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Boston, MA, USA
Favorite Toy Ever:
Grimlock (G1)
Poe Ghostal received his first toy, a Mighty Mouse figure, at age three. Thus began a lifelong interest (some might say obsession) with toys. A child of the 1980s, he grew up on Star Wars, He-Man & Transformers toys, as well as more obscure lines such as Power Lords, Robo Force, and Manglors.
Poe has written about toys for IGN.com and ToyFare magazine. He was a founder of OAFE.net and has been a guest reviewer for Michael Crawford’s popular review site.
That’s my Lightray/Orion two-pack you’re making me wait for, UPS! It was supposed to arrive today! Today!
And what’s the deal with that “mechanical failure”? What’s that about?
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This item has 12 comments:
Tom
12.03.2008 16.49
Hope the “mechanical failure” isn’t your package getting caught in a postal machine!
The Articulated One
12.03.2008 18.02
At least it didn’t say “Train Derailment” like one I’ve seen somewhere before.
Christopher
12.03.2008 21.51
Poe,
UPS is the WORST package delivery company out there. UPS is HORRIBLE! Slow, rude people. That’s why I always try to see if I can get it delivered usps if possible.
Hope everything works out.
Christopher
12.03.2008 22.21
Poe…check this link out…
http://www.dcuc.info/features/dcuc-6-superman-and-captain-marvel-found-in-the-philippines/
Christopher
12.03.2008 22.26
Like I commented in that link…I like the old dcsh version better. I like the wider capes and I feel like wave 6 is too straight….it just falls straight down.
Newt
12.03.2008 22.55
I believe the Mechanical Failure was Mattel’s robots sent to stop the DCUC from reaching your house. Because as you know, Mattel works very hard to make sure you can look at DCUC online, but not actually have them.
Poe
12.03.2008 23.12
@Articulated One: Yikes…never seen that!
@Chris: I still like the look of the new Superman, but I’ll let you know what I think once I’ve got him in my hand. Still, the colors and the more streamlined muscular structure of the DCUC are appealing.
@Newt: LOL!
Esbat
12.04.2008 14.21
New World Order Superman is one I shan’t be buying… whats the BAF for this wave?
Deadpool
12.04.2008 17.36
What a coincidence! The same day, UPS decided to leave my package in the warehouse, so it got here a day late (yesterday). The wait was worth it though… mmmm… Minimates…
Frowny McBeard
12.10.2008 14.22
Christopher-
I’ve worked in shipping/receiving for 7 years now, and UPS’s track record is light years ahead of either the postal system or DHL. (Which is shutting down, thank God.) I have yet to see someone who doesn’t care about their job as much as two of the DHL drivers I’ve dealt with.
Might be a “your mileage may vary” situation, but I don’t have much of a problem with UPS.
Newt
12.10.2008 16.31
That’s why I always use IPS! Doug never lets me down, except for that whole “I wanna have a baby from China” series finale.
Christopher
12.10.2008 21.27
Well,
It’s all over the forum boards…a lot of people say that USPS is a lot better than UPS and Fed Ex. As one guy put it…
USPS>Fed Ex> UPS
A lot of people say UPS just crushes their package. I personally haven’t had that experience with them but their poor customer service.
I choose USPS because they at least give you a slip and you can pick it up at their offices. There are more USPS offices than UPS or Fed Ex so you don’t have to drive a long way from where u live just to pick up your package.