[Peteparker]

So both of the TRU's in Albuquerque had only three Marvel Universe figures left on the pegs, and both said they had no idea when they'd get more.

Then they had a sale, where it was buy two, get one free. So I bought all 6 left, thinking I could easily swap whichever ones out I wanted once they got filled in again. I also hoped that since I bought out their stock, they'd honor the sale and give me a raincheck, like tons of other stores do.

So of course, they don't do rainchecks, and one TRU said they'd honor the sale if I exchanged them later, and the other didn't have anyone available to say (I honestly figured it was a lock after one said so).

When I saw the latest wave come in, of course neither store would honor the sale. The best they'd do would be to return all the figures I had previously bought and sell me new ones at the current price. I was pretty pissed, but happy to have found a Cable and X23 at the time.

I later thought about it, and I wonder, does anyone know if buying out the remaining stock forces the store to reorder/replenish? If you could float the cash for a week or two, it might be a way to flood the store for a bit. Of course, then you're stuck with all the ones you bought and returned plus all the new ones they get in that you don't want...

Any experience with these tricky tricks?