Via the HK-TF Facebook group we have a very unexpected surprise. The Deluxe Siege Ratchet figure, revealed as an upcoming Walgreens exclusive in the US, has been found at retail in Hong Kong.
Ratchet was found at ToysRUs in Hong Kong for 200 HKD (or $26.00 approximately). According to the information shared on the Facebook post, Ratchet is a ToysRUs exclusive in the area.
Let’s be patient for this figure to hit Walgreens stores in the US. Click on the bar to see the mirrored image and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!
T-Hybrid
You know….Ratchet having a makeshift "repair bay" mode makes more sense knowing the next chapter is all about modular bases.
Fort Max
It's probably not, id toys had a pre-order that sold out very quickly and Kapow has said they can't get it. Just going to have wait and keep an eye on eBay I think. :/
Or maybe Takara will do it and we can preorder that one.
WishfulThinking
Walgreens always waits for their Christmas reset. That generally happens in late October/early November. There's a good chance every Walgreens has Ratchets right now but they won't sell them until the reset happens.
atyeo
Anyone know when/if and where Ratchet is being released in the UK?
all are dead
The fact its been a month since Canada got it and Walgreens still hasn't even received Ratchet yet is just sad.
payres
Yes, Canada end of August
Siege deluxe Ratchet spotted in Canada
BatLantern
Any sightings anywhere else in the world?
lake88
有网友见到围城救护车已经在香港反斗城上架了,这是什么操作??【变形金刚玩具吧】_百度贴吧
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TRU HK putting out adverts there about the exclusivity apparently.
LegoLover58
Speaking of the Pre-Order, it's been two days and Walgreens.com has nothing related to Ratchet.
[Wing_Saber-X]
I think I prefer Ratchet over Ironhide. .
Shoulders and front bumper plus new head and weapons. Nice. Very nice.
Lazerwave
Never trust a Drug store to carry preorders on exclusive toys.
payres
Walgreens either didn't get or ignored the memo!
stad
I'd say the difference is, and it's pretty significant, is that Hasbro made a big show about these being available for pre-order on Thursday evening at 5:30 Pacific.
That part can't be ignored, when you say there's a pattern we should expect to follow.
Dirge121
I’d be more concerned about finding Ratchet if I didn’t see the Clone pack still on shelves a few weeks ago and multiple places still with Wreck Gar.
Let’s check in and see how Brainstorm and the other exclusives are looking for aftermarket price:
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Yeah guys you’re going to be fine, chill out.
EDIT: I’m pretty sure they were all available on Walgreens.com for a good long while too. These things aren’t going to be scarce.
Mattymo
Hasbro does a lot of exclusive for Walgreens because they have a good relationship with them can’t relate with distribution coz there’s 20 in my city
Fort Max
Ratchets got even more new parts then I realised, the wheels, leg covers and lower arms all look different. The crotch may be different too.
Slender102
Hong Konger here.
Its being reported but I don’t think Ratchet’s a TRU exclusive but I could be wrong. TRU gets lots of con and store exclusives. Back in about ‘05-06 ish the week before SDCC, I ran across shelves of SW Black Stormtroopers and 501st with the Flag that were the SDCC ones for that year. I remember being in the CWB one and seeing the Target exclusive Snowspeeders and the Ultra Magnus vs Skywarp packs on an endcap. So it’s possible they just randomly wound up there.
And it’s pretty Wild West if you hit stores in toy alley, the Sino Center, or in the outlying areas which I lived in called Tin Shui Wai or Yuen Long. You see the branded exclusives and early test stuff hit. I was sending my SW collector friends here figures 3-4 waves ahead and sometimes posting pics of things that Hasbro hasn’t even announced. Miss those days.
toonbot
The thing about Walgreens is product first comes into a Walgreens distribution center where the products are delegated to specific stores. It's been well documented employees buying entire shipments and turning them around on ebay, with pictures of all the product stacked up showing their haul. Let's just hope this Ratchet is released at such high quantity like Wreckgar, supply is higher than the demand making profit margins minimal.
Cosmoglide
That's a why it's frustrating that they're getting exclusives. The distribution sucks.