water warriors, stats, sizzling cool ???
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water warriors, stats, sizzling cool ???
I was in toys are us with my brother few days ago and when he was waiting in the queue I decided to look around, I fond a shelf full of water guns that looked like and had the same name as the water warriors but were called stats. There was a steady stream, a hornet and a fire fly that with the expectation of the steady stream are all discounted as far as I no of, and there was also a water warriors shark that was apparently made by sizzling cool. There where all in different colours from the water warriors version. Anyone else seen this or have an explanation for this? I think if you go onto the toys r us uk site you can see them.
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Re: water warriors, stats, sizzling cool ???
It sounds like Buzz Bee Toys rebranded themselves for the UK. Have you sent them an email?
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Re: water warriors, stats, sizzling cool ???
I believe "Sizzling Cool" and "Stats Splash" are private labels of Toys'R'Us. Must have struck a deal with Buzz Bee Toys to have some of the Water Warriors blasters made for those particular labels. One can also find "Sizzling Cool" Water Warriors blasters in North America; not sure about "Stats Splash".
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Re: water warriors, stats, sizzling cool ???
I'd heard of "Sizzling Cool," but not "Stats Splash." For some reason I didn't equate "Sizzling Cool" with Buzz Bee Toys water guns.
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Re: water warriors, stats, sizzling cool ???
I was perusing the Toys R Us UK websites, and they have a 'Sizzling Cool' Shark and 'Stats' Hornet and Firefly. Toys R Us have other things branded 'Stats', like football goals, cricket sets, mostly children's sports stuff (which would explain the 'Stats' name).
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Re: water warriors, stats, sizzling cool ???
Not sure where to add this comment; it seems to make sense here, even though this thread is pretty old...
I just received a TRU paper ad, and the Sizzlin' Cool Dragonfly (2-pack on sale for 14.99) is clearly a repackaged Water Warriors Firefly. According to the web page it even still has the electronic gauge (but I've heard that's not so with the WW Hornet, which they repack as "Cricket" so I'd check the box before expecting it).
EDIT: checked at the store. Cricket has no gauge, but Dragonfly has a mechanical dial. An improvement over the electronic junk in my opinion.
I just received a TRU paper ad, and the Sizzlin' Cool Dragonfly (2-pack on sale for 14.99) is clearly a repackaged Water Warriors Firefly. According to the web page it even still has the electronic gauge (but I've heard that's not so with the WW Hornet, which they repack as "Cricket" so I'd check the box before expecting it).
EDIT: checked at the store. Cricket has no gauge, but Dragonfly has a mechanical dial. An improvement over the electronic junk in my opinion.
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Re: water warriors, stats, sizzling cool ???
This is all really bizare. I would NOT buy them.
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Re: water warriors, stats, sizzling cool ???
I communicated with Buzz Bee last month about the repacking of their foam dart products, and there's nothing underhanded or deceptive about this kind of cooperative packaging. I received the impression that it's pretty important to BuzzBee to manufacture their products according to what the retailers want to buy. As a general rule, it is my understanding that if the retailer puts their name on the box, they also take responsibility for support and warranty issues. Which is probably why BuzzBee couldn't answer one of my questions.JuchTurtles wrote:This is all really bizare. I would NOT buy them.
But I'm confident that there are no underhanded dealings going on here. You'd be getting BuzzBee products, and a TRU (implied) warranty. At a bargain price, usually. At a mere two for $15, I gave some thought to buying a pack of those Dragonfly soakers just for parts.
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Re: water warriors, stats, sizzling cool ???
Yeah, I'm sure they're legitimate. A big retailer isn't gonna sell illegal copies, and Buzz Bee wouldn't let substandard copies be made since it would hurt their own brand.
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Others: Waterbolt, The Blaster, Storm 500, Shield Blaster 2000, generic PR gun, generic backpack piston pumper (broken), 3l garden sprayer M, 10l water carrier:
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Super Soaker: XP215, 2xXP220, Liquidator, Aquashock Secret Strike M(odded), Arctic Blast M, CPS1200, CPS2100, SC Power Pak, 3l aquapack, 1.5l aquapack
Water Warriors: Jet, Sting Ray M, Shark, Argon M, Tiger Shark, PulseMaster
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Re: water warriors, stats, sizzling cool ???
Thanks for posting that information Bob. I had wondered about rebranding, but I never bothered to ask those who would know.