TFW2005 member Nevermore reports that Toys R Us Canada has put up listings on their website, confirming that the Robots in Disguise version of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock will be a Toys R Us exclusive in Canada. It’s worth mentioning previous retail sightings of this toy have been at Toys R Us stores, but this is the first time the toy has been outright branded as a TRU exclusive.
Also newly listed on the TRU Canada site is the Robots in Disguise One-Step Changer six-pack. This again is branded on the site as a Toys R Us exclusive in Canada, which is interesting as it is a Target exclusive in the US. For those in Canada looking for this set, they’ve also been reported as being found at retail!
Starscream Gaga
Kids love dinosaurs. Besides which, a dinosaur movie is currently the highest grossing movie around. Everyone loves dinosaurs.
GreednGluttony
Still kinda want this guy
Nevermore
Speaking of misplaced "Only at Target" stickers on an official Hasbro stock photo:
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NERF Zombie Strike 30 Dart Refill Pack: Amazon.co.uk: Toys & Games
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Buy Nerf Zombie Strike Deco Darts 30 Pack from our Blaster & Water Pistol Accessories range – Tesco
That's European packaging! There are no Target stores in Europe. So this makes zero sense.
It's not even a simple case of a poorly photoshopped American packaging stock photo: Target US has this completely different photo (depicting multilingual American packaging) with a different orientation for the "Only at Target" sticker and… it still makes no sense because it's not even a Target exclusive at all and US packaging originally looked like this (Toys"R"Us, Walmart and Kmart have it too) and now European packaging looks like this following a running change (also at Hamleys and Tesco) and… damn you Hasbro!
Nevermore
Doubtful, but not impossible.
Autovolt 127
now that would be the ultimate kick in the teeth.
jaws
Now this looks like AOE Grimlock
megatroptimus
My friend in Toronto saw it like a week ago. I saw it myself yesterday. I wonder if they'll ever release Prime by himself?
BERSEKAEL
I just hope next they wont repaint him as a tripticon…
peddlerofwine
Yay! Another big item to sit on the shelf!
MartyFeeb
I can't imagine any other store would carry a Stomp'n'Chomp. Did they sell well the first time around?
Only TRU has the shelf space (and poor gambling skill) to stock it. I'm not entirely convinced kids care about dinosaurs, either. I think a massive Metroplex-like battlestation TF or deployer would sell better… but not the hollow junk of Optimus Maximus (you take shortcuts and you pay in the end! ) It'd be nice to see battle sets again.
Nevermore
RID Collection already found at TRU Canada:
Robots in Disguise Toy news for Canada (TRU Exclusives and Walmart Price Drop) – Transformers
Robots in Disguise Target exclusive One-Step Changer Collection six-pack with exclusive Optimus Prime; TRU exclusive in Canada – Transformers Discussion – The Allspark Forums
AzT
(and only 2 Stomps allowed per customer )
Nevermore
Listed at the Canadian Toys"R"Us website:
Stomp & Chomp Grimlock
Robots in Disguise Collection
Stomp & Chomp Grimlock has thus far been found at Toys"R"Us stores in the US and the UK, but neither the toy itself nor the listing on the US Toys"R"Us website indicated anything about exclusivity.
The "Robots in Disguise Collection" six-pack has been released in the US as a Target exclusive.
What's extra funny is that the listing at the TRU Canada website features the packaging photo twice, and one version still has the "Only at Target" logo visible.