Update on Transformers Titans Return Arcee: Not Cancelled After All

william-james88 wrote:The Titans Return Exclusive Clones 2 pack has been found at Walgreens in Sacremento. If you find these, pelase take a picture and send it to us so we can news it.

I will be hitting up a few Walgreens over the next couple of days, hopefully I can score one of the 2 packs and get some photos.

I did not see it in the sightings section..anyone know the exact location of the store? I live in the area, and there are tons of Walgreens.

o.supreme wrote:I did not see it in the sightings section..anyone know the exact location of the store? I live in the area, and there are tons of Walgreens.

Since they are asking for photos so they can news it, I'm guessing the initial report/sighting likely came from another site and not a seibertron.com user.

For those still looking for Slugslinger, Amazon.com has him for $24.75 and Prime Shipping at the moment. Not too bad of a price if you're tired of looking in stores.

https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Generations-Titans-Slugslinger-Caliburst/dp/B01MQQPVF2/ref=sr_1_3?tag=seibertron07-20&s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1509986286&sr=1-3&keywords=titans+return

william-james88 wrote:The Titans Return Exclusive Clones 2 pack has been found at Walgreens in Sacremento. If you find these, please take a picture and send it to us so we can news it.

I'm not sure if its the same story or not, but I did read an article on another site that stated it was found in San Francisco rather than Sacramento (as you can see in my sig, I'm familiar with both areas, but they are 100 miles apart)

I'm working from home, but if I go out for lunch, I can probably hit 3 Walgreens in the span of about 15 minuets. It's odd though, the listing was removed from their website.

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:For those still looking for Slugslinger, Amazon.com has him for $24.75 and Prime Shipping at the moment. Not too bad of a price if you're tired of looking in stores.

https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Generations-Titans-Slugslinger-Caliburst/dp/B01MQQPVF2/ref=sr_1_3?tag=seibertron07-20&s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1509986286&sr=1-3&keywords=titans+return

I'm really hating that the tail end deluxes from both TLK and TR are so expensive online. And I do not want to buy the wave cases since I have the other figures already or I don't want them, and I will not sell them.

Well I went to my closest 3 Walgreens and 3 strikes, I'm out. just as a word of advice...If anyone is going to go to a Walgreens looking for the clones, most WG are putting out Holiday decorations, and excess toys on overheads and end caps for several aisles, so it can be a little frustrating. Of course if WG inventory system could differentiate between different types of toys this would all be a lot easier but...

I'll check out Walgreens on the way home for the 2-pack!

Nothing but TLK at Target....

william-james88 wrote:We have some sad news to share. Several fans have reported getting their Hascon Arcee orders cancelled by Toysrus. This exclusive toy went up for preorder at Toysrus October 5th with a November 7 release date. However, as we near the release date, it seems Toysrus cannot fulfill all their orders. They have sent out messages saying the order cannot be fulfilled. It is unknown if this is happening to everyone or only to some, meaning we do not know if this toy is not coming out right now or if it's because there were more orders than available product. So check your inboxes as soon as you can and get back to us to let us know if this is happening to you too.

Here is the message sent:

Thank you for shopping at Toysrus.com and Babiesrus.com.

Unfortunately, we were unable to complete your order # 6582033416-0. As a result, your order has been cancelled. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Guest Service Team at 1-800-TOYSRUS (869-7787) for further assistance.

Here is a review of your cancelled order:

Item: 26636384
Description: Transformers Titans Return Arcee Pack
Quantity: 2 @ $24.99

Please note, you will not be charged for the above item(s).

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Thank you again for shopping at Toysrus.com and Babiesrus.com.

Sincerely,

The Guest Service Team
Toysrus.com and Babiesrus.com

UPDATE:

A few fans contacted Toysrus and learnt that the issue was with the preorder window being longer than 30 days which exceeds the limit some banks, paypal and some credit cards may have when holding money for an order. For further questions and clarity regarding your particular order, it is best you contact the number given in the e-mail. Arcee is still available for preordering at the time of writing, so anyone with a cancelled order can simply reorder her.

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william-james88 wrote:The Titans Return Exclusive Clones 2 pack has been found at Walgreens in Sacremento. If you find these, pelase take a picture and send it to us so we can news it.

