Toy Aisle Trolls is a feature highlighting acts of vandalism to in-store toy items. If you find a ruined package, a stolen figure, a swapped-out figure, or any other such acts, take a photo (cell phone photos are fine if they’re not blurry) and email them to poe AT poeghostal.com. Also, please note: I’m deliberately being over-the-top with my condemnation of these people–I don’t actually wish bodily harm upon them. Just severe mental anguish.
Today’s T.A.T. comes courtesy of Poester L.
Says L:
I just found this at a Toys R Us: a Movie Masters Two-Face figure with a swiped coin.
In the photo, the flap is folded up a bit – I did that to more clearly show what had been done. I also removed the TRU clearance sticker that had mostly covered the damage (you might notice some orange bits around the hole). As they had reduced the price accordingly, I actually bought the figure.
I can understand why someone would want the scarred coin – it’s a pretty cool pack-in. But the blackguard responsible for this deserves some imaginary punishment. If I may make a suggestion; I think it’s appropriate to flip a coin…
Heads, he (or she- but really… how likely is that?) is horribly disfigured like Mr. Dent, to a degree such that he will forevermore make small children cry at the mere sight of him. The lowlifes with which he is no doubt friends will all shun him. He will find his way to Coney Island, and put himself on display in a sideshow. There he will be cruelly mocked by inconsiderate jerks who will seem to be eerie reflections of his former self. He’ll live under the boardwalk, scavenging scraps of food that fall through the cracks.
Or tails: he develops a nasty rash. It will clear up in a few weeks, but he will have to suffer the indignity of buying an anti-fungal ointment.
Personally, I don’t understand taking just the coin. I couldn’t care less about those “props” they included with this line. Is it even metal? If I came across this in a store, I probably would still buy it just for the Two-Face–I can’t find anything but Harvey Dents at the TRUs near me.
The coin is metal – so it is a cool item, but yeah, a pretty lame move for sure.
Sorry, I should have identified myself as "nerdbot" in the email.
And yes, the coin is heavy and life-sized – making it the best Movie Master prop doohickey yet. At least I'll have one from the Harvey Dent figure (that one's scarred too, right?)
@nerdbot: Negative, Harvey come with a double sided regular coin. I think the one that came from the DVD is better,and heavier than the toy one, but eh, I got two now. By the way i figured heads would be the fungus thing, since its "good" side of the coin, but whatever.
I wish I could find dent or two face at TRU. I lucked out and found suit scarecrow and rocket launcher joker. But no incarnation of two face.
But someone really wanted the coin so bad they couldn't just drop 12 bucks for the figure? Were they making a costume on a budget? WTF man
I surprised they had the figure marked down for that. I've brought open figures to the attention of my local TRU on a few occasions and asked for a discount because of the missing pieces. Each time I've been met with the same answer:
Sorry, but if you want it you'll have to pay full price.
really? my tru always marks down toys with missing parts (of which they get way too many.. lots of a-holes in NYC…)
poe, I'll keep an eye open for a two-face if you'd like