Energon Cube Candy is best merchandise ever!!!!!

Notabot · Post by **Notabot** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:00 am

Seriously!
I picked it up at TRU for $2.19. It looked like 8 individual plastic cubes with some cardboard pictures around it. Turns out only 2 have candy in them (no loss since the candy is like unzippy stale Nerds). However, the whole thing is one of those mindboggling flippable puzzle type things that flips one way, then another even though you don't think it should be able to flip that way. It makes a whole bunch of pictures depending on how it's flipped. One has some G1 guys (Prowl, Jazz, etc.), one has Megatron and Devastator, one's got Prime and Superion. My favorite is one with several generations of Primes all together. G1, RID, Beast Wars, Armada, etc. Very cool. There's a similar side with G1, G2, & BW Megatron. All for 2 bucks. Totally worth it!
The original plan was peeling off the stickers and having some cool little plastic energon cubes strewn amongst the displayed TFs. It's WAY too cool to rip up like that, though. Check it out if you get the chance.
I'll post some pics if wanted, and if I get a chance early next week.

Dreadwing · Post by **Dreadwing** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:52 am

YES! I have got to get some of this stuff. Best Movie tie in ever!

redman prime · Post by **redman prime** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 5:55 am

I was playing with one waiting in line at 7-11 earlier tonight..
weird to see it posted.

I didn't buy it, but was pretty intrigued

slartibartfast · Post by **slartibartfast** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:11 am

Pictures ! Or else it doesn't exist !

... the only reason I admit the bush family is for real.

redman prime · Post by **redman prime** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:43 am

Originally posted by slartibartfast
Pictures ! Or else it doesn't exist !

... the only reason I admit the bush family is for real.

Him glad-handing with Sarkozy proof he's not a stroke that you haven't awaken from?

And on topic, Notabot's word has been good on these frontiers long before you landed.. wait, that's last of the mohicans.

Can I just call you montcalm?

slartibartfast · Post by **slartibartfast** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:57 am

[annoying childish whine]but I wanna see it flip ! Sounds like the most exciting random merchanising thing since at least 100 years ago...

and that's marquis de montcalm.[/annoying childish whine]

Notabot · Post by **Notabot** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:38 am

Pictures coming soon. My "weekend" just started. Sadly, though, static 2D pictures just can't do it justice. The supreme joy of it is in the baffling folds and twists and turns it takes to produce said pictures. I'm pretty sure anti-matter or subspace is involved somehow. Which is baffling since it only cost two bucks.
The other bugaboo is that I can't find the taste tag to post the candy experience either.

slartibartfast · Post by **slartibartfast** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:22 am

now you're just exciting my interest and milking my anticipation now aren't you ?

Notabot · Post by **Notabot** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:08 pm

Since you've been such a patient little bunny, Senior Slarti, I've rewarded you not just with pictures, but with a full-on multi-media extravaganza.

And if you want to taste the candy, just lick the screen. I've incorporated that into the presentation.
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martyboy70 · Post by **martyboy70** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:41 pm

Mmmmm tastes like chicken

chiasaur11 · Post by **chiasaur11** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:01 pm

Man, I wish I'd cleaned the screen before licking.

redman prime · Post by **redman prime** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:39 am

That's the one i was playing with.

so are you not entertained?

man, i'm on a movie kick lately....

slartibartfast · Post by **slartibartfast** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:31 am

Originally posted by Notabot
Since you've been such a patient little bunny, Senior Slarti, I've rewarded you not just with pictures, but with a full-on multi-media extravaganza.

YES ! YESS !!

Random tie-in merchandising has never been so street. Thanks Notabot.

Osku · Post by **Osku** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:50 pm

I'm seriously worried about you people.

Nice presentation mr. N.O.T. Abot

slartibartfast · Post by **slartibartfast** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:43 pm

Personally, I'm more worried about carnivorous pigeons.

chiasaur11 · Post by **chiasaur11** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:14 pm

Carnivorus pigeons are just an elaborate government conspiracy to distract you from the real threat.

Man-eating attack ducks.

slartibartfast · Post by **slartibartfast** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:53 pm

Seriously. Here in paris I've seen pigeons eating roadkill. It's only a matter of time before there are giant scraplet-like conglomerate pigeon-monsters with old ladies with a handful of breadcrumbs at eachs' core. Eating toxic waste so that their markspigeon aim will burn through flesh and bone.

Cute ducks don't stand a chance. Unless they got wing lasers.

chiasaur11 · Post by **chiasaur11** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:40 am

That is the least dangerous weapon in their aresenal of terror.

Their inherent lovability adds to the threat, reducing our resistance to their occupation!

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:41 am

Fantastic!Where can I buy one?:D

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