darthskellington
Dark Lord of the Typos
So yesterday I ended up going to 4 Walmarts in search of exclusives. 3
in the town where I work, the other in a nearby town. Here's the
availability run down
Walmart #1 Clone Wars basic figs are still $5 here....and they're
getting new waves...like Space Ani, Space Ahsoka, Cad Bane, and various
clones.
Droid Factory sets....gone....sold out...even the
one I hid (The redid half the aisle to insert their new Soda/Chip/Dvds
concept.....very out of place down a normal toy aisle. Other stores have
it on a main run where it makes more sense). It looks like they must
have been marked down....but they didn't have many to begin with.
No other exclusives.
Walmart #2 Star Trek 3" figures for $3!...alas....the only figure I
needed they only had one of...and with a horrendous paint job.
Droid Factory...on clearance for $15....nearly
sold out.
Evolutions.....5-8 of each set (Commandos, Imp
Pilots, Rebel Pilots)
no other exclusives
Walmart #3 Never had Droid Factory....still none.
Octuparra Droid...for $35!!!!!!
roughly 5 of each Evolutions set
Walmart #4 Multiple Droid Factory sets...all at full price.
Octuparra Droid....a couple mixed in with the
regular vehicles....a friend who is a checklane supervisor said he would
have to honor that price if they are merchandised that way....alas I did
not have the time or inclination to go do that...as I'd already bought
one at the other store..and he was very busy and his boss needed him for
something.....but it's certainly worth looking for a store that has them
stocked incorrectly with the $20 vehicles.
Roughly 5 of each Evolutions set
2-3 shippers of Walmart Clone Trooper 2-packs
(Thire and Rys, etc, etc)
Turbo Tanks at the full $100 price.
I ended up snagging the $15 Droid Factory packs (4 of them..no Anakin
said there)....but will hang on to them and watch for Store #4 to go down
in price. If so, I'll return them. I also got the Octuparra.....I may
see if I can snag one for $20. I passed on the Evolutions for now as
they are nearly $25 each. I also snagged the Clone Wars figs mentioned
above for $5 each, and all 4 Clone 2-packs at full price.
No sign of any new or old Walmart exclusive Comic Packs.
On a side note about the Clone figure 2-packs....there are four
sets....all Walmart exclusives....but with two distinct packaging types.
The red clones with Yoda are numbered (1of 2, and 2 of 2). The other
clones (Rex, Cody, Fives, Echo) are not numbered. Also, one pair has a
flat surfaced bubble. The other has a bubble with a raised edge down the
center of it, so it is somewhat diamond shaped. Also, one pair rings up
$12.96 each, the other two $12.97 each. I'm wondering if the 2-packs
were designed by Hasbro to be two separate pairs of exclusives, and as
such had distinctive differences, but Walmart ended up buying both of
them.
Also, K-Mart has it's exclusive Clone 4-pack set for $25..but they appear
to be all reissues (Red Arc Commander, Clone Heavy Gunner, Scuba Clone,
Obi in Armor). It does have a nice cardboard painted image of them in
the center, not unlike a cheap cardstock trading card....but hardly worth
getting.
Warren
PS I opened my Octuparra and it is HUGE! I posted pics in a new thread.
in the town where I work, the other in a nearby town. Here's the
availability run down
Walmart #1 Clone Wars basic figs are still $5 here....and they're
getting new waves...like Space Ani, Space Ahsoka, Cad Bane, and various
clones.
Droid Factory sets....gone....sold out...even the
one I hid (The redid half the aisle to insert their new Soda/Chip/Dvds
concept.....very out of place down a normal toy aisle. Other stores have
it on a main run where it makes more sense). It looks like they must
have been marked down....but they didn't have many to begin with.
No other exclusives.
Walmart #2 Star Trek 3" figures for $3!...alas....the only figure I
needed they only had one of...and with a horrendous paint job.
Droid Factory...on clearance for $15....nearly
sold out.
Evolutions.....5-8 of each set (Commandos, Imp
Pilots, Rebel Pilots)
no other exclusives
Walmart #3 Never had Droid Factory....still none.
Octuparra Droid...for $35!!!!!!
roughly 5 of each Evolutions set
Walmart #4 Multiple Droid Factory sets...all at full price.
Octuparra Droid....a couple mixed in with the
regular vehicles....a friend who is a checklane supervisor said he would
have to honor that price if they are merchandised that way....alas I did
not have the time or inclination to go do that...as I'd already bought
one at the other store..and he was very busy and his boss needed him for
something.....but it's certainly worth looking for a store that has them
stocked incorrectly with the $20 vehicles.
Roughly 5 of each Evolutions set
2-3 shippers of Walmart Clone Trooper 2-packs
(Thire and Rys, etc, etc)
Turbo Tanks at the full $100 price.
I ended up snagging the $15 Droid Factory packs (4 of them..no Anakin
said there)....but will hang on to them and watch for Store #4 to go down
in price. If so, I'll return them. I also got the Octuparra.....I may
see if I can snag one for $20. I passed on the Evolutions for now as
they are nearly $25 each. I also snagged the Clone Wars figs mentioned
above for $5 each, and all 4 Clone 2-packs at full price.
No sign of any new or old Walmart exclusive Comic Packs.
On a side note about the Clone figure 2-packs....there are four
sets....all Walmart exclusives....but with two distinct packaging types.
The red clones with Yoda are numbered (1of 2, and 2 of 2). The other
clones (Rex, Cody, Fives, Echo) are not numbered. Also, one pair has a
flat surfaced bubble. The other has a bubble with a raised edge down the
center of it, so it is somewhat diamond shaped. Also, one pair rings up
$12.96 each, the other two $12.97 each. I'm wondering if the 2-packs
were designed by Hasbro to be two separate pairs of exclusives, and as
such had distinctive differences, but Walmart ended up buying both of
them.
Also, K-Mart has it's exclusive Clone 4-pack set for $25..but they appear
to be all reissues (Red Arc Commander, Clone Heavy Gunner, Scuba Clone,
Obi in Armor). It does have a nice cardboard painted image of them in
the center, not unlike a cheap cardstock trading card....but hardly worth
getting.
Warren
PS I opened my Octuparra and it is HUGE! I posted pics in a new thread.