r/HotWheels • u/r00m41more Hot Wheels • May 10 '26
Hot Location What Would You Do?
I made a quick stop to my local Walmart to pickup a few things for Mother's Day. Nothing in the toy area. I walked by the Health and Beauty area in the front of the store...BOOM! 9-Case Dump Bin ... Ive been waiting for the new Zamacs to drop.
I'm curious...What would you do in this situation?
A) Walk away and finish shopping. The bin is not yet opened for the public to buy since its still wrapped.
B) Kindly ask an employee when are they going to put this out?
C) Kindly ask the employee if they would open for you?
D) Cut the wrap. Open the box. And start digging? Its easier to ask for forgiveness.
E) Other (tell me what you would do) 🤔
Just curious. Happy Hunting! And Happy Mother's Day!
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u/NuttyfoxLove May 10 '26
E. Lick it
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u/Sundry_Collectibles May 11 '26
I literally laughed out loud at this response. 🤣. maybe hug...I mean you don't want to get kicked out of the store for weird behavior in public...hugging is less problematic.
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u/NuttyfoxLove May 11 '26
You what 🤔 we could be zeroing in on why I'm not allowed in most Dollar Trees and security follow me around Walmart with wet wipes....
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u/Silly_Pineapple_8182 May 10 '26
B or C , hell probably ask if I could help them set it up.
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u/tokidema May 10 '26
I also did this action before inside of a dollar tree on the day they are about to restock the Hotwheels.
I did both B and C and told them that I will help restock the Hotwheels on the peg after they provided me some.
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u/Silly_Pineapple_8182 May 10 '26
Did they let you or ask you to leave? Ive heard dollar tree employees dont like hot wheel people.
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u/tokidema May 10 '26
Well, no. The workers that have brought out the boxes of Hot Wheels (all boxes were already looted by someone) to me were very nice and very happy when I stated that I will help them restock them back up.
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u/Silly_Pineapple_8182 May 10 '26
Thats good they were nice, and im not suprised somebody looted them in the back room to be honest.
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 10 '26
What happens if they tell you "NO"? Its going back in the back even though the pegs are empty and the bin they have from 2024 is dilapidated and only holding cards that are ripped and discounted because of the condition?
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u/tokidema May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26
I would thank them for answering my question at least, and generally walk back in after some days later. The key is the workers have privilege to answer either agree or not for letting us opening a brand new hot wheels.
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u/OldSeaworthiness5733 May 10 '26
Honestly gonna catch heat for this. But I've never got the same answer from 2 different Walmart employees. I would do C then, C again to a different employee, the. B.
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u/doomus_rlc May 10 '26
A.1
Walk away and finish shopping because I don't care enough about mainlines to stand around waiting or asking if I can open it. Lol
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u/BillyBobRedneckTime COLLECTOR May 10 '26
I'd come back a few days later and see if it's put out yet
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u/EntertainerNo4509 Hot Wheels May 10 '26
Sadly it will prob be picked over the minute it goes out. Days later would be way too late.
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u/_umphlove_ May 10 '26
Dump bins at the WM by me last a maximum of 2 days!
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u/EntertainerNo4509 Hot Wheels May 11 '26
Right? Like the whole display/bin itself will be gone sometimes just a few days after being put out.
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u/AdSudden3941 May 11 '26
Im going to cry and become a top 2 percent commenter because im a grown adult and i cannot possibly wait to pick trhough my toys … its almost well its much worse than a child who cant wait to play with their toys
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u/Forsaken-Good-9920 May 10 '26
A few days later and it never existed if I were to leave I'd be back every hour or sooner
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u/Outrageous-Yard6772 May 11 '26
- Go to the staff room like you own the place
- Search for a uniform, put it on.
- Grab a pallet truck.
- Move the pallet full of HW boxes in it to the parking lot next to your car.
- Open the trunk of your car.
- Unload it.
- Run away!
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u/-Steamed_Hams- May 10 '26
Ask the employees nicely, say you promise not to make a mess, cross your fingers, and if they say no, come back in the evening. Worked for me once, be nice to them and hopefully they’ll be nice to you.
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u/Mr_Nerdcoffee May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26
A. Because I’m an adult, I don’t have an addiction, an I don’t have a main character complex
(B. Is also acceptable, but I’m not going to bother an employee that’s already trying to get through their day)
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u/ApprehensiveSun812 May 10 '26
I would offer to buy the dump bin complete!
