Toys R Us Canada Transformers Sale May 3rd - 9th

[Abraxys]

Originally Posted by Jove

Everything new is sold out. Why bother advertising when things are sold out in minutes?

I KNOW! I dont understand this distribution? Why put NEW stock on sale and then let the old stuff sit? They SHOULD be putting old stock = sale. New stock = no sale.....i dont get it -_-

[wervenom]

Got my price adjustment for Blaster and the Autobot Data Discs

[pulsedragon20]

toysrus.ca is so stupid because they slowly "put out" products on to the site instead of all at once

ex:
Generations Deluxe UM (listed yesterday),

PRiD
-voyager BH (listed today),
-dlx Arachnid, Dead End and SS BB (today)

...and others I never saw but others did


PRID in stock@ toysrus.ca as of this moment

Arachnid
http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index....uctId=13008081

Shadow Strike BB
http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index....uctId=13008080

Dead End
http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index....uctId=13008079

[Metroplex79]

Crazy theory time:

toysrus.ca tracks how many certain products are sold on their website. Once a certain number is reached, they send X number of cases with that same product to the store closest to that postal code.

Thinking that area wants these items.

This is probably why some stores have multiple cases of new waves, while others have half-empty shelves with old waves...which might also explain how the website is "sold out" of certain figures.

I've been to 4 different TRU in 3 days, only 1 had Generations UM, Starscream, Sideswipe, and Air Raid on the shelf.

Or an even crazier theory:

The opposite of my above theory.

Thinking that to improve sales at certain stores, they send products away from good performing stores to poor performing stores. Based on the postal codes of the online sales. So that you have to go those stores to get them.

[Nomad]

Or an even simpler theory. Stores get x amount of something based on whatever truck is scheduled to arrive first. Once that one's taken care of, more shit goes to the next. Some stores get lucky, while others don't.

[Goaliebot]

Real theory: a chicken is set in front of a special keyboard that has one key for each store and a key for online. Corn is then scattered randomly across the keyboard and the chicken pecks at it. A case of new toys is then sent to each store that gets pecked.

[Jove]

Originally Posted by Goaliebot

Real theory: a chicken is set in front of a special keyboard that has one key for each store and a key for online. Corn is then scattered randomly across the keyboard and the chicken pecks at it. A case of new toys is then sent to each store that gets pecked.

I'd have less of a problem if this theory was actually correct. My real fear is that there is a team of paid employees working fairly hard to get us the product that we want. They just SUCK ASS at it.

Can I say "ass" here?

[cybertitan129]

Checking toysrus last night, i was disappointed to find the lock and the wave voyagers had been harvested. Just to my surprise, shockwave had returned the next morning. For some dark magic, i certainly got the better end of the trick. Oh how i love my shocky

[pulsedragon20]

Originally Posted by cybertitan129

Checking toysrus last night, i was disappointed to find the lock and the wave voyagers had been harvested. Just to my surprise, shockwave had returned the next morning. For some dark magic, i certainly got the better end of the trick. Oh how i love my shocky

damn TRU

Does this mean I have to check the website at least 4 times a day...

Also, as of this moment, TRU remove the out of stock items from their site except a few

[The 12th Prime]

Yep! Close the store in Peterborough. Open a new store in North Oshawa (because those PTBO people don't like to shop in their town anyway North Oshawa 70km away ought to be close enough for them) but don't put any Transformers in there those things don't sell anyway send them to Whitby! On the positive side I did find a Lego Boba Fett alarm clock for my son. The only one I've seen in my travels so far in this country, lol. Supposedly it's been out before last christmas.