Age of Extinction Toys massively discounted at Winners (TJ Maxx in Canada)
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Kanrabat once said you never know what you'll find at Winners (TJ Maxx in Canada) and he was right. A routine visit yielded some very interesting and odd sightings such as leftover Age of Extinction toys. The most notable is a Leader Optimus Prime at only 19.99$ cdn (16.12$ US). The walmart exclusive one step Stinger was also found which is as random as you can get, especially since this was never found in stores in Quebec, Canada (where these sightings are from), and had to be ordered online. The inclusion of Stinger leads to the conclusion that this is probably overstock from Walmart. For any fan who would only buy these at a discount or who had been curious about these toys, this may be your shot. Be sure to report what your local Winners may have in the sightings thread.
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Posted by william-james88 on June 9th, 2015 @ 11:46am CDT
A routine visit yielded some very interesting and odd sightings such as leftover Age of Extinction toys. The most notable is a Leader Optimus Prime at only 19.99$ cdn (16.12$ US). The walmart exclusive one step Stinger was also found which is as random as you can get, especially since this was never found in stores in Quebec, Canada (where these sightings are from), and had to be ordered online. The inclusion of Stinger leads to the conclusion that this is probably overstock from Walmart.
Let me know if any of you find other stuff at your local Winners..s
Posted by mcfmullen on June 9th, 2015 @ 6:16pm CDT
Age of Extinction Toys massively discounted at Winners (TJ Maxx in Canada)
Thread title is incorrect. Winners in Canada is still called Winners. There's one across the street where I live!
Winners is TJ Maxx in the USA, not Canada.
Posted by william-james88 on June 9th, 2015 @ 7:18pm CDT
mcfmullen wrote:Age of Extinction Toys massively discounted at Winners (TJ Maxx in Canada)
Thread title is incorrect. Winners in Canada is still called Winners. There's one across the street where I live!
Winners is TJ Maxx in the USA, not Canada.
It depends how you read the title. In Canada, we dont have TJ Maxx, we have Winners. So the store Winners is what the TJ Maxx store is called in Canada. It was made so that american readers who are not accustomed to the name Winners know what is being referenced.
Posted by Down_Shift on June 10th, 2015 @ 9:16am CDT
Pics c/o Cybertron.ca member Chinaman99
Original post here
Posted by Jones on June 10th, 2015 @ 12:18pm CDT
Hasbro distribution of toys has me all like . I also saw CW Leader Thundercracker, but the rest of the shelves are warmed by old AoE stuff, a handful of RiD deluxes and CW Wave 1 Deluxes and Legends. Heck, we haven't even seen CW Blackjack at our TRU or EITHER of our two Walmarts.
Just wanna finish my Menasor, and I ain't paying for shipping on a $12 figure.
Posted by shajaki on June 10th, 2015 @ 2:04pm CDT
Meanwhile my TRU's can't get past Wave 1 Deluxe/Voyager/Legends..... buuut has all the Leaders (TC started showing last week). Edmonton is messed
Posted by Down_Shift on June 10th, 2015 @ 2:34pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on June 10th, 2015 @ 3:29pm CDT
Down_Shift wrote:Found Hotspot & Cyclonus warming a shelf at the Burnhamthorpe Walmart in Mississauga if anyone is still looking.
I wouldnt call it warming just yet, they just got there.
Posted by Down_Shift on June 10th, 2015 @ 4:40pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Down_Shift wrote:Found Hotspot & Cyclonus warming a shelf at the Burnhamthorpe Walmart in Mississauga if anyone is still looking.
I wouldnt call it warming just yet, they just got there.
I didn't say they were shelf warmers, just said they were warming a shelf.
As in warming the bench.
Posted by william-james88 on June 10th, 2015 @ 4:52pm CDT
Down_Shift wrote:william-james88 wrote:Down_Shift wrote:Found Hotspot & Cyclonus warming a shelf at the Burnhamthorpe Walmart in Mississauga if anyone is still looking.
I wouldnt call it warming just yet, they just got there.
I didn't say they were shelf warmers, just said they were warming a shelf.
As in warming the bench.
Still, an odd phrase to use in this context seeing as how changing the syntax means something totally different in this fandom.
Posted by Down_Shift on June 10th, 2015 @ 7:49pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Down_Shift wrote:william-james88 wrote:Down_Shift wrote:Found Hotspot & Cyclonus warming a shelf at the Burnhamthorpe Walmart in Mississauga if anyone is still looking.
