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General Section => Off Topic => Topic started by: Stealth Viper on April 11, 2005, 08:57:37 PM

Title: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: Stealth Viper on April 11, 2005, 08:57:37 PM
Just picked up 3 of the Transformer Alternators:

Sideswipe
Hound
Silverstreak

all For $9.97 each.

TF Energon (the small ones) were clearanced at 4 bucks.
Title: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: Pete The Greek on April 11, 2005, 09:17:05 PM
:shock: But these means a very slim chance of getting other new TF alternators in this country if they didn't sell the first time around.

These vehicles are great next to Optimus Prime you have.
Title: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: Stealth Viper on April 11, 2005, 09:23:32 PM
I don't know Pete... this is 1 store clearancing them - a grocery store at that.

If WalMart or TRU were doing it, I'd be inclined to agree... but I was at WalMart tonight and the same TFs were still 29.98

On a side note, what other Alternators are available in Canada?  :shifty:
Title: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: Pete The Greek on April 11, 2005, 09:55:43 PM
I have only found 6 in Canada, the three you mentioned plus Dead End, Smokescreen and Tracks.

It's only a matter time before TRU and Wally blow out the remaining Alternators as they are collecting dust.
Title: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: Raptor on April 11, 2005, 09:57:45 PM
Quote from: ""Damed Viper""
I don't know Pete... this is 1 store clearancing them - a grocery store at that.


I picked up my one and only alternator (silverstreak) there. he was $20 at the time. Also picked up a hound, but I actually didn't like it at all and returned it. I think it might have been gimped.

The Vansickle (sp?) GCS is also the one that were blowing out all the BTR sets at $2-$8. I've also seen Bionicle tubes there for like $3. When they decide to clear something out they have great prices.    

- Raptor
Title: USA
Post by: Colonel Abernathy on April 12, 2005, 08:24:56 AM
I bought Swindle, Windcharger and Ravage in Buffalo yesterday.  I really doubt we'll see past Meister in Canada.  In fact, I missed Meister anyway when the one-box-per-store shipment arrived 6 months ago.  Managed to get Tracks then though, which was cool.  Even in the US the earlier waves are clogging the aisles.  It's too bad, really - the later Alternators are pretty cool despite being mostly repaints.
Title: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: akpayne on April 12, 2005, 09:05:38 AM
I didn't find any of the other past the first four - wich really sucks as I would have bought them at the drop of a hat.

Where did you find the other three Pete?
Title: Re: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: BHMike on April 12, 2005, 11:42:10 AM
Quote from: ""Damed Viper""
Just picked up 3 of the Transformer Alternators:


Ok.... NOW will you admit to collecting Transformers?
:lol:
Mike
Title: Re: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: Stealth Viper on April 12, 2005, 12:06:58 PM
Quote from: ""BHT""
Quote from: ""Damed Viper""
Just picked up 3 of the Transformer Alternators:

Ok.... NOW will you admit to collecting Transformers?
:lol:
Mike



I will admit to picking the ones I like up when I see them on mega-discount

(20th Prime for $40, Unicron for $20 and now the alternators for $10)
Title: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: akpayne on April 12, 2005, 12:19:55 PM
What other stores are affiliated with Zehres, I would love to pick double up to keep in car mode next to the robots for $10.
Title: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: morgardee on April 12, 2005, 01:14:00 PM
I'll look in my Zehres and see if they have the same deal. If they do I'll see about extras to bring to the meet.
Title: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: Stealth Viper on April 12, 2005, 01:17:56 PM
Zehrs is a Loblaws franchise.

So Fortinos, Loblaws, No Frills, independant etc. Basically any store that carries the "President's Choice" brand.
Title: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: Stealth Viper on April 12, 2005, 01:19:48 PM
If there is a need/demand, I can shoot out there and pick some up and bring them to the meet.

When I was there, those were the only 3 available, and I think there weren't many sideswipes left.
Title: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: Pete The Greek on April 12, 2005, 06:21:49 PM
Quote from: ""akpayne""
I didn't find any of the other past the first four - wich really sucks as I would have bought them at the drop of a hat.

Where did you find the other three Pete?


Wal Mart
Title: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: akpayne on April 13, 2005, 01:08:13 PM
I was to many different Wal-marts and all of them have a crap toy section. The fact that none of them are organized in any form, and that most of the stuff for sale was on the floor instead of the shelves doesn't help when trying to find something.

But I don't think WalMart has an even distribution across Canada, more of a hit and miss.
Title: Kickass Deal at The Zehrs Superstore in St. Catharines
Post by: akpayne on April 16, 2005, 09:54:19 AM
I went to the closest store near me, that had a tonne of them leading up; to christmas, and they had a bunch at the beginning of march, but they are totallyl wiped out now - this $10 thing must have been going on for a week or two or they moved stock to other stores.