Yes we are angry at Hasbro, but they did get one thing right
Hi All, I know I’m going to get lots of hate on this and/or be called an agent for Hasbro (which I am not).
Yes, they absolutely did not anticipate the demand well and they should have definitely given Wizard of Barge at least 10 more sets for free. Not to reduce the amount of frustration at the company, but I do really appreciate that they did limit the amount of purchases to 1. I think they should keep that limit on all purchases for the first 24 hours, then open it up afterwards.
Of course it didn’t do enough to prevent the scalpers, but I want to believe it extended the length of sales to the 34 min mark. Anyone who purchased within 5-10 mins of them selling out probably wouldn’t have been able to get a product. For full transparency, I was able to buy right at the 30 min mark, so I am very grateful for the rule change.
I’ve tried purchasing secret lair a number of times and I think I’m about 50/50 in terms of success so far. My personal rule is that if I don’t get it directly from WoTC then I get super upset and block myself from social media for 2-3 days so that I don’t get tempted from FOMO. I absolutely refuse to support scalpers so I’d rather not have something I love because I hate scalpers even more.
I was lucky this time… and will definitely have my share of disappointment. But I understand this is part of the appeal and I’ll live with it.
Again, sucks that they didn’t have enough, but I’m glad they limited the purchases to 1 and want to encourage that for future drops.