Got my Skullgrin and Pointblank from Walmart this morning. Still hasn't been any word about what they're doing with the dead-end I ordered. I haven't received a cancellation notice like some have. But I also have a backup one arriving from Amazon probably this evening so I can wait and see how the Walmart one resolves and best case I can sell at cost or return the Amazon one, worst case I pay full price instead of $21 but at least I didn't miss out or have to pay stupid Toy Traders markup after the fact.
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Originally Posted by Sun Swipe Prime
I curious as to why anyone risks ordering from Walmart or any place of the like anymore. For myself, when all this craziness started a few years ago, I stopped depending on chains and Amazon and just started pre-ordering from our site sponsors. Haven't missed anything since. No more driving around. No more anxiety about missing something. No more wondering if someone did a figure swap. And since the price hikes, pretty much the same price or in some cases cheaper... I'm looking at you TRU. Some also have loyalty programs. I just recently bought a bunch Gi Joe Classified figures and when I used some of my loyalty points, I only had to pay 1/4 of the original total.
Only thing required is a bit of patience because they don't always get things in as quick as big retailers or are able to process orders as quick.
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I've abandoned TRU but mostly I still shop walmart for in-store. Because as nonsensical as it is I can feel less bad about my purchases if they're occasionally mixed into the grocery bill where I don't notice them instead of getting a credit card statement with a $100 Toy Snowman order.
Plus chains are better about free shipping thresholds when I order online and shipping can be a big chunk of the bill on Transformers. And they tend to have sales that are more impactful because by the time specialty places mark down something it's usually something I've had for months or have no interest in.
