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Title: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: evenflow on February 1, 2005, 10:14 AM
 ;D I got mine this morning. Ran over to Walmart and for the first time ever I bought something there. This si the first time something has been on the shelves.
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: Scott on February 1, 2005, 10:21 AM
I saw them at one Target but not at Wal Mart (which I would have bet $100 on)

True story, there are two Wal-Marts here in the Twin Cities rather near each other.  On the day of Saga Launch in 2002...one of them (the one I went to today) limited purchases to 3 figures per customer!  I still cannot believe that one

The other (this gets better) had not put out the product the night before, that morning or anything.  I was there at around 10 AM and they were just starting to arrange the shelves. 
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: Brian on February 1, 2005, 10:25 AM
The preview wave (figures, at least) came...and went...last week.  I was able to pick up all four, plus an extra wookiee at the time, and at that point they had tons of each figure.  Then, this past weekend, those figures were all gone.  I was going to stop in at Wal-Mart today after work to see if they were back out, and maybe get another wookiee or two, and to see if they had Anakin's starfighter, although I haven't heard of anyone finding it yet.  Good luck to everyone in their searches today, hopefully you find what you are looking for.
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: Morgbug on February 1, 2005, 11:04 AM
Not yet.  Most of Canada has had them already, except for us ::)  Nothing out last night, so I'm hoping to pick them up on the way home.  The only place in Canada that can read date restrictions ::)
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: DSJ™ on February 1, 2005, 11:17 AM
I got mine last Friday. Way to go Zellers!  ;D

There was nothing out yesterday and I over heard a lady that works there talking on the cell phone standing in front of the SW figures saying there nothing on the shelves and they will be released tomorrow (today). Guess there looking once word got out.
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: knashdx on February 1, 2005, 11:34 AM
Got my 2 that I wanted. 1 at Wal-Mart and 1 at Target.
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: Mikey D on February 1, 2005, 01:01 PM
Walmart had ****, not even a price sticker.  I hate that ******* store.

Target had plenty of each.

No sign of the starfighter or Darth Tater.
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: starwax137 on February 1, 2005, 03:22 PM
Been seeing the four figures all over for quite a while now. ::)
Still haven't bought any of them though. :o
Oh well, I will soon.
 :P
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: Vator on February 1, 2005, 09:28 PM
Just picked them up at Wal-Mart! All the figs plus 3 wookie warriors!  8)
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: Darby on February 1, 2005, 10:56 PM
Both Target and WM had them here today, but WM has had them out for about a week now. 
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: Brian on February 2, 2005, 08:37 AM
Stopped at Wal-Mart yesterday and they had the preview figures back out and on the pegs (they had them early last week, then disappeared, now back).  Looked like all they had was wookiee warriors and Grievouseseses, glad I found the full set last week.  I did pick up another wookiee warrior, I figure with not much product likely in the next couple of months, I can just pick one up here and there when I see them and slowly build a little bit of an army :).  Otherwise, nothing else...no Starfighter (sounds like next week according to the dates we're seeing?), and nothing else, other than the Starfighter lego set, which Wal-Mart had plenty of.
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: JediJason on February 2, 2005, 10:16 AM
Still working on my set.  Just need Tion and R4 and I will be done until Anakins Jedi Fighter hits and maybe the Wookie Water Blaster.  All I see on the pegs now is GG and the WW..  Haven't seen anything else yet at all.  :-\
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: stormtripper on February 2, 2005, 01:04 PM
they were out here yesterday, no gg (for me no big deal, don't want it)but 4 wokkies, and 2 of each of the others. maybe more...
There was still a VOTC c3p0, 2 yodas, 2 lando's and a half dozen orn free taa's :) The vader voice changer as well at $35 CND good price compared to the States?
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: Morgbug on February 2, 2005, 01:21 PM
Finally showed at limited locations and I was able to pick mine up today, all four.  Done for a couple of months now. 

New Lego was out, but no preview Starfighter yet.  All things in time (and hopefully on clearance).
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: evenflow on February 2, 2005, 01:59 PM
Anyone find Darth Tater?
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: starwax137 on February 2, 2005, 04:28 PM
no tater here
I havent seen anything locally, but I went out of town about a week ago and they had jillions of all four figs everywhere.

 ::)
 :P
 ;D
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: Ben on February 3, 2005, 01:34 AM
I got them all last week. I'd be caught up if I could locate the yellow Animated Clone Trooper. :P
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: evenflow on February 3, 2005, 11:51 AM
I can't find the Animated Wave anywhere.
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: CHEWIE on February 3, 2005, 11:55 AM
I've only seen the animated figures a few times.  I don't collect them, a bit too cartoony for my like.

 :P
Title: Re: Feb. 1st - Who got the preview wave?
Post by: starwax137 on February 3, 2005, 04:18 PM
I don't collect them, a bit too cartoony for my like.

 :P

Well, duh. :P They're based off of a cartoon.  ;)

Animateds and Preview figs are everywhere here. :)
Title: Sneak preview line slicer reports
Post by: MR.ROBOTO on February 22, 2005, 12:02 AM
yesterday at Walmart I saw had someone replaced the wookie warrior with chewbacca figure-im not sure what one it was,tion medion with a imperial digintary,the astrometech droid with r2-d2,and general grievous with a sliced battle droid with no back back and gun.How do the employees at the return counter not notice that these are not the original figures?
Title: Re: Sneak preview line slicer reports
Post by: Jesse James on February 22, 2005, 12:56 AM
Not uncommon really...  Hasbro's made it relatively easier for people to do that with the new packaging actually.

The practice isn't the most moral by a longshot,a nd it doesn't help anyone's area to get NEW product in either.  It's a definite no-no.

The employees at stores don't care though,a nd don't know what they're selling, nor do I blame them (If you make minimum wage, you can't be expected to be overly enthusiastic about your job, I'm sorry).  To them it's easier to just take it back and let the store absorb the cost and move along.  Unfortunately we all pay for it in the end since it's labeled theft and that factors into product pricing at stores. 

Yay!