Target Toy Sale Jul-23 to Aug 5

[Stompy]

Well thought I may as well start this up since the sneak peek catalogue with NO prices is up. Nothing too special in regards to mainstream Transformers. The Cybertron Optimus and Crumplezone pack may have a decent sale price.

http://target.dynamiccatalogue.com.au/portal/dynamiccatalogue?CatalogueID=12463635269243&pageview=two

(prices added in by admin)
Deluxes $18.99
FAB $23.99
Voyager $39.99
Leader $69.99
Ultimate $109
Cybertron Prime & Crumplezone $99.99
Power Bots $39.99

[blackie]

snap
the nerf vulcan is going to be on sale
time for me to layby one of those :D

[STL]

Well thought I may as well start this up since the sneak peek catalogue with NO prices is up. Nothing too special in regards to mainstream Transformers. The Cybertron Optimus and Crumplezone pack may have a decent sale price.

http://target.dynamiccatalogue.com.au/portal/dynamiccatalogue?CatalogueID=12459087896589&pageview=two

What really interests me is the "Transformers Animated Collection" boxset. It's four discs. That sounds to me like Season 1 only whereas I was hoping for at least 2 seasons. :(

Oh and there's a GIJOE boxset too!

[Dkaris]

Prices arent set yet because head office havent confirmed them. Keep your panties on. you'll get your prices.

[k.wong23]

Hmm I really wonder how much that 2 pack is because I already bought it! (Haven;t opened yet just in case now he he .)

[Gouki]

Does Target do the awesome no deposit laybuy like Big W? Or are they silly, like K-Mart?

[Dkaris]

Does Target do the awesome no deposit laybuy like Big W? Or are they silly, like K-Mart?

I think we do the no deposit lay by for these sales, on a normal day you have to pay a deposit, but they often drop that for the huge sales. ill try find out for you tomorrow.

[Gouki]

I think we do the no deposit lay by for these sales, on a normal day you have to pay a deposit, but they often drop that for the huge sales. ill try find out for you tomorrow.

Ah, sweet, thank you very much.

[CyberPrimo51]

Prices are up on the website

[Paulbot]

Deluxes $18.99
FAB $23.99
Voyager $39.99
Leader $69.99
Ultimate $109
Cybertron Prime & Crumplezone $99.99
Power Bots $39.99

[Gouki]

Cybertron Prime & Crumplezone $99.99

I don't think thats really too bad a price.

Especially since Cybertron had a pretty high ratio of great figures.

[Golden Phoenix]

snap
the nerf vulcan is going to be on sale
time for me to layby one of those :D

It is $20 cheaper at K-mart

[blackie]

It is $20 cheaper at K-mart

kmart here i come :D

[Stompy]

Target catalogue WITH prices (http://target.dynamiccatalogue.com.au/portal/dynamiccatalogue?CatalogueID=12463635269243&pageview=two) is now up. Not the cheapest but the Cybertron Optimus & Crumplezone 2-pack is a good deal for that price.

[k.wong23]

Target catalogue WITH prices (http://target.dynamiccatalogue.com.au/portal/dynamiccatalogue?CatalogueID=12463635269243&pageview=two) is now up. Not the cheapest but the Cybertron Optimus & Crumplezone 2-pack is a good deal for that price.

except none will be on the shelves! ive bought one for $130 just to hold onto for the moment

[Dkaris]

I talked to management tonight, they say that no deposit laybys will be available during this sale.

we have those cybertron optimus two packs out in our reserve. Only about 4 of them. they will probably be moved out to shelves as space becomes available.

[k.wong23]

I talked to management tonight, they say that no deposit laybys will be available during this sale.

we have those cybertron optimus two packs out in our reserve. Only about 4 of them. they will probably be moved out to shelves as space becomes available.

Is this for the opportunistic chance that people may actually pay the $129.95 pricetag before the sale to snap up a set?

[fatbot]

kmart here i come :D

If you can wait, have a closer look at Target , the Vulcan may be $20 dearer but it comes with extra ammo and belt. Just when the enemy runs out, you have another belt to whack em with.:D Personally, i'm getting mine later today from Kmart, i can't wait two weeks to torment my cat! :D

[Dkaris]

Is this for the opportunistic chance that people may actually pay the $129.95 pricetag before the sale to snap up a set?

i dunno if your saying that in a rude way or not, but no, they arent movie items they wont be put on our shelves for the public until either 1. we are low on movie stock, 2. we are sold out of movie stock or 3. hasbro rep puts it out, or we are instructed to put it out.

