Post by: Bandalero on September 10, 2008, 08:31:40 AM
And we've heard Hasbro Canada will be ramping up their distribution in "the Fall", but from the posts I read around here about your toy findings it looks like my neck of the woods is considered the boonies of shipping.
But now I'm starting to see product coming in and it's a little alarming. In the last few weeks the TRU at Yonge/Hwy7 has had the DVD packs and at least 15 wave 7 Vipers hanging on the shelf! The Wal*Mart at Markville Mall has what I've counted as two solid boxes of the vehicles and they haven't moved off the shelf for weeks! And the Super Wal*Mart up at Stouville has had wave 8 warming their peg for weeks as well.
I suspect this is because we all already got our fill of wave 7, 8, DVD-packs, and wave 1 vehicles already. But I'm worried that the big boxes are going to view this as the toyline not moving and taking up valueable shelf space.
yeah yeah, first I complain we're not getting new product, now I'm complaining about the peg warming old restock :)
Post by: Canuklehead on September 10, 2008, 09:57:07 AM
I live in a pretty small city that no one really goes to unless they live near it, and the Walmart here rarely got any of the 25th Anniversary Joes and when they did, it seemed to move pretty fast. Now, they've got a full case of the the Major Bludd wave sitting on the peg that's been there for the past three days.
Really, I don't think it'll discourage stores from ordering in or displaying more. They've got room to open up a second peg, if they get more.
I don't think you'll need to worry until you see the "power wall" of Joes sitting unmoved, like so many movie lines before it. Next summer, with the movie out, will be the real test. Personally, for now, I'm happy that I'm seeing them for sale at all, outside the small comic shops.
Post by: canprime on September 10, 2008, 10:15:06 AM
Post by: freakx2001 on September 10, 2008, 11:05:41 AM
the above is just my opinion, but all I know is when I go to the states I go around to as many stores as possible trying to buy the single card figs up, and when I see them here in Canada, I just pass them by...
Sidenote: 2 more days until my next states run. Heading to Orlando through Syracuse. checking 3 x Target, 3 x Walmart, and 2 x TRU... woo hoo!
Post by: Raptor on September 10, 2008, 07:05:45 PM
The kids are going back to school, and budgets are stretched thin for school supplies, which cost a lot more than you'd expect. This stock will thin out by christmas, and we'll be back to fighting for everything again.
The vipers are a bad toy - the wrists are crap and the goggles won't stay on without glue. They are good for exactly one pose, and can't even hold thier weapons in any other, which makes them pretty unplayable to kids.
Until I figure out a way to fix them, I'm sticking with 3.
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Post by: Stealth Viper on September 10, 2008, 09:40:55 PM
Unless something has drastically changed in the week that I've been here in China, I'm betting the stores in my area will STILL be bare of anything Joe related.
Also, I've seen select figures (Snake Eyes, Viper, Wild Bill, Torpedo) sit on shelves for a week or 2, but they ALWAYS sell eventually. That's likely all you are seeing.
Post by: Bandalero on September 10, 2008, 09:53:23 PM
I hope it's the case, school starting back, we're on a verge of a federal election, I hope by xmas it thins out. It's still scarey to see the TRU at Yonge/7 with 15 Vipers on it's peg though. When army builders are turning their noses up at this figure you know it's gotta be bad.
What i'd like to see are BATs peg-warming
Anyways, to curb my insatiable need for G.I. Joe I've gotten hooked on Transformers Animated and that's definitely one thing that Hasbro Canada ensures is on all toy shelves here! Top-rated cartoon on it's soon to be third season, cartoon-accurate toys, and dare I say - excellent distribution in Canada!
Post by: custo on September 13, 2008, 10:26:38 PM
Post by: canprime on September 14, 2008, 12:18:16 PM
I can see the Armadillo/Chariots and wave 8 sitting for a long time due to the high price and low interest. The HISS should move well, and so should the DVD packs. However only time will tell for certain.
Zellers and Walmart don't seem to have the same problem. Of course their price in general is cheaper than TRU's by a good 10% at least.
Post by: martin-montreal on September 14, 2008, 04:19:57 PM
Quote from: "custo"
I haven't seen a single vehicle, and all of 3 figures in Montreal...so no im not worried about peg warming - in fact im hoping for someThat's is because you didn't go to Les promenades St-Bruno recently...
http://www.joecanuck.com/joe/board/index.php?topic=2352.45 (http://http://www.joecanuck.com/joe/board/index.php?topic=2352.45) :wink:
Martin
Post by: custo on September 14, 2008, 10:50:11 PM
Quote from: "martin-montreal"
Quote from: "custo"I haven't seen a single vehicle, and all of 3 figures in Montreal...so no im not worried about peg warming - in fact im hoping for someThat's is because you didn't go to Les promenades St-Bruno recently...
http://www.joecanuck.com/joe/board/index.php?topic=2352.45 (http://http://www.joecanuck.com/joe/board/index.php?topic=2352.45) :wink:
Martin
Ya crazy how much stuff you found there - but it's hard for me to take a 30minute drive (an hour round trip) just to buy joes. The gas alone would make it cheaper to order online.
