May be discontinued at Target

Postby **edorice** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:46 pm

I hit up three Target locations between the weekend and yesterday, nothing new beyond Green Lantern, Spiderman, a lousy painted Robin, and Wolverine. This is in southern Cali. This news is bad, because there are very few comic books stores out this way. I've called one and visited another and they don't carry Pop!

Postby **FunkoNewb** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:52 pm

Crazy, with Comic Con down south, I'd assume there were some sweet shops down there.

Postby **edorice** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:02 pm

I still have to get further south passed Temecula to search.

Postby **dustman94** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:20 pm

edorice wrote:I still have to get further south passed Temecula to search.

THERE ISN'T ANYTHING DOWN TEMECULA WAY, I LIVE IN THE AREA AND IT IS DRY. THE LOCAL TARGETS AND TRU RARELY HAVE ANYTHING. SAVE YOUR GAS- HEAD NORTH MAYBE

Postby **hopist** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:25 pm

I'm jealous people are seeing Pop for half price at Target. I went last weekend to check it out and they had some Star Wars and Marvel/DC but they were all 9.99

Postby **Meth68** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:24 pm

My local target has had the same pop for over a month. Literally nothing has moved , depressing

Postby **Pender** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:51 pm

Star wars did not carry through and the action figure aisle SHOULD reset this week but well see.

Postby **Capt Hook** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:31 am

Ilive in Riverside to and the Target by Tyler only had Darth Vader and Chewie which I got and alot of Green Lanterns. The Target by me which is by the 91 freeway only had Yoda and 1 Green Lantern. This was on Wend when I when to that one.

Postby **edorice** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:36 am

Thanks for the info. The Target off of Arlington in Riverside was a waste of time. Any sightings at the Toys R Us off Tyler?

Postby **Capt Hook** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:11 pm

I work for that Toys R Us and we have never carey them I which we did but we don't.

Postby **edorice** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:32 pm

Capt Hook wrote:I work for that Toys R Us and we have never carey them I which we did but we don't.

I was just in there at lunch. I went to Best Buy, TRU, and B&N. I found a Green Lantern Chase at B&N today.

Postby **FunkoNewb** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:54 pm

Congrats! I really need to find a chase piece in the wild.

Postby **Meth68** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:06 pm

FunkoNewb wrote:Congrats! I really need to find a chase piece in the wild.

I agree I'm amazed I haven't spotted one yet.

Postby **lucky19** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:08 pm

FunkoNewb wrote:Congrats! I really need to find a chase piece in the wild.

I'm with ya, my resources are limited to only b&n cus target doesn't seem to update their stock.

Postby **FunkoNewb** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:07 pm

Samesies! I have found 1 comic shop in town that carries some funko, but I dont think they get new shipments in. I said before, they just had the 3 ad icons and a Jason pop. Had some very random wobblers.

kawaiijae · Postby **kawaiijae** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:18 am

If you guys go to like Toy shows (SDCC, NYCC, etc etc), you can usually find pop vinyl figures for $10 bucks a pop and they have most characters... i usually just save my buys till then... you can see condition and you pay a flat $10...

Postby **edorice** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:33 am

Yep, many people have to buy a plane ticket to get to these events.

Postby **ilovepop** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:32 pm

Online they carry a few but its a good question.. Especially since they carry a lot of other speciality toys from smaller companies.

Postby **TheStarDXR** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:49 pm

I wonder if it has to do with the fact that TRU carries Mini Muggs & Mighty Muggs exclusively? Might be a stipulation of the deal w/ Hasbro ... just a guess.

My local Target also stopped carrying POP!

Postby **Capt Hook** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:17 pm

You know I wonder if Hot Topics carrys POP! figures as well?

