Post by: Stealth Viper on January 03, 2008, 09:37:53 AM
Hasbro Canada has agreed to do an online Q&A, similar to the one Hasbro USA is doing with various online sites.
Please post your questions in this thread, and after a week or so we will have a vote to choose the 5 "best" questions, and they will be submitted to Hasbro Canada.
So, think about what you want to know regarding our favourite Toys in the Great White North, and ask away!
Post by: Scramble on January 03, 2008, 10:47:30 AM
Post by: Stealth Viper on January 03, 2008, 10:49:30 AM
Quote from: "Scramble"
Are we limited to one question per Q&A session? (this is a question for you, Stealth, not Hasbro).
See my post above. I'll be sending 5 at a time.
Post by: Storm.Shadow on January 03, 2008, 11:01:53 AM
Will this be a one time deal or an ongoing line of communication with Hasbro Canada?
Question for Hasbro:
Why was the 25th Anniversary line available for such a brief time and limited quantities and then suddenly pulled?
When will the 25th Anniversary line return to Canadian retail stores and will the packaging be bi-lingual or English only (US Packaging).
Probably the obvious questions but someone had to ask them! :)
Oh, and a thank you to the staff of JoeCanuck for making this possible!
Post by: morgardee on January 03, 2008, 11:07:35 AM
Will Hasbro Canada open an on line store like Hasbro USA? If so, will we be able to order any waves that Canada has missed?
Post by: Storm.Shadow on January 03, 2008, 11:23:59 AM
Will any of the store exclusives (vehicles/multi-packs) be available in Canadian stores?
Post by: Raptor on January 03, 2008, 11:30:10 AM
What product can we expect to see in Canada?
Who do we have to talk to at Canada's TRU and Walmarts to convince them that we need to get more Joe Product on the shelves?
Since you have to do special foreign packaging anyway, will you consider doing country specific "hometown" information to target foreign markets?
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Post by: BHMike on January 03, 2008, 11:34:33 AM
Quote from: "Storm.Shadow"
Hope I'm not abusing the privilege by posting more than once but here's another question:
Ask all the questions you want! The more questions asked, the better selection we'll have to choose from!
Post by: Storm.Shadow on January 03, 2008, 11:43:35 AM
Quote from: "Raptor"
Would it be possible to get you to use fewer twist ties and elastics in packaging the products? It took me 15 minutes to free a Dragon Hawk from it's box, and that was with a knife and tools!
This question was asked by the Star Wars folks and the answer was basically, this is what is required to achieve the dynamic poses (I know that doesn't really apply to the Dragon Hawk) which make the figures stand out on the shelves and will not go away. They threw in the obligatory "we'll look into it" but it seemed like a dead end.
Quote from: "THE Mike?"
Ask all the questions you want! The more questions asked, the better selection we'll have to choose from!
Thanks, will do!
Post by: Scramble on January 03, 2008, 11:54:59 AM
Is it possible Canada gets any vehicles that are exclusive to store we don't have in Canada.
Will we see the return of Canadian flag sticker sheets?
Will any 25th anniversary figures be based on Canadian characters?
Post by: SnakeEyesOnAPlane on January 03, 2008, 12:56:45 PM
Post by: Colonel Abernathy on January 03, 2008, 04:38:53 PM
Dear Hasbro Canada:
I love G.I. Joe. It was and is the greatest toyline of all time. I have been collecting since 1996 and have purchased my fair share of your G.I. Joe and Transformer products. I'm sure there are many other Canadians like me who have purchased much more. There is a rabid fanbase in Canada! I'll give you an example: I already own the first two 25th boxsets (actually two of each). And yet, as I write this post, I am also looking to get the carded versions of the SAME toys. I also bought 2 of each 25th release that I can find simply so I can display one and open the other. This is outright ridiculous from a financial standpoint. And I know there are some even more insane Joefans who will buy fifty 25th Cobra Soldiers to army build. We do this because we really enjoy the G.I. Joe toys you make.
Why, then, is it so unbelievably difficult to buy G.I. Joe toys in Canada?!? The ONLY time I can recall seeing a full series of Joes available in Canada (other than the original ARAH series) was in 1998, for the second run of TRU exclusives. The 1997 series didn't have the "Stars & Stripes" boxset. The 2000-2002 series was spotty at best, and with folded paper filecards! I don't even remember the last G.I. Joe product I've actually purchased in a non-specialty store here in Canada. Most of my purchases have been eBay, comic shops, from other Joe collectors, or in the US. I understand you might have problems with creating new bilingual packaging. And while I despise the folded paper filecards (part of collecting for me is the packaging as well), I'll take those over no Joe product at all.
