We’ve had reports that Walgreens stores have been getting stock of the newest assortment of Deluxe class Titans Return figures. Titans Return Deluxe Wave 4 includes Perceptor, Krok, Quake, Kup, and Topspin in a good mix of reused molds and new releases. They were first reported on pegs in California by TFW2005 member Dragonclaw, followed by further sightings in Pennsylvania by TFW2005 member shogun221 and in Virginia by TFW2005 member GoLion. All signs are pointing to Walgreens for this assortment – happy hunting, one and all!
Smitty.1981
What the distribution center gets does not help me find Perceptor in a local Walgreen's.
Dragonclaw
I worked in retail for a long time and have plenty of distribution center experience. The Walgreens STORES do not typically get cases. Hasbro ships the cases to Walgreens (or any other retailer's) distribution center, a centralized warehouse most retailers use to make their inventory chains more efficient. The distribution center pulls a couple figures at a time and puts them into the blue bins that are shipped to stores. Those figures are however pulled from cases that are sent by Hasbro and stored at the distribution centers.
ORIO
I found Topspin at Walgreens. So not sure how accurate that is.
Starfire22
So no Top Spin or Kup? (Preceptor too)
Wow.
Smitty.1981
I have not seen a Galvatron in months.
Thundershot
Broadside will be the same way, except he wasn't in a case before.
Diecast G2
You get a Galvatron! You get a Galvatron! And you get a Galvatron!
Solid cases of Galvatron for everyone!
Smitty.1981
Primus I hate revision waves.
Diecast G2
Yes, but Walgreens as a whole (whatever they call their warehouse) can receive a different case that is then split up and sent to the stores. Happened with Power Rangers last year. They got a special case with half Walgreens exclusives, half normal figures. Target would get a wave with 2 villains and these Rangers, Walmart would get three villains and those Rangers…
It's entirely possible that the normal case for wave 4 is one each or krok and quake, so Hasbro compensates with a revision wave sent to Walgreens that has krok, quake, Twinferno, whatever.
Smitty.1981
As we've discussed before Walgreen's DOSE NOT get a full case. They can order or be sent any number.
Dragonclaw
Yep, it's what I keep seeing as well, whenever a store sells out it's restocked with these 4, it's also why I suspect they are getting an odd case mix.
Thundershot
Nope. I just preordered them through A3U to save the hassle… I may be them later, but I don't have to stalk the stores…
Transformers Generations Titans Return – Deluxe Wave 4 – Set of 5
Transformers Generations Titans Return – Leader Class Sky Shadow
Transformers Generations Titans Return – Voyager Class Broadside
Starscream 91
Still need Perceptor & Kup to complete the deluxes. Why is it these two are the hardest to find?
Cheebs
Any sign of BBTS putting this wave up?
iacon45
All the local Walgreens near me seem to have been restocking the exact same 4 figures: Triggerhappy, Twinferno, Quake, and Krok.
MWG
I grabbed a Kup from Walgreens in Chikasha, OK in early February. Walmarts (and other stores I guess, don't spend too much time in TRUs or Targets) around here are slowly getting around to finally getting wave 3 deluxes. But it seems like the trend on deluxes is some locations get one case from a certain wave when it should be out, sell through, and don't get it again for two/three months. That was definitely what happened on deluxe wave 2, I heard about a few people finding them in September 2016, but it was mid-November before I saw them at Walmarts (Walgreens seemed to have a steady supply though). Wave 3 was supposedly found in mid-December but even Walgreens waited til February to start getting them (saw Kup before seeing a wave 3 toy in-store).
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Smitty.1981
The places around me are all stocked up on wave 3 and wave 2 revision. I'm still waiting on one Wal-Mart to stock their deluxes…
Shin Densetsu
I found Kup last week. Seen all except Top Spin.
Ronbot1986
WTH I havent even seen wave 3? Wave 4 out what? So confused on this TR line Grrr
Smitty.1981
I would imagine the distribution centers have some odds and ends from older waves sitting around.