My Epic Walmart Journey, fueled by Toyark

Peteparker · 10-04-2011, 08:25 AM

So as most of you can tell, I just found this incredible forum yesterday, and browsing the heaps of amazing collections last night, I got the bug to hunt, and got it bad.

I left the house after the wife and kids were asleep around 11:30, figuring I could make it to the Walmart down the street and back without any problems. This store has been low on Universe figures for a LONG time now, so I've been expecting a fat shipment any day now, but always assume it's going to be crappy instead of awesome.

They did not disappoint. Check out the pictures below of what they had in stock:

A torn Wolverine fig prominently on display:

An extremely confusing Clearance figure (same one, not on clearance, AND the clearance price is the same as the peg price!)

And an amazingly horrible paint job (is that Ketchup?) which is admittedly not their fault:

So since it was still before midnight, I thought I'd hit a few more Walmarts, since they are all-night around here anyway. I was constantly deeply discouraged until I hit the last one that was furthest from my house (~45 minutes). As you can see below, they had the entire X23 wave, with the Submariner variants that said Imperius Rex on the base, as well as tons of three packs, the latest two packs, AND the silver sentinel! I haven't seen any of the rest of these figures anywhere else in town, safe one small release of X23's wave at TRU last week. They even had some hard to find (for me) cap movie figures (which I didn't buy, since I'm not collecting them and they didn't look like they were selling well on eBay).

Peg Stock:

Shelf Stock:

Captain America Pegs:

So it just goes to show that it's always the last place you look, and each Walmart is completely different from the last. One of the ones I went to had actually stopped carrying super hero action figures! It was a crazy, fun night, which ended around 2:30 am. Don't give up! The ones you want are out there!

Tiberius · 10-04-2011, 08:42 AM

So what did you get??? =D

Do Boy · 10-04-2011, 08:43 AM

Not bad. This is how It starting to look like around Houston.

Nexodusrex · 10-04-2011, 08:45 AM

that second walmart......is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.....it brings a tear to my eye

Peteparker · 10-04-2011, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Tiberius

So what did you get??? =D

Funny that I forgot that bit, I got a Submariner with Imperius Rex on the base, the Wolverine/Cap two-pack, a replacement Deadpool/Taskmaster two-pack (taking my older one back), a Fantastic Four set, and a sentinel!

Now I have to figure out how to break the $100 spending spree to the wife...

miketime · 10-04-2011, 08:49 AM

Wow! I've never seen so many worth while figs all in the same palce. That's what we call a honey hole.

Tiberius · 10-04-2011, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Peteparker

Funny that I forgot that bit, I got a Submariner with Imperius Rex on the base, the Wolverine/Cap two-pack, a replacement Deadpool/Taskmaster two-pack (taking my older one back), a Fantastic Four set, and a sentinel!

Now I have to figure out how to break the $100 spending spree to the wife...

"Honey, you said you weren't in the mood...so I bought A LOT of toys...loooovvve yoooooou".

That could go either way.

xanthax · 10-04-2011, 08:59 AM

Oddly enough, the biggest oddity I saw was that they didn't have the Sentinels just stacked on each other to where you can't even tell what it is.

Otherwise, GREAT find. I have not spotted the X-23 wave at Walmart yet, just TRU.

Peteparker · 10-04-2011, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Tiberius

"Honey, you said you weren't in the mood...so I bought A LOT of toys...loooovvve yoooooou".

That could go either way.

Ha! It's more likely that I'll just have to let her spend $100 on something instead. This 'hobby' is extra expensive at my house, since she gets to spend as much as I do to maintain fairness. :|

roadrevenge · 10-04-2011, 09:20 AM

I wish our Walmarts were open 24 hours and carried Marvel Universe... They only started to get the Fantasic Four, X-Force, and Avergers box sets.. But that is all the MU that they carry.. TRU doesn't carry MU anymore either...

Montreal sucks......

roadrevenge · 10-04-2011, 09:23 AM

Oh ya forgot to mention.. over here MUs are 9.99$ at retail..

Shin Densetsu · 10-04-2011, 09:57 AM

I, the mighty Shin Densetsu, have found most of NOTHING! Most of the time I see new toys is either on auction or when one of you guys finds them. I found 1 Ultron but the disappointment at knowing everyone else was gone left me turning away. Saw Falcon, but that costume...come on man, talk about dated!

yourfacehere · 10-04-2011, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

I, the mighty Shin Densetsu, have found most of NOTHING! Most of the time I see new toys is either on auction or when one of you guys finds them. I found 1 Ultron but the disappointment at knowing everyone else was gone left me turning away. Saw Falcon, but that costume...come on man, talk about dated!

That's unfortunate, but here's hoping you luck out next monday morning.

quinten182 · 10-04-2011, 10:07 AM

3 packs are fully stocked here at WM too, but still never seen those new 2 packs anywhere. Weird.

Do Boy · 10-04-2011, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by quinten182

3 packs are fully stocked here at WM too, but still never seen those new 2 packs anywhere. Weird.