Perhaps you dont understand what the reserve is. The reserve is the place stock is put when theres no room for it on the shelves. the public have no access to it. so i dont see how we'd be taking opportunistic chances to sell them =/

[Deceptic_Optic]

i dunno if your saying that in a rude way or not, but no, they arent movie items they wont be put on our shelves for the public until either 1. we are low on movie stock, 2. we are sold out of movie stock or 3. hasbro rep puts it out, or we are instructed to put it out.

Perhaps you dont understand what the reserve is. The reserve is the place stock is put when theres no room for it on the shelves. the public have no access to it. so i dont see how we'd be taking opportunistic chances to sell them =/

james do you reckon Target can price match with Big W, btw i dont think i can make it today is it ok tommorow?

[k.wong23]

i dunno if your saying that in a rude way or not, but no, they arent movie items they wont be put on our shelves for the public until either 1. we are low on movie stock, 2. we are sold out of movie stock or 3. hasbro rep puts it out, or we are instructed to put it out.

Perhaps you dont understand what the reserve is. The reserve is the place stock is put when theres no room for it on the shelves. the public have no access to it. so i dont see how we'd be taking opportunistic chances to sell them =/

Sorry did not mean that in a rude way at all! Just thought like any business you would try to maximise your profit margin so Target may have put them all on the shelves early (which why some are already on the shelves) but I guess there will be some for the big Toy Sale :)

[Dkaris]

Sorry did not mean that in a rude way at all! Just thought like any business you would try to maximise your profit margin so Target may have put them all on the shelves early (which why some are already on the shelves) but I guess there will be some for the big Toy Sale :)


its all good bud, to be honest, target management wouldnt know if their coming or going. its pretty much like this
"ok go put out the movie stuff"
"but theres non movie stuff to"
"just put out the movie stuff"
"why?"
"its what head office said"
=/ lol

[Deceptic_Optic]

its all good bud, to be honest, target management wouldnt know if their coming or going. its pretty much like this
"ok go put out the movie stuff"
"but theres non movie stuff to"
"just put out the movie stuff"
"why?"
"its what head office said"
=/ lol

haha yo bro you think target will price match with big w?

[griffin]

Target don't price-match, according to the staff at the store I was at today. Every other major chain seems to have some sort of price-matching policy.

[Fungal Infection]

Target do price match - look at what I scored today armed with a Big W catalogue:

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q305/Redboost77/Acquisitions/jetfire1.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q305/Redboost77/Acquisitions/jetfire2.jpg

[k.wong23]

Target do price match - look at what I scored today armed with a Big W catalogue:

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q305/Redboost77/Acquisitions/jetfire1.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q305/Redboost77/Acquisitions/jetfire2.jpg

Ok am printing for reference and going to destroy them.:D

[Lord_Zed]

Hey Dkaris, got any Jetfires round Miranda? I might have to try that pricematch trick.

I'm also glad to see the target exclusive GI Joe packs are comming out, even though the prices are terrible even with the sale.

[colin78]

It's true, I did the same thing with Target Liverpool yesterday. After trekking around the store for 20 mins, I found the Transformers toys in.... wait for it....Manchester!!??

Anyway, they matched th price, and all I had to do was go upstairs to Big W and get a catalogue.

[griffin]

Ok am printing for reference and going to destroy them.:D

Me too (the printing bit... maybe some destruction too... depends on how I feel when I get there...) :p

[Dkaris]

zed, got plenty out back. good 8 to 10 left. youll have to ask someone to go get you one though because their not out yet. if they bs you saying we dont have any, say you know for a fact we have them.

do we do price match, to be honest i dont know the exact policy because i dont deal with that kinda stuff, but i think its something like: we price match, but only other stores normal prices, not sales prices. It really depends on what managers on, they all have their different interpretations of it.

[sanbot]

I went to Target Castle Hill today and the bloody manager wont match Big W's price for Jetfire! :mad: Even when i told her about Liverpool Target doing this.

She told me that its store policy that they would only price match if the other store is in the same centre and there's no Big W in Castle Hill.

I demanded that they show me this price match policy in writing but she said they do not have this in writing and asked me to refer to head office.

I just took a look on Targets website and there is no mention of price matching policy.

It really gets to me that some stores will do it and some won't. There should be some consistency and they really should have this policy in writing just as Myers, Kmart etc do.

[griffin]

I really looks like a store-by-store policy with Target, and in the case of one store in Perth, the policy changes according to who you speak to in the store.

The store at Carindale has now changed it's story to only price-matching for toys during their toysale (in 3 weeks), but when I showed them the photo proof of the Liverpool store, they didn't seem too sure what the current policy is. So they told me to talk to the store manager, who is away until Tuesday, because none of the other managers left in charge today were competant enough to give a definite answer on the issue.

