MP Soundwave now out in TRU stores here

[Kazza]

By the way folks,
yes I'm new to posting, but I've been lurking for a couple of years. Such a great little community here. Glad to be a part of it.

-W

Welcome to ozformers. Perhaps post up a little introductory thread about yourself here.

http://otca.com.au/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=3

[swoop]

Just got off of the phone with Doncaster and they said they were expecting it tomorrow. I asked if they were sure about that because tomorrow is a public holiday, and the person replied "oh yeah so it'll be Wednesday".

[5FDP]

I was there yesterday, they had none and seem a little behind with their toys they don't even have Grim vs Brut set.

They do, they're just up the top That's where I bought mine from when TRU had the 20% off sale.

Castle Hill's problem is that they're very slow to stock the shelves. When MP Grimlock was released, he was in their store room for days before being put out so it's always best to ask.

[Andrew117]

Hmm even though most if not all retail is still open cup day? Can we possibly get a late Monday arvo delivery to be unpacked and sorted by sometime Tuesday?

[Kazza]

Just got off of the phone with Doncaster and they said they were expecting it tomorrow. I asked if they were sure about that because tomorrow is a public holiday, and the person replied "oh yeah so it'll be Wednesday".

Hahaha, but yeah Northland said they are open on cup day, so it could be possible they will get deliveries tomorrow.

[Blastwave]

Hahaha, but yeah Northland said they are open on cup day, so it could be possible they will get deliveries tomorrow.

Maybe, but warehouses may be closed and drivers may have the day off. Wednesday looks like the right day.

[Andrew117]

However the dc is in nsw where it is a normal day and drivers are most likely based there also so the holiday wouldn't apply to them anyway would it? And it's not likely they would stop halfway for a whole day, especially if they get paid per load and not per hour. I myself work in warehousing in Melbourne and we are open tomorrow specifically to supply interstate orders.

If only we could somehow ring the dc posing as tru asking which transport company is carrying a load to a particular store and then contact the transport company asking how far off it is as most drivers are gps tracked

[Blastwave]

However the dc is in nsw where it is a normal day and drivers are most likely based there also so the holiday wouldn't apply to them anyway would it? And it's not likely they would stop halfway for a whole day, especially if they get paid per load and not per hour. I myself work in warehousing in Melbourne and we are open tomorrow specifically to supply interstate orders.

If only we could somehow ring the dc posing as tru asking which transport company is carrying a load to a particular store and then contact the transport company asking how far off it is as most drivers are gps tracked

Awesome, thanks for the inside info. I stand corrected!

Just spoke to the staff in Knox City. Apparently they have stopped putting SW on hold as the demand has exceeded their expected quantity.

The girl I spoke to said over twenty people had tried to reserve one.

They said that they were calling back everyone who had one on hold to tell them they would not be honouring it and it's just first come first served now.

[Megatran]

Just tried calling TRU Highpoint. The young girl on the other end of the line said none yet and wasn't able to be any clearer on ETA other than 'sometime this month'.

She mentioned that there had been some rude/impatient phone calls over the last several days for MP SW. Be nice, don't harass the staff and thank them for their assistance. I doubt it was from our board members, but it reflects poorly on TF fans.

[Paulbot]

The girl I spoke to said over twenty people had tried to reserve one.

Ay, carumba! This toy is going crazy.

She mentioned that there had been some rude/impatient phone calls over the last several days for MP SW. Be nice, don't harass the staff and thank them for their assistance. I doubt it was from our board members, but it reflects poorly on TF fans.

Be nice guys and girls! Although, also, you'd think also they'd have a better preorder/registration system for a hot collectible after so many years in the game.