Zexion_Armando Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I hate TRU sometimes. Called ahead to find out if they had anything... I asked, she interrupted me mid question with the item number, and I was on hold for 10 minutes listening to bad music. then she answered, asked again, took another 4 minutes, and told me no. Dear lord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 In all fairness, this is not the time of year to expect a lot of patience when it comes to retailers and customer service. I see an awful lot of "amateurs" (IE - people who only shop once a year) in the parking lot and as a regular consumer, even I cringe. I can only imagine how it must be on TRU's side. I realize there should be consistency to help ensure a lovely experience but even the week before Black Friday is getting nasty. Or maybe they can just change up their hold müzak. ("If you prefer to listen to Classical selections, dial 1. For R&B, dial 2. For Jazz Flute, dial 3...") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Or maybe they can just change up their hold müzak. ("If you prefer to listen to Classical selections, dial 1. For R&B, dial 2. For Jazz Flute, dial 3...") New thread idea? What music was playing at your most recent TRU visit? Today was Mmmmbop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk13 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 New thread idea? What music was playing at your most recent TRU visit? Today was Mmmmbop. It's always Mmmmbop at TRU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexion_Armando Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Yesterday, it was... umm... Some nasty Katy Perry song. At least play good Pop music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 There's one song I seem to hear all the time, but I don't know the name. I think it's called "Spikes in Hellpop's Brain", but I'm not sure about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Someone's mentioned the misaligned eyes on Spidey, but I'm also seeing "Black Cat Syndrome" on Widow's chest tampo... Flesh tones on black torso blocks seems to be a QC bear trap.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigvis497 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) I picked up the two exclusives today and will get the others when I get paid. Some things I've haven't seen mentioned yet: The replacement standard hands and feet are really good. The ridges are very pronounced and they fit in nice and snug but not tight. These needed to be in the Wolverine Saga set. More of these in the future please! Stands are the small clear ones and they're the newer hard plastic not the old flimsy stuff. These are my favorite stands by far so this is another good thing. The accessories and extra parts, except the hands and feet, are not taped into the trays. So while they slide around a lot in the packaging, we no longer have to deal with tape residue on parts. This used to be a big problem with the Cap shields. I like the effort here, in the future maybe this can be improved by having a very tight plastic tray to prevent the piece from moving. It was difficult to check the tampos on the spare Robo Hulk heads the easy they are currently packaged because all of them were backwards. Speaking of tampos, I didn't notice anything wrong with the Spideys. Other than that, I really don't have any feelings one way or the other about this wave. The TRU waves used to be my favorites due to the character selection, this is the second wave in a row with no new characters. There are new characters here, but they're basically variants of existing icons. And I can't express how much I hate Ultimate characters getting packed with 616 characters. But even though it's an underwhelming wave there is a lot to like here. The QC issues have improved drastically in my eyes. I hope these are easier to find for the people who want them than wave 16. TRU has some serious problems they need to address with their distribution and website. Edited November 20, 2013 by bigvis497 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaipo Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Shipping outside the continental US is 29.99. Ordered mine from Luke's and ended up being cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjwspider Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Really looking forward to these arriving in the mail. For anyone army building the Nova Corps, drop me a line, I think I need an extra Venom for the black costume Spidey version. I may have to try and find another Superior Spidey as well, as I love the smug face they gave him, but rarely display my Spidey's without their respective masks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I was about to place my order through I-Parcel (international shipping), when I noticed my grand total was £0.64. This has happened to me (when I've managed to get that far) on the last 3 TRU release. I've contacted TRU and iParcel about this many times, but they have done nothing about it. So this time, I thought F@#k it and pulled the trigger. Either I get my order... or I don't. Worst case scenario, I just waisted 64p. With TRU's track record for screwing things up, I'm fully expecting these to arrive as ordered. Just got my shipping notification! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastweaponmaster Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Hi. Just wondering if anyone has seen this series in the Canadian TRU stores yet? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Hi. Just wondering if anyone has seen this series in the Canadian TRU stores yet? Thanks. A Canadian contact of mine (who works at a Canadian TRU) has informed me that no other minimate waves appear in the TRU computer system. Looks like Tomb Raider was the last series we'll be seeing at TRU Canada for the foreseeable future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 That may be true, but it appears to be a country exclusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 In Zexion's defense, that's my experience when I've called TRU any day of the year. Which is why I stopped calling and just drove from store to store. Unfortunately, most retail stores (even when I worked them - so I absolutely empathize with the stress of dealing with sh***y customers, holiday or otherwise) don't employ people who know anything about what they're selling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexion_Armando Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 In Zexion's defense, that's my experience when I've called TRU any day of the year. Which is why I stopped calling and just drove from store to store. Unfortunately, most retail stores (even when I worked them - so I absolutely empathize with the stress of dealing with sh***y customers, holiday or otherwise) don't employ people who know anything about what they're selling. That's depressing, lol, but I guess driving makes more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Unfortunately, most retail stores (even when I worked them - so I absolutely empathize with the stress of dealing with sh***y customers, holiday or otherwise) don't employ people who know anything about what they're selling. Which is what makes it so easy for unscrupulous opportunists to swap figures. I haven't noticed that with Minimates yet but I've seen it with plenty of other lines. (3 3/4" Star Wars, Marvel, and GI Joe figures, for example.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Found the remnants of a case at the Downers Grove, IL TRU. Luckily, they had one left each of Rescue & Venom (the Venom/Nova pack had fallen down behind some of those crappy giant Wolverine figures), and a few of the Spock & Widows. Two of the Spocks' eyes weren't down too far, but not centered. Thankfully the third was perfect and I grabbed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja Mate Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 found them minus the venom pack. Picked up the Hulk/Iron Man pack though. Only one I really wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Found the remnants of a case at the Downers Grove, IL TRU. Luckily, they had one left each of Rescue & Venom (the Venom/Nova pack had fallen down behind some of those crappy giant Wolverine figures), and a few of the Spock & Widows. Two of the Spocks' eyes weren't down too far, but not centered. Thankfully the third was perfect and I grabbed it. http://youtu.be/kS6urQMzYzs?t=41s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Wow...Emo Phillips reference, you don't see those very often! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 And I did not know he was from here until just now looking up to see if it was the same DG he was talking about. I don't live far from the Aurora from Wayne's World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I wore out my Emo Phillips cassette tape back in the day. Steven Wright, too. I was a big fan of stand-up comedy. I didn't realize it was the same Downer's Grove, but I also didn't think there could possibly be two of them. I guess I thought his Downer's Grove was imaginary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Ordered all my sets with free shiping these several days ago. Got a cancel email on the Rescue sets. This morning, I can allegedly buy the last one in stock and pay for shipping this time. That Gremlin set is the only one I reeeeeeeally want, too. Bah! I shall wait before pulling yon trigger again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 MM, I would bet if you contact customer service and explain it, they can either add it to your previous order or ship it for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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