NuclearConvoy wrote:william-james88 wrote:Optimizzy wrote:I submitted a news story about DoubleDealer being spotted at a discount chain and suggested to keep an eye out for them in such places as this, but was told it should be posted in "sightings"
I didn't have a photo, was this why it wasn't considered for a news post?
I'd just like to know so I can do it right next time. Not seeing the difference here.
Well there's a pretty big difference. Doubledealer was found all across toysrus across north america while Brainstorm was rarely ever spotted (and probably never spotted at tru, someone correct me if I am wrong). Brainstorm had a very limited run at the big retail stores and few people got him. Hence him showing up at a discount chain is big news because that means he's available somewhere, thats the main news here. And it will be big news if we see chromia or arcee there too simply because these were sparsely found at retail initially, unlike doubledealer and a bunch fo others who end up being found in retail.
So, this to me seems like one of those really US specific things. Like, in Canada i don't personally know what kind of discount chain would carry legit TF products and not just KOs. I can be easily proven wrong, I bet, because I come from Quebec and only recently moved to Ontario... but still, I would love to know.
Canada has the same thing in the form of Winners. That's the place we get the TFs we couldnt find in other retail places like the Beast Hunters Construct Bot sets that never made it to TRU, Walmart or Target. They also have the generations figures that have yet to be sold in stores at Target or TRU right now and selling at a discount (its from the sighting page, you can click the pic to go there):