FF:SA Toys 'R' Us - Star Wars Midnight Madness

This has been posted at Galactic Hunter and other collectors groups. I have no idea what's planned for Adelaide - anyone?


TOYS R US - STAR WARS MIDNIGHT MADNESS

The following Australian Stores will be open at Midnight, Friday April 1, 2005
for the release of the Hasbro Episode 3 Star Wars line

There will be a FREE EXCLUSIVE EPISODE 3 POSTER GIVEAWAY ? STOCKS ARE LIMITED

This will be a great night of fun also with some of your favourite costumed characters ? bring your camera

Be one of the first to own the new Star Wars Episode 3 Toys

The media has also been invited to the major centres



NSW

MOORE PARK

KOTARA

PARRAMATTA (no costumed appearances)

QLD

MT GRAVATT

VIC

CHADSTONE

ACT

BELCONNEN (No costumed appearances)

SA

RUNDLE MALL

 

That so cool....

Im trying to stick to costuming and steer clear from collecting, its expensive enough just doing the one. I have been so tempted to buy a few peices though, collectable chaos had some stuff heavily reduced last sat when i was in there, I so hope they have sold them, im going in there tonight and may not be able to resist lol

will definately be at toys are us for a look though....

 

Thats funny DM i rang up Rundle mall store last week and they told me they didnt know until a couple of weeks out from official release

I am in for dressing up if we can get enough people, good exposure, a couple of us did it last time around.

I dont plan on buying much either DD

 

costumes? did I hear someone say costumes?

okay!!!

um......maybe.....

might have to disappoint Toys-R-Us though...no money to spend on toys at the moment.

 

Done the last two so will do this one as well.

 

I'll be there. We went last time after listening to djs and a dj comp at the old 7 Stars on Angas St. Beer + lots of Star Wars toys = depleted bank account on many fronts

 

Sure, I'm up for going along in costume, if I have it all ready by then

 

Well..... keep sewing then....
If we don't wrangle a deal with getting something in return for doing the Midnight thing, I ain't dressing up.





It's a mecernary thing.......

 

Well i just rang the Jawas at Toys'R'Us and they gave some story about opening at Midnight not being confirmed as yet!! and they dont even know when the toy release is either

I am really getting pissed off with them now.


maybe someone give them a ring to see what they tell you...

 

Meanies.

 

ok ive just rang head office in sydney.

All Adelaide stores will be doing a midnight opening on the 1st April 2005, The only store that will be having characters will be the Rundle mall store. The information will be posted on the Toys'r'Us Website later in the week.

The Characters that will be in the Rundle mall store are:

Darth Vader
Storm Troopers
Royal Guards
R2D2

The head offices number is (02)9794 8999.

 

hee hee....pro-action will get you everywhere, D-D, well done.

 

Who have they organised to do it ???

 

Thats is a good question since i organised it last time around and they havent been in contact with me at all

Seems Head Jawas in Sydney are either slow on passing messages or the jawas here in Adel. are worse and being a***s

I would love to see these characters!!!

 

Hmm I didnt think to ask that question, but if you want there is the number.... lol

 

So, does this mean there could be a Seperatist group of costumers, where WE show be?

Should WE just turn up, unanounced?

WAR! its WAR, i tell you!



I know I've not made it yet, but maybe THIS time I'll have my Clone Trooper finished by then.


so, are we going?

 

BF says: "I know I've not made it yet, but maybe THIS time I'll have my Clone Trooper finished by then."

I wanna see this. The crowd reaction too.

 

Meh?

I have only a week to go, huh..... hmmm

Better get cracking - legs and arms!

 

G'day All,
Let me see what i can dig up for you guys..
As far as I know there are midnight openings happening in Qld and in Sydney(Parramatta) that are having costume appearances..
The person organising the ones up here didnt mention anything about Adelaide though believe I asked him..
But i was uestion him further today..
Hey TK-1571 I'll pm you on the TAG board about it..

Cheers,

Wayne "RAPTOR" Lancaster
TI-0350
Commanding Officer
Terror Australis Garrison
501st Legion
www.501tag.com
www.501st.com

 

Ok as far as I can find out they are having a midnight opening sorry I can't organise anything else for you guys, guess my powers are limited to just people in my Garrison..

Cheers,

Wayne TI-0350
C.O. TAG..
www.501tag.com
www.501st.com

 

HA !
Toys R US have missed out anyway.
Most of the new stuff is readily available from around town now anyway.
Too slow, too inefficient & doesnt care for or understand what the collector or fan wants to buy.
Poor business acumen.

The only reason to attend the midnight BS is to get the "freebie" given away on the night. Which is never a "freebie" anyway.
I ain't planning on doing squat for the pinheads.

 

Went into Target at Castle Plaza around lunchtime. Noticed a huge bunch of boxes near the entrance but didn't pay much attention, even though I saw some of the already released stuff (Vader helmet). Went to the toy section and the Star Wars stuff was minimal. Hmfpht says I.

Grocery shopping beckoned, so headed out the store (after playing for 10 minutes on a Nintendo DS, great handheld console). Notied that Ep IV DVD was playing. Noticed boxes were opening. Noticed new Star Wars toys.

Went and did grocery shopping and upon return bought two medium Grievousesesses (8"?). Ugly figures this line are, but I thought why not. $23 each, I thought they'd be about $30. One has already been ripped out of box and placed on tv (no Star Wars stuff is downstairs, but I relent for the leadup to new films).

[image=http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y35/oz_skip/Grievous.jpg]

Only negatives about the day were (a) I forgot to check the mini 'super deformed' style figures to see whether they had the Obi/Grievious pack and (b) I didn't buy the *one* Anakin Jedi fighter ship they had. I don't collect Anakin stuff, but (excuse the phrasing, but I watched Fear of a Black Hat last night) this ship is 'tha bomb'.

 

Get a hold of the Grevious "bonus" pack....
Nice, but a bit pricey at $28.



But K-Mart had 15% off storewide today.

The big snowspeeder (lego) went down to $127....

 

Well looks like they have been beaten to the punch, i went down to the city TRU and the manager told me they have an exclusive poster and if we did get dressed up we could also have a upcoming holo yoda figure when their catalogue is out.....

seems a mr. Steve A. is organising costumed characters for them but manager didnt know anything about it!!!!!

Is it worth doing or not???