I had a coupon for TRU, $5 off of a $25 purchase, and I used it to pick up some poly bag sets that I hadn't been seeing other places. Everyone likes an exclusive, except the goddamn customer. Who likes traipsing all over hill and dale looking for that one set that each store has just run out of? 
Not this guy. Lucky for me a TRU and the LEGO store are just minutes away from work. Equally lucky for me is I don't feel I need all the polybag sets. The LEGO store rarely gets the same polybag sets as the chain stores so I occasionally pop into TRU to see if anything has turned up. Today I crammed my sandwich in my pie hole and ran out at lunch. I came back with the Batman Jetski and a couple of other sets. There's not 
much to this one, a simple vehicle and Bats. The pieces are ones I don't use a lot but once you have a bunch they might come in handy. The only nice thing? It's got no wheels. It does have 40 pieces but for a whacking 5 bucks. Sure not a bargain, but TRU isn't cheap, which makes it less likely for me to shop 
there. Same goes with Target, though they aren't over suggested retail at all the stores. I don't usually buy sets at full price at either place but I do look for a sale or a nice clearance. LEGO rarely has a sale at their store so it's nice to get even a 20% discount. I wanted a Batman figure. I don't need it, it's so specialized a costume that it won't be good for much, but it's nice to have one. Maybe I'll make another Batman MOC someday. He looks pretty good and he's got a face with printing on both sides. I don't care for that grinny face much. Who makes a face like that? I don't know. There is a good control panel I can add to my collection. Good costume on the Batman and it's printed both sides. Not a bad set but not a very exciting one. Kids might like using the flick missles but I didn't care enough to bother building the set. Can't build them all, just not enough time. If you just need a Batman this is a good set to get since it's fairly cheap. The same figure is in two other larger sets that requirer a larger investment.
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