Toy Aisle Trolls is a feature highlighting acts of vandalism to in-store toy items.
Submitted by: Bill White
Bill writes:
At the lovely Wal-Mart in Hanover, MA, some scum has substituted the Qwlman in the DCUC 5-pack with a DC Direct cheapo. Not shown in the picture, but they really hacked through the bottom of the box, and did a really poor job of patching it back together with scotch tape. How some customer service person accepted this as a return is a mystery. I have long suspected this Wal-Mart location as a center of toy collectin’ scum activity, and now I have my proof! For the record, I brought this to the manager’s attention, and he couldn’t have cared less.
Mortimer McMire
If I EVER find a CSA set at my local Walmart that's missing the Owlman…..someone is going to get a straight kick to the sternum.
Braystreet
Hey, I don't think anyone noticed this, but this same person, or groups of persons, broke into all the boxes that I've seen or read about and stole Superwoman's lasso.
I admire their dedication, but god, to steal all those extremely cheap to manufacture accessories.
Brunpuppies
I was just at this Walmart about 3 hours ago and saw that saw box. I was plenty pissed and disappointed.
Bill White
Sorry to know that they put it back out again. Even though the manager didn't understand my complaint about what was wrong with the set, I thought that telling him, "This toy has been tampered with", would make him pull it.
Maybe I'll try again Saturday. Unless Piratestan wants that "valuable" Owlman figure! :^D
Piratestan
For me it was more a case of the adjective… not so much “cheapo” as “crappy”.
And, to the figure’s credit, it’s an accurate representation of a crappy character.
hamzilla
not saying it's right…but at 80 bucks a set and how Owlman is super awesome ….i understand
Piratestan
Uhm, the DCD Owlman may be less desirable, but it was never “cheapo”. In fact, what did it run… 20 bucks?
Megatherium
Doesn't surprise me, all Walmart Cares about is their bottom line. They spew propaganda about caring and customer satisfaction, but you know, if you'redoing something illegal, but make enough stink about it, management will give you what you want. The people that are switching out figures are scum, and exactly the type of people that Walmarts cater to.
Darren
I bought this set. It is really easy to open. Just cut two pieces of tape and your in. It's kind of weird that they butchered the box.
The Flash III
I suspect this won't be the last time we see this switcheroo, given the awesomeness of the Owlman figure. It's no surprise that Walmart couldn't care less about theft–if they did, they'd lose a quarter of their customers. At least the person put AN Owlman back in there, I guess. He/she still deserves a beatdown, though.