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Originally Posted by D00MTR0N

I said nothing about a conspiracy,and no this is not the typical "dry period" we have all come to expect,forget numbers and figures from spreadsheets and quarterly earnings,stats only go so far,fact is in the 6 or so years I have been collecting it has never been this dry for this long at EVERY store,something is off,not sure what but its not typical.

Stats are facts.

Your "feeling" that this year is "different" is anecdotal evidence at best, which is no evidence at all.

You're trying too hard to find some kind of complicated answer that when you're presented with some relatively simple truth you refuse to accept it. Speculation? Sure, if you want to be pedantic and argue semantics anything that isn't coming straight from Hasbro/the retailers/whoever's mouth is speculation.

The difference is that SOME speculation is backed up by logic, reason, available facts, and historical patterns, which makes it a hell of a lot more credible than just flailing in the dark and screaming "DAMN YOU HASBLOW!" like some folks like to do.