Robots in Disguise Toy news for Canada (TRU Exclusives and Walmart Price Drop)
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Since Target's tragic end in Canada, there has been a question of how Canada will be obtaining Target exclusive Transformers toys. We have already seen Walmart carrying the Platinum Coneheads G1 reissue and now it is Toysrus' turn to be carrying what is only found at Target in the US. Toysrus Canada now has the Robots in Disguise One Step Collection 6 pack with the exclusive Optimus figure that isn't sold outside of this set. This set is available online and in store. The listing itself still has an image of this box set with the Target logo found on the box.
The big Stomp and Chomp Robots in Disguise Grimlock redeco is also a Toysrus exclusive in Canada thanks to the new listing on their site.
Finally, Walmart has lowered its price on the Robots in Disguise Warrior Class figures. Walmart is usually below Toysrus' prices so it was odd that both stores were selling these toys at around 19.99$ cdn. Walmart has since dropped the price to the more customary 17.97. It is unknown when exactly the price drop occurred. Walmart's Combiner Wars Voyager and Deluxe figures are still above Toysrus' prices though, which is unprecedented.
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 19th, 2015 @ 7:02am CDT
Posted by Down_Shift on September 19th, 2015 @ 7:37am CDT
What's interesting is that they are all packed with US Comics. It's not the first time this has happened with CW in Canada as Wave 2 was briefly available at Walmart with US Comics as well.
Enjoy the hunt!
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 19th, 2015 @ 8:41am CDT
Down_Shift wrote:Combiner Wars Wave 4 Deluxe are out at Walmart and in big numbers. Every Walmart from Mississauga to Burlington has at least two or three cases on the pegs. Lots of Prowl, Sunstreaker, Mirage, & Ironhide at all locations.
What's interesting is that they are all packed with US Comics. It's not the first time this has happened with CW in Canada as Wave 2 was briefly available at Walmart with US Comics as well.
Enjoy the hunt!
The thing that is even more odd is that these packagings are in English only. I dunno about the other provinces, but these ones would never land on Quebec's pegs.
Posted by william-james88 on September 19th, 2015 @ 11:04am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:I saw that exclusive one-steps 6-packs online yesterday. I didnt bother to report it because I didnt think it was important. However, since it's a Target Exclusive in the USA, it's great new for us cannucks. This way, we will not have to rely on scalpers for the most interesting exclusives. Especially since Hasbro finally have pulled it's head out of it's ass and provide multi-lingual packaging for EVERY TFs they release. Exclusives or not.
Yeah the news was more about how Canada was handling exclusivity rather than it being about the availability of that specific figure.
Posted by Biocore on September 19th, 2015 @ 3:04pm CDT
Now, if only the supply and demand for Combiner Wars could be worked out in my area (Ottawa-Carleton Place), haven't seen any deluxes since July. I had to get all my Wave 2 Stunticons online.
Posted by Down_Shift on September 25th, 2015 @ 2:39pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 25th, 2015 @ 3:00pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 25th, 2015 @ 3:04pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:The TF space have NOTHING and have been totally overtaken by star Wars stuff at Laval's Walmart.
Same with every walmart I have been to in Montreal. The good news is that it is a canada wide rollback and the deluxes are priced the same online.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 25th, 2015 @ 7:14pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:The TF space have NOTHING and have been totally overtaken by star Wars stuff at Laval's Walmart.
Same with every walmart I have been to in Montreal. The good news is that it is a canada wide rollback and the deluxes are priced the same online.
Voyagers are 20$ online but 35$ in store. Will they price-match the online prices? If yes, how to do it without an I-phone?
Posted by william-james88 on September 25th, 2015 @ 10:45pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:The TF space have NOTHING and have been totally overtaken by star Wars stuff at Laval's Walmart.
Same with every walmart I have been to in Montreal. The good news is that it is a canada wide rollback and the deluxes are priced the same online.
Voyagers are 20$ online but 35$ in store. Will they price-match the online prices? If yes, how to do it without an I-phone?
They dont price match with themselves, they call it an online price
Posted by Judge Deliberata on September 26th, 2015 @ 3:58pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 27th, 2015 @ 1:45am CDT
Judge Deliberata wrote:Heads-up: The TRU in Brossard across from Panama terminus has a stack of CW Ultra Magnuses.
YES!!!!!!!!!!! Heading there monday, thanks for the heads up!
Posted by Judge Deliberata on September 27th, 2015 @ 6:24pm CDT
Posted by Down_Shift on September 28th, 2015 @ 8:41am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 28th, 2015 @ 8:43am CDT
Down_Shift wrote:I've seen Leader Starscream in a few Walmarts as well as Battle Core Optimus Prime. At least 2 of each at the Brant, Appleby, & Trafalgar Walmarts.
Do you know who else is in the leader wave with starscream?
Posted by Down_Shift on September 28th, 2015 @ 9:32am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 28th, 2015 @ 4:22pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 28th, 2015 @ 9:01pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Let's hope Leader Screamers will come to TrU soon. I have a raincheck to use!
