[Heads Up] Holidays by Hasbro: Transformers From Hell

I was supposed to post an entry about a new acquisition today but then I stumbled upon something disturbing. Apparently, Hasbro factory workers in China endure some pretty serious abuses just so we can get our usual action figure fix. The Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights released a report titled "Holidays by Hasbro: Transformers From Hell" last December and it's something that I failed to read immediately. OAFE.net has the lowdown on the said report and you can read that here. If you want to see and read the entire report, here's the link to the PDF file.

Well, to say that I'm disapponted and disgusted is an understatement. How about you, what's your take on this? I really want to boycott Hasbro's products as a sign of protest but it's something quite difficult to do since I really  love Hasbro's properties and licenses (G.I. Joe, Transformers, Marvel). I hope to hear from Hasbro regarding this issue and let's pray that this problem gets resolved soon.

[Acquisitions] Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Deluxe Class Jolt, Skids, and Mudflap

 

After acquiring some TF: Dark of the Moon (DOTM) Autobot figures from Toy Kingdom, I then began searching for Transformers (TFTM) and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (ROTF) Autobot figures on eBay. Luckily, I was able to find some cheap ROTF figs from eBay seller tinker_avenue. Believe it or not, I got these figures MOC for only 700 Pesos each! Yup, it was pretty much like traveling back in time and buying these figs when they first came out in 2009!

 

[Acquisitions] Transformers: Dark of the Moon Deluxe Class Bumblebee, Roadbuster, Topspin, and Sideswipe

 

OK, I think I'm slowly getting my mojo back. It's pretty hard for me to talk about why I failed to post regularly the last month or so, but the truth is that I was in a month-long bout against depression. I don't really think that we need to discuss it here as this is a toy blog, and toy blogs are supposed to be fun, right? So, let's put it behind us, move on, and get to the fun stuff!

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