The Random Transformers Thoughts Thread

[UltimateGalvatron]

So here's a discounted item I found once at Target. What's wrong with Dirt Boss?



Forklift Mode missing! And by the looks of it the staff found an opened box on the floor and marked it down because of it.

Holy Primus that's hilarious.

[griffin]

That's an interesting point.
Unless the packaging specifically says that the two images on the back of the package is the one toy in two forms, could it be claimed (intentionally or in ignorance of not knowing what Transformers toys do) that the package should have "both" inside as if they were actually two different toys (not one toy with two forms).

Using Dirtboss as the example, if you didn't know the multi-form gimmick of Transformers toys, you could look on the packaging and assume that the two toy photos on the back means two toys should be in the pack. (some Transformers toys can look like unrelated toys in both modes, especially if it has completely different colours between modes)
After all, non-converting toys generally don't show multiple photos of the contents as it could suggest that all of them is supposed to be inside the box.

For those thinking that Transformers would never have two modes of the same character on the pack AND have two different toys in the packaging... think again. The Titanium Optimus 3-pack had on the back, photos of the robot mode, truck mode and pre-earth mode... and guess what, it had three toys in the pack.
True, that's the exception, but I'm sure there is probably a legal argument that could claim that the packaging is advertising two toys but only includes one, because it doesn't state that it is the one toy, or the "sold separately" disclaimer of other products shown on the packaging.

[griffin]

(moved last few posts to here from the sightings section)

[UltraMarginal]

I thought the other discounts were bad, but 'Forklift Mode Missing" takes the cake. I would have bought it for the novelty value.

[SuspectimusPrime]

True, that's the exception, but I'm sure there is probably a legal argument that could claim that the packaging is advertising two toys but only includes one, because it doesn't state that it is the one toy, or the "sold separately" disclaimer of other products shown on the packaging.

I supposed if the name of the brand is not self-explanatory enough, then perhaps Hasbro could further simplify the name. As our e-marketing team are always telling us that today's fast-paced media has reduced consumers' attention span to that of fruit flies, Hasbro should also do away with lengthy written bios for characters. Bright colours, a catchy character name, and an arsenal of weapons could be introduced to draw people in - the more Heroic the character is, the more weapons they need to defend against evil. The end result may look something like this.

[GoktimusPrime]

"Forklift Missing-Mode" sounds like another one of Grimlock's shoddy attempts at pronouncing Fortress Maximus' name.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Well I thought it showed incredible foresight to buy a pack of TF: Animated Band-Aids at lest a year before our first child was born.

Now he has a little cut on his toe and he has gone through four of them because he keeps playing with them. That includes the Megatron one he peeled off because he only wants Optimus or Bumblebee ones. There are only 20 to a pack - my wife says I should have bought a crate

[GoktimusPrime]

Today is Back to the Future day -- everyone give their G1 Swindler a high five!

[Handsprime]

What ever happened to the leader class toys getting released in Australia? Did the Megatron toys sell so poorly that no one else wanted to buy Thundercracker? Or did they see Thundercracker and were put off from buying any further Leader class toys? Is it also because only a few stores (Target, Toys R Us and ToyWorldMate Toys) are selling him?
I'm not too overally concerned since the only Leader class toy I wanted was Ultra Magnus and I already have him, but just curious as to why the Leader class toys haven't had much of a release here while the Deluxes, Voyagers and Legends got a wide release (although it was only a month or two ago that they bothered to sell the Voyagers and Legends)