Official Emo Zarana Thread
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Free shipping glitch got corrected. I knew I should have gotten the Indy set while it was still like that.
They have to give those who got through with free shipping the free shipping? , They can't cancel us can they? and put them back on site?
I mean I will gladly pay ship if i have to to keep her
Well, they're definitely retarded enough to, but I doubt they'd cancel orders who got free shipping. That's their own fuck-up, on top of many.
I doubt orders will get canceled but I'm sure there will be a job opening on the product updates for the site.
They better not cancel. In that instance i would drive the half hour there in a postman uniform so they get the point. lol. j/k. I feel better after your responses. Thanks.
If they cancel you will not be alone. Every toy site will be filled with so much anger the Death Star may go to the Jedi side to even things out.
Just heard back from my buddy that he did in fact get a pink Z, but no dice on the black. So I guess eventually I'll have 3 pinks in hand to choose the best 2 from, and then let the extra go. Probably won't own a black one, as the eBay prices aren't worth it for that silly black deco.
I would like the card, does anyone have the black card art from SDCC or JoeCon that they'd be cool with parting with? To me, that's the biggest draw of the Slither Zarana in the first place. I'm not too keen on the figure and never wanted one to open...
I would like the card, does anyone have the black card art from SDCC or JoeCon that they'd be cool with parting with? To me, that's the biggest draw of the Slither Zarana in the first place. I'm not too keen on the figure and never wanted one to open...
No, its in their policy
Order Limits
We reserve the right to limit quantities of any product we sell. We also reserve the right to refuse fulfillment of any order. We may take either of these actions after your order has been placed. We offer this site as a convenient shopping experience and service to our customers, but the availability of any product or service we offer is subject to change.
So they can cancel
I had this thought too
they knew site was gonna bog down, so for those who made it to end, they gave free shipping to hopefully help them forget the hour plus it took to get through checkout.
thoughts?
wow how hard is it to do a job of getting the right number and info for the product on a site that sells toys?????????? also keep the site running while tring to order the toys. it crushed 3times when i tried to order just 1pink.
on my way home, i saw this horrific car crush, and i was like WOW!!!!!...not really important part of the story, but i was drinking an Orange Crash at the time...i felt bad enjoying it after seeing that, and it made me realize how short life can be so i considered taking a vak to Aruba agin...but maybe my standers are set kinda high and i should think about going somewhere cheaper...
You shoulda been listening to the Crush head dummies.. That nnnnnnnnnn mnnnnnnnnn song is pretty cool.
i MAY end up with two extra Pinkies from BBTS ($30)...anyone interested who doesnt already have one coming?
i'd coordinate it so that i let it go and you pick it up right at that moment
i'd coordinate it so that i let it go and you pick it up right at that moment
That's it. I'm closing this thread and deleting all the evidence! You all have three day bans!!!!!!11111!!!1!1!1!1!
go back to HT
Thanks!
At least you didn't call me an asshole.. Then I would have KNOWN you were coming onto me
Asshole, coming, on me. That's ripe.
At least you didn't call me an asshole.. Then I would have KNOWN you were coming onto me
Asshole, coming, on me. That's ripe.
ewoks got some tissues for your tears if you need 'em...guessing though that they will either be sticky or crunchy
im have a real bad few days and man did that make me lol even though its at my spelling i so needed it.
So how is everyone feeling? Zarana has come and gone, and is now just a product of the secondary market.. better/worse than Slaughtergate 2010?
From the cries I'm hearing from two tabs over in the Hisstank forums.. you'd think the world was ending. I think the only thing keeping some of them from marching on HTS's offices is.. you know, the actual marching part. Bitches be out of shape
Hope most people got what they wanted.. I have to imagine they had very limited quantities of the items available again (Not a bad thing, it is an "exclusive"). I did like that they limited Pink Zarana to 1-per account as well (It was 3 per person @ SDCC) so more online people could at least get one (Poor MOC/Opener people though).
I tried in vain, whilst driving, to get a Starscream through my iPhone.. I think if I'd of been logged in first I may have made it.. but oh well. At least I didn't crush into anything.
Thoughts?
From the cries I'm hearing from two tabs over in the Hisstank forums.. you'd think the world was ending. I think the only thing keeping some of them from marching on HTS's offices is.. you know, the actual marching part. Bitches be out of shape
Hope most people got what they wanted.. I have to imagine they had very limited quantities of the items available again (Not a bad thing, it is an "exclusive"). I did like that they limited Pink Zarana to 1-per account as well (It was 3 per person @ SDCC) so more online people could at least get one (Poor MOC/Opener people though).
I tried in vain, whilst driving, to get a Starscream through my iPhone.. I think if I'd of been logged in first I may have made it.. but oh well. At least I didn't crush into anything.
Thoughts?
Yeah, the iPhone thing probably didn't help you, but this year their server went to shit.
Had their hosting not sucked, and not crashed while people were trying to order, I imagine more people who were there early would've been happier about the ordeal.
