Walmart price hike

narceron · **Posted:** Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:40 pm

Hey guys,

Just picked up single pack snake eyes at my local chinese crap importer, errr, walmart.

He was 5.44, not 4.88,

Is this price hike across the board?

betabob · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

That's still cheaper than Hasbro Toy Shop ($5.99 plus shipping).

slim19722 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:06 am

It's nation wide, been talked about on other boards. Hasbro said a price increase was coming at Toy Fair's press release I read over at Hisstank. I think it said in the range of 3-5%, so WM won't be the only place raising prices.

Goldbug · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am **Location:** IL

Not raised yet at my Walmarts.
Funny thing is that they raised Star Wars figure prices in January after they had lowered them for Xmas.

Pete The Greek · **Posted:** Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:05 am

Sigh, It's 7.98 a pack in Canada .... and our dollar is basically the same as the American one.

johnwayne · **Posted:** Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:49 am

Maybe It'll keep you cheap bastards from buying them all up, so I can actually find them.

Marduk · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am **Location:** KY

$5.44 around here.

I found Battle Armor Cobra Commander yesterday and didn't notice the price-hike. Huh. For some reason, it just seemed like they'd always been somewhere on the upside of $5. Boy am I not observant.

~Marduk

bearcatcc · **Posted:** Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:06 am

I think they announced at Toy Fair that SW fig prices were going up by a full dollar. I think that's close to a 14% hike ($7 to $8). Yuck.

bearcatcc

Stealth Viper · **Posted:** Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:12 am

Pete The Greek wrote:

Sigh, It's 7.98 a pack in Canada .... and our dollar is basically the same as the American one.

$9.98 at TRU

DarkJedi · **Posted:** Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:02 pm

http://www.joecustoms.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=6725&p=75508

Sounds like one way to get around it...

Since the Star Wars comic packs are being bumped up to $10.88 each, I just need to get a few Hot Wheels or something to make $25.00.

Of course, if they still have the lower shelf tags, then it's false advertising.

MacGyver · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am **Location:** PA

So far I've just seen the singles at a higher price. My recent comic pack was still $9.88.

PaidLoad · **Joined:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:52 pm

now if i can just get a pay raise to keep up with that...

Tanstoys · **Joined:** Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:02 am

yep, $5.44 here but comic packs are still the same price for now at least, but nothing new at walmarts for CP since months ago.

Burn Rourk · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

I discovered tonight that one of my local Wal-Marts still has the pegs marked at $4.88. Coincidentally, they don't have a single freaking figure on them. :rant:

C_Money_Collins · **Posted:** Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:11 am

If anyone cares or was wondering, this is probably because of the price of oil. There was a thread about it a long time ago where we discussed that toy prices would probably go up becuase oil is so expensive now. Just trying to explain so that people don't think the price hike is because Hasbro are big jerks that are swimming in a room full of gold coins like Scrooge McDuck.

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