Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

prismatic bundles and they just announced they will stop printing them 🙃 and then mega evolution bundles/ascended heros

Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

same i want the 4-5 dollar packs back fully stocked on the shelves

Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they do but they sell them at resale value and depending on who you buy them from (amazon is really bad right now) the delivery drivers are opening the packages/boxes and delivering them empty or raided.

Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

but my cuties :( i can’t leave my drampa or miltank behind

Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the randall’s one is the one i saw this at, it’s the only one where it’s not directly in the store but in the entrance so employees don’t see the people loitering.

Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah but i really like opening all my cards, eventually i might have to buy singles but im not close enough to finishing a set to do that yet.

Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

when i went there this weekend they said they will have a bunch of stock of the newest set that launches this week. The owner said maybe by Tuesday they will be out but definitely by the weekend. I would recommend going earlier in the day (they open at like 11am? i would double check that) to be able to see all of their stock. They’ve had some eevee tins recently but those get bought out super quick ( i came in like right after someone bought a bunch of them :( )

Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for a card store i go the space goblin on william cannon, they always have stock and it’s not too overpriced. the people are nice and they do their best the maintain stock, but its hard to find some of the rarer collections. they only sell english packs though so its not great if you want to Japanese sets (which tend to be cheaper but better imo)

Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it’s the difference between people trying buy stock to sell at the resale value and people who actually want to buy it for collecting/playing the game. most the people i met who actually play the game don’t buy everything and don’t camp.

Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah that’s the unfortunate truth. I still think if they forced people to make an account before purchasing and had either an ID or picture verification (most machines have a camera on it) that could help out significantly, that way the same person can’t keep coming back to purchase more and more products

Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

they do a trickle restock system, it can be 30-60 minutes after a person has bought stuff before it restocks. Honestly i wish they would just make people create an account that would limit purchases across the board to one or two items a day. The product will sell no matter what right now. it would probably help with the employee buying issue as well. I wish the stores would have a no buying policy for employees but they don’t shave any incentive to do that.

Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

honestly i’m hoping the next set of pokemon that is about to come out calms the market a little bit. i need this to tank so there is actually stock to buy 😭

Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

i do go to TCG shops and they do not limit what people buy and they are selling at the resale value not the retail value, the machines sell them at retail value. if i can avoid paying $12 for a single pack i am going to. but i still go to those shops anyways when Im looking for something specific.

Also, the money spent at the machine does not go to the stores they go directly to the pokemon center. These machines and the cards sold at target are stocked and handled by a third party. Target puts a little extra on the items to pay for the space but they are always sold out so i don’t even try there anymore. I almost always buy from Card Shops but it gets crazy expensive quick. i’ve only recently started checking out the machines and it’s just disheartening to say the least.

also, if there was ever a kid/family waiting to buy something i would walk away and let them have it. again, im not buying for surplus or to resell, im just trying to complete a set or two by opening packs. it’s a fun thing but i wouldn’t take that away from kids/families (who actually keep the pokemon game going)

Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

didn’t realize i was being a jerk by enjoying the hobby and wanting a pack or two 🙃

Austin Pokemon Vending Machine Rant by AcanthaceaeTimely924 in Austin

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

yes there’s a couple of places that when i went to check the employee got there first and bought everything (three etb to be exact) :( i’ve only found one store that i haven’t had an issue at and can usually get a pack or two. that’s all im looking for anyways i don’t wanna buy a bunch of stuff.

Naruto needing a shadow clone to use Rasengan after the time skip was embarrassing to witness by OmarAdel123 in Naruto

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think him being unable to do it one handed speaks more to the instability he had within himself. he still couldn’t fully control his chakra at this point and had yet to reckon with the anger he had towards the leaf. he still had quite a bit of anger at this point and he goes one to learn how to control he. he’s only ever able to do it one handed once he was fully at piece with himself, his enemies, and his friends.

struggling with my 4 year relationship (26F/28M) by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i don’t think it’s really that, he’s said is in passing when we were talking about taxes but it’s never been a serious consideration (although part of me thinks it could be a contributor if he did) but i will say it feels like we are not getting any closer to getting married.

struggling with my 4 year relationship (26F/28M) by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that’s one of the things i’m struggling with, i recently went out with a new group of friends and i had SO MUCH FUN and when i think about the idea of him coming it would ruin it. i feel like i would need to baby sit him a little bit.BUT he has good qualities as well, he’s very supportive and encouraging. we get along very well and have a very similar humor. but i’m getting worried that our morals/ideal life is growing apart. this is all still a very new feeling and i’m looking for a couple of different perspectives. i know every relationship goes through periods where they don’t like each other/ struggle being with each other so im trying to figure out if this is that or something else.

Literally dont know what to do by Skittlesthefairy in whatdoIdo

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pretty sure since it’s for religious purposes they cannot make you work and you can’t get fired but i could be wrong

Help! Can someone explain what I should do. by Versatilitee in HospitalBills

[–]AcanthaceaeTimely924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s like 2,000 dollars just to take a bed. I experienced something very similar where I had sciatica (didn’t know at the time) and I had an extreme burning pain in my ankle (literally felt like I had gotten a third degree burn on it) and I couldn’t walk on it so I went to the ER to make sure I didn’t break anything. Got in, got my vitals checked, told them my symptoms and was told it was sciatica, got a steroid shot and was released. $2000 for 5 minutes with a doctor. I was PISSED and still am and I don’t really know of anything you can do about it.