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My Target had those Retaliation vehicles for $8.98 last week and picked up a HISS for myself (how could I pass that deal up?). It's a lot bigger than I thought it'd be, based on the size of the box. But I agree with Trivial that the CC figure is crap, except for the head sculpt.

And on to my birthday haul, which consists of all the stuff I bought with the cash given to me:

Snagged a TFP Weaponizer (read: leader class) Bumblebee on clearance for $16.08 and six out of the remaining seven Series 2 Kreons I was missing while I was the same Target I mentioned above. Unfortunately, the only one left that I still need to pick up is Arcee and I fear she will be just as hard for me to get as Bludgeon was during Series 1.

At Walmart I was able to pick up the last two FOC Wreckers I needed to complete Ruination. He looks decent standing next to FOC Bruticus and the alternate limbs + new colors + new combiner head really make Ruination stand out against Bruticus. I also really like the additional weaponry that the Wreckers get and that each one is designed to incorporate its owner's original weapon (some better than others).

And finally, off Amazon I picked up the Jaguar ("Ravage") 4 GB USB drive and my first S.H. Figuart: Shinken Red of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (i.e. Red Ranger from Power Rangers Samurai).