Week of: July 26th, 1999

Saturday, July 31st:

Rebel Pilots 3-Pack

Shopko does it again. Both Shopko east and west in Madison had these this morning. They come 6 to a case along with 2 Jabba's Skiff Guards. They all have removable helmets (cool) and Wedge looks pretty normal unlike the one from the Falcon case that used the super-stud Luke body.

Jabba's Skiff Guards

These also have been around some this morning. Besides the Shopkos that had them with the Rebel Pilots, Shopko Aberg in Madison had two of the older cases of them.

12" Electronic Jar Jar Binks

TRU east in Madison had several of these this morning. All were victim of TRU slash. The voices are horrid, it doesn't look good for the electronic figures. Hasbro must realize that the reason that the electronic Darth Vader and Boba Fett sold so well is because the figures were far better then the previous releases. So far, the EP1 electronic versions have really paled in comparison to their non-electronic counterparts.

12" Electronic Darth Maul

TRU east in Madison had these as well. You could also find them at Wal-Mart Sun Prairie and Wal-Mart east in Madison.

Mos Espa 3-Pack

Wal-Mart east in Madison had two of these this morning. They were pretty beat up though.

Collector Tin

TRU east in Madison had in the collector tin that looks like the Anakin Pepsi can except larger. Well, it isn't too much larger. It is not nearly as large as other popcorn tins. It is pretty inexpensive at $4.99 with the purchase of a 12-pack of soda.

Thursday, July 29th:

12" Electric Maul & Mos Espa 3-Pack

Thanks to a tip from Dave P., I headed over to the Wal-Mart in Sun Prairie. There on the shelf were two of the 12" Electric Darth Mauls and three of the Mos Espa Encounter 3-packs. The 3-pack ran $19.76 while the Maul went for $29.96. Apparently they have been there since Tuesday (and I was just complaining about Madison missing the first shipment of these). BTW, yesterday I had several e-mails telling me that these have hit all over the state early in the week.

Senator Palpatine Can

Dave P. also tells me that he has seen the Senator Palpatine can in 24 can cases of Pepsi.