I was on a train, with spotty service, and an old buggy phone, but even then I would've been able to get the Skystriker and both Zaranas had their dumbass site not crashed.
Last year, their site stayed up but they had no product and it was a lot less organized. So this year, they get points for at least having product to sell on HTS, but with the site not functioning properly it did just as much damage as them not having product last year as far as pissing folks off.
I'm done with HTS. I'd sworn off their site for regular retail items simply because they never have anything in stock, and when they do, it's a frenzy to buy it and not at that great of a price. Two or 3 years ago, they had a lot more product up but now it's rather pointless for Joe buying. The site going down while trying to buy high-demand items did nothing for their popularity, or for controlling the frenzy.
Had their hosting not sucked, and not crashed while people were trying to order, I imagine more people who were there early would've been happier about the ordeal.
I was on a train, with spotty service, and an old buggy phone, but even then I would've been able to get the Skystriker and both Zaranas had their dumbass site not crashed.
Last year, their site stayed up but they had no product and it was a lot less organized. So this year, they get points for at least having product to sell on HTS, but with the site not functioning properly it did just as much damage as them not having product last year as far as pissing folks off.
I'm done with HTS. I'd sworn off their site for regular retail items simply because they never have anything in stock, and when they do, it's a frenzy to buy it and not at that great of a price. Two or 3 years ago, they had a lot more product up but now it's rather pointless for Joe buying. The site going down while trying to buy high-demand items did nothing for their popularity, or for controlling the frenzy.
I thought the crashing was frustrating. But I understand why it was happening. No way around it without investing in a top dollar server which i just don't see feasible for one day a year. just way too many people trying at once. I was stressing as hell during it. Once finished you would have thought i ran a marathon. I am exhausted now. lol. This is biased but I thought it was better than last year. last year I was one of the ones at checkout that finally thought I got him only to get the sold out messge. This year I got lucky and that did not happen. I wanted the other Zarana but she was 2 on my list. My plan was get Pinky and than try for CS. Pinky was the one I really wanted so I am happy.
Hopefully the site crashes and the sellout will show Hasbro that its not females that don't sell. Its badly made, rehashed, and/or unpopular females that don't sell. I think Covergirl would sell as well as Zarana and maybe this will help Hasbro to produce her too.
Hopefully the site crashes and the sellout will show Hasbro that its not females that don't sell. Its badly made, rehashed, and/or unpopular females that don't sell. I think Covergirl would sell as well as Zarana and maybe this will help Hasbro to produce her too.
Also, having the more popular "iconic" version of Zarana as the regular version helped a lot as well. I wasn't too concerned with the CS Zarana for my vintage 25th-style collection, but having the camo-TTT Sarge last year as the rare version was simply madness trying to get him on HTS. That, and the fact that there were maybe 20 released for online sale (if that) made it even worse.
Had the Zaranas been switched, with the pink one as the rare variant, people may have actually marched to Pawtucket to demand a human sacrifice.
Had the Zaranas been switched, with the pink one as the rare variant, people may have actually marched to Pawtucket to demand a human sacrifice.
Yeah, I really don't see a way to reasonably prepare for the nonsense that is the SDCC overflow with the current system. You can't scale up your hardware for ONE day, not even a day, maybe ONE HOUR. It's not financially responsible.
Even if they did a pre-order system or some nonsense, THAT system would get overwhelmed.. people would complain, etc. I really wish we could know the #'s of product that were available.. to see how many people DID get their orders through (100's? 1000's?).
I have to imagine the sheer number of hits on the website was ridiculous.. maybe they need to purposely release the product at different times, so all the Star Wars nerds/Joe Nerds/MU nerds/ETC are not hitting the site at the same time? This year everything seemed to hit at more or less the same time, so I think that contributed to the crushing.
But if you ANNOUNCE a date and time when it'll be available that only begs for MORE issues because then EVERYONE will be waiting, and feel entitled that they deserve one. I don't know. I *REALLY* don't envy the HTS.com people, and I thought it was hilarious that they put up a "we're in a meeting" message during everything. Super professional? Probably not, but hell, all they were going to get was yelled at.. so might as well.
I've shopped with HTS a decent amount, and have had nothing but decent experiences. I don't wait on the site with baited breath for things to get in stock, I don't have time to do that anywhere. But they had a lot of the PoC figures for a while, and at great prices (+10% off +shipping, still cheaper than CA retail!), so I bought stuff.
I hope they continue to sell by the Wave, as that still ends up being cheaper than BBTS for me.
Even if they did a pre-order system or some nonsense, THAT system would get overwhelmed.. people would complain, etc. I really wish we could know the #'s of product that were available.. to see how many people DID get their orders through (100's? 1000's?).
I have to imagine the sheer number of hits on the website was ridiculous.. maybe they need to purposely release the product at different times, so all the Star Wars nerds/Joe Nerds/MU nerds/ETC are not hitting the site at the same time? This year everything seemed to hit at more or less the same time, so I think that contributed to the crushing.
