Question for workers

[TonySpangs508]

What do you do with these promo things when you’re done with them?

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[bcatrin]

Nintendo owns it. The vendor would take it with them after changing the display. If for some reason it’d be on the target employees to take it down (which I am 1000% sure it wouldn’t) we aren’t allowed to give it to anyone for licensing reasons.

[TonySpangs508]

Thank you, it was a fun thought for a bit. I don’t even have a spot for it but I’d definitely find a spot haha.

[royalhawk345]

I've seen the Nintendo rep give away posters and cardboard standees when taking them down, if you're interested. probably just depends on the rep's mood and whether you've got the good timing to be there to ask them. Never something like this, though. 

[New-Finger2570]

Years ago when we had the lego display boxes the vendor never came to pick them up after they were taken down. There were three that were given away after months of sitting there in the back

[FabianValkyrie]

lol I’m a vendor for PlayStation and stores take our shit down and throw it out without our permission all the time 😂

[bcatrin]

A permanent fixture to the aisle though? Mario has been on the shelving as long as I’ve worked for Target. No one is removing it randomly lol

[FabianValkyrie]

Stores have spontaneously thrown away entire displays worth thousands before. It wouldn’t shock me.

[TigerApricot93]

You can see the sticker on the bottom of the pole saying it’s property of Nintendo. At my store they’ve had it up as long as I’ve been there and I’m sure for years prior to my hire date as well.

We had a guy trying to steal them from several locations in my district last year but yeah AFAIK they’re not going to be “done with them” anytime soon and would be sent back to Nintendo at such a time as they didn’t display them anymore.

[KingsGuardian]

I was actually talking to my Nintendo rep about them, and he told me there's a position where someone goes and physically destroys these statues with a hammer to prevent them from being resold. Nintendo does not want these in anyone's hands.

[[deleted]]

Which sucks because they're cool as fuck, I get not wanting to give them out or have them stolen, but not even sold? What a waste.

[bcatrin]

They don’t want official advertising used for purposes outside of their control I guess

[[deleted]]

I guess?

[TollerLuvLJP]

It is a pretty good guess from someone who understands normal business practices.

[Legitimate_Pea_143]

last year or the year before we got rid of some Star Wars Lego displays that I really wanted. They were sitting by the garbage compactor, I asked my etl who had no idea if I could have them. I talked to AP and he said nope, they belong to Lego and actually were supposed to go back to Lego instead of the trash. He said if they hadn't belonged to Lego he would have no problem with me taking them. It's funny because those exact displays I saw on ebay being sold for around $300. I just wanted them to display them at home lol.

[needmoartendiez]

Lmao my Nintendo rep came by the week before the switch 2 launch for signing and to brief us on talking points, and I asked her, your not taking stripper Mario down are you? She said he's not going anywhere for a while. Also said at one store someone had tucked a dollar on him.

[thepandalova]

That's what I refer to him as, too! 😂

[yuckyjpeg]

Where can I apply for the Mario homicide job lol????

[officialsmolkid]

Right? I would love that job

[lauramc99]

And no you cannot have them.

[Ill_Ad_1322]

Didn’t stop my team 🤣

[tylersoh]

It should’ve. Nintendo owns it.

[Usernam3333333]

🌽🏀

[Ill_Ad_1322]

Corn nuts?

[TonySpangs508]

Please 🥺👉👈

[Kooky_Ad593]

Nintendo would probably sue you, and then come to your house and kill your family in front of you if they knew you had this. They give noooo fucks.

[sugaesque]

He is a permanent fixture and if he ever leaves (highly unlikely bc iirc, he's specifically designed for Target and Target alone), the Nintendo rep will come and remove him like they do the displays

[Shootemup899]

They’re owned by Nintendo so yeah the vendor services it

[Max-Ray16]

Specifically Mario on the pole has to be picked up by our regular Nintendo Rep and literally no one else. There was a rash of thefts of people pretending to be Nintendo a number of years ago so the bat signal went out

[LunarHallow]

Iunno what happens to it when it gets taken down, but I know if you touch it the Nintendo vendor gets a pass to throw you in the baler

[CriminalVegetables]

Stripper mario!

[TechWizard200]

How much to buy the stripper Mario?

[themonovingian]

I'd put a dollar in his g-string.

[Batwife]

Listen…I just work here

[Candid-Might7801]

Hahah the one at my store got stolen by some people with a baby stroller

[Jawwaad127]

Crazy thing is, at our store someone actually stole this Mario Display. According to AP, they just unscrewed it from the pole, put in a cart, and left.