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Hunting time.

Well it's 11/7. I got an e-mai this morning stating that the Arcee's I re-ordered are not shipping today and there's been a delay (surprise surprise...). But this time, I did notice that at the bottom they did have a sentence that sates if the order is not satisfied within 30 days, it will be cancelled and my card will not be charged.

The thing that sucks though...Is because they use a goofy algorithm for the "free" toy. So that if you ordered 3 items (buy 2 get the 3rd free), they just shipped my *free* one, but charged me 66% of the cost of that one toy. So basically, If the Arcee's don't arrive and ship by 12/08, instead of a free toy, I get a toy I never really wanted for 33% off its retail price. ...I really hope they ship in the next month. Why don't they just wait and ship everything together, or nothing a all.

o.supreme wrote:Well it's 11/7. I got an e-mai this morning stating that the Arcee's I re-ordered are not shipping today and there's been a delay (surprise surprise...). But this time, I did notice that at the bottom they did have a sentence that sates if the order is not satisfied within 30 days, it will be cancelled and my card will not be charged.

That's unfortunate. I haven't received an email and my status on my account is "in-process". Fingers crossed.

Emerje

And now there's this. DELAY. Wtf TRU?!?

^ Yup that's the exact e-mail I got. Coincidentally, Arcee is no longer available for pre-order (well you can click on it, but when it gets to the actual order page you cant).

I just hope the Arcee's come soon. Otherwise I guess I'm going to have to ship back a toy I don't want, which I am not willing to do at my expense, unless they decide to let me keep it, and refund me my $12.68. I mean it was supposed to be a "Free" item after I bought 2 of something else. I did not ask them to ship it, and charge 1/3 of the total amount. Not my fault they cant fulfill the other 2.

No wonder they're going bankrupt.

ok, the next chapter of the TRU/TR Arcee Saga. I just got another e-mail from TRU confirming the items shipped. So now I have a FedEx tracking number..yay!.

I'm still not sure why they just didn't ship all 3 items I ordered together, it would have been less expensive on their end, unless the TR Arcee is coming from a different distribution center than the others...But I guess I shold just be fortunate I'm getting it at all.

I just hope everyone whos orders were previously cancelled, and that were able to re-order in the past 24-48 hours were fulfilled as mine were.

Weird, I still haven't received an email either way.

Emerje

o.supreme wrote:ok, the next chapter of the TRU/TR Arcee Saga. I just got another e-mail from TRU confirming the items shipped. So now I have a FedEx tracking number..yay!.

I'm still not sure why they just didn't ship all 3 items I ordered together, it would have been less expensive on their end, unless the TR Arcee is coming from a different distribution center than the others...But I guess I shold just be fortunate I'm getting it at all.

I just hope everyone whos orders were previously cancelled, and that were able to re-order in the past 24-48 hours were fulfilled as mine were.

SAME

Scratch that, in the three minutes since checking my email, checking my TRU.com account and typing that previous message I refreshed the page and it changed from "in process" to "backordered" and I received two emails:

We have received your order # XXXXXXXXXXX. However, there has been an unexpected delay in the shipment of the following item(s):

Item: 26636384
Description: Transformers Titans Return Arcee Pack
Quantity: 2 @ $16.66
Shipped Method: Economy Shipping

And the second email was to confirm Broadside was being prepared to ship. It's not even the apologetic email that you two got so the chances of them actually fulfilling mine seems less likely. Wonderful. If it wasn't for their stupid 30 day cancellation policy none of this would have happened in the first place.

Emerje

My Titans Return Arcee order timeline.

1. Ordered on October 5.

2. Received notice of delay on October 5.

3. Received a cancellation notice on November 5.

4. Reordered on November 5.

5. Received notice of delay on November 7.

6. Received confirmation of shipment on November 7.

If at first you don't succeed, order, order again.

That's what I did!! When I get Arcee in the mail I'm gonna kiss her and say, come here youuu!!! Playing hard to geeeet!! ;D

And no clone 2 packs have hit shelves near me yet, so the search for the first official seibertron sighting continues.

I've given up on those and preordered the Takara Legends 2 packs

KVO Prime wrote:I've given up on those and preordered the Takara Legends 2 packs

That seems awfully extreme considering there haven't been any confirmed sightings on Seibertron yet.

