I call it semi-successful because I did find one of the three figures I was looking for, and one I was pleasantly surprised to find.
I was looking for (and found) Deep Six. No big deal, I know, but I was happy to find one, even though I'm just using him for a custom. I was also looking for but did NOT find a Shipwreck. And the only reason I was looking for him is to try and steal his hat for my Joe Canuck. So not a huge loss, but you know.
I was pleasantly surprised to find the TRU-Exclusive Bench Press figure. I haven't even opened him yet, but when I do I'll post a review (probably tomorrow). I knew he was coming out but I kind of didn't expect to see him.
In all my Joe hunting, if I had a dollar for every wave 1 figure I saw clogging the shelves, well, I'd have a crapload of dollars. I'm kinda worried about the RoC line. There's so many wave 1 figures out there (Destro seems to be the most numerous) at Target and Wally-World that I fear I'll never see the later waves at retail. Kinda reminds me of the early DVD packs that clogged the shelves and left the "Best of 80's" packs off the shelves at retail. The ONLY store that didn't have a ton of wave 1 product...or much RoC product at all for that matter...was Toys R Us. Funny how they of all people seem to be smartest with their ordering.
I also saw and was pretty intrigued by the Devastator set from Transformers 2. I was intrigued...but not enough to spend $98.98 American on him. Geez.
I also walked through the Lego aisle at TRU to bring back some fond memories. MAN they have some awesome Lego stuff out these days, and have brought back some of MY favorites, like the Space Police and the Pirates...but GOOD LORD Legos are expensive. I know they weren't cheap back in the day but those prices are just ridiculous. Medium sized sets were at least $50, with the bigger ones going from $80-100. Whew!