But if you ANNOUNCE a date and time when it'll be available that only begs for MORE issues because then EVERYONE will be waiting, and feel entitled that they deserve one. I don't know. I *REALLY* don't envy the HTS.com people, and I thought it was hilarious that they put up a "we're in a meeting" message during everything. Super professional? Probably not, but hell, all they were going to get was yelled at.. so might as well.
I've shopped with HTS a decent amount, and have had nothing but decent experiences. I don't wait on the site with baited breath for things to get in stock, I don't have time to do that anywhere. But they had a lot of the PoC figures for a while, and at great prices (+10% off +shipping, still cheaper than CA retail!), so I bought stuff.
I hope they continue to sell by the Wave, as that still ends up being cheaper than BBTS for me.
Oops sorry that was me.
I got the last one.My 1st order at the very beginning was for 1 black & 1 pink. It took a while but it went through.
Then I tried for the Indy set. It took an hour & then said my cc was denied. Stupid AmEx decides to charge me my monthly interest lowering my available funds.
Instead I got 1 last Zarana.
I hadn't realized the free shipping was an error. I thought it went with comic2011 code. StarStriker would have been easy for me to get. I regret not getting one just as trade bait.
I hope they do another run with corrected full pink hair.
Idiots!
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I'm pissed! I waited all effin' morning and didn't get shit! F$#k HTS.com! F%$k them and their mother. I quit collecting as of today and am going to wipe my ass with a yellow Stalker!
How was that? Enough drama? It's hard to animate in text.
I guess if I didn't go I'd be a bit peeved but it's toys. If I take them as serious as some do I will get rid of everything. It's not worth the hassle. I'm a passive person that tries to stay positive every waking mome....HA! I couldn't even type that without laughing. What a tool!
How was that? Enough drama? It's hard to animate in text.
I guess if I didn't go I'd be a bit peeved but it's toys. If I take them as serious as some do I will get rid of everything. It's not worth the hassle. I'm a passive person that tries to stay positive every waking mome....HA! I couldn't even type that without laughing. What a tool!
*looks at all the 25th Pilot Scarletts at Big Lots, RoC Baronesses at Ross, RoC Helix figures at TRU..*
Hmm.
The only true fix I could see is one people wouldn't like. Make the exclusive strictly available at SDCC. No overflow sales. hold the left over stock as "door prizes" or some shit for the following year. But in order to do that. I feel they would need to produce an exclusive for the other cons throughout the year. That way more people in the country get a shot at an exclusive of some sort. not everyone on the east coast can afford to go west to the con. If the exclusive is that important than the preorder through ebay is the way to go. Its cheaper than plane and hotel by a landslide. I also feel nobody should be able to get tickets to the following years con at the con (they do do that right?). That makes the con seem exclusive too making it harder for new people to aquire tickets because so many are taken already. And keeps the same scalpers going.
Just my thoughts. probably not the best ones.
Just my thoughts. probably not the best ones.
I rarely play Hasbro's advocate, but they really can't win in this situation.
Other than strident enforcement of per-person limits, not selling cases of them to BBTS and other retailers, and the Joe community doing their part by not hopping your fat ass online if you've already got one secured. Nothing you can do, in the end, other than not doing an exclusive. Someone is always gonna miss out and bitch about it otherwise.
Let's see: Sucks, sucks, and, well that's odd, Helix is pretty cool and pretty good custom fodder.
Maybe you're surrounded by closet fag collectors?
Other than strident enforcement of per-person limits, not selling cases of them to BBTS and other retailers, and the Joe community doing their part by not hopping your fat ass online if you've already got one secured. Nothing you can do, in the end, other than not doing an exclusive. Someone is always gonna miss out and bitch about it otherwise.
Let's see: Sucks, sucks, and, well that's odd, Helix is pretty cool and pretty good custom fodder.
Maybe you're surrounded by closet fag collectors?
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What's wierd is the females around me sell all the same as the men. When the 25th hit Ollies (discount store) around here, there were less Pilot Scarletts than the Cobra flints and Red faced Cobra troopers. At Target when ROC went clearence, there were equal amounts of each figure.
I really wish I could get a straight answer how BBTS got so many (Won't happen).
I just wish the 'entitlement' feeling among collectors would go away. Everyone feels like they have the God-given right to own something, because maybe they had it as a kid. Hasbro is bound to honor their nostalgia and make enough just for them. BUT! Then people bitch when it's not worth anything because it was over produced. *facepalm*
There is no appeasing people.
I just wish the 'entitlement' feeling among collectors would go away. Everyone feels like they have the God-given right to own something, because maybe they had it as a kid. Hasbro is bound to honor their nostalgia and make enough just for them. BUT! Then people bitch when it's not worth anything because it was over produced. *facepalm*
There is no appeasing people.