Emerje

Down in my area there are hardly sightings of anything anymore... had to order sixshot and sky shadow online. Tired of the hunt and wasting gas.

Emerje wrote:

KVO Prime wrote:I've given up on those and preordered the Takara Legends 2 packs

That seems awfully extreme considering there haven't been any confirmed sightings on Seibertron yet.

Emerje

But on the other hand, if one is still missing on or both of the Clones from the Velocitron/Cybertron box-sets, then it's not so extreme to go for the readily-available LG versions instead of waiting for the not-yet-found Walgreens 2-pack and dealing with the secondary market for the others. Not sure which camp KVO falls into, but there are definitely circumstances where it'd be understandable to not want to deal with getting the Hasbro Clones.

I have fastlane that came with the quickswitch box set, but only wanted metalhawk and pounce from the other one... since I didn't get it, and don't want to wait to hunt at Walgreens and then get pounce separately, I go Takara

Fans probably feel like it has been an eternity since the announcement back in July that Walgreens will be getting an exclusive box set of the two Transformers clones left to be released in the US, Wingspan and Cloudraker. Well, we have gotten several reports that they are being found across the country. While no one has been able to provide a photo with a receipt, the various reports do confirm that these are out and we wanted to let you fans know as soon as possible, in case your Walgreens is the next to get them and in case they sell out quickly, which was the case at Canadian retail not too long ago. We have gotten reports of the clone pack appearing in California, in cities such as San Francisco and Roseville. We have also been told that they have been found in Oregon and Ohio. The particular photo below was of a set found in Washington state. However, distribution is spotty at the moment and fans have only reported seeing one or two of these sets in their Walgreens. We have been informed that these sets are ringing up at $17.99.
Let us know if you find this set in the sightings section and forum since these are very sought after for several reasons. Unlike most exclusives, these are new molds and this is the only way to complete the set of clones Hasbro is releasing, with Pounce and previously offered Fastlane/Fastclash in the Seige on Cybertron and Chaos on Velocitron Titans Return sets.

william-james88 wrote:

bodrock wrote:I hope those that wanted TR Arcee were able to reorder dat preorder. I am waiting for Grotesque....! He's coming to TRU, too?

He is coming to a retailer, but that retailer has yet to be identified. We assume its TRU, but it could be BBTS or Walmart or whoever.

Just FYI if you type the word "Grotesque" by itself into TRU's online search, all the results are for "related products" which are Transformers. Their system has tagging for the name.

RodimusRex wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

bodrock wrote:I hope those that wanted TR Arcee were able to reorder dat preorder. I am waiting for Grotesque....! He's coming to TRU, too?

He is coming to a retailer, but that retailer has yet to be identified. We assume its TRU, but it could be BBTS or Walmart or whoever.

Just FYI if you type the word "Grotesque" by itself into TRU's online search, all the results are for "related products" which are Transformers. Their system has tagging for the name.

What if you type in Grotusque?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

RodimusRex wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

bodrock wrote:I hope those that wanted TR Arcee were able to reorder dat preorder. I am waiting for Grotesque....! He's coming to TRU, too?

He is coming to a retailer, but that retailer has yet to be identified. We assume its TRU, but it could be BBTS or Walmart or whoever.

Just FYI if you type the word "Grotesque" by itself into TRU's online search, all the results are for "related products" which are Transformers. Their system has tagging for the name.

What if you type in Grotusque?

Same there as well. A bit of entertaining trivia to note, though: while "Grotusque" yields 67 products, the first 15 or so of which are Transformers, "Grotesque" returns much the same Transformers products, followed by those 'madballs' things... and with the second-highest result after TR Arcee now consisting of a DVD of Teen Titans Go

Weren't we supposed to get an Amazon Exclusive set with Pounce and Fastlane?

MegaX Master wrote:Weren't we supposed to get an Amazon Exclusive set with Pounce and Fastlane?

Na, that turned out to be a mistake said by a Chinese vendor who confused Walgreens for Amazon ad posted the wrong images. Sorry.

Qwan wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

RodimusRex wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

bodrock wrote:I hope those that wanted TR Arcee were able to reorder dat preorder. I am waiting for Grotesque....! He's coming to TRU, too?

