Transformers Titans Return Grotusque Listed on Toys R Us US Website

After what happened with Arcee hopefully he'll be up for pre-order within 30 days of release to prevent another mass cancellation incident.

Emerje

Decepticon Fengul? That's weird.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Decepticon Fengul? That's weird.

Corrected to just "Fengul" in the regular release. Wouldn't be the first time (part of) a Monsterbot was labeled a Decepticon, look at incarnations of Repugnus!

Ha ha....I knew this was gonna happen. The sudden sound of scalpers everwhere crying from their mothers basements.

According to some Facebook posts, it was up for order a couple of hours ago, but sold out within minutes. It says it was limited stock, so it must've been extremely limited.

The Grotusque figure is just such a hodge-podgey mess... Can't see myself getting it, even if I stumble across it in store.

wolverinetodd wrote:According to some Facebook posts, it was up for order a couple of hours ago, but sold out within minutes. It says it was limited stock, so it must've been extremely limited.

I highly doubt that. I've been on their site all day refreshing every 5-10 minutes.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

wolverinetodd wrote:According to some Facebook posts, it was up for order a couple of hours ago, but sold out within minutes. It says it was limited stock, so it must've been extremely limited.

I highly doubt that. I've been on their site all day refreshing every 5-10 minutes.

You are correct. After you posted about it, I checked. It showed "Limited Stock" but you could not add it to the cart.

mordhelm wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

wolverinetodd wrote:According to some Facebook posts, it was up for order a couple of hours ago, but sold out within minutes. It says it was limited stock, so it must've been extremely limited.

I highly doubt that. I've been on their site all day refreshing every 5-10 minutes.

You are correct. After you posted about it, I checked. It showed "Limited Stock" but you could not add it to the cart.

I believe the "limited stock" notation relates to the 2 per customer limit as the Arcee set says the same thing and is still available.

We have some good news for those of you still looking to complete your Titans Return line-up! Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Bucky, we can report that the Walgreens exclusive Clone 2-pack of Wingspan and Cloudraker have been made available on Walgreens.com! Much like fellow Titans Return exclusive Brainstorm, this exclusive began showing up in Walgreens stores a few weeks ago. A listing on Walgreens previously said this two-pack was only available in stores, but now, if you don't live near one or there isn't one convenient to you, you have another way of getting this highly-sought after figure pack. Let us know if you plan on picking this one up, and if you're still looking for them in the wild, happy hunting!

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Bradimus wrote:There were 2 Triggerhappys and one had a perfectly painted face so I chose to go ahead and get him. I love this figure. I love the look and the transformation and the paint and the weapon options.

But I have one small issue: The head connection joint is very tight on my Triggerhappy. I have found a way to slide the head in on an angle like I do with Hot Rod but there is still more resistance than I would like. I was wondering if anyone else has this minor issue and if it will loosen up in time?

Dude, good call on Triggerhappy. To many (myself included) he is the best design in all of TR.

I haven't had the head issue on my Triggerhappy, but I did have an extremely tight head joint on Perceptor. In fact, the first time I removed the head right out of the package, the TM head actually pulled out of the TM body and stayed in Perceptor's body. The good news there is after a few times of putting the head on and taking it off very carefully, the joint loosened up and is about as tight as the rest of them now.

I picked up the only Perceptor I found back when the wave first hit stores but I had to return it because I could not get any of my other Titan Master heads into the joint at all. Plus I had concerns about the longevity of the microscope arm slider. That thing scares me.

Good to know your joint loosened up. I've been working on Triggerhappy and I do think it will loosen over time so I don't plan to return this one. Without question this is the best jet-former I have. And it transformers very quickly, which surprised me. Well done !

Just got in on the online order.
Thanks folks for the link!!

triKlops wrote:Just got in on the online order.
Thanks folks for the link!!

Are you talking Walgreens/Clones or ToysRUs/Grotusque? (Heart began pounding as I am looking for Grotusque.)

I'm glad the Walgreens exclusives have been available online. I have hope for Grotusque since Arcee is still available on the Toys R Us website, despite going out of stock several times in the past...

