Skylanders: A Retail Retrospective

#1 Posted by SHAKIRALOVER (46 posts) - 1 year, 2 months ago

I work in retail, and boy do I hate Skylanders. As soon as they come in, they're gone. I'm talking about 40 of the single packs and 20 of the triple packs coming in several times a week. (sometimes 4-5 times.) This isn't a problem, we're there to sell things.

What happens is, you tell customers "look we have this one or this one." Usually Eruptor or Chop Chop, at this point you're realise I know the names of them. Yes, I do and heres why. The single packs we had 32 Eruptors and 1 Chop Chop.

"Do you have Spyro?"

"No, we have this one or this one."

5 minutes later, you'll get another staff member over the radio, "These Skylanders, do we have Spyro?"

Today a guy bought 13 of the triple packs, thats over £250 worth of Skylanders. I don't know how much profit he can make on Ebay with the generic ones, but is it worth the hassle?

p.s. If anyone knows where I can get a Spyro? I know some people who might be interested...

#2 Posted by jaycrockett (268 posts) - 1 year, 2 months ago

Hey do you get Empire of Ice adventure packs? I've yet to see one in the wild.

#3 Posted by flashdim (38 posts) - 1 year, 27 days ago

How the shit do people not have Spyro? It comes with the game.

#4 Posted by MB (9884 posts) - 1 year, 27 days ago

@flashdim legendary spyro?

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#5 Posted by fox01313 (4738 posts) - 1 year, 27 days ago

Not sure about Spyro but here in the states where I'm at in NE Texas, most stores have caught up on the Skylanders stuff at least to where going to most stores I've gone to, I can at least see a full display of the single figures & maybe some of the 3 packs or a couple of the adventure packs. Still lots of the core game.

#6 Posted by jaycrockett (268 posts) - 1 year, 26 days ago

Yes Toy's R Us here has stocked up now and even expanded their display. Still haven't seen the last adventure pack, Dragon Mountain or whatever, I don't know if that is out yet.

Sucks though that they raised the price from 8 bucks a figure to 10. That's capitalism I guess.

#7 Posted by hughesman (258 posts) - 1 year, 26 days ago

Man, i don't get this stuff.

#8 Posted by DrDarkStryfe (763 posts) - 1 year, 26 days ago

Toys R Us is your friend for Skylanders, they are the primary retailer now. Heck, the CEO was on stage fir the Skylanders Giants announcement.

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