[Joe Moore]

TNMT - Pizza Monster, Rat King with Vernon, and Triceraton with Roadkill Rodney Pre-Orders

[IzzyTipsy]

Finally, a way to get these.

Pizza monster looks cool but I dunno. I'll just stick to the main villains.

[HoovenIV]

Yah! I'm finally caught up. I wonder what next week's will be?

[OriginalFire]

Is that Irma is see?

[Nutimus Prime]

I'll be ordering these shortly. I don't wanna miss out like I did with Tokka and Rahzar.

And yeah, that's definitely Irma lol.

[Atomsmasher]

I'm in. I'm only missing casey and april currently

[ShabbyBlue]

The pizza monster was unexpected, and the Irma tease is great, but if this was the huge reveal DST was teasing on Twitter yesterday then it seems to fall short of it. The way they were hyping it up, people were speculating that they were going to reveal the TMNT Battle Wagon they've been hinting at for months now.

[Comedian]

Ordered both. I find nothing at target. I still need April but I’d prefer a redo on that thing.

[JerpJerp]

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Originally Posted by OriginalFire

Is that Irma is see?

IRMA! You're right! I didn't see her there! Nice.

PIZZA MONSTER!!!!!!!! It's such a beauty. Ordering online was dreamy. If only it was always like that.
The articulation looks great!! So wonderfully dynamic. The figures are the best.

I ordered so quick I didn't even realize there is no RELEASE DATE at all anywhere. I don't think I've ever seen a pre-order with no date.

[Comedian]

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Originally Posted by JerpJerp

IRMA! You're right! I didn't see her there! Nice.

PIZZA MONSTER!!!!!!!! It's such a beauty. Ordering online was dreamy. If only it was always like that.
The articulation looks great!! So wonderfully dynamic. The figures are the best.

I ordered so quick I didn't even realize there is no RELEASE DATE at all anywhere. I don't think I've ever seen a pre-order with no date.

A preorder with no date is still better than the “Target walk of shame” I do weekly. Lol.

[Black Arbor]

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Originally Posted by Comedian

A preorder with no date is still better than the “Target walk of shame” I do weekly. Lol.

I don't even collect TMNT but I like to check out the NECA section at Target, it's rarely ever stocked and I walk away empty-handed, part of me worries the employees think I'm shoplifting hahaha

[Comedian]

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Originally Posted by Black Arbor

I don't even collect TMNT but I like to check out the NECA section at Target, it's rarely ever stocked and I walk away empty-handed, part of me worries the employees think I'm shoplifting hahaha

The guys at my closest target now just feel sad for me. I can tell by their eyes when they see me coming I have been to late. Pity is a hell of a thing.lol.

[Micael]

Have you noticed the new Pizza Box has a Hinge to open and close!

[Nutimus Prime]

Has anyone ordered more than once to order more than 2? I don't want to get my orders canceled if they check for that. I'm hoping it's just 2 per order not 2 per account.

I want to army build the triceratons and I'm pretty sure there were 3 pizza monsters in that episode.

[dukefett]

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Originally Posted by Nutimus Prime

Has anyone ordered more than once to order more than 2? I don't want to get my orders canceled if they check for that. I'm hoping it's just 2 per order not 2 per account.

I want to army build the triceratons and I'm pretty sure there were 3 pizza monsters in that episode.

I don't know, I thought about just having my wife set up an account to get another and ship to her work lol. Stupid work around, this is a made to order item it seems, I don't know why they wouldn't let you order at least 3 if not whatever. Unless they're capping it somehow.

[Nutimus Prime]

I checked again when I ordered and the pages do say 2 per person.

I guess I could always start another account and use my parents or brothers address lol.

[JerpJerp]

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Originally Posted by Comedian

A preorder with no date is still better than the “Target walk of shame” I do weekly. Lol.

TOTALLY AGREED!

