Doh... I forgot to check Coles to see if they have the Legends Grimlock.
Next time then.

While at BigW, I was looking for the Kinder Surprise, and in the confectionery section they still had a couple cases of the Marvel 3-packs (same as my nearby Woolies), so I didn't think they had the Transformers 3-packs in yet.
Double-checking the checkouts because others had mentioned finding them there, I was surprised to see... not one, but two massive display stands full of Transformers 3-packs.

(I had to rush taking the photo, so will get a better one later to replace this one.)


That's a lot of boxes... and there were TWO of these display cases.

I bought some to try to get a set.
Thinking that I shouldn't need more than maybe five packs (15 eggs) to get a full set of 8, I bought 10 packs (30 eggs) just to be sure. I like the chocolate, and can give away or sell the spares to Americans.

With 30 eggs, to find 8 different figures... you'd think that would be good enough odds to end up with at least one full set. But since I've had terrible luck with previous capsule-type figures, that's one reason I bought 10 packs. I just knew that I wouldn't be able to get a full set of 8 without having at least 20 spares.

But my luck with blind capsules maintained its typical poor form.
The final tally...
Starscream - 7
Bumblebee - 7
Ratchet - 6
Megatron - 4
Soundwave - 3
Bulkhead - 3
Optimus - 0
Arcee - 0

So typical...

I wanted to do up a news posting with photos/review of the full set... so will have to wait until I get more. (and see how many more boxes I need to buy just to find two damn figures)