I can understand that hasbro can't make everything that everybody wants becasue it won't sell. I see many things I'm not interested in buying. But when the majority of the buyers ask for the same things over and over again, I can't understand why they ignore that. If so many people ask for an electronic mace windu or palpatine lightsaber, why can't they get it that the buying public WANTS it and WILL buy it? When the public clamors for specific characters with decent articulation/accessories etc then they turn around and make something no one wants, where is the logic in that?

I   found them at wlamart. picked up 3 packs anakin/palpy, vader/stormie and obi1/grevious. cute little things, my kid lovs them, now if I can just find the r2/3p0/amidala set.

You know what - I know that is done and I know that is just part of collecting. It's sort of like a dirty little secret. It's done, TRU management knows it's done, they know they really can't do much about it, but if the employees are going to do it:

(a) you don't make it obvious

and more importantly

(b) you don't BRAG about being able to do it to customers and claim it is a perk advocated by the company you work for

In retail you just don't do that - you treat the customers with respect, even if you are telling them a lie, you do it with a smile on your face and with a plesant tone so the customer leaves the store happy. You don't infuriate them even more because you have a pre-conceived notion of what type of person I am.

yeah I don't how widely employees buying stuff before customers still goes on but we did it to some extent. our manager didn't let us buy everything, stuff still had to be put out for customers.

got one of these for my son recently and it is a blast! one big fereakig ship too!
it's actually little heavy for my 5 year old but just fine for me 
only thing I don't like is the manual wing flaps you have to open up yourself because the bottum ones pop out
but overall, I rank it right up there next to the awesome republic gunship as a favorite big ship.  I recommend it if you got the space.

I'd l ike to see another Padme, in one of her cooler gown outfits; SA 3p0; more clones with color variation - kashyyk, mygeeto; mace windu and palpatine elec lightsabers; the v-wing ship anakin flies to rescue palpy; tantive ship playset with capt colton;

It'll probably be $20 unless they pack in an exclusive Plo koon pilot that can actually fit in it.

yeah I was able to win 2 on evilbay 
and I'm selling the 2nd one to a friend who wanted one too. I ended up paying about retail plus s/h so I don't feel bad about it.