I wouldnt call it warming just yet, they just got there.
I didn't say they were shelf warmers, just said they were warming a shelf.
As in warming the bench.
Still, an odd phrase to use in this context seeing as how changing the syntax means something totally different in this fandom.
Posted by william-james88 on June 10th, 2015 @ 10:13pm CDT
Down_Shift wrote:william-james88 wrote:
Still, an odd phrase to use in this context seeing as how changing the syntax means something totally different in this fandom.
Sorry for annoying you Downshift.
Maybe you could help me with this. I found these constuct bots at winners today and I have never seen them before. Are they new or super old. And if they are old, from when are they?
Posted by Jones on June 11th, 2015 @ 9:08am CDT
Still ZERO sign of Wave 2 or 3 CW voyagers, Wave 2 or 3 CW legends, and NOT ONE leader figure ever at this store.
Posted by shajaki on June 11th, 2015 @ 9:22am CDT
Posted by megatronus on June 11th, 2015 @ 9:29am CDT
Wave 2 just showed up in my area (rejoice!), and I've seen wave 3 Legends class figures... crossing my fingers the Protectobots show up in the next month.
Posted by william-james88 on June 11th, 2015 @ 9:50am CDT
megatronus wrote:I'm so jelly.
Wave 2 just showed up in my area (rejoice!), and I've seen wave 3 Legends class figures... crossing my fingers the Protectobots show up in the next month.
Megatronus, are you gonna double dip and get the takara one too? I only want to get either one but the current price of the takara one (the one I would rather have) is just too much for me due to its extra exclusivity factor. SO I might settle for Hasbro's.
Posted by megatronus on June 11th, 2015 @ 10:41am CDT
william-james88 wrote:megatronus wrote:I'm so jelly.
Wave 2 just showed up in my area (rejoice!), and I've seen wave 3 Legends class figures... crossing my fingers the Protectobots show up in the next month.
Megatronus, are you gonna double dip and get the takara one too? I only want to get either one but the current price of the takara one (the one I would rather have) is just too much for me due to its extra exclusivity factor. SO I might settle for Hasbro's.
I'm actually breaking the bank. Because I'm a moron, and I think I can compensate for my grand plan with some eBay sales.
I'm getting 2 sets of the Hasbro versions to open - one to display in combined mode, another to display in robot mode teams - and then the Takara versions for MISB (except I'm getting 2 Defensors so I can enjoy deluxe Groove). I'm a sucker for box sets, and Takara more often than not really nails the packaging.
Sigh.
Posted by william-james88 on June 11th, 2015 @ 10:51am CDT
megatronus wrote:
I'm getting 2 sets of the Hasbro versions to open - one to display in combined mode, another to display in robot mode teams - and then the Takara versions for MISB (except I'm getting 2 Defensors so I can enjoy deluxe Groove). I'm a sucker for box sets, and Takara more often than not really nails the packaging.
Sigh.
Well to be fair, Takara's packaging for Superion is amazing and the window packaging with flap makes it one of the better items to display in MISB
Posted by megatronus on June 11th, 2015 @ 10:59am CDT
william-james88 wrote:megatronus wrote:
I'm getting 2 sets of the Hasbro versions to open - one to display in combined mode, another to display in robot mode teams - and then the Takara versions for MISB (except I'm getting 2 Defensors so I can enjoy deluxe Groove). I'm a sucker for box sets, and Takara more often than not really nails the packaging.
Sigh.
Well to be fair, Takara's packaging for Superion is amazing and the window packaging with flap makes it one of the better items to display in MISB
I 100% agree - Superion's packaging looks amazing, and the window is a huge plus. I just need to work out how to fund some of this stuff.
I'm excited for it all, though.
Posted by Down_Shift on June 12th, 2015 @ 12:08pm CDT
One set of Wave 3 RID Deluxe at the Burnhamthorpe Walmart in Mississauga.
Posted by william-james88 on June 12th, 2015 @ 1:24pm CDT
For now, here is a slight discount (not enough to consider this a great deal) on some TRU exclusives. What is interesting is that this is not widespread, it just affects the insecticons and YOTG optimus:
Posted by shajaki on June 12th, 2015 @ 1:53pm CDT
Posted by TRozok21 on June 12th, 2015 @ 1:55pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Thanks Downshift, I found some too in the quebec area, I will post some pics when I get home later.
