Hasbro Pulse / Pulse Premium Discussion

[JediJman]

Got my renewal notice as well.  I just can't justify $50 for it.  I like Dave's approach - If there's some reason to I'll just renew later on in the year so that it lasts longer. 

[Jesse James]

Same as the rest of you...  I just can’t see spending $50 for something that as of the past 8 months or so has been utterly useless for me.  I don’t work at a computer all day to sit around watching for product to drop only to have a 5-15 min window to get any of it.  Sometimes I’ve been able to because of the timing being right, but it’s been quite some time since anything I wanted there was available to me.

I got lots of use out of it for a while when it was new, but as of right now it looks like setting $50 on fire more or less. 

If things were better maybe.  I truly wish there was some “guarantee you 1x item or figure” kind of deal.  Then, hands down, I’d buy in and get extras elsewhere.

[Jeff]

I think I'm in the "wait and see" boat too.  No rush to renew but if they start going nuts with exclusives or something I can always join up later.

[Matt_Fury]

So am I going to be the guinea pig for this?

[Nicklab]

I got the email and renewed. 

It might pan out.  We’ll see.  With news coming out yesterday that SDCC 2021 has been canceled we’re all going to be in the same boat with convention exclusives. 

[Rob]

For me these memberships are about convenience.  If I don't quite squeeze $50 worth of shipping out of them, that's fine.  But they were the only place I was able to get pre-orders in for the new Retro wave, there's convention exclusives access... and occasionally they just make the most sense to buy from.

Spitballing numbers, but if I end up paying $50 for $30 worth of shipping, but it saves me some time looking for stuff, that's worth $20 to me. 

[Dave]

Do we even know if they're doing convention exclusives for 2021?  I get it that the 2020 ones were already in the pipeline when the convention was cancelled, but with 2021 I wonder if it will be the same.

Not sure it makes sense to have virtual conference exclusives...

[GrandMoffNick]

I agree it's about convenience. Thus I'm out. The exclusives aren't that exciting so I'm not paying for a better chance of getting them. I've found Amazon easier for basic releases and faster. So TVC fig cardback condition would be the only Pulse real +.

How bout the "finish the 96" figs are Pulse exclusive, not WM. Then $50 becomes much more palatable.

[Jeff]

The plot thickens?  Thanks to Jayson for pointing this out - Pulse has added a "Partner Exclusives" section.

If this means they are going to give you a chance to nab retail exclusives via the Pulse site (in limited quantities - the initial TFers listed say "Exclusive to Walmart with limited quantities available on HasbroPulse.com"), does that increase your likelihood of going with the Pulse Premium service?

Or will it just be increased frustration to see even more stuff sell out in the blink of an eye before you even knew they were up for pre-order?

[Rob]

Yes, and yes.

[Matt_Fury]

I'm hoping that Hasbro will contact premium members well enough in advance to plan for these.

[Nicklab]

That’s an unexpected but welcome development.  Especially after Walmart screwed up so many exclusives in the past year alone. 

[Jesse James]

Yes, and yes.

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[Diddly]

The last store exclusive figure I've seen on the shelves was the Trash Compactor Luke almost 2 years ago now. So I'd pay $50 to be able to get exclusives in one swoop. Especially the Walgreens stuff.

[McMetal]

As much of a PITA as it is to hunt down exclusives at Walmart and Target, it’s still a million times better than the Hasbro exclusives. Those things are gone in a flash and NEVER return. So this latest news doesn’t move the needle much for me I’m afraid. There needs to be some kind of guarantee, at least on their own stuff.