Stopping off at Mt Gravatt Target, and being told that they don't price-match, but were under the impression that no Target does, I think I'll have to ring head office, or individual stores to see which ones do and which ones don't.

[fatbot]

i asked this morning and For those in Western Sydney, Target Penrith will be opening at Midnight for the sale, Parramtta (and as far as the worker i asked knew) the others in Western Sydney will open at eight (8) am

[foor]

Yeah, I stopped over at Darwin's only Target. In Palmerston. No go on the price match. I was even trying on different days to catch another manager but still the same response. Very annoyed.

[griffin]

Hey! Our man on the wild frontier is back! :D
Bummer about the only Target you have access to, not price matching at all. :(

[foor]

Hey! Our man on the wild frontier is back! :D
Bummer about the only Target you have access to, not price matching at all. :(

Thanks dude! Thought you forgot about me by now, so I just quietly tried to assimilate back in... ;)

[i_amtrunks]

i asked this morning and For those in Western Sydney, Target Penrith will be opening at Midnight for the sale, Parramtta (and as far as the worker i asked knew) the others in Western Sydney will open at eight (8) am

Thanks for the heads up Fatbot, I advise those going to the Riff at midnight be ready to fight, those people from Penriff know how to barge and assault one another to get what they want.

Although Mt Druitt had little postcard type things of items set for sale in the toy sale that you could take to laybuy and get put away now (larger items like swings and the electronic ride in jeeps) so there would be no need to go to the sale... Clever idea if the idiots who go for those items alone took notice of it.

[nettie!]

the target that i work for (in the layby dept) we HAVE to get the customer to pay the $2.50 layby fee as the deposit - as in the past we have had our system go down due to the number of laybys being processed at the same time and because the laybys didnt have any deposit paid, our system deleted them - so yeah, at my store we have to process the layby fee as the deposit.

[fatbot]

Thanks for the heads up Fatbot, I advise those going to the Riff at midnight be ready to fight, those people from Penriff know how to barge and assault one another to get what they want.




I was out there on Friday afternoon, as soon as i got off the train, i remembered why i despise Penrith so bloody much! If i ever go back out there, I will be armed!

[nettie!]

Although Mt Druitt had little postcard type things of items set for sale in the toy sale that you could take to laybuy and get put away now (larger items like swings and the electronic ride in jeeps) so there would be no need to go to the sale... Clever idea if the idiots who go for those items alone took notice of it.

this has happened with the last two toy sales - you used to be able to "pre order" some of the items (unsure of this year - yet to process any)

if any targets are open later during the week ie til 9pm the night before the sale, they usually have all the SPL's set up and you can get toy sale prices - eventhough they're not loaded into they system as the price is displayed
so anything specific you want/need you should be able to get the night before

any q's let me know :)

[Dylbot]

Hey nettie, have you got any new rotf stock coming in for the sale, or will it just be whatever happens to be on the shelf? I'm hoping Skids will be out, as Mudflap is getting lonely:rolleyes:

[nettie!]

basically, it was whatever stock is instore... However! Stores may have new stock waiting in the reserves that they'll put out for toy sale... If that makes sense??

I'm in layby this weekend so I'll check what's out in the reserves ;) and I'll ask some questions ;)

[Dylbot]

Thanks nettie:)

[JuzMel]

Honestly guys, if you're finding so much trouble about getting a price-match, why not just go over to Kmart of Big W, get any leader for $67 / $70 and then go swap it at Target? Saves the hassle of having to talk/argue with some "annoying sales manager who won't budge".

Go Target, grab a Jetfire, pay and meet the other half waiting outside with the other leader and go straight back to service desk to refund. Target's stupidity for not wanting sales is not our problem. :rolleyes:

[nettie!]

lol Mel :) we spent all last week doing that

[nettie!]

I don't have any problems with it :) I think it's awesome!

Besides it only works if you have a receipt and the keycodes match so meh

[JuzMel]

lol Mel :) we spent all last week doing that
Yup, the smartest no-hassles way! :D I only posted cause I read the frustrated post from shazam and some of the others and I think to myself, why waste your time and effort to annoy yourself on price-match when there's the easier alternative? :p


are you serious? ive been doing that for a long time now! :eek: i didnt want to say here cos people might think its a bad thing and dont want to get told off... do you guys think its a bad thing?
We are not really allowed to discuss much because we cannot promote "non-ethical" behavior on the board. So we shall stop here. ;)

[nettie!]