For now, here is a slight discount (not enough to consider this a great deal) on some TRU exclusives. What is interesting is that this is not widespread, it just affects the insecticons and YOTG optimus:
Hmm, clearance priced on the website already? I wonder if that means the stores will be doing that eventually? Still to rich for my blood though. As much as I want YOTG G2 Optimus, $167 after my TRU discount is still a bit too much for me, if it ever gets clearance marked in store (no discount on online orders), and I already have the Insecticon reissues from years ago, but I'll let my collector coworkers know about this if they don't already
and still waiting for Blackjack to show up somewhere in Ottawa to complete Menasor *shakes angry fist at Windcharger peg warmers*
Posted by Jones on June 12th, 2015 @ 1:57pm CDT
TRozok21 wrote:and still waiting for Blackjack to show up somewhere in Ottawa to complete Menasor *shakes angry fist at Windcharger peg warmers*
I feel your pain, friend.
Posted by william-james88 on June 12th, 2015 @ 2:09pm CDT
shajaki wrote:It is widespread. I saw them lowered at one of my TRU's yesterday but totally forgot to post it.
I meant a widesrpead discount among the line. Like those weeks where everything above a certain amount is 10% off. It's not widespread in that regard, I should have been more clear. That means it might not only be for this week.
Jones wrote:TRozok21 wrote:and still waiting for Blackjack to show up somewhere in Ottawa to complete Menasor *shakes angry fist at Windcharger peg warmers*
I feel your pain, friend.
As do I. What I find odd is that I didnt even spot Blackjack at walmart and they now have all the wave 3 stuff.
Posted by TRozok21 on June 12th, 2015 @ 2:16pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:shajaki wrote:It is widespread. I saw them lowered at one of my TRU's yesterday but totally forgot to post it.
I meant a widesrpead discount among the line. Like those weeks where everything above a certain amount is 10% off. It's not widespread in that regard, I should have been more clear. That means it might not only be for this week.
TRU Employee to the rescue! Usually a price ending in .98 means it's clearance priced, so it could be a lengthy, if not permanent thing.
So to clarify, those prices may not be for a sale, but rather in-store price cuts because they can't seem to get rid of them. Just ask all those shelfwarmer YOTH Starscreams my store can't seem to get rid of XD
I do work today, so I will check it out and report back after my shift
EDIT:
shajaki wrote:Jones wrote:TRozok21 wrote:and still waiting for Blackjack to show up somewhere in Ottawa to complete Menasor *shakes angry fist at Windcharger peg warmers*
I feel your pain, friend.
As do I. What I find odd is that I didnt even spot Blackjack at walmart and they now have all the wave 3 stuff.
I still find it odd that Motormaster and Blackjack were taken down so abruptly from the TRU website, and I haven't really had the chance to check out anywhere else, and I'll be darned if I'm gonna pay $20+ from eBay or the comic store :/
Posted by william-james88 on June 12th, 2015 @ 2:29pm CDT
TRozok21 wrote:
I still find it odd that Motormaster and Blackjack were taken down so abruptly from the TRU website, and I haven't really had the chance to check out anywhere else, and I'll be darned if I'm gonna pay $20+ from eBay or the comic store :/
Motormaster was there today in the store. I have a funny pic to post later of a certain toy I found in abundance (or rather a certain version of a toy).
But its not just Blackjack, its that whole wave 2 legends wave (huffer as well) that I never found.
Also, thanks for the insider knowledge. Although 20$ off is not that much of a clearance sale.
Posted by TRozok21 on June 12th, 2015 @ 2:38pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:TRozok21 wrote:
I still find it odd that Motormaster and Blackjack were taken down so abruptly from the TRU website, and I haven't really had the chance to check out anywhere else, and I'll be darned if I'm gonna pay $20+ from eBay or the comic store :/
Motormaster was there today in the store. I have a funny pic to post later of a certain toy I found in abundance (or rather a certain version of a toy).
But its not just Blackjack, its that whole wave 2 legends wave (huffer as well) that I never found.
Also, thanks for the insider knowledge. Although 20$ off is not that much of a clearance sale.
Hmm, hope it is rib-tickling funny, though the Motormaster I bought the other week has been the only one I've seen so far out here. Still plenty of Optimus Primes and Megatrons though!
