The Problem With Sonic Toys 2

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I like buying Sonic toys, but sometimes it makes me angry... 2.
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[@MalkoSFIAN]

A MISTAKE WITH SONIC TOYS 3 FOR THE FUTURE

[@FillBar]

My theory of 2023's mess of distribution is that Jakks prioritized the fulfillment of Mario movie toys over Sonic toys. Chinese New Year is a month long holiday where factories shut down and considering Mario was coming out in April, they had to prioritize the product that was most relevant this year.

[@LookItsJAA]

The sequel we both didn’t need but yet also needed

[@Lumiiify]

I put sonic toys in jars lol!!!!!!!!

[@prollydatboi8841]

As a previous retail worker- you’re correct about how the cases are packed but the stocking is incorrect. We’re not in the back going “ ew who is this, I’m only putting out Sonic 😡”. I know at least where I was- our job was to break down as many boxes as we could. Didn’t matter what it was, could be 80 Sonic’s, could be a whole assortment of different characters. We needed to break down the boxes/cases and get them on the shelf so that we had room in the back for upcoming shipments, overflow, damages etc.etc. You empty the entire case and then move onto the next. So no, no one is sitting there hiding all of the Silvers or Jets in the back. We don’t care. It’s just first come first serve, and such few figures in a case go so quickly.

[@SurfRay]

can't wait to watch "The Problem with Sonic Toys 73" with my great grandchildren in 2094

[@mitchellbambam5926]

This all reminds me of a Walmart exclusive wave of transformers. The Velocitron line. In prepackaged packs of 8 figures, with about 4 separate characters released. The only figure 95% of fans actually wanted was packed 1 to a box. It’s been almost a year now and I’ve never seen one on shelves in person. The short packed characters already are a pain, but make it a store exclusive and problems just appear.

[@GhostW1thTheMost]

My 6 year old nephew would love a knight sonic. He wouldn't know why sonic is a knight, but he'd cherish it anyways.

[@BatzMayonnaise]

I work at a toy store and I notice this problem a lot. We usually have one wave of the plushies at a time. The last wave we had was Might, Ray, Sonic and Jade Wisp. We were left with the Jade Wisp and ordered another bulk of plushies, now we have 2 Jade Wisps and no other sonic plush, which led my boss to not order more of the other plushies. Same with one of the figure waves. The one with Sonic, Tails, Espio and Eggrobot. Sonic and Tails was gone rather fast, followed by Espio, and i had to tell costumers looking for Sonic merch that the Eggrobot was even a Sonic character. And now almost 6 months later we still have the Jade Wisps and the Eggrobot in our store.

[@castform7]

These Sonic toy videos are the most "first world problems but I relate heavily" videos I've ever watch. Not much competition for that oddly specific type of video but I digress.

[@TurtleCraftZ1]

Hi, Jakks collector and retail employee here!

[@mdh0422]

I’m curious as to why Sonic toy lines don’t do specific game tie-ins anymore? Jazwares did Unleashed, Black Knight, All-Stars Racing, and Generations had figures near their respective games. Something like a Sage figure or plush near the release of Frontiers would have been neat.

[@ZeroSanNG]

This video really touches on all my issues with Jakks. I love the line & I’ll gladly buy more figures, but it’s taken me three months of consistently checking every Target in town to get Super Silver & Jet, & even then I JUST found them 2 days ago. My other big gripe is the variety for figures rereleased. Change up Modern Sonic’s shoes, give Tails something from Adventure or Skypatrol, give Knuckles his cowboy hat. I don’t like buying duplicates without at least some change, but I’m so tired of the SAME Sonic EVERY. SINGLE. WAVE.

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[@JonyPlayz1]

This video is indeed relatable. I’m in Canada and these figures/plushes are so rare to find like in Walmart or usually it would just always be Sonic or something else, but know there has been a lot more variety. We really need a Blaze figure, she’s been gone for a while 👀

[@GrandMasterGalvatron]

I pretty much 100% agree with this video. I've been collecting action figures for decades, and I've worked in department stores for a spell so I've seen both sides of it.

[@JR1ckDoodles]

The unfortunate part of the availibality of Sonic figurines by Jakks Pacific is that they are some sold by other resellers, and of course, some sell them twice their intended price.

[@scottroxford5715]

Distribution is just a nightmare period for collectors right now. Between that and the awful waiting time for product to be released, this is becoming quite a tedious hobby.

[@D-Dude1405]

You're not wrong about the stores that sell toys. I used to work at a supermarket with a toy section, and I always personally tried to get things from the back when asked, no matter the item. Sadly, when I had to ask help from a colleague who actually stocked the toys, they told me to say we're out of stock because it's too much effort. Some people just don't care.