Haha, I actually used that very same raincheck today for Magnus. Well worth the 41$ + tax.
Oh and look at what my TRU looks like today. Its like I stepped into a time machine and went back to a year ago where there were a bunch of movie deluxes and Rhinoxes as far as the eye could see:
Posted by -Kanrabat- on September 29th, 2015 @ 4:18am CDT
Posted by Down_Shift on September 29th, 2015 @ 8:27am CDT
william-james88 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Let's hope Leader Screamers will come to TrU soon. I have a raincheck to use!
Haha, I actually used that very same raincheck today for Magnus. Well worth the 41$ + tax.
Oh and look at what my TRU looks like today. Its like I stepped into a time machine and went back to a year ago where there were a bunch of movie deluxes and Rhinoxes as far as the eye could see:
Ugh. Hurry up TRU and just do fire sale already!
Posted by Down_Shift on October 4th, 2015 @ 9:27pm CDT
TRU Appleby in Burlington has the G1 Dinobot set with the G1 heads. I didn't grab the set because I left my wallet at home (like a dummy). I would have grabbed a pic but my phone was dead. Not a good Sunday with the exception of grabbing hella cheap pre-orders for Laserwave and Hotrod.
I'll swing by on my way home from work to grab a pic tomorrow.
Posted by william-james88 on October 4th, 2015 @ 9:58pm CDT
Down_Shift wrote:Wow, so I wasn't expecting this at all.
TRU Appleby in Burlington has the G1 Dinobot set with the G1 heads. I didn't grab the set because I left my wallet at home (like a dummy). I would have grabbed a pic but my phone was dead. Not a good Sunday with the exception of grabbing hella cheap pre-orders for Laserwave and Hotrod.
I'll swing by on my way home from work to grab a pic tomorrow.
Did you catch the price?
Also, as I predicted (sorry Kanrabat), Walmart has restocked the wave 3 combiner wars deluxes. They were all there many ties over. I guess this is the last big restock before wave 4 comes in.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 5th, 2015 @ 4:14am CDT
Posted by Down_Shift on October 5th, 2015 @ 10:29am CDT
This TRU (Appleby I'm Burlington) also had like 5 sets of Protectobots on the pegs. No wave 4, but there are plenty of $16 Wave 4 across the street at Walmart. Speaking of which...
Also, here's leader Starscream from the Walmart across the road.
I'd get the Dinobot set if my money wasn't allocated to TFcon next week. Ughhhhhh I still have so much work to do! :p
Posted by Seibertron on October 5th, 2015 @ 11:09am CDT
Down_Shift wrote:I'd get the Dinobot set if my money wasn't allocated to TFcon next week. Ughhhhhh I still have so much work to do! :p
Looking forward to having some beers with you at TFcon!!!
Posted by Counterpunch on October 5th, 2015 @ 11:12am CDT
Down_Shift wrote:I'd get the Dinobot set if my money wasn't allocated to TFcon next week.
Next week. Holy smokes!
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 5th, 2015 @ 5:26pm CDT
Let see... at full regular price, it's 2 voyagers plus 3 deluxes. Meaning 30$*2 plus 20$*3, and let's say plus Quebec and Canadian taxes, meaning a grand total of... around 138$.
The special set is 230$ total.
MEANING ALMOST 100$ EXTRA JUST BECAUSE OF SPECIAL EDITION!
How about a big fat
Posted by Down_Shift on October 5th, 2015 @ 6:20pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:Down_Shift wrote:I'd get the Dinobot set if my money wasn't allocated to TFcon next week. Ughhhhhh I still have so much work to do! :p
Looking forward to having some beers with you at TFcon!!!
Brother, that's at the top of my priority list when we land
Posted by Seibertron on October 5th, 2015 @ 6:23pm CDT
Down_Shift wrote:Seibertron wrote:Down_Shift wrote:I'd get the Dinobot set if my money wasn't allocated to TFcon next week. Ughhhhhh I still have so much work to do! :p
Looking forward to having some beers with you at TFcon!!!
Brother, that's at the top of my priority list when we land
Amen. I get in on Friday morning and leave late Sunday night. 2.5 days of fun!!! Can't wait.
Posted by Down_Shift on October 5th, 2015 @ 7:14pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:Down_Shift wrote:Seibertron wrote:Down_Shift wrote:I'd get the Dinobot set if my money wasn't allocated to TFcon next week. Ughhhhhh I still have so much work to do! :p
Looking forward to having some beers with you at TFcon!!!
Brother, that's at the top of my priority list when we land
Amen. I get in on Friday morning and leave late Sunday night. 2.5 days of fun!!! Can't wait.
Lookin forward to it.
Posted by TRozok21 on October 7th, 2015 @ 9:40pm CDT
Also, some TRU stores are still carrying Masterpiece Prowl, at a clearance price of $49.98
Posted by william-james88 on October 7th, 2015 @ 9:56pm CDT
TRozok21 wrote:Also, some TRU stores are still carrying Masterpiece Prowl, at a clearance price of $49.98
I would totally buy that prowl if I saw him in quebec.