PRICES ARE UP!!! i'm working in layby this afternoon so i'll see what else i can find out :)

target toy sale prices! (http://target.dynamiccatalogue.com.au/portal/dynamiccatalogue?CatalogueID=12463635269243&pageview=two&gotopage=1)

[Robzy]

Oooo.... Optimus Prime Voice Changer only $35! :eek: Saw this yesterday and the new Cullen phrases sound good! Great price!

[TF76]

Yeah I'm getting a helmet too... :D

[nettie!]

Yeah I'm getting a helmet too... :D

Yeah yours is on my layby desk :)

[TF76]

Yeah yours is on my layby desk :)

You know now everyone will be in a panic the sales started or ask you if you have a scam they can be in on. :rolleyes:

[Linthart]

I'm feeling a little blind but where does it say that voyagers are on sale?

[nettie!]

I'm feeling a little blind but where does it say that voyagers are on sale?

pg43 LH $39.99

[Linthart]

pg43 LH $39.99

Omg I've been looking target country. Such a moron.
Real catalogue rocks so much harder

[Linthart]

Hey what do we know about the gi Joe DVD set? Is it the complete old cartoon series or did they put out a cartoon more recently? I've never really seen them or been into joes but I'd love to watch the vintage cartoons and movies

[griffin]

http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=4976

:)

[Dkaris]

Hey nettie, do you know if we can use our staff cards on top of the sale prices?

i might pick up a prime helmet if im feeling creative, ill air brush on some battle damage and give it some detail

[griffin]

Not sure about Target, but at Kmart, the staff card works on any sale EXCEPT storewide %-off sales. So even section-wide sales (like % off toys) it works, but the scanner just rejects the card on store-wide sales.
I would think Target would be the same on that.

[nettie!]

Not sure about Target, but at Kmart, the staff card works on any sale EXCEPT storewide %-off sales. So even section-wide sales (like % off toys) it works, but the scanner just rejects the card on store-wide sales.
I would think Target would be the same on that.

CORRECT! :)

[sanbot]

Does anyone know what the store hours will be during the 1st day of the sale?

[nettie!]

Usually 8am - 12am

but check the website for specific store hours :)

[sanbot]

Usually 8am - 12am

but check the website for specific store hours :)

yeah i did, but i couldn't find the sale store hours. Probably not up yet. I'm just a bit of a keen bunny :p

[nettie!]

yeah i did, but i couldn't find the sale store hours. Probably not up yet. I'm just a bit of a keen bunny :p

lol fair enough :) just call the stores in your area and ask - cos the rosters should be done therefore the store should know their own hours - if that makes sense..? :)

[griffin]

The store I was at on Saturday already had small photocopied flyers around the front of the store, listing the trading hours during the first week of the sale. It might vary for each store, but it did say 8am to midnight for that store's first day.

[Dylbot]

Who wants to organise a Melbourne meet up at the sale?

[nettie!]

Who wants to organise a Melbourne meet up at the sale?

maybe raise this in the meets thread? but depending when and where (as im working the sale :) ) TF76 and myself would love it! :D

[blackie]

i would also like to do a melb meet :D

[jaydisc]

Discuss (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=4997)

[Paulbot]

I know where I'm heading on Thursday

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/3734800168_1e665da750.jpg

[Dkaris]

our transformers are there smack bang as soon as you enter the store. you nearly trip over them

[Lock'n'Load]

Dkaris, if you don't mind me asking do you know if any new TF stock is coming out for this sale?

[Paulbot]

Does anyone recall Target sale prices starting late on Wednesday nights (like the Big W prices did for their sale?)

[STL]

Does anyone recall Target sale prices starting late on Wednesday nights (like the Big W prices did for their sale?)

None of them are open late IIRC. And nope, but could be worth a check

[Paulbot]

None of them are open late IIRC. And nope, but could be worth a check

I guess it depends how late the store is open. Big W CBD had the sale prices at 5pm on the day before (with the store closing a few hours later)

I can go to Target at 6pm tonight, but I can't do 12:01 am in Ringwood.

[nettie!]

If the store closes around 6 then they will most likely set up prices after the has closed.
If the store closes at 9 then they will usually start price set up around 8

in regards to sale specific stock, it would already be on show ie they're not waiting til tomorrow to stock shelves

[sanbot]

Can you feel the excitement building?!

Ooo I hope they have Jetfire's in stock! I'm taking a day off so that I can be at the sale early.

[Paulbot]

If the store closes around 6 then they will most likely set up prices after the has closed.
If the store closes at 9 then they will usually start price set up around 8


Thanks for the tips


Can you feel the excitement building?!

