Licensed Easter items

Found in the last week are some licensed Transformers Easter items, following the renewed surge of items at last Christmas.

Two so far found, so there might be more, as BigW and Target have been the usual sources in previous years.
(post here if you find any other items or other stores with these)

A ceramic mug with a large egg - $6 at Coles, $7 at Woolies.

A foil cup with bendy straw and small eggs - $5 at Woolies.

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As much as I would normally be cringing at the crazy early Easter stuff being up, I am instead doing a dance of joy and screaming "AWESOME!" because my hubby will be in Sydney next week and I will be making him stock up on these to bring back for my sprogs (and maybe a mug for me) since Hong Kong doesn't do Easter eggs (and when they do they are insanely expensive British things that taste pretty gah).

Grabbed a ceramic mug from my local Coles, went back for groceries the next day and noticed shelf was bare :eek:

Must be popular with the young folk of today ;)

Some photos of these two items out of packaging...

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Only two small eggs in the plastic cup... and neither is worth more than a dollar (priced at $5-7 in stores) as the plastic cup is very cheap and thin, while the cup is small (and mine was defective).
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Inside the cup was a crack, which is through the glaze, which means that liquid can get into the ceramic... and maybe eventually leak through to the outside of the cup.
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I filled it with water to see if it would leak to the outside, but it didn't. It did leave a mark under the glaze though, which is moisture absorbed by the ceramic, which won't dry out and will lead to mould.
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A little later, the mark was bigger.
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I hope this isn't a common thing from whatever cheap source they use for these... and if by chance you buy one and get a cracked cup, get an exchange from the store.

The chocolate was nicer than usual... but not enough to recommend either of these items. They were both too small for a sippy cup or coffee cup... and expensive for that size.

Aldi has a Childrens Breakfast Set.

Contains Chocolate egg 60g, mug, plastic plate & plastic spoon. Retail $8.99.

The item found at Aldi, mirrored here until I get a photo in person. (should be available at other stores, as it is by the same company as all the others... not an Aldi brand)

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At Target I found the mugs again for $6...
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Plus two new items (quite a few this Easter... but all Movie themed, and all are more expensive than they should be).

Metal tins like in 2010 and 2011 (or 2012), but this time there are two different ones - Optimus and Bumblebee (using the "High Octane" art). Each is $15, containing 10 small-ish eggs.
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The lids are moulded, so that the art is raised above the lid... and the bases are different to each instead of just one that can go with either lid.
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But not all are properly matched up, as this Optimus lid had a Bumblebee base, and the barcode/info/ingredients label noted that it was the Bumblebee Tin.
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The Tins are nice and sturdy, and great for storing small Transformers or accessories, but not at $15.

Hubby brought back 3 of the ceramic mugs for us. All seem fine. He did comment that he had to go to 3 different stores to find them as they were sold out in the first 2 places he went.

Is nice to know Transformers merch is selling in OZ. :)

I bought that ceramic cup the other week at Coles for $4.50. Nice but too small for my Tetley tea sessions.:)

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Originally Posted by Bladestorm

Hubby brought back 3 of the ceramic mugs for us. All seem fine. He did comment that he had to go to 3 different stores to find them as they were sold out in the first 2 places he went.

Is nice to know Transformers merch is selling in OZ. :)

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That's true, as I was at Coles at Sunnybank today and the box of 12 licensed mugs was empty of the 4 Transformers mugs and 4 Avengers mugs, but all 4 Hot Wheels mugs were still there.

I want the two metal tins from Target to display with the previous two tins, but don't want to pay $30 for them... but not sure if I should risk waiting until after easter when things are half price, just in case the tins sell out before easter.

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Originally Posted by griffin

I want the two metal tins from Target to display with the previous two tins, but don't want to pay $30 for them... but not sure if I should risk waiting until after easter when things are half price, just in case the tins sell out before easter.

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Do what I did, indulge yourself by getting the Prime one, but leave the Bumblebee one for the sales. That way if everything goes udders up and they sell out you at least have one, and conversely if there are still a ton left you didn't pay full price for both ;)

I have about 10 of those tins from a few years back. Got them all half price after Easter.

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Originally Posted by Omega Metro

I have about 10 of those tins from a few years back. Got them all half price after Easter.

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Post-Easter chocolate is good and cheap.

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Originally Posted by CBratron

Post-Easter chocolate is good and cheap.