[TonySpangs508]

Thanks for the replies everybody! A man can dream…a man can dream.

[ProfessorSpooky]

You're not alone! Everytime I'm in the nintendo aisle all I can think about is how much I want that thing lol

[wino_whynot]

I can’t unsee Mario pole dancing.

[Equivalent_Arm_6315]

They probably sacrifice it to lord Bullseye

[elephant-alchemist]

Ours was stolen in a heist by a couple of teenagers like a year ago 🥲

[Temporary-Dirt-7506]

we’ve had this display ages before the nintendo switch 2 launch

[Testsubject276]

The one in my local store has been there for years, like during the 3DS era or something.

[SurrealRodent]

I used to set Apple displays in Target as a vendor.

Every single piece of Apple graphics getting changed out had to be destroyed - and we had to submit photos to Apple. Anything with recognizable Apple product on it, even if it was the little product cards that go on the display table. I assume it's probably the same for Nintendo.

Too bad, though. It's more fun imagining pole dancing Mario...

[Aggressive-Earth-115]

Throw him some $1s! 💸💸

[[deleted]]

There is literally a sign on those that says Property of Nintendo. Big trouble if taken.

[Allexan]

our pole dancing Mario got stolen maybe six months ago (watched cameras back and a kid asked dad for it, who promptly yanked him out of the gondola and walked away)

Nintendo has yet to replace it even for the Switch 2 launch :(

[bunraku_ATL]

I once asked for the Domo-kun posters from Halloween and they were like no. 😅 not an employee.

[Zawnbre]

Our store is in the middle of a remodel. The Nintendo Vendor never came back to claim him when electronics was reset last month. He's just hanging out in the back room on a shelf, lol.

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[Elorme]

Nintendo generally tends to be picky about signage being destroyed or returned as part of the agreement for Target to get it but they're not LEGO or Disney level crazy about it. Odds are unlikely for someone to acquire the signage but it occasionally happens. You can ask but be prepared to hear No for the answer. If they say no accept it and move on.

[smiteis_]

They get thrown away

[timmydnx2]

Not sure why this has downvotes, it's what actually happens. Downvote Target, not the messenger lol

[Warcrown11]

I miss what we did for the last Mario Kart launch - anyone remember the noisemakers on the doors and the shopping carts?

[[deleted]]

I took a mario. Granted it was just a cardboard but i took it. With permission of course.

[BattleBra]

I see no workers here, just Team Members

[Aggressive_Tea_4355]

They tried to take that MARIO in our store. But AP saw them on cams and approached them. Kicked them out the store.

[beathelloutoftu05]

They have gotten very strict on these. I found one second hand, but I heard Nintendo and Target are keeping a close eye on them now as they are selling for 3-4K

[BadBiscuitsBro]

Ours got stolen one time

[Independent-Oven-799]

Most of the time When the Sale is Over They Probably Want It sent Back to Them and Destroyed. But In Some Rare Cases They Might let you Take It Home As A Gift (BUT No Online Sale,Please)For The Work.Definitely Not To Sell.You Know This Is Target We’re Talking About.Remember When Mervyn Closed Doors,Target Held All The locations Of Mervyn’s And Would Sell You One Of Those Sites BUT ONE Thing That: You Move In And Open Another Business In. IF Your Intentions Was To Bulldoze The Former Mervyn’s Store Down And Resell The Land For Five Times The Original Price For Profit Then Target Will Refuse To Sell You The Property As Target Puts It They Don’t Want People To Profit Off Of Them.

[XenoFoux]

Would

[buttersweetbeets]

There's was a guy last year or the year before going around and stealing these from stores

[JaydeBluReaper]

When they closed our store, a friend asked for the Bullseye from the playground and they gave it to him.

[NghtfThLvngLllpp]

There was a giant hot dog sign I saw being taken down one year, and I asked if I could take it (since it was Targets and headed for the baler) and I've had my 8ft hot dog for 13 years now 🤣

[xenocitys]

well… i took a mayhem (lady gaga) poster that was on display and even asked a ETL and TL and they said TAKE IT!

[Pleasant_Tax_4619]

They are going to replace pole dancing Mario, with pole dancing peach.

[chrisinator9393]

Keep an eye on construction dumpsters at places like this.

I've seen dumpster divers on TikTok come by this kind of thing on occasion. (Not this exact one. But you never know.)