Managed to finally snag the remaining clones. I like Wingspan the best of the four. He really improves on the original. It's a shame Cloudraker seems much weaker than his original.

yeah you cant order grotesque though! already out of stock?

i found the clones at walgreens a month ago they had 4 on the shelf

Ultra Markus wrote:yeah you cant order grotesque though! already out of stock?

Never in stock, it's just a placeholder. Maybe tomorrow?

Emerje

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Dude, good call on Triggerhappy. To many (myself included) he is the best design in all of TR.

I haven't had the head issue on my Triggerhappy, but I did have an extremely tight head joint on Perceptor. In fact, the first time I removed the head right out of the package, the TM head actually pulled out of the TM body and stayed in Perceptor's body. The good news there is after a few times of putting the head on and taking it off very carefully, the joint loosened up and is about as tight as the rest of them now.

I decided to try some other heads on Triggerhappy that I hadn't tried earlier and I could barely get Megatron's head into the head slot. After careful examination of Triggerhappy, I compared his head slot to Hot Rod's and noticed that Hot Rod has quite a bit of space between the outside of clips and the red body plastic while Triggerhappy has almost no space. Thinking this is a clearance issue I used a hobby knife to shave a little blue (purple?) plastic away along the outside of the slot. The result is I can now insert and remove Triggerhappy's head into and out of the slot without the previous frightening resistance. I still have some difficulty with a few of my other heads, but this seems to have solved the worst of the problem.

Agamemnon wrote:

triKlops wrote:Just got in on the online order.
Thanks folks for the link!!

Are you talking Walgreens/Clones or ToysRUs/Grotusque? (Heart began pounding as I am looking for Grotusque.)

I'm glad the Walgreens exclusives have been available online. I have hope for Grotusque since Arcee is still available on the Toys R Us website, despite going out of stock several times in the past...

In reference to the Clones, my friend.

Although, i am glad to have that link to the Grotusque listing.
At least i have a good reference point for that now.
Hopefully it will prove to be fruitful.

So I woke up at 7AM and saw an email from 3:30 that Grotusque was in stock. Hit the link and he was sold out..... wth.

LordTwann wrote:So I woke up at 7AM and saw an email from 3:30 that Grotusque was in stock. Hit the link and he was sold out..... wth.

Same here, damnit!!!!

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

LordTwann wrote:So I woke up at 7AM and saw an email from 3:30 that Grotusque was in stock. Hit the link and he was sold out..... wth.

Same here, damnit!!!!

I went to sleep half an hour before the email. But I wouldn't have seen it because it goes to promotions.

I was watching Beast Wars at the time of the email - and only saw the email an hour ago lol

Guys, no one was able to order the figure. All that happened was that their system went from "Notify me when available" to " add to cart" mistakenly and that meant that everyone who signed up for an e-mail got an e-mail. But there was never any actual stock in and anyone who tried got a message saying ti was sold out. So TRU glitched and was premature. Sucks but it happens all the time and there is no shame in being premature.

william-james88 wrote:Guys, no one was able to order the figure. All that happened was that their system went from "Notify me when available" to " add to cart" mistakenly and that meant that everyone who signed up for an e-mail got an e-mail. But there was never any actual stock in and anyone who tried got a message saying ti was sold out. So TRU glitched and was premature. Sucks but it happens all the time and there is no shame in being premature.

I was just about to say the same thing once nobody appeared able to order it.

That's a relief -- I guess I was expecting it to have sold out in minutes....

bodrock wrote:That's a relief -- I guess I was expecting it to have sold out in minutes....

If I remember correctly, we went through the same thing with Arcee back earlier this summer. And she is still available on TRU.com. I'm just hoping Grotusque releases in time to take advantage of both the sale and the free shipping...

BBTS has the Transformers Legends LG-EX God Ginrai Set listed for sale.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/V ... ails/54712

Hey Folks,

Spoke with a TRU representative via the 800 number listed on the email. According to her, there are 7000 listed as in their warehouse. She was unsure when they will open up the sale of them. I'm figuring once the 20% off sale ends, so most likely Monday as it would generate an extra $35K in sales right of the bat.