Ooo I hope they have Jetfire's in stock! I'm taking a day off so that I can be at the sale early.

I am considering coming to work a few hours late so I can get to a Target I know has both Mixmaster and Jetfire in plentiful stock. :o

[sanbot]

Thanks for the tips



I am considering coming to work a few hours late so I can get to a Target I know has both Mixmaster and Jetfire in plentiful stock. :o

Its good to know that we have our priorities straight :D I was also thinking of just coming to work later, but I thought I wanted time to enjoy playing with my Jetfire once I bought it and thought why not have a nice day off whilst I'm at it :cool:

[Deceptic_Optic]

Its good to know that we have our priorities straight :D I was also thinking of just coming to work later, but I thought I wanted time to enjoy playing with my Jetfire once I bought it and thought why not have a nice day off whilst I'm at it :cool:

mt druit shazam. they have at least 20 of them there.

[sanbot]

mt druit shazam. they have at least 20 of them there.

hmmm Mt Druitt is opened at midnight tonight! I'm so tempted to go. But it takes me almost 1 hour to get there!

[STL]

I am considering coming to work a few hours late so I can get to a Target I know has both Mixmaster and Jetfire in plentiful stock. :o

Then u should to come with us to Reservoir!

[blackie]

Then u should to come with us to Reservoir!

im considdering it too
but i wanted to layby :(

[Paulbot]

Then u should to come with us to Reservoir!

I can leave early in the morning, or go to a shop after work, but the staying out past midnight for a toy sale isn't going to happen. :(

[Linthart]

im considdering it too
but i wanted to layby :(

see that's the issue i face too. i'd be happy to go anywhere for a meet if i was going to buy it there and then. but because i'm doing a mass layby i cant :(

[Fungal Infection]

My local Target has most of their prices up. Legos are 20% off already, leaders are $69.99 etc.... not all prices are in the system though, the tickets are up but they won't scan at the advertised price so they are still relying on the catalogue. Picked up my Pirates Legos already. :D

[nettie!]

My local Target has most of their prices up. Legos are 20% off already, leaders are $69.99 etc.... not all prices are in the system though, the tickets are up but they won't scan at the advertised price so they are still relying on the catalogue. Picked up my Pirates Legos already. :D

Your target is trying to save money by setting during todays selling hours rather than after the store has closed - which FYI isn't overtime or penalty, just usual rates

the prices won't load into the system til 12am which is why stores font open til 12:01am to ensure the system is up properly

if an item is on the shelf with it's toy sale SPL then all you need to do is take it to your preferred POS (reg/lby) and as it scans tell them the price on the shelf - as the sale ha/is being set up, PIS staff should be aware of this and have their RFs loaded for tomorrows prices

[mknell]

hmmm Mt Druitt is opened at midnight tonight! I'm so tempted to go. But it takes me almost 1 hour to get there!

I might head to the mt druitt one it's only 10 min away from me

[jaydisc]

the prices won't load into the system til 12am which is why stores font open til 12:01am to ensure the system is up properly

Are you sure this is the case? Kmart's load in at about 10PM, but they always say it's midnight.

[i_amtrunks]

I might head to the mt druitt one it's only 10 min away from me

I'm tossing up on whether to go or not, but there are Transformers I am after, just Lego and other Spongebob stuff for the missus...

Not sure if it is worth the effort getting half killed by the westie mothers getting wii's, swingsets and bikes. I hope they dont all bring their strollers and hellspawn like they do at the Kmart midnight sales.

[JuzMel]

For those wondering what the 4-Disc Animated DVD set @ $34.99 is all about - it is the first 3 volumes of the Animated series released in OZ as well as the first prequal movie. The boxset contains:

- Transform and Roll Out
- Vol1 Blast from the Past
- Vol2 Lost and Found
- Vol3 Megatron's Rising

Vol4 Mission Accomplished was also there but not on sale - it was at RRP of $16.99

Target Forest Hill as of 8am+ this morning has:

- About 2-3 leader Jetfires / Primes and 5-6 Megatrons
- Voyagers: Mixmaster, Demolisher, Ratchet, Prime, Megatron and Ironhide
- Deluxes: Preview Bumbee, Soundwave, Cannon Bumbee, Barricade, Breakaway, Ravage, Smokescreen,Rampage, Mudflap (1 left with Mudflap plate)

Some at the TF aisle. All others to your left of the entrance when you walk in.