Yeah you're right there, I haven't seen either of them in my neck of the woods, though I thought I'd seen some posts in this thread about people finding Huffer, though I may be mistaken :/
It's all baby steps really. If they still can't sell, they might cut the price even more at a later date, but that's wishful thinking
EDIT 2: Back with a sitrep, and yeah the Platinum Insecticons and YOTG G2 Optimus Prime are clearance marked. The yellow clearance flags are out for them
Posted by william-james88 on June 13th, 2015 @ 3:31pm CDT
And here are my pictures to show that Quebec walmarts now have wave 3:
Posted by shajaki on June 13th, 2015 @ 4:07pm CDT
Question for my fellow northerners:
With the talk of stuff we never got, did any of you ever see the Ruination Wave?
Posted by TRozok21 on June 13th, 2015 @ 11:40pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Here's the funny picture was talking about that I took at TRU: http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-leader-class-figures-thread-p1698070.php#p1698070
And here are my pictures to show that Quebec walmarts now have wave 3:
and here I am twittling my thumbs waiting for the wave 2 legends to finally show, though Cyclonus has intrigued me a little so I may get him when I find him
Posted by Down_Shift on June 15th, 2015 @ 6:54am CDT
shajaki wrote:Alberta has Wave 3 Voyagers and Legends, but no Deluxes yet. Though nothing specifically in MY city though....
Question for my fellow northerners:
With the talk of stuff we never got, did any of you ever see the Ruination Wave?
We got them for a very short time at Walmarts from what I remember, but I'll have to double check.
Posted by TRozok21 on June 15th, 2015 @ 9:16am CDT
Down_Shift wrote:shajaki wrote:Alberta has Wave 3 Voyagers and Legends, but no Deluxes yet. Though nothing specifically in MY city though....
Question for my fellow northerners:
With the talk of stuff we never got, did any of you ever see the Ruination Wave?
We got them for a very short time at Walmarts from what I remember, but I'll have to double check.
Yeah, I vaguely recall seeing one or two at a Walmart out here a couple of years ago
EDIT: Found CW Cyclonus at a specialty store, and Generations Skrapnel with Reflector at Winners for $7.99
Posted by shajaki on June 17th, 2015 @ 10:40pm CDT
Posted by TRozok21 on June 19th, 2015 @ 12:22pm CDT
and yeah, Cyclonus from when I grabbed him earlier this week, never got around to posting the pic
Posted by william-james88 on June 19th, 2015 @ 12:27pm CDT
TRozok21 wrote:Well, Found the Protectobots at a local Walmart, but ugh they price gouge compared to Toys R Us. $19.92 for a deluxe at Walmart, compared to $17.99 at TRU, and they wouldn't price match since TRU doesn't have them in their systems yet. Still, picked up Rook for a last limb for Galvatronus, and First Aid for the lady since she loves medic bots
and yeah, Cyclonus from when I grabbed him earlier this week, never got around to posting the pic
You didnt want to wait for your employee discount at TRU?
Posted by TRozok21 on June 19th, 2015 @ 12:38pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:TRozok21 wrote:Well, Found the Protectobots at a local Walmart, but ugh they price gouge compared to Toys R Us. $19.92 for a deluxe at Walmart, compared to $17.99 at TRU, and they wouldn't price match since TRU doesn't have them in their systems yet. Still, picked up Rook for a last limb for Galvatronus, and First Aid for the lady since she loves medic bots
and yeah, Cyclonus from when I grabbed him earlier this week, never got around to posting the pic
You didnt want to wait for your employee discount at TRU?
Considering how long it takes us to get new stuff(at least at my store) I could have been waiting until the end of the summer at the earliest for the Protectobots to come in, since it took us almost a month to get Motormaster after the rest of the Stunticons first came out, and even then it took a while for them. Plus if I wanted to at another store, I'd have hoops to jump through to get my discount
Posted by william-james88 on June 19th, 2015 @ 12:46pm CDT
TRozok21 wrote:william-james88 wrote:TRozok21 wrote:Well, Found the Protectobots at a local Walmart, but ugh they price gouge compared to Toys R Us. $19.92 for a deluxe at Walmart, compared to $17.99 at TRU, and they wouldn't price match since TRU doesn't have them in their systems yet. Still, picked up Rook for a last limb for Galvatronus, and First Aid for the lady since she loves medic bots
and yeah, Cyclonus from when I grabbed him earlier this week, never got around to posting the pic
You didnt want to wait for your employee discount at TRU?
