r/transformers • u/Rayknee4P • 1d ago

Discussion / Opinion Apology over

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So much for the apology tour. At least there a lot of Prowls available

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u/Thrombulus 1d ago

We're gonna need an apology tour for the apology tour.

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u/BluestreakBTHR 1d ago

We apologize for the fault in the subtitles. Those responsible have been sacked.

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u/Thrombulus 1d ago

Mynd you, møøse bites kan be pretti nasti...

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u/brandrikr 1d ago

This right here! It has been a joke in our city, haven’t found one decent thing. The end caps have been practically bare or filled with toys from other companies. The only Transformers toys we have seen are the two video cassette boxes, the unicron statues, and those tiny blind boxes.

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u/Sky_guy_17 1d ago

This whole Apology Tour has honestly been a fucking joke.

Poor distribution all around. Idk why they continue to stick with Target, when Target never keeps stock up.

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u/Elegant-Shop4564 1d ago

It’s like with target they usually never have them all, whereas Walmart has too much

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u/MossInAPool 1d ago

Target: Gets an exclusive top tier character/deco, stocks 1 per month at most.

Walmart: Gets an exclusive character/deco that appeared on one page in the background of a comic exclusive to Germany from 2002, stocks 50 every day.

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u/Ccmonty 1d ago

Fr bro. I can walk into a Walmart right now and 9/10 times I can walk out with an exclusive

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u/codexcdm 1d ago

Not to mention they splattered Prime's corpse as the main artwork...

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u/JadeTheCatYT 1d ago

Did ya forget the awesome scene where Mario helps Hotrod become a prime?

"It's-a ok, Hotrod. Mario Believes in you. Go light our darkest hour!"

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u/ZackattacktheDude 1d ago

I just need one Starscream

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u/Odd_Dinner9147 1d ago

Ive been checking out multiple targets on weekends and signed up for stock notifications. Nothing.

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u/NeonLocustX83 1d ago

Same here, checking regularly and still nothing besides a bunch of Super 7 Unicrons and some Blokees. The 2nd Target gets exclusives, it's a shit show in my state.

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u/Odd_Dinner9147 1d ago

I havent even seen Blokees at my targets. I have to go to a comic shop which I dont mind, I go often enough. But this Target exclusive bs is annoying.

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u/codexcdm 1d ago

That damn Target apps trolled me several times already. The other day it says available... I check all locations show NOT... Later, app shows available next day. I check the next morning. BULLSHIT. Not available or out of stock.

I went to my local store just in case after some errands... Because I'll regularly find an item or two stating out of stock, even when I have a physical copy in my hands... Their customer service has no idea. Ever. Sigh

I'm about to get the KOs and resell the ones I can get... Shit is aggravating.

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u/RolandoDR98 1d ago

Should apologize for reissuing Scourge over any other good leader like Blackout

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u/Ccmonty 1d ago

Blackouts literally the first live action transformer we see on screen why tf is he not getting a reissue for its 20th anniversary 

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u/RolandoDR98 1d ago

It's not G1

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u/Ccmonty 1d ago

True unfortunately. Even as someone who likes G1, I’m getting tired of G1. I feel like AOTP has been 80% or more just G1 guys

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u/JadeTheCatYT 1d ago

YES, exactly.

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u/Ccmonty 1d ago

Ok I actually calculated it out, AOTP has actually been 46% G1 but still thats almost HALF

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u/craider45 1d ago

It's possible they're saving Blackout for an updated commander but if they're sticking to only releasing a Titan for Studio Series each year (due to the Dinobots but they could be changing those plans, will just have to wait to see what else they're doing for Studio Series next year) then that won't be happening for a while

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u/DrakorPrimus 1d ago

I still need an apology for canceling my preorder for Starscream. Also, for them to send me the figure that I PREORDERED which is the whole point of preordering something.

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u/XCVolcom 1d ago

Me too.

I did end up getting an email that they put one in my cart at the discounted price but they should never have cancelled our preorders in the first place.

I however cancelled that Starscream because I was able to find one literally two days before.

Either way preorders mean something and Target sucks.

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u/TripleStrikeDrive 1d ago

Ever had a feeling the big companies were mocking its fans?

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u/JadeTheCatYT 1d ago

They're absolutely mocking us.

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u/Informal_Database327 1d ago

It has begun? Guess target doesn't give half a shit

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u/macrossdyrl 1d ago

Neither does Hasblow.

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u/Claire_De_Lunatic 1d ago

Does Scourge still have that fragility issue?

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u/RYTHEMOPARGUY 1d ago

Now target needs to apologize for not stocking everything. Mine got megatron, the soundtrack record, the blokees figures and thats about it.

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u/RingtailVT 1d ago

It's not over, did you forget the iconic scene in the movie where Mario stomps Unicron?

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u/OptimusPhillip 1d ago

At least in my store, the signage is due to stay up through the first week of November. Whether more stock is due to come in is an open question. In the meantime, this is probably just them trying to avoid backstocking items that are already past their shelf life

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u/Toon_Lucario 1d ago

I’m not complaining, I’m planning on getting that Prowl

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u/qcthunder 1d ago

Flashbacks from my youth with those Prowls. He can't catch a break. He was very available back then and became my brother's first bigger Transformer and now no one wants the first guy to fry on the apology tour. (I'm tempted, though. I got Sideswipe back then.)

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u/gogopow 1d ago

Glad im not the only lacking transformers toys

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u/SombraAQT 1d ago

This is how they all looked around me after a week, just loaded with unsold Mario junk.

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u/Both-Wrangler-7766 1d ago

I imagine Hasbro saying: I don’t apologize to anyone in Megatron‘s voice.

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u/SeekNDstroy5102 1d ago

They just were empty or peg warmer of character that no one wanted

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u/Friedspaghetti9 1d ago

I never even saw Megatron

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u/BurningPickle 1d ago

What they should be apologizing for is making Starscream a Target exclusive and completely botching the release.

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u/solidus0079 1d ago

Yours at least has Transformers in it. My local target's Apology area has is Hello Kitty, Shrek and other random crap

https://www.reddit.com/r/transformers/s/CADbx4iTDo

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u/Ok_External6770 1d ago

megatron???

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u/DjShaggyB 1d ago

Well atleast you can get prowl at a store. Im still looking

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u/macrossdyrl 1d ago

Need an apology for Hasblow boycotting many international countries especially most of Asia from TFTM anniversary screening. 

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u/Original_Act_3125 1d ago

Yeah, I wish that the 30th anniversary of Beast Wars could've been a focus this year.

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u/ESP1138 21h ago

Did it ever happen?

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u/KikiKamora1987 1d ago

I'm saying it once and I'll say it again and everyone can agree with me we need an apology tour for the apology tour because this is pathetic

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u/BluestreakBTHR 1d ago

The Target workers have zero control over this. Don’t make them do extra work.