Also have the 100 piece puzzle for $6.39

[STL]

For those wondering what the 4-Disc Animated DVD set @ $34.99 is all about - it is the first 3 seasons of the Animated series released in OZ as well as the first prequal movie. The boxset contains:



Just a clarification, you mean just the discs that make up Season 1 or does the box actually contain all 3 seasons?

[mknell]

I'm tossing up on whether to go or not, but there are Transformers I am after, just Lego and other Spongebob stuff for the missus...

Not sure if it is worth the effort getting half killed by the westie mothers getting wii's, swingsets and bikes. I hope they dont all bring their strollers and hellspawn like they do at the Kmart midnight sales.

I didn't end up going i'm really sick atm :(

[dirge]

I didn't end up going i'm really sick atm :(

*hugs*

We have one guy off work with Swine Flu at the moment. Funny thing is, he's not at all worried about it.

[TF76]

Just a clarification, you mean just the discs that make up Season 1 or does the box actually contain all 3 seasons?

Season 1

[Paulbot]

The Melb city store has FABs at the same sale price as deluxes and is also offering rainchecks on Leaders, Voyagers and Deluxes

[JuzMel]

Just a clarification, you mean just the discs that make up Season 1 or does the box actually contain all 3 seasons?

Sorry my bad for the confusion. It's actually volumes I meant NOT seasons. Basically the boxset contains the 4 DVDs:

- Transform and Roll Out
- Vol1 Blast from the Past
- Vol2 Lost and Found
- Vol3 Megatron's Rising

4 episodes each, so that makes it 16 episodes in total from the 1st Season?

[Dkaris]

just got home. What an absolute s**t fight. i saw people fighting and arguing with each other stock. we made $80 000 in one hour. what recession LOL

[nettie!]

Bah! I did 9-2:30 and all I wanna do is sleep - spent most of my shift on reg getting abused for charging 10c a bag... Then went down to layby to wrestle my way through everyones spastic amount of toys... SLEEP!?!?
tomorrow and Saturday is all day in layby
BUT I GOT A WICKED TARGET TOY SALE TRANSFORMER TEE!!! :D

[Dylbot]

Hey nettie, do you know if the profits of the bags go to target, or some enviromental thing?

[Dkaris]

Bah! I did 9-2:30 and all I wanna do is sleep - spent most of my shift on reg getting abused for charging 10c a bag... Then went down to layby to wrestle my way through everyones spastic amount of toys... SLEEP!?!?
tomorrow and Saturday is all day in layby
BUT I GOT A WICKED TARGET TOY SALE TRANSFORMER TEE!!! :D

i saw those. i wore my normal red shirt though. One woman spent $1500 on toys and stuff. I've hidden a leader class jetfire, although i dont know if i want to get that or the soundwave mp3 player off the net.

[Scattershot]

I just got home from a couple of Targets here in Brisbane and the Transformers shelves were pretty much empty. I've been holding out on buying ROTF waiting for this sale cause I had a couple of gift cards. Man, what a let down, I had to settle for a few figures I didn't really want and there really wasn't a hell of a lot to choose from. It looked like there had been a crazed mob go through the TF stocks.

[Dkaris]

profits from the bags to to charity.

[mknell]

*hugs*

We have one guy off work with Swine Flu at the moment. Funny thing is, he's not at all worried about it.

thanks mate, feeling a lil better, got to pop into Target at Parra and they barely had a thing but I managed to get me a Jetfire from Parra Kmart yay

[Defcon]

If people are having trouble finding leaders at Target, Kmart has them for $69. The 2 Kmarts I was in today had them on end displays far away from the Transformers toy section. They have Optimus, Jetfire and Megatron.

[iceburn]

i've got a SPARE Jetfire from Target at $70 ($69.99) if anyone's interested

[dirge]

My girlfriend's son wanted The Fallen - they're all sold where he lives... so she went to Target on Broadway during her lunchbreak, and it was bedlam from all accounts. Screaming kids everywhere, and no TFs in sight. As usual, Rockdale Target has stock longer than the other Sydney Targets - they had two The Fallens when I went about about 6pm. And they were quiet, as usual :)

I pity you getting abused for the 10c bags, nettie!. I personally just don't see the need for a bag most of the time anyway... but it's not like 10c is going to kill people. Australia post is doing the same thing with their plastic bags, soon, by the way.

[iceburn]

i would say the 10c bags are pretty lousily made!

[sanbot]

From the sounds of these posts most if not all TF's were goneski real quick! Castle Hill Target was the complete opposite. There were heaps of TF stock left. I was the only silly person actually running to the TF section as all the mums and dads ran for all those other crappy excuse for what they call toys these days.