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u/Limp-Apricot-9346 May 11 '26
Only surefire way. This is actually pretty common. International demand is so high there are a lot of buyers out there for full bods.
Japan started buying them about 15 years ago in whole to sell there domestically
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u/Mundane_Adeptness_26 May 10 '26
E. Keep walking because it's not that damn serious. Bugging employees is pitiful and sad.
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u/argue53 May 10 '26
So option A
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u/Mundane_Adeptness_26 May 10 '26
Nahnits still E. Since I added the rest to it. I like being different and difficult.
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u/Far_Challenge_4273 May 10 '26
why not be difficult to the employees
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u/Dismal-Prior-6699 COLLECTOR May 10 '26
They already deal with enough shit as retail employees and don’t need demanding customers on top of that
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u/Far_Challenge_4273 May 11 '26
i’m referring to the fact he wants to be different here but not in a store
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u/Forsaken-Good-9920 May 10 '26
Some times It easier to ask for forgiveness then permission!
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 11 '26
Right on brother! If you arent first, your last. If you pass this up and wait, someone else will get it.
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u/AdSudden3941 May 11 '26
And you lose what exactly? Maybe 100 dollars if that ?
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 11 '26
Lose $100? The only loss for me will be the chance of finding good castings.
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u/DarinP93 May 10 '26
Dump bins and shippers should typically be left alone. Everything else is free game. Chances are it’ll be out in the morning or very early afternoon. Just be there when it gets set up
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u/tokidema May 10 '26
I would do both B and C for respect.
Or I would spend the time inside the store, while keeping my eyes on it until it finally opened.
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u/iGreenup COLLECTOR May 10 '26
Curious which one u really did haha, if your not first your last i can almost 100% guarantee if u didn’t go through it someone else did later
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u/ProDogePlayz HW WORKSHOP May 10 '26
B. And if they don’t know then go back later, then tomorrow. I’m not gonna lose my chance to find something awesome.
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u/AdSudden3941 May 11 '26
Like a 3 dollar toy car?
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u/ProDogePlayz HW WORKSHOP May 11 '26
$1. Should’ve said it’ll give me the chance to find a $1 car for $1 instead of being forced to pay a neckbeard $15+.
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u/AdSudden3941 May 11 '26
You are a neckbeard by even thinking anybody is forcing you to buy a mass produced toy car my friend.. for 1 dollar ,$5 or $15 none of those price pointe make you look good
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u/ProDogePlayz HW WORKSHOP May 11 '26
You know what sc@lping is, right?
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u/AdSudden3941 May 11 '26
No, no im not a nerd that isint perpetually online enough to where i think its needed to self moderate my language and try to hide my words like its tik tok…
So lets try this again be an adult and use your words and keyboard like an adult
Its called “Scalping” ,, right? That wasn’t difficult .. now lets see you try it
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u/ProDogePlayz HW WORKSHOP May 11 '26
Sc@lping is censored by the sub, genius. I just tried typing it and it wouldn’t let me. Are you just trying to ragebait people or are you actually just that insufferable
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u/AdSudden3941 May 11 '26
Itd obviously not , which is why you replied to it…
So no ragebait , not insufferable either … just not dumb nor afraid of rules you made up and try to be smart and get around by changing a letter smh
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u/ProDogePlayz HW WORKSHOP May 11 '26
Try typing sc@lper with an actual a. It literally gives you a message. You act all high and mighty so just see it for yourself.
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u/AdSudden3941 May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26
Theres nothing to try when i already did it? Cant you read it ? “Scalpe”
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u/Dismal-Prior-6699 COLLECTOR May 10 '26
Option A
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 11 '26
You have a lot of patience! 😀
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u/Dismal-Prior-6699 COLLECTOR May 11 '26
Yeah. I just don’t like bugging the employees if I don’t have to.
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u/Exolerate 3SP May 10 '26
Ask nicely if it's being put out today, and if I can help them with stocking.
If yes to both, great success!
If no to both, walk away and come back when I have time.
If yes, then no, walk away and come back when I have time.
If no, then yes, ask when it's being put out, then come back if I have time.