Here's my question (finally :o) : Hasbro Canada, can you PLEASE consider offering G.I. Joe toys through a Canadian online store, so that your Canadian Joefans can actually buy the product without too much hassle? I'm not asking for massive retail distribution (although that would be cool to see lots of Joes on the pegs again... ;D ) ...surely an online store is a possibility?
Thank you for your time.
(feel free to condense :wink: )
Post by: Lt Storm on January 03, 2008, 06:02:43 PM
Quote from: "Storm.Shadow"
Question for you:
Will this be a one time deal or an ongoing line of communication with Hasbro Canada?
Question for Hasbro:
Why was the 25th Anniversary line available for such a brief time and limited quantities and then suddenly pulled?
When will the 25th Anniversary line return to Canadian retail stores and will the packaging be bi-lingual or English only (US Packaging).
Probably the obvious questions but someone had to ask them! :)
Oh, and a thank you to the staff of JoeCanuck for making this possible!
I think this question is worth quoting. I couldn't find them in any stores in my area.
And if we could get more then just the typical "we're looking into it" response because that's the response they've given before. By now we Canadian fans deserve a yes or no answer and a specific date when it will happen, If you can work that into the question somehow too.
Sorry, I'm done now.
Post by: awestd on January 04, 2008, 12:07:42 AM
Post by: Storm.Shadow on January 04, 2008, 09:02:49 AM
Quote from: "awestd"
Will thare be a game ps2 ds or what ever and will thare be movie fig?. cuz of the movie is coming out?
Yes there will be movie themed toys, though few details are available at this time. I believe they wanted to have the main line of movie figures in the same design and scale as the 25th anniversary product, but I'm sure there will a few different lines (see Transformers).
There is also a video game planned, I believe EA has the rights to. Someone please correct me if that wrong.
Post by: Snake Charmer on January 05, 2008, 02:32:12 PM
Will there be any way for Canadian fans to get the exclusive Doc figure through Hasbro, like our American Counterparts?
It would be great if the offer could apply to Canadian fans through Hasbro Canada so we won't have to resort to the secondary market once the promotion is over.
Any chance of Hasbro Canada offering the Doc figure to Canadian fans?
Post by: sniper on January 07, 2008, 12:50:20 PM
I assume Hasbro Canada would have to make a business case for a lot of these requests. So on that tone?
1. What fan support would be needed to start online purchasing direct from Hasbro Canada, especially for GI Joe products?
2. What are the greatest obstacles to getting GI Joe product into Canadian retailers and how can we help to overcome this?
3. I know this echo's Scramble's question, but this is one of my hopes too. Please can we see some Canadian flag sticker sheets in the near future for vehicles?
Post by: Storm.Shadow on January 08, 2008, 07:53:42 PM
Wal~Mart will be carrying the 25th Anniversary Line &
Yes we will have to settle for Bi-Lingual packaging.
So here's a new question:
Will the packaging design be improved over the course of time because this current one is VERY lazy and cheap looking.
Post by: Raptor on January 08, 2008, 09:34:58 PM
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Post by: Scramble on January 09, 2008, 12:18:43 AM
"Will the current style of cards on the 25th figures available in Canada be the standard, or can we expect something better if sales prove promising?"
Shows our dislike of the cheap packaging without just saying "What the heck's up with the ugly card 'art?"
Post by: pdaat on January 09, 2008, 05:36:15 AM
I went to 3 Targets in the Detriot area and 2 TRUs yesterday - only managed to find most of line 3 (which a guy on eBay scammed me over). Every comic 2 pack peg was empty. I did however find out my plant is closing and was rear ended on I94!
Post by: Raptor on January 09, 2008, 09:38:01 AM
Quote from: "Scramble"
Re: Raptor
"Will the current style of cards on the 25th figures available in Canada be the standard, or can we expect something better if sales prove promising?"
Shows our dislike of the cheap packaging without just saying "What the heck's up with the ugly card 'art?"