I don't get why people are whinging over 10cents for a plastic bag. I think its good that Target are charging. But then again I've never really seen any real need for plastic bags apart from using them as garbage bin bags hehe

[nettie!]

i would say the 10c bags are pretty lousily made!

No way!!! They're a BAGilion times better than the other ones!

We had giant bags - Santa sacks - which were free and I kept saying they're only free cos they're killing the planet lol

[nettie!]

I've never really seen any real need for plastic bags apart from using them as garbage bin bags hehe

me too! We get plastic bags at coles and stuff and then don't have to worry about buying garbage bags. Ever.

[griffin]

Target Browns Plains in 'Brisbane' had a huge section for TFs, but was being raided very quickly. Several Jetfires and Fallens were still there near the end of the night. Aside from Voyger Megatron, Mixmaster, Deluxe Mudflap (both versions) and Ravage, everything else was wave 1 or 2 on just about every size class.

[foor]

Bags are 20c here! You guys get half off! :D

[dirge]

Bags are 20c here! You guys get half off! :D

Sounds like typical Darwin pricing :rolleyes:

Of course, then there's the fact you've got to head out to Palmerston anyway... I've been to that mall - and was amazed at how little there was aside from Target.

[Autocon]

ha i went to kmart and did price matching
i bought three fabs for $19 bucks each:cool:

[nettie!]

Bags are 20c here! You guys get half off! :D

Small bags 10c
Large bags 20c

small red enviro $1
large red enviro $2

[tron07]

Target is selling Leader class at $69.99 while K-Mart is selling them at $69.... lol

[sanbot]

Target is selling Leader class at $69.99 while K-Mart is selling them at $69.... lol

Thats prolly a smart move by Target. Most people would probably think meh its just 99cents... But its really $1! And multiply that by however many sales Target gets = muchas gracias retoños

[iceburn]

Thats prolly a smart move by Target. Most people would probably think meh its just 99cents... But its really $1! And multiply that by however many sales Target gets = muchas gracias retoños

i went in the morning yesterday to get a Jetfire from Target. At night, I went Kmart and they had it, so I bought another. Will now be refunding Target's but as you said, it's just $1? Would i have wasted my time and petrol then? :D

[Linthart]

i went in the morning yesterday to get a Jetfire from Target. At night, I went Kmart and they had it, so I bought another. Will now be refunding Target's but as you said, it's just $1? Would i have wasted my time and petrol then? :D

Its the principle that counts. You still got it cheaper:D

[tron07]

i went in the morning yesterday to get a Jetfire from Target. At night, I went Kmart and they had it, so I bought another. Will now be refunding Target's but as you said, it's just $1? Would i have wasted my time and petrol then? :D

you can refund it next week when you go look for toys... so no time and petrol wasted

[STL]

you can refund it next week when you go look for toys... so no time and petrol wasted

My point exactly. We all go hunting each week so it's hardly a hassle

[Dkaris]

we still have leaders left. only have a few iron hide and ratchet voyagers. deluxes are about gone, only some soundwaves and the yellow bulldozer. everyone hates that guy. still have some bumblebee and prime helmets and a few scouts. i wanted ravage and some little ingreat bought it!

i also got one of the red target toy sale shirts with bumblebee on the front.

[griffin]

I wonder if there would be any interest in used/unused Target t-shirts with Bumblebee on it? If there was, you could make a few extra bucks on the side if your collegues didn't have any interest in keeping them.

[Dkaris]

their red with bumblebee on the front with a blue autobot symbol and revenge of the fallen underneath, then Australias biggest toy sale printed above on the left. then the back has "are you ready for Australias biggest toy sale" on them, i dont think theyd fetch much =/

[MV75]

And as usual target has nothing!

Just like their regular days, empty shelves.

Do target actually sell anything anymore?

[Dkaris]

Well we made $80 000 in the first hour, and $585 000 in one day. does that answer your question?

[Saintly]

it was havoc yesterday @ liverpool... nothing much for a couple of mixmasters and fabs

[griffin]

And as usual target has nothing!

Just like their regular days, empty shelves.

Do target actually sell anything anymore?

Different Targets have different amounts of Toy stock. The one at Browns Plains had a massive double-sided 10 meter section of shelving allocated to Transformers. It was about a third empty at the end of the first day, but still heaps was left there.

The Target in the CBD (today) though, didn't appear to have much more TFs stock/shelfspace than they usually have, so was a disappointing selection.

If I went to the CBD store first, I'd feel the same way you do. But going to the Browns Plains store, I felt differently because they had 2-3 times the amount of TFs they've ever had at any of their previous peak restocks.

[nettie!]