Post by: Raptor on September 15, 2008, 02:47:05 PM
Quote from: "custo"
Ya crazy how much stuff you found there - but it's hard for me to take a 30minute drive (an hour round trip) just to buy joes. The gas alone would make it cheaper to order online.
What do you drive, an aircraft carrier?
- R
Post by: Canuklehead on September 15, 2008, 02:54:36 PM
Post by: custo on September 15, 2008, 09:29:07 PM
Quote from: "Raptor"
Quote from: "custo"
Ya crazy how much stuff you found there - but it's hard for me to take a 30minute drive (an hour round trip) just to buy joes. The gas alone would make it cheaper to order online.
What do you drive, an aircraft carrier?
- R
USS Flagg 2007 model - it's a lease actually :P
Post by: Pete The Greek on September 23, 2008, 06:48:02 PM
Quote from: "canprime"
Looking at my local TRU (Victoria Park & Lawrence), I get the feeling we will be seeing a lot of product sit on the shelves. Specifically at TRU. The latest batch of vehicles (just HISS & Armadillo/Chariot) are on the shelves, wave 8 is on the shelves, with some wave 7, and the DVD packs are on the shelves. Right now the only thing moving well is the comic packs, and that is probably due to pricing more than anything else.
I noticed this at the other Toronto east end TRU location (Morningside and Lawrence) and the Pickering TRU today. I think TRU is making a huge mistake by keep re-stocking wave 8 over and over again with older comic packs. There are three row of comic packs at Pickering and it doesn't seem to move.
Post by: Bandalero on September 23, 2008, 10:57:22 PM
Quote from: "Pete The Greek"
Quote from: "canprime"Looking at my local TRU (Victoria Park & Lawrence), I get the feeling we will be seeing a lot of product sit on the shelves. Specifically at TRU. The latest batch of vehicles (just HISS & Armadillo/Chariot) are on the shelves, wave 8 is on the shelves, with some wave 7, and the DVD packs are on the shelves. Right now the only thing moving well is the comic packs, and that is probably due to pricing more than anything else.
I noticed this at the other Toronto east end TRU location (Morningside and Lawrence) and the Pickering TRU today. I think TRU is making a huge mistake by keep re-stocking wave 8 over and over again with older comic packs. There are three row of comic packs at Pickering and it doesn't seem to move.
It doesn't get much better up at McCowan & Hwy 7 either guys. TRU is jam packed with wave 8, wave 2 vehicles and some wave 3 comic pack residue. Wal*Mart is a farce right now with only a solid shelf of wave 2 vehicles. Nothing seems to be moving (and we're at the end of September!).
Seeing the Americans on various other message boards get the conquest/rattler + next week possibly wave 10 makes me a little envious. Doesn't look like we'll see that new stuff until xmas if we're lucky.
Post by: B on September 24, 2008, 06:37:23 AM
Post by: thatcarlguy on November 01, 2008, 06:00:14 PM
I've noted that in Brantford the Zellers only gets the comic 2 packs and Walmart only gets single cards. BUT in Cambridge the Zellers gets both singles and comic packs.
Post by: FastFord58 on November 01, 2008, 07:46:54 PM
Also, someone finally bought the headless hiss driver hiss from walmart and they restocked with...wait for it...more hiss tanks and air chariots. yay.
Post by: thatcarlguy on November 02, 2008, 12:47:36 AM
Quote from: "FastFord58"
Also, someone finally bought the headless hiss driver hiss from walmart and they restocked with...wait for it...more hiss tanks and air chariots. yay.
LOL I noticed that! I've been looking at that thing for weeks now wondering if someone would bite the bullet and buy it. I guess its easy enough to stick his head back on. It was rolling around somewhere in the box.
Post by: FastFord58 on November 02, 2008, 07:29:04 PM
Quote from: "thatcarlguy"
Quote from: "FastFord58"
Also, someone finally bought the headless hiss driver hiss from walmart and they restocked with...wait for it...more hiss tanks and air chariots. yay.
LOL I noticed that! I've been looking at that thing for weeks now wondering if someone would bite the bullet and buy it. I guess its easy enough to stick his head back on. It was rolling around somewhere in the box.
I tried to get it at a discount, but they would only give me like 5% or something. I already had a couple so it wasn't a big deal. I was the one that made the head disappear behind the tank lol.