Don't worry with the amount they seem to be releasing at a time. It will prolly be a peg warmer.

neatogecko · 10-04-2011, 10:43 AM

A fully stocked Walmart is a beautiful sight indeed. Especially when it is contrasted with the 6 other Walmarts in the area that have two full pegs of Hobgoblin and Ironman. *Sigh*

Peteparker · 10-04-2011, 10:45 AM

Is Monday morning the typical day for Walmarts? I've found that Targets typically put out new stock on Fridays, at least in Albuquerque, and Toys R Us gets shipments on Wednesdays, but sometimes take as long as a week to get it all out on the floor...

ricemaster76 · 10-04-2011, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Peteparker

Is Monday morning the typical day for Walmarts? I've found that Targets typically put out new stock on Fridays, at least in Albuquerque, and Toys R Us gets shipments on Wednesdays, but sometimes take as long as a week to get it all out on the floor...

I live in abq also and need that powerman and ironfist set. Is this the walmart on coors and I-40?

DogFashionDisco · 10-04-2011, 12:18 PM

Has anyone else seen the 6 inch Nick Fury at WalMart? It says on Walmart only on the package and the likeness is amazing.

RexLewis85 · 10-04-2011, 12:46 PM

I miss the thrill of the hunt, I'm hoping I'll be able to go to to walmart here soon.

Optimus Vader · 10-04-2011, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Peteparker

Is Monday morning the typical day for Walmarts? I've found that Targets typically put out new stock on Fridays, at least in Albuquerque, and Toys R Us gets shipments on Wednesdays, but sometimes take as long as a week to get it all out on the floor...

They're all different. The only store out of the three I check that sticks to a pretty regular schedule is TRU (Target and Walmart being the other two). If you start going often you'll start to pick up on their patterns, but there's really no common "restock day."

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Originally Posted by DogFashionDisco

Has anyone else seen the 6 inch Nick Fury at WalMart? It says on Walmart only on the package and the likeness is amazing.

quinten got one.. he posted a picture in another thread around here. He is out there and he is indeed a Walmart Exclusive.

Peteparker · 10-04-2011, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ricemaster76

I live in abq also and need that powerman and ironfist set. Is this the walmart on coors and I-40?

Yup, that's the one. Do you know if there's an Albuquerque Collector's Club here in town? It'd be nice if we could all work together locally too.

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Originally Posted by DogFashionDisco

Has anyone else seen the 6 inch Nick Fury at WalMart? It says on Walmart only on the package and the likeness is amazing.

I didn't specifically look for him yesterday, but looked at a TRU, Target, and Walmart today and didn't see any amongst the rest of the 6 inchers anywhere.

ricemaster76 · 10-04-2011, 01:13 PM

Albuquerque has a big community of tfw2005.com, that's where i mainly post on, cuz i'm a big transformers fan. I'm also ricemaster on tfw2005, there is another abq member in here and his user name is orio. He's on both sites as well. Thanks for the heads up cuz orio has somebody who is looking for darkhawk!!!!

ORIO · 10-04-2011, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ricemaster76

Albuquerque has a big community of tfw2005.com, that's where i mainly post on, cuz i'm a big transformers fan. I'm also ricemaster on tfw2005, there is another abq member in here and his user name is orio. He's on both sites as well. Thanks for the heads up cuz orio has somebody who is looking for darkhawk!!!!

Hello!

There's a sightings thread here too for new Mexico Pete.

If you can PM me some info on that collectors club that would awesome. Edit: Nevermind, I misread your post!

This is the Wal-Mart I found the most recent wave at too. Now I just need to find the next wave with Wolvie and Magneto. I guess you saved me a trip to Coors and I-40

Also, what store are those pics from with the crappy inventory? You can save me a trip to that store too

ricemaster76 · 10-04-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ORIO

Hello!

There's a sightings thread here too for new Mexico Pete.

If you can PM me some info on that collectors club that would awesome. Edit: Nevermind, I misread your post!

This is the Wal-Mart I found the most recent wave at too. Now I just need to find the next wave with Wolvie and Magneto. I guess you saved me a trip to Coors and I-40

Also, what store are those pics from with the crappy inventory? You can save me a trip to that store too

I think it's the one on wyoming...

10-04-2011, 08:42 AM	#2
Tiberius Be Superior Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Posts: 9,891	So what did you get??? =D __________________

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Tiberius Be Superior Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Posts: 9,891	Quote: Originally Posted by Peteparker Funny that I forgot that bit, I got a Submariner with Imperius Rex on the base, the Wolverine/Cap two-pack, a replacement Deadpool/Taskmaster two-pack (taking my older one back), a Fantastic Four set, and a sentinel! Now I have to figure out how to break the $100 spending spree to the wife... "Honey, you said you weren't in the mood...so I bought A LOT of toys...loooovvve yoooooou". That could go either way. __________________

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xanthax choppaface Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Columbia area, MO Posts: 132	Oddly enough, the biggest oddity I saw was that they didn't have the Sentinels just stacked on each other to where you can't even tell what it is. Otherwise, GREAT find. I have not spotted the X-23 wave at Walmart yet, just TRU. __________________

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