1. Stock is setup at least a week prior to toy sale
- with all stock put on the floor.
meaning it can all be sold at regular price
2. At the end of each toy sale day the store is reblocked
meaning if there was a whole TF aisle and headbin first morning and say half get sold on day1, at the end of day1 they would compact the stock etc
3. Stores get stock based on their size and the likelihood of selling stock - for example, my store gets shit compared to other stores in our district cos we are one of the smaller stores.

sorry but you can't turn up on day2 of toy sale and sook about lack of stock.

If people want stock so bad they would
1. Be there when store opens
2. Buy the stock at any price - cos of they really wanted it, then they'd be happy to simply find it.

The Vic stores made anywhere between $323,000 and $440,000 on day1 - normal day budget is approx $60,000 ?

[MV75]

Bigw managed to have inventory their whole time..... They never have empty shelves. So yes, I can sook all I want because if you advertise items for a period of time, you better have them.

Target is just pathetic. Must only work for the mexicans because chermside, northlakes and strathpine have been crap for the last few years. Not just tfs either, but lego as well. Even on a non-sale day, it's crap, nothing but empty shelves.

Woulda made all that money from clothes, manchester and dvds because they aint got anything else.

[griffin]

Bigw managed to have inventory their whole time..... They never have empty shelves.

Huh, what?!

Within 2 days of their sale, every BigW I went to had empty shelf space where the TFs were supposed to be, and none restocked until after the sale. Carindale was the worse with just Animated, and roleplay/Stompers.
What BigW are you talking about that had such poor sales and actually restocked during the sale?

[dirge]

Big W Miranda is pretty bad, actually. Their new TF stock lasts maybe 2 days. Sale or not. Mind you, Target at Miranda is almost as bad (and Target Hurstville is just as bad).

[MV75]

Huh, what?!

Within 2 days of their sale, every BigW I went to had empty shelf space where the TFs were supposed to be, and none restocked until after the sale. Carindale was the worse with just Animated, and roleplay/Stompers.
What BigW are you talking about that had such poor sales and actually restocked during the sale?

Both strathpine and northlakes.

The layby line at bigw was still 2-3 hours long when I got there in the afternoon & still had plenty of stuff.

The toy aisles were kept nice and full the entire time, it was the extra space (rest of the store), that they actually filled with toy inventory that got demolished. Target didn't add anything. The only toys they had any real inventory of were the cybertron $90 twin packs.

[TF76]

The big W melbourne people hit toy sale night, restocked once since the first night of toy sale and pretty much everything ROTF sold within the first day.

They only restocked with breakaway wave deluxes and thats all even last night, no more mudflap wave no voyagers no more leaders. Same with others I visited...

It's just the way it is, if you gamble to get something cheap it might sell out and you might have to wait a long time to get it, if at all.

[Dkaris]

Go shop at Big W then if target isnt doing it for you, or, go write a letter of complaint and mail it to head office, i guarantee you they'll read the first 2 sentences, laugh about it and throw it in the bin. You forget that target isnt the transformers store. we sell plenty of other toy lines than transformers and they too need to be maintained and stocked up. And as Nettie said, if you really wanted the items youd have been there first day of the sale.

I really love hearing these people come in and whine about how the sale sucks coz we dont have what they want, when they leave it 3 or 4 days after the first day of sale.

[Kyle]

My closest Big W (Armadale) hasn't restocked any TF yet after the sale.

[Vector Sigma 13]

Our "rural" Big W is pretty good with restocking down here.

Mind you i think im the biggest customer for Transformers in the district and turnover of toys can be quite slow. This can be good at times not so much for me but for the SA city guys that might be struggling to find that last wave of toys that are unavailable in the city.

[Lord_Zed]

When I used to work at Big W long ago they restocked regularly as long as the stuff was ordered in. it's also very hard for Big W Miranda to restock because the store has no onsite warehouse. (I don't know if Target Hurstville share this problem). So the managers have to asses the what stock is missing and then organise for it to be shipped from the offsite warehouse to the store.

I think the reality is that these stores just get caught off guard by how popular certain types of TF's (read Deluxes) are. And alas they cannot tell the difference between a Deluxe and a FAB it seems.

[jacksplatt11]

The one thing I noticed about Target when I used to work there was the lack of popular stock... Because we could never order stock (it was only what we got sent, I dunno if it's the same as you city stores, cause I worked in the country) anything that was popular and we sold out of that was it, bad luck, quite annoying but there was nothing we could do about it

[Burn]

From the look of things it seems both Target's in Cairns just didn't get stock as they were taking rainchecks on virtually EVERYTHING.