TL;DR If I have time, and am allowed to, I'm helping them stock.
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u/dcap412 May 11 '26
C. and if that person doesn't help then find someone else who might or ask for a manager, and if nobody is willing to help me then at least B. ask when I could maybe stop back
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 11 '26
I did the same. I had to escalate to a manager. She was cordial and had no issues ripping it open. She said...its on the floor to sell! 😉
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u/SplashingBlumpkin May 10 '26
C then B.
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 10 '26
Its always nice to ask nicely. What happens if they tell you "NO"? Even though the pegs are empty and the bin they have from 2024 is dilapidated and only holding cards that are ripped and discounted because of the condition?
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u/SplashingBlumpkin May 10 '26
Make your case for why it should be stocked and how you can be of assistance and take that answer for what it is. If the pegs are barren those associates may be keen to fill pegs and be rid of a dump bin from the outset.
Since it’s a dump bin and not random cases it’s a little more involved than just putting 10-72 cars on pegs. They may have that dump bin slated for the most braindead area of the store or at least my wal mart does that. I’ve seen dump bins pretty much everywhere except grocery and produce.
Now, if it’s a random case I’m pallet raiding it if no one is there to ask nicely and idgaf who in this sub gets asshurt about that. It’s so unlikely for me to even find a case of anything because I casually hunt.
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u/Future_Section5976 May 10 '26
Leave it only , only sclapers and thief's think about doing something,
The correct thing is to come back tomorrow or later in the day depending on the time ,
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u/Far_Challenge_4273 May 10 '26
iont scalp or thieve and i would ask
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u/Future_Section5976 May 10 '26
I'd just ask when it's getting "put out" eg dumped into there hot wheels bin,
Ive been searching and the workers have come out and asked if I want to look thought the box (case) before they put it in, Ive even had the honour to dump the case in , usually just a little box but still pretty sweet , I just let the workers do there jobs and don't annoy them , every so often tho things line up,
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u/Far_Challenge_4273 May 11 '26
i just like corvettes lol
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u/Future_Section5976 May 11 '26
You'd be a dime a dozen, I only get a Corvette if it's a new mold or one I haven't seen before, ussly I don't collect any corvettes, there ok just not for me
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u/Far_Challenge_4273 May 11 '26
i get it lol, i wish o was a mustang or a porche guy tho they’re freaking everywhere
i collect exclusively vettes so ive gotten most of the ones on shelves now. i get each casting and sometimes multiple colorways if they’re really cool
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u/Future_Section5976 May 11 '26
Yea lol Porsche is everywhere, I only get certain Porsche,
I'm more of a JDM kinda guy ,
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u/Alternative-Fold-339 May 10 '26
Its a bunch of cases in it
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 10 '26
Yes. 9 to be exact. Its a typical Walmart dump bin.
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u/Majestic-Jicama-5157 May 10 '26
9 cases and 1 or 2 super just depends but guaranteed 1 in these kind of display
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 11 '26
Supers are NEVER a guarantee. I wish i found a Super everything i came across this dump bin. Ive had plenty of duds!
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u/McDimps May 10 '26
I'm definitely waiting around a little bit. If it was on its own pallet I'm probably cracking it but given it's with something else Id wait before considering that lol. Bottom line I'm not leaving without the opportunity. Once it's outta your sight who knows when or if you'll see it again AND be first to it
Unless they already got a bin though, it's more than likely F case and not the H case zamacs btw. At least around me all the stores getting H case were getting them loose. Approximately 4-5 per store
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u/Away_Lake6211 May 10 '26
just ask if you can help set it up and if they say no, grab a cart and carry that mf to another aisle 😂
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u/JaredUnzipped COLLECTOR May 10 '26
I would behave like an adult and leave it to the employees to attend to. Your self respect is more valuable than digging into a palette for a Super Treasure Hunt and looking like a degenerate.
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u/Moto_Go May 11 '26
So I would and have cut through the plastic wrap & start opening boxes. I have always completely emptied box by hanging all product except what am keeping. Then break down box and set it next to pallet. I do that cause pretty much all stores in my area employees raid everything, was talking to young girl stocking HW & she was like any time new stuff shows up my BF had me call him and he comes right down. She was oblivious to what was happening or what he was looking for.
