Price hike for 2020?

[Pascal]

Originally Posted by MapleMegatron

We've got one right now. More than 50% off.

Not all stores are having that clearance. Doesn't count.

[ngnaw]

Originally Posted by Pascal

Not all stores are having that clearance. Doesn't count.

One must go to the store that has that clearance... Easy peasy 50% off so it does count

[Matrix1981]

What sucks for me is the price hike is killing the hobby for newer/younger people too. My son wants me to get him some new transformers but $30 for a deluxe(soon to be $35?!) is nonsense! How can I justify spending that much on one small deluxe? I'll just end up giving him all my CW stuff as a big gift instead. Hasbro is going to drive this into the ground. Morons if you ask me...

[RNSrobot]

Originally Posted by Matrix1981

What sucks for me is the price hike is killing the hobby for newer/younger people too. My son wants me to get him some new transformers but $30 for a deluxe(soon to be $35?!) is nonsense! How can I justify spending that much on one small deluxe? I'll just end up giving him all my CW stuff as a big gift instead. Hasbro is going to drive this into the ground. Morons if you ask me...

That's a good point. If you're a kid with some birthday money or allowance or whatever, there are way more interesting options for your money. Besides things like spending on apps or video games. If you're a parent/grandparent buying toys for kids, it's just that much rougher.

[Pascal]

Originally Posted by ngnaw

One must go to the store that has that clearance... Easy peasy 50% off so it does count

That comment is stupid, and I'm pretty sure you know why.

[Alexander Quinn]

Just paid $45 for Studio Bumblebee Optimus Prime. I felt dirty afterwards, but at least it’s ridiculous Amazon price tag of $100 makes me feel less violated. Still, this hike actively kept me away from Walmart recently. The only thing that got me in the door was the Siege clearance. Beyond that, I’m sticking to TRU, EB and Amazon for now. Not sure what the next step will be if they follow through with their own hikes.

[OptimusB38]

My boys have been getting MPs, far more worth while and have become “affordable “. Most have outlasted any SS, seige, or any other new release... I’ll bet if HasTak lays off on the ridiculous waste of packaging we could get he price down

[Alexander Quinn]

Originally Posted by OptimusB38

I’ll bet if HasTak lays off on the ridiculous waste of packaging we could get he price down

Or at the very least not use a dozen of those stringy plastic devil’s handcuffs to strap every conceivable part of the toy to the plastic clamshell.

[ngnaw]

Originally Posted by Pascal

That comment is stupid, and I'm pretty sure you know why.

Just because your Walmarts don't have that clearance doesn't mean it's not a good clearance. The last time we had 50% or more was around the time Combiner Wars Leaders going for 20$ instead of $59.99. So it does count.

[Nocturn]

Originally Posted by RNSrobot

That's a good point. If you're a kid with some birthday money or allowance or whatever, there are way more interesting options for your money. Besides things like spending on apps or video games.

Hell, even as a (supposed) adult, it's far easier to justify an $80 new video game over TF's. That $80 doesn't cover 3 deluxes, and I'm far less likely to spend 10-300 hours being entertained by the TF's...

I do think Hasbro is looking at the 3P market, seeing how much other companies are successfully selling Hasbro's IP for, and growing jealous. They see how much we're willing to spend, why not milk the cash cow?