RPGs in Target!

[Deset Gled]

This is actually going to be a bad thing. Many Targets are staffed by nerds like us, maybe only one or two, and they use their employee discount to buy entire stocks of these on the cheap, and then resell them on Ebay or other websites.

It's what my Target never has MTG stuff in stock, the manager buys it all and resells it.

Really? Do you have proof of this, or just conjecture?

IME, the discount from working at stores like Target is relatively low. Like 10-15% (I even know some grocery stores have no employee discount at all). Also, there are costs associated with selling online (shipping, more competition for low prices, maintaining an online store), and the time required is significant. Combining these facts, there is a pretty slim margin to be made by pulling this off. Plus, you could get fired for it.

 

[Mercutio01]

I worked for Target for awhile, and the kind of behavior under discussion (buying stuff at discount to resell, or even just buying stuff for other people) is expressly forbidden, especially among the managerial staff. One guy got fired for putting some things in a different location (I think it was Zhu-Zhu pets) so that they could buy them before crowds could get into the store.

Also, 10% wasn't nearly as much of a discount as you'd think. I could frequently go across the street to Best Buy or Costco for far cheaper than even the 10% off price. About the only thing I bought at Target were older movies and some housewares.

In any case, the idea of D&D making a resurgence on the shelves of general merchandise retailers is awesome.

 

[Diamond Cross]

Can I get somebody to photoshop this image of the Pope holding D&D products in his hands please?

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Thanks.

Mod Edit: Real-world religion's not an acceptable source of humor here. Sorry.

 

[Greatwyrm]

Really? Do you have proof of this, or just conjecture? ... Plus, you could get fired for it.

They make a big deal of not doing that at Walmart. Reselling after your employee discount or holding merchandise aside until after your shift (short stocking) were fast-tracks out the door, especially in Electronics.

 

[Hussar]

WOTC's marketting machine is just hitting higher and higher gears as time goes on.

 

[Jor-El]

Finally! Should have happened within a year of being bought by Hasbro years ago.

 

[Nameless1]

Maybe if they put it near the pharmacy they can get nostalgic ex-gamers to buy it.

Call your doctor if your game lasts more than four hours. Some side effects incude pasty white skin, skinny arms, excess facial hair, and pot bellies. Combining Essentials with cheetos and mountain dew can increase your risk of both obesity and insomnia.

Ask your doctor if Essentials is right for you!

 

[Amphimir Míriel]

Now all we need is another D&D = satanism scare, and we'll be back in business!

Just tell Fred Phelps "D&D is back!" and they will be picketing Gencon next year

 

[jgbrowning]

Finally! Should have happened within a year of being bought by Hasbro years ago.

There is also a glaring absence of D&D branded kids toys featuring castles, knights and dragons, IMO.

joe b.

 

[Jor-El]

There is also a glaring absence of D&D branded kids toys featuring castles, knights and dragons, IMO.

joe b.

Or a cartoon.