Very interesting. I saw on the front page that someone found one in store and it scanned at the discounted price, but I'm not sure if they actually bought it.mazingaspidey wrote:So I've got a bit of light to shed on the situation, at lest locally.
My mom used to be fairly high up at American Greetings and Winn Dixie and knows several New Orleans-area WM store managers. She was able to confirm that most WM stores in the area (and I'm assuming BTR) are serviced by Hasbro merchandisers, not actual WM staff. The discounted pricetag was likely put in to put the items into the store's inventory, before the stores themselves count inventory before their Spring resets. Many stores only have 1-2 items on hand, and may be on the merchandiser's cart, but aren't intending to be put out until the reset hits.
Interestingly enough, if you happen to luck out and do an in-store pickup of a discounted Astrotrain, if it's the only one remaining the price will revert back to $49 (after yours processes). Also, not all stores actually have the 1-2 in stock. It took me 5 attempts this morning to get one in the Baton Rouge area that didn't get canceled after an hour or so for being out of stock.
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