by generalsjoes | Jul 12, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
The sale going on next week at Toys “R” Us has been fairly widely reported, but we get word again from Master Chief (via HelaViper on the Coil Club) that there is a current sale going on this week as well! The sale items are as follows:
BRAVO vehicles=$19.99
Action Battlers=$9.99
12″ figures= $11.99
costumes= -$5 off (sorry forgot the price)
So if you’re looking for any above items, jump on it! Next week the figures go for crazy prices (2 for $9.99)! Check out those details in a previous article here.
by generalsjoes | Jul 7, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Master Chief, the Toys “R” Us employee who broke the news of the upcoming sale, also broke a bit more news last night on JoeBattleLines. He is reporting that there are two more exclusives listed in the TRU computers, though not really any details for them. The two exclusives are listed as Attack on the Pit 5 Pack, and Movie Neo-Viper Army Builder Pack.
Just some more stuff to keep in mind as the RoC stock keeps flowing in…
by generalsjoes | Jul 6, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
EDIT: Master Chief has reported in to say that he got the dates wrong! Please recheck the subject line for the actual dates…
Are you thinking of buying G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA toys from your local Toys “R” Us? You may want to belay that for a few days…
Master Chief, a well-known Toys “R” Us employee is reporting on JoeBattleLines that Toys “R” Us will be putting G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA toys on sale from July 12th through the 19th July 19 -through the 25th! Prices are as follows:
“All 3 3/4” movie figures are 2 for $9.99!!
Alpha vehicles are $13.99
12″ Ninja figures are $5 off”
That is a fantastic deal, especially for the 3 3/4″ figures! I know I’ll be trying to find my way to a Toys “R” Us that week.
by generalsjoes | Jun 22, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
The Terror Drome reports of some information gleaned from overseas auctions indicates that many of the recent revealed repaints are of Toys “R” Us exclusive 3-Packs. Keep in mind that this is merely rumor so far, and is not the least bit confirmed, but there are a round number of figures that fit that theme. The rumored figures are as follows:
- Grunt (Woodland camo repaint of Wave 1 Zartan)
- Sgt. Stone (Green repaint)
- Destro (Blue and red repaint)
- Elite Viper
- Neo-Viper (Blue repaint)
- Speed Metal (Accelerator Suit guy with Serpentor head)
I must say, if this news is true, I’m happy to hear it. With the rash of revealed repaints, I was pretty worried that the main line might get heavily diluted with minor color changes that meant little or nothing to the plot, but I’m happy to see these being relagated to exclusives. It’s also pretty neat to see a couple of new characters mixed in here like Grunt, Speed Metal, and Elite-Viper. A good thing for TRU, but also good for the collectors who want to keep the main line for the original stuff. Check out the recent images mirrored below. I’ve also included some past pics that are of higher quality, just to give a good reference point.
Thanks again to WildWeasel from The Terror Drome for the scoop.
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by generalsjoes | May 28, 2009 | Life, Other Toys
FAO Shwarz, a fairly famous, but small chain of high-end toy retail stores has been under danger of bankruptcy for some time now, but has just been purchased by Toys “R” Us, a move that will benefit both entities. While there’s no way to really determine what impact this will have (if any) on anyone’s toy buying habits, it’s nice to see some news on toy-specific retailers these days, seeing as how many of them have already gone under.
With the recent news that Wal-Mart is cutting the size of their toy departments, perhaps toy-focused retailers will start coming back into vogue? Let’s hope. I’ll buy toys whereever I can find them, but there’s nothing in the world that beats shopping at a dedicated toy store. There’s just something about it…
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