i've seen that there's a witchdoctor lab extention when you buy the bundle,question is this for all houses or just the witchdoctor house?
silver joseph vane

One-Eyed Jack on Feb 13, 2014 wrote:

It can be placed in any house . . . even your dorm room!

:D I loved it when I found out that on my witchdoctor. Currently her witchdoctor lab is in her dorm until she gets the full witchdoctor class house.

BellaBug314 on Feb 17, 2014 wrote:

I asked the Walmart near me and they didn't know anything about it. Looking at their inventory, Walmart only had cards for Wizard101. They did not have ANY Pirate101 cards at all. I guess I don't understand why any card would be sold exclusively at any one store. Apparently there are a lot of people here that want to spend the money to buy the Hoodoo Bundle, but have no way to actually make the purchase. It would be so much easier to be able to purchase bundles online at the Kingsisle website in my humble opinion. Either that or give Gamestop the exclusivity, they are more reliable and consistent since they are a game store specifically. Just my opinion. I would love to get the bundle, but alas I will not be able to get it. I will attempt to contact the distributor, although I will say I would think Kingsisle would want to discuss this obvious issue with the distributor directly instead of leaving it up to the customer to fight the battle.

Stores, especially Walmart track sales, and stock what sells.

I remember seeing a documentary on Walmart and they made this clear. Not all Walmarts are alike, different specials, different products, all computerized. Products that don't sell at one store location can often be sent back to their warehouses, and redirected to a store location that sell that product regularly.

I doubt KI does not have ANY control over Walmart distribution (or any of the retailers they work with). I would talk to a Walmart manager and request that they stock the product, it might turn things around for Pirate101 at that store! This is not up to KI at all.

What I don't think many people realize is there are contracts with each retailer behind these products. There are a variety of them because of their varied contracts with different retailers. Retailers like having unique products so they have less competition. This is also why KI themselves does not sell these items online (they contractually cannot compete with the retailers they arranged the product with) at first.

Gamestop which I believe each location is privately owned.. is by far less reliable in my area than Walmart, luckily there are several in my area so usually one of them has the latest cards, and almost always 2 weeks AFTER they are released. Which amazes me because I live in a HUGE market for KI. So also realize not all retailers are the same depending on WHERE you are at. ;)

I have a question regarding Witchdoctors Lab on the Hoodoo bundle.

Was the "Witchdoctors Lab" meant to prohibit us from placing any housing items within? I can understand there could be some programming complications in that regard, but its such a larger area, it screams to be decorated, and is otherwise seemingly without purpose.

Dr Zeppers on Feb 17, 2014 wrote:

Stores, especially Walmart track sales, and stock what sells.

I remember seeing a documentary on Walmart and they made this clear. Not all Walmarts are alike, different specials, different products, all computerized. Products that don't sell at one store location can often be sent back to their warehouses, and redirected to a store location that sell that product regularly.

I doubt KI does not have ANY control over Walmart distribution (or any of the retailers they work with). I would talk to a Walmart manager and request that they stock the product, it might turn things around for Pirate101 at that store! This is not up to KI at all.

What I don't think many people realize is there are contracts with each retailer behind these products. There are a variety of them because of their varied contracts with different retailers. Retailers like having unique products so they have less competition. This is also why KI themselves does not sell these items online (they contractually cannot compete with the retailers they arranged the product with) at first.

Gamestop which I believe each location is privately owned.. is by far less reliable in my area than Walmart, luckily there are several in my area so usually one of them has the latest cards, and almost always 2 weeks AFTER they are released. Which amazes me because I live in a HUGE market for KI. So also realize not all retailers are the same depending on WHERE you are at. ;)

I have a question regarding Witchdoctors Lab on the Hoodoo bundle.

Was the "Witchdoctors Lab" meant to prohibit us from placing any housing items within? I can understand there could be some programming complications in that regard, but its such a larger area, it screams to be decorated, and is otherwise seemingly without purpose.

This doesn't really address the issue, though I thank you for the reply.

I still have issue with a product being advertised and not being able to purchase it. It is not up to the customer to make the product available; it is the responsibility of the company selling the product. If I were selling a product, especially one that is being given exclusivity of sales, I would want the company that has those exclusive rights to have my product on the shelves on the date of launch, not 2 weeks after the fact. When a new product by any company is advertised to be available on a certain date, it should be available on that date. If I can only buy that product at a specific store, that store should be held accountable by the manufacturer to stock it and have it available to the public on the launch date. If that store as a reputation for not adhering, I would think the manufacturer would want to be made aware so other accommodations can be made to the public with a vendor that will adhere to a launch date. That is just my perspective with 20+ years experience in business.

As a consumer, one that works graveyards as a nurse in a hospital, I don't always have the "normal business hours" available to make phone calls to store managers or distributors. I believe that is up to the creator/owner of the product being sold.

These are my opinions and I sincerely hope that someone at Kingsisle is aware that their product is not being made available to the public. If I were the business owner, I would want to know.

My Walmart isnt reliable with Kingsisle stuff at all. They only have one or two cards for each game. They never have what I want. My Pirate's name is RELIABLE Mason Brewster, and I am not reliable at all in real life! But I am more reliable then my Walmart, and THAT is saying something! I say we get pitch-forks and torches and march up to Walmarts front-doors at night and BURN DOWN THEIR HOUSES! AHAHAHAH BURN! THEY WILL ALL BURN!! Uhhh... I mean we will ask nicely if they have the bundle yet. Sure... nicely. He he he. HEHEHE. AHAHAHAHHA! Also never trust me with fire.

My wife and I have checked three Walmarts in our area, including one that has generally been very reliable about stocking P101 and W101 game cards. Nada. Interestingly, if you go to Walmart.com, they don't list the Hoodoo card at all. Disappointing, as we were both very much looking forward to purchasing one.