We don't always have a clear idea of inventory when it comes to big box retailers so it is always pleasant when we get any kind of clue. Fellow Seibertronian Tranzilla called Toysrus customer service to clear up any confusion there may have been with users receiving e-mails that their exclusive Titans Return Grotusque figure was in stock. They learnt that not only has it not actually been in stock yet on the site, but that they have 7000 in their warehouse. This is great news to all fans waiting anxiously for Grotusque since it shows that as with Arcee, any American fan who wants that figure will be able to get it thanks to such high numbers.

Them being ready in their warehouse and accounted for in their central inventory is also a good sign that they should be available to order soon. Of course, as with Arcee there is no indication that this will be found in stores and will most probably instead be an online exclusive. Here is the listing on Toysrus.com and below is the message Tranzilla wrote informing us of these facts:

Tranzilla wrote:Hey Folks,

Spoke with a TRU representative via the 800 number listed on the email. According to her, there are 7000 listed as in their warehouse. She was unsure when they will open up the sale of them. I'm figuring once the 20% off sale ends, so most likely Monday as it would generate an extra $35K in sales right of the bat.

Would i be able to order this to the uk or is it us only?

Insurgent wrote:Would i be able to order this to the uk or is it us only?

Unless I misread the shipping information, they don't send anything outside of the States and their territories. So basically, for all us fans outside of the US, we're stuck with inflated scalper prices on eBay or asking a state-side friend to order one for us.

So 7000 figures divided by... how many TF fans in the States again?

*Double post*

aye......AMERICA! I'll be a monkey's uncle if the UK TRU ever get those in(& I don't mean just on their website, I mean actually in-store)

Relic Dinobot wrote:

Insurgent wrote:Would i be able to order this to the uk or is it us only?

Unless I misread the shipping information, they don't send anything outside of the States and their territories. So basically, for all us fans outside of the US, we're stuck with inflated scalper prices on eBay or asking a state-side friend to order one for us.

So 7000 figures divided by... how many TF fans in the States again?

don't worry, i'm sure scalpers will be selling them on ebay for $100 each.

megamanfan wrote:

Relic Dinobot wrote:

Insurgent wrote:Would i be able to order this to the uk or is it us only?

Unless I misread the shipping information, they don't send anything outside of the States and their territories. So basically, for all us fans outside of the US, we're stuck with inflated scalper prices on eBay or asking a state-side friend to order one for us.

So 7000 figures divided by... how many TF fans in the States again?

don't worry, i'm sure scalpers will be selling them on ebay for $100 each.

TRS.com TRU.com has a limit of 2. Harder to get quantities to make scalping worth it.

[Edit] TRS?

I just got the clone 2 pack on walgreens.com had to buy two to get the free shipping, but it was only a ten dollar difference so I'll repaint them I guess.

Ooook, add another store where Transformers overstock can be found. If you have an Aldi supermarket in your neighbourhood, they're stocking Titan Returns Ramhorn. Look it up! They'll ring up as Stocking Stuffers, much like the PotP Legends at Walmart.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Good news about Aldi

AWESOME! Thats where I do the bulk of my grocery shopping.

Cobotron wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Good news about Aldi

AWESOME! Thats where I do the bulk of my grocery shopping.

They may not be in every Aldi, the sighting in question came from PA. I have one in my immediate neighbourhood, I'll go check when I get the chance.

Insurgent wrote:Would i be able to order this to the uk or is it us only?

It only ships to US but there are plenty of forwarding options where you can buy in the US and have them ship it to you, like borderlinx: http://www.borderlinx.com/US/en/

That will probably be your cheapest option

william-james88 wrote:

Insurgent wrote:Would i be able to order this to the uk or is it us only?

It only ships to US but there are plenty of forwarding options where you can buy in the US and have them ship it to you, like borderlinx: http://www.borderlinx.com/US/en/

That will probably be your cheapest option

Oh cool. I didn't know companies like that existed. I'll have to check it's shipping rates. Thanks!

