WAL MART

[bubbaman]

went in today and couldn`t find ANY  CAR MODELS - COME TO FIND OUT  WAL MART IS STOPPING SELLING  CAR MODELS -[ BUMMER ] by me all i have now is  HOBBY LOBBY - and of course  on line  but then there`s shipping

[cobraman]

They stopped in my area a couple of years ago.

[mikemodeler]

Yeah, they really haven't sold models in quite some time now. They occasionally have them around the holidays in some locations.

Check out Plastic-Models.com, they often have free shipping on orders over $25, which isn't hard to do these days!

 

[Snake45]

I still checkout the car toy aisle for diecasts. I've picked up a couple VERY nice 1/24 diecasts at VERY reasonable prices in the last few months.

[Dave Van]

Been gone from all WM stores in my region for 10 years.

[louie]

Same here, 10 years or so no models at Walmart.      Jeff 

[Harry P.]

Wow, did you just wake up from a long coma?

It's been many years since Walmart sold models.

BTW... in case you hadn't heard yet... we landed a man on the moon a few years ago.

[Dave Van]

I have seen models at WM in the last year or so......

But it is typical brain dead corp logic. They had models in Columbus Ohio were they have a number of hobby shops.........

But in our region were the nearest model kit for purchase is 2+ hours away....WM does not carry models.

Why not fill a void??? 

[Slomoslam]

Wow, did you just wake up from a long coma?

It's been many years since Walmart sold models.

BTW... in case you hadn't heard yet... we landed a man on the moon a few years ago.

Walmart sold models cars here in the KC area up until about a 6-8 months ago.  Who's been in the coma? And EVERYONE knows the moon landing was fake, same goes for 1 hour martinizing.

[Jon Haigwood]

You CAN buy them online and have them shipped to the store for free. So there ya go

[Harry P.]

Walmart sold models cars here in the KC area up until about a 6-8 months ago.

I guess it's a regional thing. Walmarts around here stopped carrying model kits years ago.

[Jon Haigwood]

Wow, did you just wake up from a long coma?

It's been many years since Walmart sold models.

BTW... in case you hadn't heard yet... we landed a man on the moon a few years ago.

Bought some Dukes of Haz there when the flag crises hit. Not to far in the distance past

[martinfan5]

Not sure why you are that upset, you have a Hobby Lobby, which most case's had a much better selection than Wal-Marts have had, plus you get to the use the 40% off coupon.

[Tom Geiger]

Nobody is better at retail than Walmart.  They know how much money every inch of shelving in that store generates and put simply, model cars don't earn their keep on those shelves!  

They also do some regional marketing.  Many years ago I was at a Walmart in Indiana.  I thought it interesting that a full sideways aisle right up front near the cash registers were full of Ertl farm toys.  All those diecast tractors and harvesters,  you wouldn't even find those in a Walmart in suburban New Jersey, never mind preferred placement!  

[jeffbrad]

Still have them in St Cloud Fl. Small selection but they do have them

 

[disabled modeler]

Ours had model kits still after Christmas here....Hobby Lobby has them here but ours its a hit and miss thing rather they will get anything in that has been issued or re-issued.   

[KeithJackson]

Of the 5 or so near me, I have only seen them at one.  I will probably he headed back there later this week.

 

[talon63]

I have two large WM's near me, within 10 minute drive to either one, another 7 or so within 30 minutes . They will occasionally have model kits on the clearance aisles, typically still priced at near MSRP. Yep, that's right. Clearance prices of $18 or more for kits I can find elsewhere for half that. Since I've never been big supporter of the chain, I take my business to the LHS, or Michaels' when they have a good coupon. Mostly, my modelling budget goes to Amazon, or other online retailers these days for the variety and pricing. 

[Robberbaron]

 

[Kit Basher]

There are two within 15 miles from me, one in WV, one in VA. WV has some models, VA has none.

[RandyEarle]

They undercut all the hobby shops with models and trains, when all the hobby shops in my area closed down, they stopped selling the stuff.

[kurth]

They brought models back to the Walmart near me in northern VA a few years ago and they seem to have disappeared at the end of January. I never bought any because the prices were pretty high, and the selection was not very interesting.  If I recall the price of a Revell 1/24th - 1/25th car was almost $25.  and the one time I needed some paint, I was dismayed to find every can of spray paint was opened and tested. I really wish people would stop doing that.  Maybe they took away the models because half the kits were spray painted as was the floor and the shelves. 

[1930fordpickup]

I was looking at an ad for Models at Walley World , I thought it funny because the area stores do not carry them but they sell them online. 

Now it says I can get it with no shipping if I  pick it  up at the Toledo store. 

[vintagercr]

Wow, did you just wake up from a long coma?

It's been many years since Walmart sold models.

BTW... in case you hadn't heard yet... we landed a man on the moon a few years ago.  

Harry, why so snarky.  Some stores may still sell them.  I had heard it was up to the store managers if they wanted to carry kits.  The store in Watertown, NY still carried them last fall.  Not a big selection but they still sold them.  Haven't sold them at my two local stores for 10 years.   

[bubbaman]

no i didn`t wake up from a comma  -  my WAL MART  had them 2 weeks ago  -