-Indigo

Dr Zeppers on Feb 17, 2014 wrote:

Stores, especially Walmart track sales, and stock what sells.

I remember seeing a documentary on Walmart and they made this clear. Not all Walmarts are alike, different specials, different products, all computerized. Products that don't sell at one store location can often be sent back to their warehouses, and redirected to a store location that sell that product regularly.

I doubt KI does not have ANY control over Walmart distribution (or any of the retailers they work with). I would talk to a Walmart manager and request that they stock the product, it might turn things around for Pirate101 at that store! This is not up to KI at all.

What I don't think many people realize is there are contracts with each retailer behind these products. There are a variety of them because of their varied contracts with different retailers. Retailers like having unique products so they have less competition. This is also why KI themselves does not sell these items online (they contractually cannot compete with the retailers they arranged the product with) at first.

Gamestop which I believe each location is privately owned.. is by far less reliable in my area than Walmart, luckily there are several in my area so usually one of them has the latest cards, and almost always 2 weeks AFTER they are released. Which amazes me because I live in a HUGE market for KI. So also realize not all retailers are the same depending on WHERE you are at. ;)

I have a question regarding Witchdoctors Lab on the Hoodoo bundle.

Was the "Witchdoctors Lab" meant to prohibit us from placing any housing items within? I can understand there could be some programming complications in that regard, but its such a larger area, it screams to be decorated, and is otherwise seemingly without purpose.

Just to let you know, Walmart people are NOT the most friendly people around, you have to wait 2+ hours for just asking for they have an item, or if they're too busy, they'll say they don't have it anymore, if you haven't worked there, you don't know a thing about them... They're too busy to take care of ONE person, they would rather spend it making money, instead of wasting 20+ minutes helping you, when their job is to help the people in line. Paradoxically, you did not know they have people to check out? They don't have people working there just to take care of phone calls, the people that are checking out customers also ANSWER THE PHONES, they you have 10+ people in line, are you gonna just stop and take a call? Well, maybe, but then you're be fired...
Maybe you should work, or have a close friend, family, that does, or did, tell you about it. Oh, make sure it was 2010+, it's a lot worse now... By the way, I have three Walmarts where I live, not one has a Pirate101 card, but guess what, they have Wizard101 cards, bundles? I wish they made it go to GameStop, Walmarts too busy for taking care of anyone that needs anything other than food.

Basically from the posts on this thread regarding product availability, etc. I have been able to further confirm my personal belief that not all stores, not all locations, not all areas are alike.

Some Walmarts do well, some do not.
Some Gamestops do well, some do not.
Some Targets do well, some do not.

The evaluation of any one store/location does not equate to anything that can fairly be reflected on other stores/locations of the same/similar companies.

The big issue here, is that KI does not have the level of control over the distribution of the products to the degree that some would like. They want KI to have an answer for their dilemma of their local stores shortcomings, but there isn't one other than trying to talk your local store/location into stocking the product which may be easy or hard depending on the store/location (how unfortunate that customer service is so lacking at times).

When distribution contracts expire, KI has been known to put the bundle cards on their site for purchase, unfortunately that takes awhile.

Not sure what can be done about it, since I am pretty sure it all comes down to the contracts they make to produce/distribute these products in the first place.

Good Luck all, keep your eyes open, I am sure some community sites will be offering these in contests, although that's not much consolation...

I've been trying to find a Hoodoo bundle but, can't seem to find one. I've searched all the Wal-marts within a 75 mile radius but, most don't even carry pirates101. can someone direct me where to find one. there website doesn't even list the bundle. Is there anywhere else to buy it other than Wal-mart cause they don't have it. I asked one of the employees and he replied and said they don't carry pirate101 cards only wizard.

Indigo Ring on Feb 22, 2014 wrote:

My wife and I have checked three Walmarts in our area, including one that has generally been very reliable about stocking P101 and W101 game cards. Nada. Interestingly, if you go to Walmart.com, they don't list the Hoodoo card at all. Disappointing, as we were both very much looking forward to purchasing one.

-Indigo

I know right like when you go online they have the cards that are sold at that store but when you go to the store they don't have and then your like…What the flooping heckles is going on here!?

There certainly seems to be something daffy about Walmart and this particular bundle. The Walmart right near where I work has always had every other bundle out there as soon as they were released (they had the Admiral's Bundle on the rack before KI even announced it existed, at least that I saw). If they run out of something, they immediately restock. Whoever manages that Department at this particularly Wallyworld pays attention to the game cards. But not this time. Three weeks or so after its release, still no sign. We have checked several other Walmarts as well - nada. (Did find a couple of Wizard101 Hawkrider Bundles hiding out at one, though. Woot! My favorite Wz bundle). And it is weird that Walmart online doesn't acknowledge its existence, either.

-Indigo

One-Eyed Jack on Mar 12, 2014 wrote:

For those who may be suffering from not being able to find the Hoodoo Bundle in your local Walmart, perhaps another solution (besides contacting Incomm, our distributor of these cards) could be to email your local Walmart through their "Contact Us" form on their site?

https://corporate.walmart.com/contact-us/store-corporate-feedback

I haven't tried this myself, but I do know that the UPC number for the Hoodoo bundle is "799366069324". Perhaps in their Product Question/Product Feedback form you could use this information to reach out to a local Walmart to request more information about making the Hoodoo Bundle available in your area?

Best of luck pirates!

Thanks SO much Jack. What a bonus having the UPC number. I feel like someone just sent me flowers.

FYI, Pirate101 cards (at all, much less the Hoodoo Bundle) don't appear to be available at Walmart in my area, either. I've emailed the stored with the UPC, per Jack's suggestion, to see if I can get any information from them.