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Originally Posted by Galvatran
At Kmart Sunnybank Friday - no new toys... a shrinking toy selection, but not as bad as Garden City (a few posts above).
They did have a number of licensed items for the school kiddies (I had a look after seeing several items at BigW earlier in the week).
The backpack was $15... and even though the two plastic containers in the last photo were surprisingly expensive at $8, I bought a set to use for small accessories for any toys I will take with me when travelling, as they have nice lock tabs on the sides to keep them closed.
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Toyworld Helensvale, GC has POtp Predaking, but no sign of Siege or Botbots :(
I've been going on the hunt myself lately.Quote:
Originally Posted by reillyd
Nothing at Toyworld at Carindale or Toyworld Brisbane CBD, and nothing at Myer CBD, Target CBD, Big W Calamvale or Kmart Calamvale, and I hear nothing in Ipswich.
I mean, if you want Energon Igniters we've got those in spades, but there's hardly even any Studio Series anymore, which is surprising. Usually that's all anybody stocks.
I remember after Christmas 2017 before PotP came out, none of the big retailers stocked any Transformers until February. I think we're looking at the same situation again.
OTOH I seem to remember in February they dropped right into a 20%off sale.
Even wA got Siege before us.
To exist is to suffer.
I checked Mr. Toys Toyworld in Kawana Waters... no Siege yet.
No sighting of new Studio Series at Robina Big W, Kmart, Target.
Toymate Robina has new legion class Movie Cliffjumper x 5, and a range of PotP Deluxe Terrorcons. Other than that, no new stock.
Just did a walk around of Carindale including Toy World.
Nothing leaping out. Every thing screams restock. Myer even has its Transformers out on a table in front of the toy section. Looks like they finally got rid of their Fort Maxes. Nothing special in Toy World. They remain their expensive selves.
Who cares about Siege!??
Has anyone seen Botbots yet?
Haha, I know that feel, bruv.Quote:
Originally Posted by popculturepooka
I keep wondering if Woollies or Coles will stock them. They tend to do a lot of those Shopkins, mystery ball sort of things, so I've been keeping an eye out in the toy section when I do my grocery run.
NO sighting of BotBots at Helensvale Mr Toys, but they did kindly offer to give me a call when they arrive (saves me haunting them!).
I really hope they do appear in a Coles/Woolies, just to get the toys in more hands. Plus I can sneak them in to the grocery bills ;)
Australia Fair Kmart had Studio Series WW2 Bumblebee. Picked up the one left for myself and didn't see the rest of the wave, so they were probably already bought up.
No sightings of Siege at Aus Fair Toyworld yet either.
There's 1 Crankcase from the new studio series wave at Big W Robina.
Bought them from Kmart Northlakes today, nothing else new however Kmarts are starting to put out tags for Siege figures!
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@OmegaTfs on Instagram
Had a look today and nowhere had anything.
So that was fun.
Did the rounds at Garden City...
Target - increasingly shrinking Transformers toy selection. They did have some wave 2 Cyberverse though.
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Kmart - still almost no Transformers, which meant none of the new Studio Series Deluxes here.... but they did have a new Rescue Bots toy - Blades the VTOL jet. It should have been released with the Cement Mixer Salvage toy, but it wasn't there.
The Trading Card Game starter pack, now down to $15. (I don't even remember seeing it at this store before it went on clearance)
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BigW - clogged with Bumblebee Movie toys, after the movie is pretty much gone from cinemas (at least they have the advantage of having toys when the DVD/BR is released).
They had the new Energon Igniter Nitro Dropkick, but Blitzwing was already gone. (Dropkick is gone now too)
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Myer - see the photo in my previous posting about this store... nothings really changed since then.
They did have signage up for 20% off toys if buying over $50... but no end date.
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And Toyworld Macgregor, around the corner... heaps of POTP Predakings for $299.
They also had a lot of boxes of the Rescue Bots Flip Racer launchers, which we also saw at Kmart and Reject Shop for cheap... so Hasbro Australia must have got in way too many.
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Tried 5 different Kmarts over the long weekend trying to find SS Barricade and Sideswipe. 2 had obviously had stock but sold out, while 3 didn't even have a whiff of new figures.
I'm only posting because I was obsessively checking this thread and the lack of updates was making me depressed.
Sorry to hear that you've had a frustrating toy run, and always good to see a new name in the QLD findings thread Nonalyth :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nonalyth
To save others the same frustration, its often helpful to report a NO sighting when you see evidence that they've had stock (e.g. That particular studio series wave) but been cleaned out.
Robina Toyworld has no Siege figures or Botbots yet, but there was a full set of PotP Terrorcon deluxes if anyone is still chasing. No Hungrrr voyager though to go with.
