Why CreatureCantina.com doesn't do a Q&A:
Posted by: Jedi Tronzo 10.26.05 12:01am
Q: You know, I don't know why people are whining about the price of the EE droid packs. I will admit I was a little disappointed when I first saw the price. $ 40.00 for five figures seems like a lot, but, when I did the math (I am terrible in math, so I got my fifth grader to help), it actually comes out to around $6.50-$7.00 per figure. That's almost what we pay at retail now. Plus they ship to you! You don't have to waste gas going from store to store finding all but one, or one not all. To me it's worth the price. So my question is are some collectors seeing the price and flipping out, or are they just griping to gripe? -Jonathan Mullins

A: Well Jonathon, I should hope that you don’t have a “Proud parent of an honor student” sticker on the back of your mini-van. Daddy’s little fifth grader needs to go back to the third grade. The last time I checked $40.00 divided by 5 figures is $8.00. Maybe you should go back to the third grade as well. Your daughter would be so proud, you two can even share Snack-Packs.

Q: There are a zillion clone variants available across all the toy lines right now. My question is why has Commander Cody been totally ignored? He actually had lines in the movie, which puts him head and shoulders ahead of a load of toys that have been made. Enough of the Anti-Cody bias! -Brad Collier

A: Brad, how many zeros are in a zillion? Commander Cody is being ignored because it is a conspiracy. Zillions of people are Anti-Cody. And they are all anti-Cody because of whiny people like you. Hasbro isn't making a Commander Cody figure because you want it. Brad you are the sole reason why it isn't being made. Now some pimply face kid in Arkansas can't get a Commander Cody figure because of you.

Q: Ok Fed Ex just dropped the 4 MIMB Leia figures at my house. I opened them up, and they come in these great cases to protect the figure. While the inside bubble looks like it was designed to hold the 2 guns that the regular non-holo figure comes with none of mine have guns. Are mine missing them or did they plane to put guns in this figure and then decided against it? –Jamie

A: Jamie, Congratulations you have been recognized by Hasbro as being the biggest Star Wars fan in the world and they have sent you the four ultra rare error Leia figures. So hurry up and go and scalp them on E-bay.

Q: Why does Entertainment Earth charge out the nose for their exclusive Astromech five packs? Five figures (with no accessories) for $5 each would be $25; instead the sets are $40 each, almost twice as much. Does Hasbro have any idea how insane this is? Did Hasbro think that they couldn't have sold the same thing through their new online store for a much more reasonable price, instead of giving EE these sets as exclusives? I love the Astromech toys, but, damn... -Ryan S. (Spring Hill, Florida)

A: Ryan, very good $25.00 divided by 5 figures is $5.00 maybe you could earn some extra money and tutor Jonathon and his snot nosed brat.

Q: I have been looking for info on the color variation of the ROTS cards. I have found #1-#28 & #37-#39 to have been release on a purple and or blue card (the purple or blue is the color of Darth Vader helmet on the card) you can clearly see a difference. Also the purple cards are the same color as the sneak preview figures, when the ROTS line came out I found both but now I can’t find any purple did they stop making the purple and if so at what number?

A: And folks, this is what happens to fifth graders that can’t do multiplications. They end up living in mommy and daddy’s basement analyzing little things like this because they can’t get a job. They have way to much time on their hands.

Q: Is Hayden Christensen the actor wearing the gear in all the Star Wars advertising? I don't suppose there is a way to tell? Do they just plop any old guy sitting around the ad agency's office into the suit?

A: Actually they go downtown and find a few bums on the street and offer them some McDonald’s to put the Vader suit for a photo-op. They probably go to the Mickey D’s where the fifth grade math flunkie is cooking fries because she can’t make correct change at the register.

Q: I thought that I had read in one of the press releases that came out when it was announced that Sideshow had picked up the license for the 12" figures that they would be releasing some to retail at a price point comparable to the Hasbro figures, and then releasing some exclusives on Sideshow's website. Did I read correctly? Is Sideshow still planning this or are they only selling from the website? -Jonathan Mullins

A: Oh no Jonathon again. The question here is Jonathon, can you read correctly. I mean seriously, you failed the math portion of third grade. Maybe your fifth grader can read it for you.

Q: I wrote a few months back and had asked if the Jedi vs. Sith name was a mistake on the box set and you had said it wasn't. I still think otherwise, even more now with the Jedi vs. Separatists box set. It just seems that they put them all in the wrong boxes. Grievous, Sith or separatist? Darth Maul, Sith or separatist? I think the boxes should have been labeled the other way around. Any ideas on why they weren't?

A: Well, it’s not about what you think. And I am pretty sure the people at Hasbro really don’t care what you think. I know I don’t care what you think. It’s too bad that Hasbro, when they had the meeting to decide on names for the packs didn’t include you with your superior intellect.