Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled!

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 12:10PM CDT

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Seibertron.com and Energon Pub members have found an alarming e-mail in their inboxes concerning the highly anticipated US release of Masterpiece Grimlock, you can read it here:

Toysrus wrote:Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for placing your recent order with us.

We wanted to inform you that there is a delay in fulfilling the item listed below in your order. Please accept our apologies for this delay.

At this time we do not have a ship date for the item. If you choose to wait for the item to ship, you do not need to contact us, and we will continue to process and ship your order as soon as we can. Please note, your credit card will not be charged for the item until the order is shipped.

Order Number: 7458964407

Delayed Item: 8601623E
Description: Exclusive Transformers Masterpiece Grimlock Action Figure
Quantity/Price: 1 @ $49.99

If you would like us to cancel your order, please call our Customer Service department at 1-800-869-7787, and we will be happy to promptly provide you with a full refund.

30-Day Policy
If the item(s) is not shipped by 08/27/2010 the item will be automatically cancelled and your credit card will not be charged, and/or your money will be refunded.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by this delay.

Sincerely,

The Guest Service Team
Toysrus.com and Babiesrus.com

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Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1104870)
Posted by iewoals on July 28th, 2010 @ 12:16pm CDT

hey at least they didn't cancel your order yet. They've cancelled my order twice now. For no apparent reason. It's just gone. I call and they can't really explain other than to give a canned answer.

Lame. I HATE TRU.

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1104877)
Posted by Counterpunch on July 28th, 2010 @ 12:36pm CDT

BBTS didn't cancel my pre-order for Tak-Tomy's MP Grimlock...

Hell, he even arrived with drinks for us to share.

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1104880)
Posted by Segor on July 28th, 2010 @ 12:37pm CDT

Mine was cancelled without any notification by TRU, when I asked them, they said it is because my credit card is international and they couldn't verify my address, dude, I live in Costa Rica and I import these things through a forwarder in Miami, lame customer service! I'm not having these kind of problems with hasbro itself, they should have sell MP Grimlock directly :MR-T:

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1104926)
Posted by kookaburra on July 28th, 2010 @ 2:23pm CDT

Counterpunch wrote:po-dunk communities we live in out in Shotgun Falls USA is able to get a hold of this toy, even if it means asking someone else to politely mail one to you at cost.

Ha ha ha, there actually is a "Shotgun Creek" about a mile away from me as the crow flies. You know, I could have SWORN I saw an MP Grimlock at my local TRU last time I was there, but I didn't pay attention to him because I'm not really interested unless he comes with his waiter apron and bowtie. Of course I'd just donated blood and it was 95 degrees in the store so maybe it was a hallucination.

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1104927)
Posted by Joetx on July 28th, 2010 @ 2:23pm CDT

ZenPrime wrote:Same here got the same email this morning. I wonder if the people that ordered their's at the $69.99 price got the same email? or if they're getting their's shipped first? Hmm....

I also received the same e-mail this morning. When I got to the part where it says "Your order will be canceled if not filled by 8/27/10," I figured it was an scam by TRU to cancel the orders where MP Grimmy sold for $49.99 ($59.99 - discount).

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1104933)
Posted by dragons on July 28th, 2010 @ 2:37pm CDT

glad i got takara version may had 200 more for it but im glad toysrus editon does have better accesros though

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1104936)
Posted by Counterpunch on July 28th, 2010 @ 2:41pm CDT

dragons wrote:glad i got takara version may had 200 more for it but im glad toysrus editon does have better accesros though

Your post and your sig are approaching the same level of readability...

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1104937)
Posted by Iron Prime on July 28th, 2010 @ 2:41pm CDT

Counterpunch wrote:BBTS didn't cancel my pre-order for Tak-Tomy's MP Grimlock...

Hell, he even arrived with drinks for us to share.

Plus he served them to us.....

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1104938)
Posted by Counterpunch on July 28th, 2010 @ 2:49pm CDT

Iron Prime wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:BBTS didn't cancel my pre-order for Tak-Tomy's MP Grimlock...

Hell, he even arrived with drinks for us to share.

Plus he served them to us.....

And then he made us pancakes...strangest day of my life.

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1104942)
Posted by Starscream6 on July 28th, 2010 @ 3:07pm CDT

thats kinda a weird coincidence...i called and canceled my preorder for him a couple days ago because i managed to get a SDCC Blaster from HTS.

