While out running errands today, I stopped at my local Target. As usual, the store didn’t have anything new. However, I noticed that, like Toys R Us and Wal-mart, they had dropped  the price of their Star Wars toys. Clone Wars, Saga and Legends figures were all $4.99 and battle packs and vehicles were marked down to $22.99 and $19.99, respectively. Star Wars Transformers were also marked down to $13.99, but even at this price, I’d be hard pressed to buy them.

Someone at Target must have noticed the pegs full of Tuner Mudflaps weren’t selling so they marked down deluxes to $8.99. Scouts were also marked down to $6.99, which is still a dollar more than Toys R Us. The best deal was probably Voyagers, which were marked down to $14.99.  These price cuts run until (I think) 6/2.

While Target is known for their radical clearances, they usually wait a few months before slapping red tags on their exclusive items. Needless to say, I was a bit surprised to see that my local Target had marked down its new G.I Joe, Star Wars and Transformer toys after only a few weeks. These things weren’t exactly hot sellers, but with them marked down 30%, they’ll probably be gone by Christmas.

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While Black Friday is still more than a week away, there have been numerous reports of people finding the new Target exclusive G.I Joe, Star Wars and Transformer toys at their local store. While doing my rounds this morning, I found an entire end cap full of them.  Along with the Wedge Antilles X-wing fighter, they had two new Star Wars Clone Wars battle packs, the new TIE fighter with updated cockpit and the G.I. Joe Past and Present Rockslide ATAV. On top of that, they had all three of the new Transformers exclusives.  Thanks to Computron34 of the TFW2005 boards for the pic.

If your local Target hasn’t put these toys out, you can use the links below to check and see if they have them in stock. Using the DPCI number, you can then have them pulled from the back room.

• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Voyager Class The Fallen – DPCI: 087-06-0758
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Voyager Class: Straightaway Shootout – DPCI: 087-06-0801
• Transformers Universe Voyager Class Leo Prime – DPCI: 087-06-0796
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars Imperial TIE Fighter - DPCI: 087-06-0639
• G.I.Joe Past and Present- the Evolution of the Rockslide ATAV – DPCI: 087-06-0775

The new Star Wars battle packs have begun to hit stores across the U.S. While doing my rounds, I came across the Clone Wars Jabba’s Palace pack at the Super Target in Fitchburg, WI. The Scramble on Yavin set was no where to be found. However, there have been numerous reports of it showing up in stores.