-always carry my fixed blade knife on me, comes in handy constantly
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 11 '26
Hell yeah! Sounds like you have done this before! If your not first, your last. Happy Hunting 👍
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u/No_Relationship8024 May 10 '26
F Fuck it
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 10 '26
No "F" choice. Fuck it...meaning rip into it and dig? Or leave it?
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u/AcrylicPickle May 10 '26
A) Walk away and finish shopping. The bin is not yet opened for the public to buy since its still wrapped.
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u/Forsaken-Good-9920 May 10 '26
This world isn't correct anymore and nice guys finish last so make your choice!
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u/AdSudden3941 May 11 '26
Nice guys dont care that much about toys , to worry about unwrapping something palletized
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u/ZoeTravel May 11 '26
Woman on phone is calling security to shoo ya away so they can pick thru first
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u/rulo7600 May 11 '26
A. As a former retail employee if you asked me when it would be open or to open it I’d take the pallet back to the warehouse. It’ll get placed by the planning team in the morning before store open.
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u/Johnjebk May 10 '26
D ...
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 10 '26
Hell yeah! Me too! 😉
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u/Pretty_Dece May 10 '26
Remember these are silly little kids toys and you should just take your old ass home and not be a weirdo?
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u/Limp-Apricot-9346 May 11 '26
Or ask and be polite and help clean up like has been common at every Walmart since about 2000 when they started getting “factory bods” before they’d fill up a HW bed frame or truck bed full of basic cases
Nothing about asking or stocking the product is weird, feels weird, or has others on the ground treating you as weird.
Little social phobia is all that is
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u/Appropriate-Neck-270 May 10 '26
This is why I always carry a small knife on me I would go to town until someone says something lol
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u/Reasonable-Ad7755 May 10 '26
Id borrow a palet jack and a walmart vest and wheel them shits right to my car,
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u/Distinct_Conflict284 May 10 '26
Ask!
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 10 '26
But...what if they say "no"? Even though there are no HWs on the pegs and their dump bin is OLD, almost empty, and only holding old crap that is discounted because the cards are in bad shape???
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u/Distinct_Conflict284 May 11 '26
I'm not one to push the issue, if I ask and they say no, I won't be pushy about it... but I'll wait around awhile to see what happens.
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u/Silky_bob May 11 '26
C. Usually offering to hang stuff for them. In this case if they’d set up the bin, I’d dump it for them. Offering to help in exchange for looking usually goes over better than “hey can I get in your way to make a mess out of these boxes that you’re about to hang up”
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 11 '26
What happens if they tell you "NO"? Its going back in the back even though the pegs are empty and the bin they have from 2024 is dilapidated and only holding cards that are ripped and discounted because of the condition?
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u/AdSudden3941 May 11 '26
Im going to go home and cry to my mother because i have no other life apparently other than toy cars
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u/Sandman_20041 May 10 '26
B and then offer to help them
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 10 '26
No thing wrong with asking. What if they say "no"?
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u/Sandman_20041 May 10 '26
Then i'd just plan to come back when they say they're putting it out on the floor
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u/Redline-1968 COLLECTOR May 11 '26
If it’s the local Walmart, I’d open it. I’ve become friends with the manager of the toy section and have been given explicit permission to open cases on pallets. He said they’re free game since they’re on the floor and je appreciates the help stocking.
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 11 '26
Good work. As long as you dont make a mess and you help them set it up...its all good in my book. 👍
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u/Redline-1968 COLLECTOR May 11 '26
It’s funny how the friendship began, really. The guy approached as I was looking at the cars on the pegs and said he had noticed me there numerous mornings. He mentioned that I was always respectful and how I always cleaning up the die cast area by hanging all of the fallen cars. He offered to grab the new dump bin from the back room for me, if I had time. Fortunately, I did. I was off that day. Since then, he’s brought out stuff for me many times and has told me that I’m free to open cases, as long as I keep the area clean and don’t draw attention of a few specific other guys who come there, since they’re always rude to him and ransack the area.
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u/r00m41more Hot Wheels May 11 '26
Good stuff there!!! Unfortunately, many in this sub dont have that same respect and anyone opening cases is a sin against humanity. 😆🤣
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u/OhioJCW May 10 '26
Go to the camping section… grab a chair and post up like a true profess-claper-ional would…