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1104962)
Posted by Mindmaster on July 28th, 2010 @ 4:00pm CDT

I thought these were released on the first of July. Or was that for Canada? Oops..... :lol:

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1104966)
Posted by Mykltron on July 28th, 2010 @ 4:25pm CDT

dragons wrote:glad i got takara version may had 200 more for it but im glad toysrus editon does have better accesros though

Actually, I prefer the apron now! A dinosaur serving drinks... genius!

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1104969)
Posted by kookaburra on July 28th, 2010 @ 4:33pm CDT

Mykltron wrote:
dragons wrote:glad i got takara version may had 200 more for it but im glad toysrus editon does have better accesros though

Actually, I prefer the apron now! A dinosaur serving drinks... genius!

Yeah - the Takara releases' accessories made sense - the Marvel-verse crown for the Marvel-colored figure, the cartoon drink tray/waiter outfit for the cartoon colored version. But Hasbro's release just has the Marvel accessories with the cartoon version. :BANG_HEAD:

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1104985)
Posted by Covenant on July 28th, 2010 @ 5:32pm CDT

That very message had my order (not preorder) sitting in limbo for the Overkill repaint of Classics Grimlock for almost a year. I finally cancelled the order with them and bought one off of ebay.

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1105024)
Posted by Solrac333 on July 28th, 2010 @ 6:45pm CDT

I think they are going to cancel so that they make us pay the $69.99.

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1105095)
Posted by nsp.prime on July 28th, 2010 @ 10:37pm CDT

Sweet I got credit for this on main page! How cooooool.

Still uncool on the pre-order status!!

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1105105)
Posted by Arrowrain on July 28th, 2010 @ 11:23pm CDT

I ordered mine on back-order for $59.99 and I have yet to receive a pre-order cancellation letter from toysrus.

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1105279)
Posted by whacko on July 29th, 2010 @ 8:32am CDT

TRU did the same thing a year or so ago when they had the "Exclusive" Soundwave re-issue. My girlfriend ordered it for me for my birthday when they put the pre-order up. And it got canceled a month later with no explanation.

And then 3 months down the road, the TRU shelves were full of them. I got 4 with no problem and they hung around on shelves long enough to go 50% off, at least in my area.

TRU pre-orders are crap. TRU has one of the most glitchy and unprofessional websites ever. Unfortunately they often release good Transformers stuff. But it is always better to try to find it in a local store than rely on their crappy website.

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1106218)
Posted by shockwave13 on July 30th, 2010 @ 2:14pm CDT

Dear xxx,

Thank you for contacting RUs.com in regards to the delay of your order,
Order #xxxxxxxxxx.

I am sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Anytime an
order is not shipped out within the given timeframe we have allotted for
it, the Federal Trade Commission requires that these delay emails are
sent. I have researched and found that we are expecting a shipping for
the Exclusive Transformers Masterpiece Grimlock Action Figure, item
#354815, on August 1st. Once we've replenished our inventory for this,
you will receive an email confirmation stating that your order is
processing.

If you need any further assistance, please feel free to call us at
either of the numbers listed below or just respond to this email. Thank
you again for contacting RUs.com. We value your business and look
forward to serving you in the future!

Sincerely,

xxxxx xxxxxxx
Guest Service Team
www.ToysRUs.com (800) ToysRUs / (800) 869-7787
www.BabiesRUs.com (888) BabyRUs / (888) 222-9787
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!!
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Apologies for bringing up a dead thread. Okay, does anyone know how many ToysRUs is getting on August 1st?

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1107161)
Posted by DeathBlast on August 1st, 2010 @ 10:38am CDT

I was just over to the toysrus website,and it seems toysrus has pulled any info they had for this hot item off of there website.

I am going to say it's safe to assume that by doing this,and all these pre-order cancelation's everyone is getting. That MP Grimlock isn't gonna see the light of day anytime soon,or Hasbro is just gonna cancel this thing altogether.

Re: Toys R” Us Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order: Why Yours Might Get Cancelled! (1107349)
Posted by Stixx on August 1st, 2010 @ 5:34pm CDT

And he is back off of the site. This is Truly messed Up!!!
Glad I did not try to do this

Stixx