Legends than 30AC. But that might just be the case and Hasbro may be toting the line.
-
Outside of a few reports, I have not heard about Traget getting anything in stock. WM now is up 3 waves on Target. I really hate how Target treats us, Im not buying anymore of their over priced "excluisives" ! If anyone can find out why Target isn't getting TAC in stock, please let us know.
My local Targets have received 3 different cases of Wave 4 figures, including 6 of the 12 UGH. None of my WM's have figs beyond W3 and they have just as many Saga left as the Target stores. Target will be getting W5 and W6 as soon as they filter thru the rest of their stuff. I'd be more upset at Wal-Mart - did they blow by W4 UGH too quickly?
-
Outside of a few reports, I have not heard about Traget getting anything in stock. WM now is up 3 waves on Target.
Being in the same area as you, I'm definitely seeing the same thing, and it's really odd since Target usually kicks WMs ass around SoCal. But for whatever reason, they've been totally high and dry for the last couple months around here, with only a brief glimpse of a few Wave 4 figures here and there, along with hardly any of the new Legends stuff. In the meantime, WM is completely flooded with waves 4, 5 & 6, and all the new Legends figures. So they're really up about 5 waves, if you include the Legends line too.
I hate this, because I'm a huge Target supporter, and prefer to do ALL of my SW shopping there. I absolutely abhor WM, and it completely disgusts me every time I step into that store. But aside from the lack of any new SW inventory, Target as a store still wipes the floor with WM, which is the most repulsive environment a shopper could possibly step into. As far as employees and customer service, I think it's night and day between the two of them as well. Try returning a couple figures to both stores and see what happens. At Target, you're in and out in 15 seconds with no line, and maybe a few minutes if there is a line. At WM, it takes nearly 5 minutes with no line (with their ridiculously antiquated returns system), and if there is a line, forget it. You're looking at nearly an hour sometimes.
Anyway, I better just shut up or I'll go on and on about the differences between these two stores for hours. One thing's for sure, as soon as Target finally gets some new figures in, my Waves 4, 5 & 6, and Legends figures that I bought at WM, are all getting returned to WM. I hate supporting that ****hole.
-
I personally think people are reading too much into this. In the next week or two, Target is going to catch up.
-
I personally think people are reading too much into this. In the next week or two, Target is going to catch up.
I wish I had as much faith as you do, maybe your Targets are not full of Starwars hateing Nazi toy/stock room managers. They just hate us, you can see it on their faces, they regard us as freaks. I guess a couple years back, their was an incident with some HotWheels People and the manager, they didnt stock a single hotwheels car for 6 months. With that said I do agree with Mac, I hate HATE going to Walmarts. When ever I walk out of the store I feel like I need to take a shower. ;D
-
At my local Super Target, there has been no new stock for 6 weeks or longer. When I do see 'new figs' they have already been released at Walmart or TRU.
To date, they have not had anything beyond TAC wave 3.
-
I personally think people are reading too much into this. In the next week or two, Target is going to catch up.
I wish I had as much faith as you do, maybe your Targets are not full of Starwars hateing Nazi toy/stock room managers. They just hate us, you can see it on their faces, they regard us as freaks. I guess a couple years back, their was an incident with some HotWheels People and the manager, they didnt stock a single hotwheels car for 6 months. With that said I do agree with Mac, I hate HATE going to Walmarts. When ever I walk out of the store I feel like I need to take a shower. ;D
I think a couple of bad months is really a drop in the bucket when you've been at this consistently for a number of years. Target has been one of my prime sources for the last 8 years since I got back into collecting. They'll correct the situation in due time and this will just have been a small blip on the radar.
-
I was at one of the local Targets last night and there was still nothing new out. It's been that way for about a month or more. I did a DCPI search for 30AC figures and they showed stock in the back room. I got someone to do a location check and they came up with 'several locations', but the person asked the stockroom guy to bring a case out, he said that they couldn't do that... That's the first time I've ever had that happen. Anyway, they told me that they are going to be doing a re-set of the action figure aisle in the next week or two, so I should come back periodically because everything in the stockroom will be put out after the re-set.
