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Thread: TRU Green Legends Devastator IS on sale

  1. 13th October 2010, 12:02 PM #1
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    Thumbs down TRU Green Legends Devastator IS on sale

    ToysRUs seems to have an understaffed customer service, as it took since Friday to get through.

    I finally got onto someone today about the Legends Devastator in their current catalogue.

    Now, according to their computer system, the Devastator set is supposed to retail for $80, but came into stores on sale at $60. So with the catalogue saying $70, the set is still discounted by $10, and is likely to go up to $80 after the catalogue ends on 26th October.

    Makes them even more scalperish than usual... The Target version is $40, half the price.
    (and with the current exchange rate, it'd be a lot cheaper to import - the US retail is about US$33/AU$35)
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    not the first time they have done something like this...

    kinda sickening that it may cost 80 to buy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
    The Target version is $40, half the price.
    (and with the current exchange rate, it'd be a lot cheaper to import - the US retail is about US$33/AU$35)
    Target's is $49, $39.20 if you get it on sale.

    And if you didn't already know, I've got one more superior TakaraTomy one on sale for $39!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jaydisc View Post
    And if you didn't already know, I've got one more superior TakaraTomy one on sale for $39!
    i am glad i signed up for one of those !!
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    Is there a difference between the Target version and the TRU version?
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    Quote Originally Posted by SamLoi888 View Post
    Is there a difference between the Target version and the TRU version?
    i think the Toys r Us version is green (g1 homage) where targets are the movie toy colours
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    Yep...
    TRU exclusive green 'Gen1' colour Devastator - $80
    Target exclusive movie colour Devastator - $49
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    JP version of the green/purple 'Gen1' colour Devastator - $50-70 shipped
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    wow... I thought $60 was bad but $80?!?! I could buy a leader toy or even the supreme devastator for an extra $7-$8!
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  10. 13th October 2010, 10:47 PM #10
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    I got my Target version in their last big sale (where everything was 20% off) but I could never pay $80 for a green-version, no matter how much I want an alternative version. I'd be thinking more about how many days, how many hours, that $80 could take off my mortgage.

    Not a good sign for a prospective purchase.
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