Toys R Us is Officially Beyond Over-Priced

During my lunch break today I decided to head over to the Toys R Us near my work to see if any new toys were out.  I don't usually buy much from this location because the prices tend to be a good 10-20% higher than the store near my home, which is about 25 miles away.  While there, I spotted the new series of DC Multiverse figures from Mattel.  I've come across them before, but I had yet to see the Penguin figure from Batman Returns.  I was in luck, and they still had one left.

The price on the peg seemed to be incorrect and I just assumed that it had just been mislabeled or moved, so I took it over to the Price Check.  I was completely shock by what I saw.  It turns out the price label was correct.  This figure which was selling for around $9.99 everywhere else was being sold at this location for $16.49!

We now live in a world where a new 4" action figure with minimal accessories, sells for more than $15.  That's more than 3 times higher than the a figure like this would have sold for just 7 years ago.

I'm calling in now, Toys R Us will go the way of Kay Bee Toys in the next couple of years.

And no, I didn't buy it.

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Vote for the Next Marvel Minimates!

Fans of Minimates can go HERE to vote for the figures they want to see in the upcoming Marvel's Infinity boxset coming to Toys R Us.  These are the figures to choose from:

One of the biggest events in the Marvel Universe last year was Infinity, in which the Avengers protected Earth from imminent destruction even as the world-conquering Thanos cut a path through the galaxy in search of his mysterious son. This year, Diamond Select Toys is excited to announce an all-new Marvel Minimates box set based on the crossover, and you get to pick who’s in it! 

The box set will be available this fall exclusively at Toys “R” Us stores and online at Toysrus.com, and will include four different Minimates. You’ll get to pick which four by casting your vote below. Pick four out of the six possible characters — Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man, Thanos, Thane and Ronan — and the four with the highest number of votes will be included in the box set! Check out the control art below, and get voting!

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