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It Was Love at First Sight…

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“Of course I’m not going to be buying much of the new Star Wars line coming out,” Chewie told his wife multiple times over the past several months.  “I don’t collect 6″ scale toys, and most of the new 3.75″ figures don’t interest me at all.”

Then, after seeing new figures in person today at Target, reality set in.   Well done, Hasbro.  Now I’m angry with you for winning me over with product I swore I wouldn’t buy.  I was mad at you through all of 2012 for how bad you managed the brand, and now I’m somewhat upset at you for kicking things off so well with your new lineups.

Are you feeling the same way as I am this evening about Hasbro’s new launch?  Or have I gone completely crazy?  Share your thoughts in the forums!

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Target Clearancing Hasbro Product Galore

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We posted a lengthy rant last month expressing our recent frustration with Hasbro, and it seems like the folks at Target may feel the same way given their latest round of Hasbro markdowns.

It isn’t just Star Wars product either… it’s GI JOE and Transformers product too… and the trend here is that all the items are ones aimed at kids, and really aren’t of high quality… they are often gimmicks or Hasbro scaling back on quality.  So what does that mean with the upcoming Movie Heroes line?  Will they pegwarm like these have been doing since the moment they were first stocked?

Hopefully Hasbro has a much better plan in store for next year… share your thoughts here or in our forums.

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Class II Vehicles on Sale at Target

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Target has the Class II Vehicles on sale through May 18 for $14.99 (these are the controversial “mid size” vehicles consisting of the Slave I, Kenobi Starfigher and Republic Tank).  So if you’ve been considering these as a purchase, this is a pretty good price on these… and I for one actually think the tank is kind of cool even at a reduced scale (yes, I know I’m in the minority).

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Older TVC Continues to Ship to TRU

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Last year’s third wave of TVC is continuing to show up in greater numbers now (about a year late!), which is good in a sense, but also one has to wonder if things would be better if this wave just showed up at discounters instead; considering this wave (like Wave 2) is smothered in seven more TPM carry forwards.

On any note, Toys”R”us seems to be the best place to have a chance at scoring newer figures lately, but reports are also coming in that Wal-Mart and Target are finally receiving more TVC shipments as well.  Good luck, and as always, your experience will vary.