Postby **FunkoNewb** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:03 pm

They do. They had a bunch of marvel and dc pops for awhile. They sold those out at all my local shops and carry star wars

Postby **ilovepop** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:16 pm

Hot Topic does care Pop characters... A limited selection usually... Usually super heroes... One I found some Star Wars and even a Penguin on clearance

Postby **FunkoNewb** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:13 pm

That's where I scored my penguin for 3.80$.

Postby **hopist** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:35 pm

FunkoNewb wrote:That's where I scored my penguin for 3.80$.

Jealous! I need a Riddler. Guess I'll be trying to hit up the Hot Topic this weekend.

Postby **Pender** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:07 pm

It's official! Pop! Is out and Mighty Muggs are in. We just set our new Avenger toys and no Pop! No Star Wars either.

Postby **FunkoNewb** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:10 pm

Hrm... I might have to check out the mighty muggs.

Postby **Pender** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:16 pm

They're pretty cool. They come in double packs too Hero/Villian

Postby **edorice** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:23 pm

Pender wrote:It's official! Pop! Is out and Mighty Muggs are in. We just set our new Avenger toys and no Pop! No Star Wars either.

I don't like Mighty Muggs. [-(

Postby **FunkoNewb** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:53 pm

I've only seen them online, not in person.

Postby **Jango_Fresh** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:57 pm

That's sucks about Pop! I have seen the mini muggs at Walmart and I thought they looked pretty cool, but passed since I have them coming in Pop! form.

Postby **Death Proof** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:53 pm

ok it's final.. my nearest target is POP free.. :-({|=

Postby **lucky19** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:01 pm

I went to my target yesterday, only to see a basket with 4 boba and 4 green lanterns for 2.68 ea. So sad :-(

Postby **DocRamon** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:11 pm

i was just at target on tuesday looking for clearances... nothing. now on friday, i go back to all those same stores, and every pop has vanished. it's bizarre. wish i could find some for $3.

Postby **edorice** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:19 pm

I read this older post by Brian:

Brian@Funko » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:20 pm

Funko during the Mike Becker era sold to Target, Walgreen's and other large retail stores.

We sell often to big distributors who once in a while will put an older product like Homer series #1, Stewie Series#1 etc. into a large store. These are currently in target now.

As a general rule it makes no sense to sell to a mass discounter with current products. I was also told by this distributor who placed our products in Target that the retail is $9.99.

Funko often releases a few products that make sense in more "mass" type stores. Simpsons, Family Guy and Peanuts are such licenses are such licenses. Other licenses like Mad Monster Party, Hanna Barbera, Count Chocula, Speed Racer etc. obviously do not translate well into "mass".

Funko will always strive to attain a balance of big licenses and small licenses such as Hawaiian Punch, Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy etc..
For FunKo to make it as a business, we must do a little of both..
How else could we make 12" El Kabong's!!!! And silly stuff like 7 foot Wally Gators..

Mike Becker did a wonderful job of striking this balance, I only hope to do the same...

Postby **Meth68** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:17 pm

I find it amazing that 3 local large toys r us's near me have 0 pop and target has had the same pop for months.

Postby **jlcall3** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:54 pm

Our targets put SW on sale and heroes are still full price...

Postby **nikkimarie** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:49 pm

I just picked up the remaining pop they had at my target cant beat clearance and I had a gift card

Postby **Josh_S** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:41 pm

The two Targets near me were selling their remaining Pop for $6.40 each. They both only had Spiderman, Superman, Captain America, and Green Lantern. I am hoping when the Avengers Pop comes out they will carry those.

Postby **Meth68** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:56 pm

I was hoping my Target had Pop's on clearance so I could use them for repaints, there were 0 pop in 3 targets

Postby **Jango_Fresh** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:04 pm

Meth68 wrote:I was hoping my Target had Pop's on clearance so I could use them for repaints, there were 0 pop in 3 targets

Same here! Mine are all flat out empty. Would love to find a spider man on clearence for a shot at a black suit Spidey. I have had bad luck with clearence Pops around here as I missed out on tr Disney store clearence of the Disney pops.

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