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Stuff the chocolate! I only wanted the tins,lol

The spelling error of the word CERAMIC (CERMIC) on the top of the box makes this look like a KO. :p

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Originally Posted by griffin

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I never noticed that typo before... and looking at the other licensed mugs, it was the only one that has it.


So I finally got to a BigW last week, and saw that they have everything except the metal Tins that Target have... which includes some new items I haven't seen at other stores.

The kiddie dinner set that is apparently at Aldi, and metal cars that were done about 3 years ago for Easter with different artwork. The dinner set is $15, and the car is $10.
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A coin counter for $10, which looks to be smaller than the one they released 3-4 years ago... but that old one never worked properly, so I don't recommend this one.
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They had the coffee mug and foil cups that were at Coles, and a Dyno Torch that was $10. A Dyno torch (not to be confused with Dynobots... which would have been a nice touch to have Dinobot artwork on it) is one that charges by squeezing the trigger to generate a charge from friction.
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Originally Posted by griffin

I want the two metal tins from Target to display with the previous two tins, but don't want to pay $30 for them... but not sure if I should risk waiting until after easter when things are half price, just in case the tins sell out before easter.

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Target currently has "Buy two Easter items - get a 3rd free". So I used that to get the tin I was missing a bit cheaper :)

Yeah, I heard that mentioned somewhere... but since I only want the two tins and they don't have any other Easter items I want, I'd still be paying $30. :(

(I've been hoping for a %-off sale, or "buy one get one free"... because unless I can sell the third item, it would end up being given away for free, making the two tins still cost $15 each :( :( )

Yeah, first world problems for me... :p

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Originally Posted by griffin

Yeah, I heard that mentioned somewhere... but since I only want the two tins and they don't have any other Easter items I want, I'd still be paying $30. :(

(I've been hoping for a %-off sale, or "buy one get one free"... because unless I can sell the third item, it would end up being given away for free, making the two tins still cost $15 each :( :( )

Yeah, first world problems for me... :p

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Target has 50% off these TF tins (& Star Wars as well). $7.50 each.

I never got to post up the Kmart items... which I only saw for the first time today.

A different kiddie plate set to the BigW one (but the same price at $10), and the foil plastic cup that was in Woolies (but in a box with the same two eggs, for an extra dollar at $6).

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And a couple extra photos of the metal tins at Target, which I was fortunate to get at half price today. ($7.50 each)
They had 10 eggs in each, and a sticker sheet.
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And next to the previous two tins, that were released in 2010 & 2012...
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Those tins are really nice. My mum is sending me a couple of tins she found at one of her local supermarkets in Auckland (NZ) so I can't wait to see if they are the same ones you guys had.
I LOVE that Peterbuilt Optimus tin... it's amazing!

They have TF AoE chocolate coins at Big Ws for a few bucks a bag

I've been looking in all the stores this year and didn't find anything licensed.
I'm surprised that those are AOE themed as the RID theme has already been out on licensed items.
I've never seen or heard of them here before, so it shouldn't be old stock being re-released for Easter.

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Originally Posted by griffin

I've been looking in all the stores this year and didn't find anything licensed.
I'm surprised that those are AOE themed as the RID theme has already been out on licensed items.
I've never seen or heard of them here before, so it shouldn't be old stock being re-released for Easter.

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Well the pic on the tag is of AoE Optimus Prime but it doesn't say 'AoE' anywhere on them so that may be just the graphic they decided to go with rather than it being a movie-specific tie-in product :)

Actually, I just went and checked and lots of the coins have 'collectable stickers' on them like AoE Drift & Grimlock so maybe it is a tie-in - dunno.

The stickers have 2014 on the bottom but don't think the coins were made then. Bloody well hope not anyway - they are part of my sons Easter gifts

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Actually, I just went and checked and lots of the coins have 'collectable stickers' on them like AoE Drift & Grimlock so maybe it is a tie-in - dunno.

The stickers have 2014 on the bottom but don't think the coins were made then. Bloody well hope not anyway - they are part of my sons Easter gifts

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The stickers jogged my memory...

Are these the same ones?
They were out Christmas 2014. If they are what you saw, then yes, they could be leftover stock from over a year ago. (unless it has a year expiry on them, as they usually only have about 12 months)

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Mmm, expired chocolate 😉

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Originally Posted by griffin

The stickers jogged my memory...

Are these the same ones?
They were out Christmas 2014. If they are what you saw, then yes, they could be leftover stock from over a year ago. (unless it has a year expiry on them, as they usually only have about 12 months)

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Same ones except their wrappers are a blue and a light blue, not a rich blue and a red