Yes, it may go over better than,
"Are you trying to destroy the line in Canada with that packaging nightmare that makes your product look like a cheap knock off of your own brand?
or
"Was this huge mistake with the packaging a result of a rush to get the goods to market because marketing failed to realize the appeal of the product until it was too late, or merely incompetence and indifference as to maintaining Hasbro's product packaging standards?
or
"With excellent bilingual packaging for most of Hasbro's products in Canada why does the 25th packaging fail to meet even the most basic requirements to promote and sell the products inside."
or
"Are you so confident that the product is good that you deliberately put it in the most unappealing packaging that it was possible to construct in order to prove that the product would sell anyway?
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Post by: Redmao on January 09, 2008, 10:19:34 AM
Was a canadian card released?
Post by: Raptor on January 09, 2008, 10:40:38 AM
As posted by Stormshadow in this thread:
http://www.joecanuck.com/joe/board/inde ... ;topicseen (http://www.joecanuck.com/joe/board/index.php?topic=2122.0;topicseen)
Sadly this is what we got for the other VvsV stuff too, so I guess I should have expected it.
Still it wouldn't have been impossible to do color stickers to slap on the American card art packaging. It looks like a knock off product.
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Post by: Raptor on January 09, 2008, 10:46:37 AM
I should be happy that they were able to get any 25th product on to the shelves at all. It likely took a huge effort just to get a single case into half the Walmarts.
But half of the appeal of this product is the classic packaging. I didn't realize that until they offered me the product without it.
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Post by: Storm.Shadow on January 09, 2008, 11:10:21 AM
Quote from: "Scramble"
Shows our dislike of the cheap packaging without just saying "What the heck's up with the ugly card 'art?"
I agree. We should try to ask the question in a way that respectfully voices our distaste for the packaging but at the same time isn't so soft that Hasbro can simply answer, "we needed to make it bi-lingual." The packaging can be bi-lingual AND look sharp.
Post by: martin-montreal on January 09, 2008, 08:51:44 PM
Is there any plan to produce on DVD the season 2 part 2 G.I. Joe cartoons?
Post by: Stealth Viper on January 09, 2008, 09:47:09 PM
Quote from: "martin-montreal"
I?m a little bit off here with that question, but you guys already cover all the possible questions about the 25th ann. Joe availability?
Is there any plan to produce on DVD the season 2 part 2 G.I. Joe cartoons?
I can shed some light on this for you.
Rhino Home Entertainment released the 3 existing sets. Their license to the cartoons expired before releasing Season 2 part 2.
SONY has the rights now. Given their track record, don't expect them to do anything with it. Maybe they'll do a release to cash in on the movie's release - but you can be sure they'll go back and start with Season 1 again.
Post by: Pete The Greek on January 10, 2008, 03:16:19 AM
This new packaging will discourage collectors from buying Canadian and go the American route to obtain the figures. And kids are not going to be drawn to packages like this.
Post by: pdaat on January 10, 2008, 12:59:46 PM
BTW, even though the toy manager of my local Wal-Mart said they were not getting the 25th figures, I called today looking for DC Classics and the person I spoke to said they had a Shipwreck and Hooded CC left?!?!
Post by: Storm.Shadow on January 10, 2008, 01:12:38 PM
Will any sort of flag/battle points be re-introduced in the future?
What will be the main focus of the line going forward? Comic Packs or Single Packs?
Post by: Storm.Shadow on January 11, 2008, 11:34:05 AM
Post by: Scramble on January 11, 2008, 01:27:53 PM
Quote from: "Storm.Shadow"
Sorry to double post but any idea when the vote will take place and when we can expect answers from Hasbro? Thanks.
We will be setting up a poll to vote on your favourite questions soon. As for Hasbro's responce, I'm not sure. Stealth Viper is the board's middle man and he is out of the country at the moment. Even when we submit the questions, it's up to Hasbro Canada when we get answers. Unless you hear otherwise, assume the March Joe Canuck newsletter (issue #3)
Post by: morgardee on January 12, 2008, 04:37:07 PM
Post by: pdaat on January 16, 2008, 01:28:15 AM
My question - Will all of the Original 13 get the 25th Anniversary treatment?
Paul
Post by: BHMike on January 16, 2008, 08:49:16 AM
We're supposed to start the voting this week!
Ok. This is locked now. I'll get it set up in a little while.
Damn life getting in the way of things for everyone I guess. ;-)