There I was today, getting sweaty and turning red, AGAIN, asking the employees to check for "Neca Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Disguise 4-pack" lol. At one Target they actually got 4 of them but the employee said it's common to have at least 4 people there waiting for the box to arrive. He said he has no idea how they always know when it comes in....bro I'm so screwed now.

[HoovenIV]

Pretty excited to see what the new preorders are today. Undercover Turtles?

[Comedian]

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Originally Posted by JerpJerp

TOTALLY AGREED!

There I was today, getting sweaty and turning red, AGAIN, asking the employees to check for "Neca Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Disguise 4-pack" lol. At one Target they actually got 4 of them but the employee said it's common to have at least 4 people there waiting for the box to arrive. He said he has no idea how they always know when it comes in....bro I'm so screwed now.

In my area, just like the trading cards vendor, the Neca vendor is followed from store to store by the dealers....resellers...scalpers....whatever you want to call them. I have given up in store. People are even cleaning out the freaking Godzilla toys. Every time I go to Walmart now I run in to a scalper checking prices on items. Even antique stores have become toy and pop stores. What the hell.

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Originally Posted by HoovenIV

Pretty excited to see what the new preorders are today. Undercover Turtles?

Me too! Only freaking way I get neca turtles.

[HoovenIV]

Scalpers just suck. But they've sort of made collectors suck too.

Due to my naivete, I still walk in, don't see something and walk out. I could never bring myself to walk up to an employee and ask them to check on something they probably don't know about or care about. My loss I'm sure. But bleh.

[Zeorn]

The problem is, unlike other products, the Target employees aren't supposed to know anything about or deal with the NECA turtles at all unless something has changed.

I remember one time while looking for some there was an employee working that wall why I was looking and she asked what I was looking for. She said they had just sold the Turtle stuff earlier, they had been sitting in the back for awhile and despite the fact that she wasn't supposed to put them out she decided to anyway and they sold immediately.

She also explained she has no idea when they receive them or when the person who is supposed to order and handle them will show up and put them out which was part of the reason she decided to put them out anyway instead of just leaving them sitting in the back.

[dukefett]

Glad I remembered to get an order in last night, so I bundled the Pizza Monster, Ace Duck/Mutagen Man, Vern/Rat King, and another Roadkill Rodney/Triceraton set. I keep saying I'm done with the line haha, but I keep coming back. I'm just glad I won't have to look for those sets anymore.

[Trivial Psychic]

I totally whiffed on the Alien Sewer Monster because I forgot what day the preorder window closed...but I'm not too hurt by it...I still have the Neca "Sewer" Xenomorph from a while back...and he makes a pretty good placeholder in a pinch. I have a feeling I might see him around though...ancillary and supporting characters such as the Triceratons have been a little bit easier to find in my area.

I saw a video of a toy hunt in Los Angeles on YouTube where someone actually caught a Neca vendor handing every single Disguised Turtle set off of the shelf to a Target employee. The Target employee was very noticeably annoyed when the toy hunter filming approached the vendor and asked for one while he was passing them to him. The employee tried to say he was taking them to the back to control the flow of inventory, but his body language completely gave himself away, especially when he threw his hands up in frustration and shrunk as she approached the vendor.

[Black Arbor]

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

I totally whiffed on the Alien Sewer Monster because I forgot what day the preorder window closed...but I'm not too hurt by it...I still have the Neca "Sewer" Xenomorph from a while back...and he makes a pretty good placeholder in a pinch. I have a feeling I might see him around though...ancillary and supporting characters such as the Triceratons have been a little bit easier to find in my area.

I saw a video of a toy hunt in Los Angeles on YouTube where someone actually caught a Neca vendor handing every single Disguised Turtle set off of the shelf to a Target employee. The Target employee was very noticeably annoyed when the toy hunter filming approached the vendor and asked for one while he was passing them to him. The employee tried to say he was taking them to the back to control the flow of inventory, but his body language completely gave himself away, especially when he threw his hands up in frustration and shrunk as she approached the vendor.

To Catch a Predator: NECA Edition