[Shinzero02]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

While I absolutely get the consternation over the grey Beast, even going as far as agreeing with the frustration strictly on general principles - especially given the current spate of monetizing the biz model of multiple, slightly tweaked reissues ie: Danis, Hulks, Cuckoos, and now Beasts (this was exactly the pattern I was pilloried for having the temerity to note just few months back with Dani - go figure - heh can a phrase be a pun?), but with all that said there are some takeaways to like about this.

I wouldn't mind things like the Hanks, Hulks, Cuckoos and Dani if Hasbro's distribution was better. If they could at least offer retailer exclusives on Pulse as well, I'd have a chance at not having to pay some scalper's 25-50% overcharge on ebay/amazon resellers. Sadly, it's often more cost efficient for me to do that than waste gas driving between 5-10 different stores in a 45~60 minute radius trying to find a figure that online stock indicators say are available but reality and store employees say otherwise. I've essentially given up on Walgreens entirely as they're the worst about inventory and online ordering and they somehow get the figures you need to buy 3 of. Though this really peaked for me upon finding a Transformer that I'd need to get a Target credit card to obtain, allowing resellers to just go nuts with cost. How does Hasbro even let that one slide?

I dunno, it just seems kinda hard to want to keep buying a product when they keep making it difficult for me to do so. Just take my money Hasbro, I've already shown that I'm willing to buy directly from you and you haven't even done nearly as many coupon codes on Pulse as you had on HTS.

Now here is where I rant about Green Hulk being the SDCC exclusive while Gray Hulk is the widley available Fan Channel one. Or there being a Grandmaster/Korg pack rather than a Korg/Miek pack when they clearly already had plans for a Grandmaster/Collector pack. Or there being a Classic Colossus vs Juggernaut pack but no Juggernaut Colossus. Bleh.