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Re: new pirates at toysrus?
« Reply #20 on: October 07, 2011, 13:35:09 »
Lets stay on topic, please. :)
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Re: new pirates at toysrus?
« Reply #21 on: October 07, 2011, 13:39:17 »
sorry  :-[

having these sets available is really weakening my resolve... I was determined to only get the fancy wigs from this new pirate series  :( but the prices seem really good...

Has anyone ordered them yet?
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Re: new pirates at toysrus?
« Reply #22 on: October 07, 2011, 13:42:49 »
alright then I thought perhaps you were actually asking why  ;)

  lets just call the discount our payback for the agony we get for seeing the sets SO FAR in advance and not being able to possess them  :lol: :lol: :lol:

haha....that is okay....dont wanna be a geek on the internet.

Talk about agony...this is indeed a big one. They are cheaper in the states and dont have to wait another year like other export market, including UK. But I bet Brits could travel to Germany to get the new sets, or buying them with less shipping.

One thing I have just noticed....if TRU in the states is practicing its ginormous bargaining power getting the sets ahead of other smaller stores, why couldnt their branches in other area do the same? I dont want to spend time digging deep down their business model.....yet it is quite frustrating to see another extreme here in asia..where playmobil are no longer carried by TRU!!!!!  

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Re: new pirates at toysrus?
« Reply #23 on: October 07, 2011, 13:44:12 »
sorry  :-[

having these sets available is really weakening my resolve... I was determined to only get the fancy wigs from this new pirate series  :( but the prices seem really good...

Has anyone ordered them yet?
I want the new officer wig...the cool curly one, or we call them OMEGA shaped? And the new birds of course. But the castaway is really one of the set I want....it is cool to take picture with

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Re: new pirates at toysrus?
« Reply #24 on: October 07, 2011, 20:04:18 »
What's not depicted on that store page about the castaway island, is that it comes with a red barrel and a somewhat rusty looking musket which I find a really nice touch, the color is a little brown/greyish. As if its been in the water quite a while and might not function.

The vase hanging on the branch is a very nice touch too, teaching curious kids who ask about it a little something, that its used to catch rainwater to drink, since the salt sea water should not be used for that.
Definatly a better castaway island than the old version, it just seems to include a lot more. Although a bottle with a note might have been better than a small gold chest, but thats nitpicking. There is even a little monkey so that the clicky won't get lonely.



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Re: new pirates at toysrus?
« Reply #25 on: October 07, 2011, 20:06:41 »
Hmm...I wonder if they have it at TRU Canada? :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:
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Re: new pirates at toysrus?
« Reply #26 on: October 09, 2011, 15:14:28 »
Hmm...I wonder if they have it at TRU Canada? :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

Not so far... we don't have favoured status!
 

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Re: new pirates at toysrus?
« Reply #27 on: October 09, 2011, 15:43:42 »
Not so far... we don't have favoured status!

I did see the new(er) school bus at our TRU as well as the new carry-all school set.

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Re: new pirates at toysrus?
« Reply #28 on: October 10, 2011, 03:27:44 »
I did see the new(er) school bus at our TRU as well as the new carry-all school set.

Yes, you're right, Wesley, TRU here does get some of the "exclusive" sets like blister packs and some of others like the school sets... but not the full selection or theme (usually an early release these days) like the new pirates.

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Re: new pirates at toysrus?
« Reply #29 on: October 10, 2011, 07:33:17 »
All one has to do is look at the Playmobil selection on TRU.com vs TRU.ca to see the clear disparity.