Posted by TRozok21 on October 7th, 2015 @ 10:08pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:TRozok21 wrote:Also, some TRU stores are still carrying Masterpiece Prowl, at a clearance price of $49.98
I would totally buy that prowl if I saw him in quebec.
Well if you're ever in Ottawa, head to the Toys R Us on Innes Road in Orléans, they apparently had a lot recently. Think the one I picked up from my place was a return from that store, since he was tucked in behind a few MP Bluestreaks
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on October 8th, 2015 @ 11:08am CDT
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on October 8th, 2015 @ 11:14am CDT
If you're not already convinced they come with some extras
Posted by william-james88 on October 9th, 2015 @ 10:12pm CDT
And I can confirm that the Platinum dinobots are now in quebec as well (they look beautiful by the way, definitely getting this when its on clearance, which it will be, guarantee).
Also, Walmart was covered with Generations Skywarp in insane quantities. I havent seen that toy there for a year.
Also, there is a toy warehouse sale near namur metro that has a bunch of toys that never went to the states (through standard distribution) so the Beast Hunters Commanders and the Kreons:
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 10th, 2015 @ 4:53am CDT
Also, I report that my Laval TrU have a restock of the last AoE deluxe wave. Full 17$ price.
RiD deluxes are on sale at 15$ (if I remember).
They also have plenty of voyager Skybite, Roadbuster, Rhinox, and Doubledealer on sale at 22$.
As for leaders, they have both Megatrons (mostly Armada, of course) and Ultra Magnus. On sale at 44$.
Other TFs are on sale as well.
Still no Leader Starscream. So I didnt buy anything. They do have the new Pnoy Mania dolls and ponies so I bought myself the exclusive Equestria Girls Queen Crysalis. Expensive at 30$ and I<m sure in a couple of months, there will ba a swarm of her at 15$. However, by buying her now, I was sure to not miss out so I regret NOTHING!
Posted by william-james88 on October 10th, 2015 @ 9:53am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 10th, 2015 @ 5:05pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:would you recomend G1 megs at that price? How is he as a toy compared to the leader magnus?
GET BOTH!
Both have kick-ass altmodes, and fun and clever engeneering and transformation.
Also, G1 Megs with Reprolabels is SEXY as hell! As for magnus, sure the Hasbro version look a bit bland. However, if you don't wanna spend 80$ for the Takara, you cant go wrong with that one because it's the same toy.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 12th, 2015 @ 10:11am CDT
Like the Platinum insecticons for instance. With taxes, it will ammount to roughly 73$ shipped. I'm still not sure if I should bite. Should I?
Posted by william-james88 on October 13th, 2015 @ 11:47am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Untill October 31st, you have an aditional 30% off the reduced clearance price on TrU.ca. It's an oline promo only. That mean some of those overpriced Platinums get to normal level prices.
Like the Platinum insecticons for instance. With taxes, it will ammount to roughly 73$ shipped. I'm still not sure if I should bite. Should I?
They are now at the price of buying all 3 G1 figures individually on e-bay (with our curent exchange) before shipping. So its up to you. I paid 50$ for mind and would not pay more.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on October 13th, 2015 @ 4:31pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on October 18th, 2015 @ 12:54pm CDT
http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=58055236
http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=58055246
http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=58055256
http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=58055306
This would be your last chance to get them all before they are replaced by wave 4.
Posted by TRozok21 on October 20th, 2015 @ 9:56pm CDT
Posted by Judge Deliberata on October 25th, 2015 @ 9:52pm CDT
And amazingly, Hart at Place LaSalle had two Gears w/ Eclipse and one Acid Storm w/ Venom. And an AoE Lockdown if you're into that kind of thing.
Posted by william-james88 on October 25th, 2015 @ 10:03pm CDT
Judge Deliberata wrote:TRU LaSalle: 2 Devastators today, and a row of Magnuses.
And amazingly, Hart at Place LaSalle had two Gears w/ Eclipse and one Acid Storm w/ Venom. And an AoE Lockdown if you're into that kind of thing.
What is Hart? And how much did those legends cost?
Posted by Judge Deliberata on October 25th, 2015 @ 10:16pm CDT
Coordinates: https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Hart+Stores/@45.4283986,-73.6098521,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3fe63b9dc847ea7d
Posted by william-james88 on October 25th, 2015 @ 10:42pm CDT
Judge Deliberata wrote:Legends were 9.99 each. Hart's basically another tiny little shop chain along the lines of Winners.
Coordinates: https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Hart+Stores/@45.4283986,-73.6098521,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3fe63b9dc847ea7d
Thanks! I feel dumb now, I should have bought him at winners when he was 7.99
Posted by william-james88 on October 27th, 2015 @ 9:50pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on October 30th, 2015 @ 1:31pm CDT
Also, the following are online at the sale price:
Mangus: http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp ... d=61706966
Starscream: http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp ... d=61706976