Big W Burleigh Stocklands has had a full restock of movie toys (Barricade Nitro wave - no Blitzwing or Dropkick) with no room to fit more stock. Only Crankcase Studio series.
Since the Toyworlds in SE QLD are all owned by the one company (Mr Toys), that apparently operates independently to the main Toyworld company (and their distribution network), we can't rely on seeing Siege or Botbots toys at our Toyworlds just because they are showing up in Toyworlds in other states. :(
On the plus side, shelf labels have been popping up at Kmart stores as placeholders, so it's only a matter of time now. I suspect the other majors will follow suit shortly.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
Mr Toys employs a quite frankly insane stocking policy in which no one actually knows what has been ordered and when itsits coming in. I actually called their head office today because I was so fed up with the lack of information and even they had no idea what was happening.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
Mr Toys Toyworld Helensvale at least has it in their system, as when I asked about bot bots the staff looked it up, and asked me if I wanted the 5-pack or the singles (I hadn't volunteered those options, and I don't think they had a clue what a bot bot was).
I would think it passing strange for them to NOT get in Siege, unless they're just so clogged with bumblebee and Wave 1 Cyberverse crap. And they could probably get away with charging a premium (I'd grumble, but I'd pay) for beating the majors to stock them too. They might well come out after though and shelf-warm. It really shouldn't be this hard for people to buy their plastic crack.... grumble grumble grumble.
Checked out Kmart at Sunnybank Hills and Big W across the road at Calamvale today. No sighting.
In fact, both stores have exactly the same stock as they had when I checked in over a month ago. I guess that's my cue to start buying online!
Nothing new at Indro Kmart, target, coles or toyworld. Toyworld still had the ooshie calendar for $50
Still no new Studio Series at Kmart Sunnybank. They only have two SS toys, and they are both SS-03 Crowbar.
They did have new - wave 2 Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniter Nitro Dropkick and Blitzwing, and Rescue Bots VTOL Blades & Salvage.
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And a kids tanktop with really nice Optimus art for $9.
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Robina Target had a single Bumblebee Nitro Seties Blitzwing and Dropkick (gone), only Optimus left. My hunt is over, yours begins :)
Nothing at Garden City. Tried Big W, Target, Kmart and Myer.
Even went on a punt and tried David Jones just for the hell of it, and good lord I forgot what a pathetic toy section David Jones has! Even if I wasn't a toy collector, all it's good for is toddler stuff (and as a former DJs employee, I guarantee those exact toys can be found cheaper elsewhere)
Target Pacific Fair, Gold Coast has the new studio series deluxes ($34 each).
1x Clunker Bumblebee
2x Crankcase
4x WWII Bumblebee
3x Barricade
3x Sideswipe
I’m off to targetQuote:
Originally Posted by Convoid
Target Runaway Bay has 1x Ss Sideswipe and WWII bumblebee, and Cybervrrse Acidstorm
Found a singleton Premier Edition Last Knight Voyager Megatron at the Reject Shop. $20.
I don't normally do movie verse but I picked him up. Have to decide if I keep him.
Kmart Helensvale has Bumblebee Nitro Wave 2 @ 39, 1x Dropkick, Blitzwing and Optimus Prime. Shelftag for Generations WFC Deluxe out of stock, but priced @ 29
Big W garbo has *a* WWII Bee. Target had one too, but that's mine now!
BotBots labels at Kmart, but no BotBots. Nothing else new.
Toyworld Noosa had the Shockwave & Magnus (but I took Shockwave) and Hound, Sideswipe, Cog (I took Hound), and? They also had the Battle Masters, but no Voyagers.
Runaway Bay Big W has a full set of SS Deluxes including WW2 bumblebee.
Toy world Helensvale has NO botbot or Siege yet. Still have Predaking too
Target Runaway Bay has Rid Deluxes (Windblade, Soundwave, etc.) on clearance $12 was $17. So maybe they are clearing shelf space for something new in the next few weeks?
Kmart in Toowong has clunker bee, ww2 bee and crankcase
Botbots are officially in the Mr Toys system, as they appear on their website. You can use the check stock feature to see which stores have received them. Southport Mr Toys did, so I picked up a couple of five packs today (sugar shock team). Toilet troop was there too, as well as an entire (unpicked through) assortment of singles.
Two cases of single pack Botbots at kmart Browns Plains, $5 each.
Found Wave 3 Cyberverse Warriors at Target Garden City, but only one Prowl and Soundwave, $29.
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Kmart Garden City somehow found another two cases of Wave 2 Studio Series Voyagers, so there are four of each Megatron and Brawl now...