Alright Folks,

If what happened to me this morning happened to you, you got a few emails at 330AMish saying Grotusque was ready to go only to find out the 'Add to Cart' button was still grayed out. I called the 800 number again and looks like they were making some changes to the products page most notably that the item looks to be only available in stores according to the 'Good To Know' section of the page. I confirmed the 'store only' info with the Rep. I asked if there was a way she could verify stores that had it and was given a few, but none of them had it when I called directly after. At store level they said to check back when they get their next truck. Talk about frustrating. Ugh.

Tranzilla wrote:Alright Folks,

If what happened to me this morning happened to you, you got a few emails at 330AMish saying Grotusque was ready to go only to find out the 'Add to Cart' button was still grayed out. I called the 800 number again and looks like they were making some changes to the products page most notably that the item looks to be only available in stores according to the 'Good To Know' section of the page. I confirmed the 'store only' info with the Rep. I asked if there was a way she could verify stores that had it and was given a few, but none of them had it when I called directly after. At store level they said to check back when they get their next truck. Talk about frustrating. Ugh.

Arcee has the exact same "good to know" info so it doesn't mean "store only". The rep was probably just confirming that it would be available in stores as we believe Arcee eventually will be too. If anything this just confirms that Grotusque will be released the same way as Arcee.

Emerje

DeathReviews wrote:The Grotusque figure is just such a hodge-podgey mess... Can't see myself getting it, even if I stumble across it in store.

I actually think it is an incredible deluxe, and a fun Monsterbot. I like him more than Twinferno, and I really like him too

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Good news about Aldi

AWESOME! Thats where I do the bulk of my grocery shopping.

They may not be in every Aldi, the sighting in question came from PA. I have one in my immediate neighbourhood, I'll go check when I get the chance.

Huh, I go there fairly regularly. Too bad I already have Ramhorn and the rest of his wave waiting in my BBTS POL, otherwise I'd give it a shot

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

DeathReviews wrote:The Grotusque figure is just such a hodge-podgey mess... Can't see myself getting it, even if I stumble across it in store.

I actually think it is an incredible deluxe, and a fun Monsterbot. I like him more than Twinferno, and I really like him too

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Good news about Aldi

AWESOME! Thats where I do the bulk of my grocery shopping.

They may not be in every Aldi, the sighting in question came from PA. I have one in my immediate neighbourhood, I'll go check when I get the chance.

Huh, I go there fairly regularly. Too bad I already have Ramhorn and the rest of his wave waiting in my BBTS POL, otherwise I'd give it a shot

You could always stock pile them if you find them knowing there are friendly collector buddies out there hungry for some Ram Horn!

Cobotron wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Huh, I go there fairly regularly. Too bad I already have Ramhorn and the rest of his wave waiting in my BBTS POL, otherwise I'd give it a shot

You could always stock pile them if you find them knowing there are friendly collector buddies out there hungry for some Ram Horn!

Well well, guess I have a solid reason to check it out

I just got back from my local Aldi (I posted this same report in the Michigan sightings thread).

They had 1 Ramhorn, 1 Apeface and 1 Ptero by the register. I don't know if there is a fourth figure in the assortment. I bought the Ramhorn.

Now I'm only waiting to get Windblade and Twin Twist.

Special thanks to JelZe GoldRabbit for the sighting report!

Bradimus wrote:I just got back from my local Aldi (I posted this same report in the Michigan sightings thread).

They had 1 Ramhorn, 1 Apeface and 1 Ptero by the register. I don't know if there is a fourth figure in the assortment. I bought the Ramhorn.

Now I'm only waiting to get Windblade and Twin Twist.

Special thanks to JelZe GoldRabbit for the sighting report!

Pics with Receipt to News it?

Repugnus should be part of that assortment as well, unless it's all just leftovers resold. Anyone with an Aldi, report your sightings!

FYI: TRU is doing a 15% off everything sale today so Grotusque probably won't go up until Tuesday.

Emerje