He is coming to a retailer, but that retailer has yet to be identified. We assume its TRU, but it could be BBTS or Walmart or whoever.

Just FYI if you type the word "Grotesque" by itself into TRU's online search, all the results are for "related products" which are Transformers. Their system has tagging for the name.

What if you type in Grotusque?

Same there as well. A bit of entertaining trivia to note, though: while "Grotusque" yields 67 products, the first 15 or so of which are Transformers, "Grotesque" returns much the same Transformers products, followed by those 'madballs' things... and with the second-highest result after TR Arcee now consisting of a DVD of Teen Titans Go

More importantly, for both searches the only transformers to be listed are all Titans Return and as you said, Arcee is the number 1 result for both. TFWiki has said all along that he'd be a TRU exclusive so that seems to have been accurate.

Speaking of TRU, I got the "valued customer" email from them regarding the Arcee delay so maybe they'll be shipping out a second batch today.

Emerje

We may never see Wave5 at b&m in OR, but the Hunt provided today.

Walgreens had the clones!And Walmart got in Wave6 deluxes (Slugslinger!).
Happy hunting!

I was seeking Misfire, but I'll live.

So bodrock, did you get any of those figs?

Thank you Bodrock. That single picture alone has been more helpful than any other picture or article I've seen online. Not only do I know have a size comparison to estimate how large the box is, but now I know roughly the section it would be in. If you go to Walgreens, there is basically no rhyme or reason to their toy section, especially now with the holidays and since it has expanded to various random points throughout the store.

I had to buy all of the above, Cobo -- we've been getting a steady stream of TLK only, so I did my part for TR! And I wanted them all, honestly.

It looked like Walgreens just got them in (thanks to Will for the heads-up!), yesterday or this AM, as there were several clone packs. They were hiding behind a single deluxe Quake, right there on the shelf. Good luck, o.supreme!

Amy east coast sightings yet or are these all out to the west still? Anywhere past Ohio?

Emerje

Doesn't seem there's East Coast love from Walgreens yet, Emerje....

I haven't opened up the clones yet, but Slugslinger looks great. As I had read previously from others, the quality is definitely a bit higher with the paint apps & tampos. I thought I would've preferred that G1 visor-look, but he seems a lot more shady with the eye-slits. >)His knee joints could be tighter, but for $15, he's certainly a fun figure if he's on your list.

bodrock wrote:It looked like Walgreens just got them in (thanks to Will for the heads-up!), yesterday or this AM, as there were several clone packs. They were hiding behind a single deluxe Quake, right there on the shelf. Good luck, o.supreme!

but thanks all the same . I went to the same 3 Walgreens I went on Monday. 2 of the 3 did have them - yay!. I left my results in the sightings section of this site. They were on the same shelf space as TR Deluxes. One store had them in front, the other had them hiding behind the deluxes...

o.supreme wrote:

bodrock wrote:It looked like Walgreens just got them in (thanks to Will for the heads-up!), yesterday or this AM, as there were several clone packs. They were hiding behind a single deluxe Quake, right there on the shelf. Good luck, o.supreme!

but thanks all the same . I went to the same 3 Walgreens I went on Monday. 2 of the 3 did have them - yay!. I left my results in the sightings section of this site. They were on the same shelf space as TR Deluxes. One store had them in front, the other had them hiding behind the deluxes...

LOL Awesome that you scored the clones. And do you think the store clerks at Walgreens were having fun by hiding the clone sets like that?

I almost missed out on Slugslinger this morning and he was staring me in the face -- I was just so used to not seeing any new TRs I initially glossed over him.

Just curious, but did you ever see wave5 at b&m in your area?

I'm not sure the hiding of the clones at the one store was intentional. It's probably more of a "first-in first-out" mentality, usually attributed to stocking food items, or anything else with an expiration date.

But as for wave 5...I've seen the Voyagers, I just scored Overlord about 2 weeks ago, and I've seen the Legends class on shelves as well. Still no sign of Deluxes or Ramhorn.

Though, I did see the wave 5 Deluxes as listed on TRU website (though out of stock at the moment), so I think they may be coming soon. Still no sign of a Slugslinger either.

