MOTUC at WalMart

[CaptainTriumph]

So Toy Guru says that Mattel had nothing to do with this.

[TommyGoth]

Toy Guru says:

 

Took us a few days to get to the bottom of this one. Bottom line is these items were not sold to WMT. They appear to be at only one single location and this WMT aquired them on the secondary market from a third party. Mattel did not set up this end cap or this promotion. There are no plans for MOTUC to be distributed at retail at this time. Maybe the toy aisle manager is a big MOTU fan. Not really sure, but this is not a Mattel program. That i can confirm.

 

 

Mystery solved.

[megachickmagnet]

I don' t know... I'm gonna have to call BS on Toyguru. Too much of a coincidence this Walmart being real close to the Mattel distribution center. Hmmm.

[Draven79]

Yeah I call major BS too. WM does not just "buy" from anyone. @loll@ They got these from Mattel that is obvious. Not enough to mass release but enough to but in the local store clearly.

Draven

[jedimaster-c]

I call Shenanigans too. Toy Gurur of course is Mattels yes man.

[Wheeljack35]

Toy Guru says:

 

Took us a few days to get to the bottom of this one. Bottom line is these items were not sold to WMT. They appear to be at only one single location and this WMT aquired them on the secondary market from a third party. Mattel did not set up this end cap or this promotion. There are no plans for MOTUC to be distributed at retail at this time. Maybe the toy aisle manager is a big MOTU fan. Not really sure, but this is not a Mattel program. That i can confirm.

 

 

Mystery solved.

 

NO its isn't

 

Walmart isn't going to put up an endcap of toys they don't carry for one store

[megachickmagnet]

So basically this is an unexplainable mystery. No one, including Mattel has any idea how MOTUC figures, although not many and only one store, have been sold at retail. And based on TG's response. Mattel is washing their hands of this while reiterating that MOTUC will not be sold at retail... meanwhile it already has been.

 

They love to do stuff like this then pretend it never happened.

 

 

LOL!

 

 

[hamsterboy]

So,we're suppose to be believe the guy in charge of the toy section went behind his supervisor's back and bought all of these figures to be sold at the Walmart he works at? I'm kind of confused.

[TommyGoth]

Maybe I should have said "mystery solved." Note the quotations.

[Wheeljack35]

So,we're suppose to be believe the guy in charge of the toy section went behind his supervisor's back and bought all of these figures to be sold at the Walmart he works at? I'm kind of confused.

 

 

LOl I couldn't imagine doing this ever

 

I have worked for big retail you don't just throw up an endcaps of things the store doesn't carry

[megachickmagnet]

Maybe I should have said "mystery solved." Note the quotations.

 

Mystery is only solved if you believe the answer is true. With Toyguru, there is no truth... therefore this still remains a mystery.

 

Not really a big deal but fun to talk about.