Considering how long it takes us to get new stuff(at least at my store) I could have been waiting until the end of the summer at the earliest for the Protectobots to come in, since it took us almost a month to get Motormaster after the rest of the Stunticons first came out, and even then it took a while for them. Plus if I wanted to at another store, I'd have hoops to jump through to get my discount
Oh man, I didnt know that, thanks for explaining the TRU experience.
Posted by shajaki on June 19th, 2015 @ 12:49pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on June 19th, 2015 @ 12:50pm CDT
shajaki wrote:My TRU's don't even have Wave 2 yet...
WHAT?!
Posted by TRozok21 on June 19th, 2015 @ 12:51pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:TRozok21 wrote:william-james88 wrote:TRozok21 wrote:Well, Found the Protectobots at a local Walmart, but ugh they price gouge compared to Toys R Us. $19.92 for a deluxe at Walmart, compared to $17.99 at TRU, and they wouldn't price match since TRU doesn't have them in their systems yet. Still, picked up Rook for a last limb for Galvatronus, and First Aid for the lady since she loves medic bots
and yeah, Cyclonus from when I grabbed him earlier this week, never got around to posting the pic
You didnt want to wait for your employee discount at TRU?
Considering how long it takes us to get new stuff(at least at my store) I could have been waiting until the end of the summer at the earliest for the Protectobots to come in, since it took us almost a month to get Motormaster after the rest of the Stunticons first came out, and even then it took a while for them. Plus if I wanted to at another store, I'd have hoops to jump through to get my discount
Oh man, I didnt know that, thanks for explaining the TRU experience.
It's still not that bad compared to other places I've worked at, I just wish the distributor for my store would get newer stock faster
william-james88 wrote:shajaki wrote:My TRU's don't even have Wave 2 yet...
WHAT?!
WHOA!?!?!
Posted by shajaki on June 19th, 2015 @ 12:54pm CDT
Yeah man. Been sayin that for a while. My TRU's have Wave 1, and Leader Megatrons and Thundercrackers, nothing else. Meanwhile my Wal-Marts have all of Wave 2, Wave 3 Voyagers/Legends, but not one Leader. Its messed.william-james88 wrote:shajaki wrote:My TRU's don't even have Wave 2 yet...
WHAT?!
Posted by TRozok21 on June 19th, 2015 @ 12:55pm CDT
shajaki wrote:Yeah man. Been sayin that for a while. My TRU's have Wave 1, and Leader Megatrons and Thundercrackers, nothing else. Meanwhile my Wal-Marts have all of Wave 2, Wave 3 Voyagers/Legends, but not one Leader. Its messed.william-james88 wrote:shajaki wrote:My TRU's don't even have Wave 2 yet...
WHAT?!
I will say that is!
Posted by shajaki on June 19th, 2015 @ 11:00pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on June 20th, 2015 @ 12:09am CDT
Posted by shajaki on June 20th, 2015 @ 12:11am CDT
Posted by TRozok21 on June 20th, 2015 @ 4:45pm CDT
EDIT: Snapped a pic of him, but no idea if anyone else in the Great White North has posted anything yet
Posted by Down_Shift on June 22nd, 2015 @ 12:27pm CDT
It sucks that there are so many that still don't have CW Wave 3 or even wave 2. Wave 3 and under aren't moving off the pegs around here. Which sucks. When you like a line you want to see it moving but with zero commercial advertising that makes it hard to reach kids.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 23rd, 2015 @ 9:49pm CDT
TRozok21 wrote:Has anyone else spotted MP Bluestreak yet? I found him at my work earlier, but forgot to snap a pic of him
EDIT: Snapped a pic of him, but no idea if anyone else in the Great White North has posted anything yet
They are FINALLY in Quebec, Laval store.
However, that 90$ pricetag spoil the fun.
Posted by TRozok21 on June 24th, 2015 @ 12:48am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:TRozok21 wrote:Has anyone else spotted MP Bluestreak yet? I found him at my work earlier, but forgot to snap a pic of him
EDIT: Snapped a pic of him, but no idea if anyone else in the Great White North has posted anything yet
They are FINALLY in Quebec, Laval store.
However, that 90$ pricetag spoil the fun.
That's what kills me about the MP's and Platinum/Chinese New Year figs. The prices, even on clearance