At this point I've completed my TR collection sans Ramhorn. I just want to see the others to say that I've seen the complete line in stores.

Ah, yes, I have seen all the Voyagers and Legends, but no luck with Overlord, the deluxes or Ramhorn.

I could live without Windblade (dat face tho) and Twintwist, but I'd love to get Misfire.

I consider the three TR 'Con spacecrafts (Misfire, 'Slinger & 'Happy) to be the Nü Seekers.

bodrock wrote:Doesn't seem there's East Coast love from Walgreens yet, Emerje....

I haven't opened up the clones yet, but Slugslinger looks great. As I had read previously from others, the quality is definitely a bit higher with the paint apps & tampos. I thought I would've preferred that G1 visor-look, but he seems a lot more shady with the eye-slits. >)

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His knee joints could be tighter, but for $15, he's certainly a fun figure if he's on your list.

How are your Slugslinger's fists? Mine are hella loose, and don't really lock the same way Misfire's and Triggerhappy's do. Is it just mine, or widespread?

DecepticonFinishline wrote:

bodrock wrote:Doesn't seem there's East Coast love from Walgreens yet, Emerje....

I haven't opened up the clones yet, but Slugslinger looks great. As I had read previously from others, the quality is definitely a bit higher with the paint apps & tampos. I thought I would've preferred that G1 visor-look, but he seems a lot more shady with the eye-slits. >)

IMG_8399.JPG

His knee joints could be tighter, but for $15, he's certainly a fun figure if he's on your list.

How are your Slugslinger's fists? Mine are hella loose, and don't really lock the same way Misfire's and Triggerhappy's do. Is it just mine, or widespread?

Can't speak for his copy, but mine aren't exactly loose. They're just not as solid due to how the joint is built.

Sigma Magnus wrote:

DecepticonFinishline wrote:

bodrock wrote:Doesn't seem there's East Coast love from Walgreens yet, Emerje....

I haven't opened up the clones yet, but Slugslinger looks great. As I had read previously from others, the quality is definitely a bit higher with the paint apps & tampos. I thought I would've preferred that G1 visor-look, but he seems a lot more shady with the eye-slits. >)

IMG_8399.JPG

His knee joints could be tighter, but for $15, he's certainly a fun figure if he's on your list.

How are your Slugslinger's fists? Mine are hella loose, and don't really lock the same way Misfire's and Triggerhappy's do. Is it just mine, or widespread?

Can't speak for his copy, but mine aren't exactly loose. They're just not as solid due to how the joint is built.

Mine is the same as Sigma described.

DecepticonFinishline wrote:

bodrock wrote:Doesn't seem there's East Coast love from Walgreens yet, Emerje....

I haven't opened up the clones yet, but Slugslinger looks great. As I had read previously from others, the quality is definitely a bit higher with the paint apps & tampos. I thought I would've preferred that G1 visor-look, but he seems a lot more shady with the eye-slits. >)

IMG_8399.JPG

His knee joints could be tighter, but for $15, he's certainly a fun figure if he's on your list.

How are your Slugslinger's fists? Mine are hella loose, and don't really lock the same way Misfire's and Triggerhappy's do. Is it just mine, or widespread?

Same here - loose-ish wrists and knees, for sure. Triggerhappy was certainly tighter for me. But he's not floppy...

My Slugslinger is only slightly loose in the wrists and hips, but still completely functional, not floppy at all. The rest of the joints are super tight.

Emerje

bodrock wrote:I consider the three TR 'Con spacecrafts (Misfire, 'Slinger & 'Happy) to be the Nü Seekers.

The Deluxes by and large for TR look great. It's just the lack of cross-play pattern (specific to my preference), has stopped me from getting them. Of course I'll end up with a few because of the box sets, exclusives, and "free" bonuses from TRU. But all that being said, I think many such as you and I consider the 1987 Decepticon Targetmasters to be the "seekers" for that year. Though I wouldn't purchase it, I'd love to see a platinum set of the original 3. However...that fan-made combined mode though *almost* got me to reconsider, until I found that it was not a stable combination.

Also, I'm just curious...does anyone here ever go to unicron.com? I've found its usually a great place, and nicely organized to see pics of the various toys grouped together. It's just that its been falling behind lately.