This week, Walgreens is having at 25% off sale on their Star Wars Toys and accessories. Must be a Walgreens Balance Rewards member to take advantage of the offer.
New 6″ Black Series Medium Vehicle Assortment Preorders Soon
In the next couple of weeks, retailers will be taking preorders for the new assortment of 6″ Black Series medium size vehicles which will include products like the Dewback with Sandtrooper that was previewed at SDCC. Toys”R”Us has already started seeing them show up in their databases, expect to pay about $50 for offerings in this assortment.
Image courtesy of Galactic Hunter.
Canto Bight Speeder on Sale – Only $9.97
Amazon also has a huge discount on the Force Link Canto Bight Speeder with Officer for only $9.97. Click the image above to use our affiliate link.
Rumor Report Update: New Forces of Destiny Product Coming Soon
We’ve received some inside info that Hasbro has some new merchandising coming soon for the Forces of Destiny Adventure Figure line. Word is that there are Creatures and Droids assortments coming for around $10 as well as a potential vehicle for $60 $30. More details to come as we get them.
Update: I incorrectly listed the vehicle price as $60, the MSRP is actually a more palatable $29.99.
Amazon Exclusive Praetorian Guard On Sale
Amazon.com has discounted their exclusive 6” Black Series Elite Praetorian Guard with Heavy Blade down to $17.24.
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TIE Silencer with Kylo Ren Only $20.99 at Target
Target.com has a pretty sizable discount on the Hasbro Force Link TIE Silencer with Kylo Ren. It originally sold for $49.99 and is now only $20.99.
New “Star Wars” Character Toppers from good2grow
good2grow, the kids’ juice brand just released four new character toppers featuring R2-D2, C-3PO, Yoda and Chewbacca. Kids will love playing with their favorite characters, while parents love what’s inside the bottles: nutritious, non-GMO juice that contains no added sugars and no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Even better, the toppers and bottles are BPA-free, recyclable and dishwasher safe, providing long-lasting entertainment for kiddos.
The new toppers are available starting this month at retailers including Walmart, Target, Kroger, Albertsons/Safeway, Ahold, CVS and Walgreens.
Mattel Officially Announces Hot Wheels Battle Rollers
Remember those Hot Wheels Battle Rollers we detailed last month? Mattel has officially announced those via an exclusive article over at Nerdist. You can read all about them here.
Be Mindful: The Last Jedi Leaks Abound
As we approach the official release of The Last Jedi, kicking off with the red carpet event this weekend, now may be the time to check out of casual online browsing, especially social media. Entire image galleries from the Visual Dictionary book (released on Dec. 15) have hit sites and even some of the new official TV spots have some pretty surprising reveals (a big one just today) that you may wish to experience in the context of the entire film rather than in a quick clip. Again, official TV spots and trailers are fair game to talk about but if you’re sensitive to “spoilers” the onus is on you to avoid them or seek them out. It is our responsibility to give you the option. If you wish to discuss spoilers, head to our forums.
It’s All In The Last Jed-Eyes
The Target Exclusive 6″ Luke Skywalker Ahco-To Island is hitting stores pretty heavily now so you may want to wait, if you have been, instead of ordering online. The reason is that there seems to been a varying degree of “eye deco” applied to the reclusive Jedi Master. This morning, my store put out 4 for the sets (shown above) and some have darkened skin paint apps while others, a much lighter treatment or none at all. You may wish to see a few of these in person before ordering blindly. Click the image avoid for a closer look.