-
I was at one of the local Targets last night and there was still nothing new out. It's been that way for about a month or more. I did a DCPI search for 30AC figures and they showed stock in the back room. I got someone to do a location check and they came up with 'several locations', but the person asked the stockroom guy to bring a case out, he said that they couldn't do that... That's the first time I've ever had that happen. Anyway, they told me that they are going to be doing a re-set of the action figure aisle in the next week or two, so I should come back periodically because everything in the stockroom will be put out after the re-set.
Ya, most likey W4 and they will become peg wrmers. I mean when there are reports Khols is getting w5 figures, something is really wrong with Target.
-
I saw wave 5 at Kohls last night, and for the heck of it went by Target. All they had was a buildup of Galactic Marines, Vaders and some of the Wave 3 pegwarmers. I really haven't been hitting Targets for the last month but from what I hear from local STL collectors, they are skipping Target now too due to the lack of new figures. Hopefully we'll be in for a pleasant surprise before too long though.
-
The Arc ship & Battle Pack should be hitting soon so thats about the only draw cards until the Mega Hoth pack. The Arc crap is kinda lame the R2 unit is the best part. The Hoth pack I would buy 2 of, the Turrets are sweet!
-
I think the Kohl's arguement is a little lame. They were the first in my area to get Black Clone Pilots, Clone Commanders, etc. back in the ROTS days. They only take in every other wave at best and have had W3 for a month or two, so no surprise to see W5 there.
-
I saw wave 5 at Kohls last night, and for the heck of it went by Target. All they had was a buildup of Galactic Marines, Vaders and some of the Wave 3 pegwarmers. I really haven't been hitting Targets for the last month but from what I hear from local STL collectors, they are skipping Target now too due to the lack of new figures. Hopefully we'll be in for a pleasant surprise before too long though.
Yes, I hit Khols and picked up Darth Raven,Precyborg GG, and Dark Trooper. they were on *sale*for 7.50 yes, I said *sale* They also had Darth Malik, but I bought him from Wal-Fart earlier along with a pair of StarKillers. ANd Yes, I went next door to Target, what a sad mess SL W1 and some TAC from W1,2,3
-
At least your Target stores have army builders... Here, Target is a sea of Obi-Wan, R2, and Mace Windu from Wave 1... Oh and the usual Legends pegwarmers too, but the army builders are long gone.
Couple of the locals have even backed off going to Target routinely because of their nosedive in distribution in the second half of '07. I still stop because they're so out of the way for me that if I'm going to TRU I may as well stop at Target too, but I've really become more hopeful at any other stop I make.
Hopefully it'll change soon though.
-
At least your Target stores have army builders... Here, Target is a sea of Obi-Wan, R2, and Mace Windu from Wave 1... Oh and the usual Legends pegwarmers too, but the army builders are long gone.
Couple of the locals have even backed off going to Target routinely because of their nosedive in distribution in the second half of '07. I still stop because they're so out of the way for me that if I'm going to TRU I may as well stop at Target too, but I've really become more hopeful at any other stop I make.
Hopefully it'll change soon though.
Ya you know something is "wrong" when Khols is getting stuff before Target. The main Target in my area (Rancho Target) has never put out Saga Legends.
-
Ya you know something is "wrong" when Khols is getting stuff before Target. The main Target in my area (Rancho Target) has never put out Saga Legends.
Could it be because they have too much '06 Saga on the pegs?
-
Ya you know something is "wrong" when Khols is getting stuff before Target. The main Target in my area (Rancho Target) has never put out Saga Legends.
Could it be because they have too much '06 Saga on the pegs?
Well they have that Nomadian from wave 3 of saga, but hey have put out waves 1,2,3 of TAC
-
Well they have that Nom from wave 3 of saga, but hey hae put out waves 1,2,3 of TAC
LMAO! Um, what?
-
Well they have that Nom from wave 3 of saga, but hey hae put out waves 1,2,3 of TAC
LMAO! Um, what?
I can't even really speculate.
-
The nomdian from one of the saga waves....just ask next time
-
Target really has been sucking.
Elgin IL: Naboo soldier, Rebel Troopers Both, Nemodian captain and C-3P0, Jerrjerodd & finally an inch of dust.
Any TAC would be great!
TAC wave 7.5 is gonna be hit for sure! ::)
-
I noticed our local Target has gotten some Wave 4 in stock as of this weekend, so I guess that's not too bad. They had a couple Lukes, Elis and Miyoom left when we were there.