Heroscape at Walmart News - Page 5

Su-Bak-Na · #49 August 4th, 2006, 08:56 PM

Ijust went to Walmart and I found a nice space for the Castle set next to the other expansions, it was labled Herocape Tower Set, and I thought close enough.

I was even moivng around things to make sure they would have the perfect amount of room for it. This ROCKS!!!!

gibberish_47 · #50 August 4th, 2006, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Su-Bak-Na

...I was even moivng around things to make sure they would have the perfect amount of room for it. This ROCKS!!!!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who re-aranges the Heroscape stuff in stores.

countblah · #51 August 4th, 2006, 09:28 PM

For my fellow Canadians...Here is your Wal-Mart Update.

I was in the southside Regina Wal-Mart, and I arrived right when the Wal-Drones were putting the pieces of paper up on the shelves with tape to show what the layout would look like next week. Sure enough, there were spaces for
HEROSCAPE MASTER SET
HSCP EXPANSION
HSCP LARGE FIGURE B.

What this means yet, not sure. But this is a great sign. Wal-Mart just started carrying the stuff, and they'll have this stuff out next week. Not sure about the castles, but hey, just trying to get a little bit behind the times.

Su-Bak-Na · #52 August 4th, 2006, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Su-Bak-Na

...I was even moivng around things to make sure they would have the perfect amount of room for it. This ROCKS!!!!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who re-aranges the Heroscape stuff in stores.

I'm sure plenty of us do it.

Drumline3469 · #53 August 4th, 2006, 09:45 PM

I HATE KANSAS!!!!! We just got RV and TT. Master sets are 40 everywhere. West side of Wichita never had EOV sets. No space for castles. No sale on RttFF and I wanted one so I paid 20. Sandra just gained a 200 dollar sale because walmart sucks big time in KS.

-Zim- · #54 August 5th, 2006, 12:33 AM

Damn, after reading this it makes me sad. I had enough saved up to get 2 castles from Hasbro as soon as it showed up and now RTTFF are down to 15 bucks in some spots. Honestly if they are like that here I might have to lie about my age and donate blood to get enough cash to get some trees

Mythic · #55 August 5th, 2006, 12:57 AM

Three $15 RtFF's on the shelf in Garner, NC Walmart. I grabbed one. No spaces for castle set that I could see.

Local Target had all Wave 4's and 3 Tundras. Picked up my first Tundra set! The kids were thrilled.

chewbaccapits · #56 August 5th, 2006, 01:20 AM

Opon reading all of this Wal*Mart stuff, I decided to gouge my eye out and go to the nearest one....You see I hate wal*mart but if they happen to have the castle expansion, I look past it and go.....Well, sure enough, like the reports say, they are making shelf space with the tags that read TOWER 24.95....Now, the coolest thing was that I stumbled upon this inventory list...Unfortuantely, in my haste, I grabbed the wrong one, but I did read HEROSCAPE-TOWER- on another sheet exactly like this one.....Note, look at the bottom of the list circled in red.......It does read confidental, so if the mods. feel it is wrong to have this up here, then by all mean, please remove it...

CornPuff · #57 August 5th, 2006, 04:47 AM

8-7-06 huh..... interesting, very interesting

Venom · #58 August 5th, 2006, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by chewbaccapits

Opon reading all of this Wal*Mart stuff, I decided to gouge my eye out and go to the nearest one....You see I hate wal*mart but if they happen to have the castle expansion, I look past it and go.....Well, sure enough, like the reports say, they are making shelf space with the tags that read TOWER 24.95....Now, the coolest thing was that I stumbled upon this inventory list...Unfortuantely, in my haste, I grabbed the wrong one, but I did read HEROSCAPE-TOWER- on another sheet exactly like this one.....Note, look at the bottom of the list circled in red.......It does read confidental, so if the mods. feel it is wrong to have this up here, then by all mean, please remove it...

fight the system.

"you have bled with wallace, now bleed with me."

~~jcb231~~ · #59 August 5th, 2006, 08:48 AM

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Wow...that's a good price. I literally have an envelope stamped and ready for tomorrow's mail, in which I am giving Sandra over 160 dollars for Thora's, two castles, and three snow. Now I'm having second thoughts......grrrr.....what to do what to do.

On the one hand, I KNOW I will get the stuff no problem if I order it from Housemouse, and I'll have a set of Thora's reserved....who knows when that will show up at stores? Plus I've already stamped the letter....I'll have to go get that off and that's just a pain.

On the other hand, this would save a lot of money...enough that I could probably pick up more stuff......oh Wally World, why must you taunt me so?

Best case scenario would be for HMG to drop its price, like right.....now! (checks) Nope. Okay....NOW! (checks) Darn it.

I'll sleep on it. In the morning, when I do my grocery shopping, I'll take the letter with me. I'm betting I'll drop it in the postbox, but I need to think about this a bit first.

Ok, so by my calculations, your HouseMouse order is $162 to your door for:
2 Castles (Walmart price of $25.49ea for $50.9

1 Thoras wave (Walmart price of $9.99ea for $39.96)
3 Tundra's (Walmart price of $19.99ea for $59.97)
Walmart total $150.91. Saves you $11. Maybe I'm high, but that doesn't quite calculate to "a lot of money" to me. Am I missing something?

There are so many reasons why I would rather order from Sandra than buy at Walmart. And I would hate to hear about a bunch of people dropping Sandra's good will and dedication.

Considering your view posted in another thread, I would hope you would mail that envelope.
http://www.heroscapers.com/community...?p=44503#50247

I don't have sales tax like that, so the savings would be more than enough to buy a small expansion pack and have money left over, which is why I was hesistant. As it worked out, I ended up not having to go out that way on Friday, so I'm waiting to mail it either today or Monday depending on how my schedule works out....but it is getting mailed. I decided I'll just get use the Wal-Mart price to get my third and fourth castles, should I feel the need for that many. It's pricier, but I don't want to take the gamble that my local Wal-Marts won't get enough...there's space on the shelf but if I don't get there when they come in, or they only order one set, I might get screwed. HMG it is!

That said, I dislike the idea of loyalty to one store or another.....I've always tried to shop where my dollar goes furthest. I justify the higher cost of HMG for the guaranteed availability and service, not because I feel some sense of devotion to them. If Wal-mart came along and were a twenty-dollar savings, or a thirty-dollar savings, I would switch in a heartbeat, and I cannot be persuaded that there's anything wrong about that. I love HMG....Sandra is a very nice supporter of this game, and her store is well laid out and well run. I also love Wal-Mart....cheap prices and convenient locations, but I'm not loyal to them either. If Target is cheaper I go there.....if the local mom and pop drug store is cheaper I go there.....etc. My two cents. But all you HMG loyalists can rest easy, I'm buying from your store.

I like the thought that I may be able to get castles on Monday? Wow....hopefully that's true. Might cause me to pick up a third castle right away, just to use it in my next game before HMG can get the stuff to me. Hmm....I wonder if they will get wave five in too? Would rock to get my extra commons for nine bucks a pop.

Pathdoc · #60 August 5th, 2006, 09:33 AM

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Honestly if they are like that here I might have to lie about my age and donate blood to get enough cash to get some trees

As the medical director of a blood collection center, please don't do this!

In the US, no blood centers pay for donations. Plasma centers will but they usually require some form of government issued ID to prove age and identity.