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Title: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: Storm.Shadow on September 26, 2008, 12:28:17 PM
Sorry if this has been noted already, but I found some Wave 5 2008 (Canadian Cards) at Kitchener Toys'R'Us this morning.  It looked like two cases worth.

I believe this wave is new to Toys'R'Us.
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: Pete The Greek on September 27, 2008, 01:28:55 PM
Same thing at the Whitby TRU.  However all the Bats and Snow Serpents were gone. 
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: Stealth Viper on September 30, 2008, 01:46:04 PM
Yep, saw this at TRU today. Grabbed the Bat and Snow serpent, as the had just been put out
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: Pete The Greek on September 30, 2008, 09:38:20 PM
After reading about Ed's luck, I figured I would check out a Toronto TRU on the way home from work.  Found two complete sets of wave 5 at a east end Toronto TRU.   The Bats and Snow Serpents are now gone.   :shifty:
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: Pete The Greek on October 29, 2008, 04:56:05 PM
My local TRU re-stocked yesterday with 5 cases of this wave ('08 wave 5 or 25th wave 9).  It's not everyday you get to see 5 pegs pull of Joes including 5 B.A.T. and 5 Snow Serpent figures.   I suspect most of the other TRUs will follow suit for the X-mas season. 

Unfortunately, there are way too many Wild Bills, Torpedos, Bazookas and Barbecues on the pegs.  I hope they will sell to ensure future single pack waves.
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: Storm.Shadow on October 29, 2008, 05:16:55 PM
TRU has been doing a great job of supporting G.I. Joe and getting product on the shelf but the $9.99 price tag on singles really bugs me.  I just can't bring myself to pay that much.
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: Pete The Greek on October 29, 2008, 05:37:31 PM
True, the 9.99 is high due in comparison to Wal-mart and Zellers prices, but least you know TRU will have some single pack figures.  When I check out a few Wal-Marts in my area, they are always unpredictable in terms of what product is left. One has no single packs, another one has 5 Wild Bills,  another one has a couple wave 1 vehicles and some wave 4 figures.  At least TRU will have something, mostly due to the high price.  I guess that is the tradeoff. 
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: Storm.Shadow on October 29, 2008, 05:45:50 PM
Quote from: "Pete The Greek"
One has no single packs, another one has 5 Wild Bills

You're not kidding! :)  I've bought 4 Wild Bills in the last week just to get them off the shelf and they still keep appearing.  I think someone tried hiding them all to get more ordered and staff is slowly finding them and putting them back.
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: Storm.Shadow on October 30, 2008, 01:45:42 PM
Toys'R'Us Kitchener had a restock as well.  Looked like 5 cases of Wave 5 2008, minus the BATs and a few Snow Serpents.
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: morgardee on October 30, 2008, 08:58:33 PM
I still think the BAT's will show up in a TRU 5 pack for $19.99. I'm out of the BAT army building game for now. I have 2 and that's it.
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: Pete The Greek on October 31, 2008, 09:51:02 AM
Quote from: "Storm.Shadow"
Toys'R'Us Kitchener had a restock as well.  Looked like 5 cases of Wave 5 2008, minus the BATs and a few Snow Serpents.

It looks like two other TRUs in my area were re-stocked earlier this week (Vic Park location and Pickerking).  Bats and Snow Serpents are all gone, which is a good thing as these figures are plastic crack to me. 
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: akpayne on October 31, 2008, 10:23:47 AM
Plastic crack is an understatement.
I am no army building them, I don't need any more, but if I am in a store that is the first thing I bee line for - and if they have them I end up buying them.
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: Canuklehead on October 31, 2008, 10:54:27 AM
Same here.  I don't know what it is about them  :( 

we should hold a group intervention or something. 
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: Pete The Greek on October 31, 2008, 11:41:44 AM
Quote from: "akpayne"
but if I am in a store that is the first thing I bee line for - and if they have them I end up buying them.

Same thing with me.  It's so hard to fight off that army building urge. And Ed can back me up on this: I wasn't a huge fan of the 25th B.A.T. to begin with.  Even the Snow Serpent legs (back of the knees) was a huge turn off.  Some how I have warmed up to both. 

At least we don't have to go to Buffablow to find them.  The horror of that dump. 

Maybe we do need a group intervention?  :shifty:
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: akpayne on October 31, 2008, 12:29:02 PM
Last time I was in Buffalo I swear I smelled the same rotten smell that was hanging in the air last time you and I went over.  That city has not change in 20 years.
Title: Re: Single Assortment: Wave 5 2008 @ Toys'R'Us
Post by: Storm.Shadow on November 04, 2008, 01:14:32 PM
Toys'R'Us Kitchener put out a couple more cases of Wave 5 2008 yesterday.  The B.A.T.s were still there as of about an hour ago.  The pegs are overflowing with this wave.  There must be about 50 figures there.