And it's still better than the Laser Prime we just got, other than the size.
If they ever do release the mold as "Amazon Prime," the cab would already be pretty close:
Most of the pics online that I've seen had a white cab.
True. I cherry-picked the dark blue color variant, which does seem a little more rare in the wild.
Still, it might be a way for Hasbro to get around the alleged reason for why they couldn't release it in Amazon colours. Then they could sell it anywhere and then allow Amazon to include free "Prime" stickers with any version sold by them.
I guess I hadn't heard the scuttlebutt on why the original Amazon Prime got cancelled. What was the rumored reason?
I figured it was just that Amazon was experiencing some public backlash due to their terrible working conditions in their warehouses and Hasbro decided it was maybe better to put that project on hold until the heat died down.
I heard (in the review above?) that Walmart, BBTS etc didn't want Amazon to sell an exclusive version and/or a regular retail version that advertised a rival retailer.
That doesn't make much sense. Amazon sells plenty of exclusive TFs available nowhere else. This would obviously be that. Stores clearly don't object to other stores having exclusives because they all have plenty of those.
-ZacWilliam, and if other stores wanted an equivalent it would have been easy enough to redeco it as one of there trucks. It pretty much has to be Amazon didn't want it, or (less likely imo) Hasbro didn't want to be that closely tied to Amazon.
-ZacWilliam, and if other stores wanted an equivalent it would have been easy enough to redeco it as one of there trucks. It pretty much has to be Amazon didn't want it, or (less likely imo) Hasbro didn't want to be that closely tied to Amazon.
Yeah, I'm not sure that holds water. It wouldn't even be the first time that an exclusive was branded specifically to the store that's selling it:
Suddenly I like the idea of the Amazon Prime mold released universally at all stores with their own branding. Best Buy, Target, Meijer, Walmart, even Amazon. Make it the next Seeker mold. Home Depot, Lowes, Menards could even get in on the action. A fleet of Primes, each with its own branding.
Maybe even TRU could have a version, since the brand is trying to reestablish themselves via Macys.
Maybe even TRU could have a version, since the brand is trying to reestablish themselves via Macys.
This toy was from 11 years ago.Yeah, I'm not sure that holds water. It wouldn't even be the first time that an exclusive was branded specifically to the store that's selling it:
You really don't think retailers might change their minds about this kind of stuff over the course of a decade?
(Really I think the answer is probably Hasbro decided that it'd be better to have Optimus Prime be deco'd in Santa-stylings rather than promoting a massive retailer - be better for the kids and parents)
Oh, it's definitely possible for them to change their opinions over time, sure.
I just don't see, say, Walmart objecting to an Amazon branded toy that will be sold exclusively by Amazon. I could understand Walmart not wanting to carry it on THEIR shelves (physical or otherwise), but if it's going to be an Amazon Prime exclusive anyway, I don't see them trying to pressure Hasbro into not letting it happen.
I'm not saying that it definitely DIDN'T happen, it just seems significantly less likely to me than the idea that it was dropped for other reasons such as an anticipated low demand or supply chain issues delaying it enough that the project got scrapped.
I can never remember, is it Poundtown in Florida and Poundland in California, or the other way around?
Legacy Leader Skyquake. Looks nice. I’ve got either him or his brother still from Prime. Should have kept both.
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He's pretty obviously a G1/2 pretool.