Store Destroying Transformer Movie Displays

[Evil_T0NY {CLR}]

There's this major Transformer fan I know, that was kind of seeing what stores were doing with these Transformer Movie Displays after the movie had been out a couple of weeks.

Here was what she blogged:

Recently I've checked around a few local stores hoping to get one of the Transformer displays after they've stop selling them as heavily.. at least for the movie displays. Some places have taken my name..but the majority of those stores have said they have to destroy them.

Which is really sad

Such beautiful displays being destroyed, but what really got me today.. I was at a local Target mentioning it to one of the store employees, when the Manger came along and said. "I'd rather destroy these displays then save them for any Transformer fan." Maybe it was my Transformer movie T-shirt that turned him off. But I think it's really sad when these stores feel it would be better to destroy these displays then to give them to a fan that would really enjoy having them.

If you ever wondered if would be be cool to own a movie poster straight from a movie display or a display stand at a vendor.

I guess we know where this is all going.

Now, any one here care to explain why they'd destroy such collectibles instead of just giving it away?

What do you have to do wait by a dumpster or something?

Anyone knows how one can acquire movie displays or memorabilia after the movie has run its course?

That Target Manager sounded like an ass.

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There's this major Transformer fan I know, that was kind of seeing what stores were doing with these Transformer Movie Displays after the movie had been out a couple of weeks.

Here was what she blogged:

Recently I've checked around a few local stores hoping to get one of the Transformer displays after they've stop selling them as heavily.. at least for the movie displays. Some places have taken my name..but the majority of those stores have said they have to destroy them.



Which is really sad

Such beautiful displays being destroyed, but what really got me today.. I was at a local Target mentioning it to one of the store employees, when the Manger came along and said. "I'd rather destroy these displays then save them for any Transformer fan." Maybe it was my Transformer movie T-shirt that turned him off. But I think it's really sad when these stores feel it would be better to destroy these displays then to give them to a fan that would really enjoy having them.

If you ever wondered if would be be cool to own a movie poster straight from a movie display or a display stand at a vendor.

I guess we know where this is all going.

Now, any one here care to explain why they'd destroy such collectibles instead of just giving it away?

What do you have to do wait by a dumpster or something?

Anyone knows how one can acquire movie displays or memorabilia after the movie has run its course?

That Target Manager sounded like an ass.

Most stores here and even the local movie theater give the displays away. However sales and marketing agreements might bind some of the chain stores. Some of that contract law is wierd

[Trooper110]

I know when I worked at Circuit City employees would grab up a lot of the stuff and tell customers someone already asked for it, or that we were getting rid of it later. Then again sometimes we had to actually physically cut stuff up and throw it in the compactor or we could get fined and other troubles, depending on what the display was. I don't recall any movie releases where it happened, but Mechanicsburg, PA isn't exactly the biggest place around.....but the display would actually be owned by the company and we couldn't give it away or sell it if we waned to because then the store would be stealing.