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10/07/09 2:53 PM
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Many KISS Fans have emailed KISSasylum.com frustrated about their experiences trying to find the "KISS Korner" displays in many of the Walmart locations that are supposed to have them. Below are a few of their experiences:
George from New Jersey reports: "I stopped by a WalMart today in Linden, NJ to check out the KISS display. It was a bit sad. Wasn't very big of a display. A CD rack and then next to it, the M&Ms, Potato Heads (Although not many Spaceman & Catman heads), T-shirts & blankets. The Halloween stuff was in another section and was just a Gene (The Demon) and Paul (The Starchild) mask - and they only had a Demon wig, there was no Starchild Wig."
"There was still a ton of boxes on a cart in front of the display at noon seemingly indicating that all was not put out yet. But the best part was the section that the new CDs were in (see the photo). Either KISS has changed their musical style drastically or Gene Simmons has suceeded in convincing people that KISS is a religion."
KIDGEO reports: "A lot of the Walmarts that were on the list from KOL as having KISS Korners actually DO NOT!!! I went to three local stores that were on the list and NONE had the Korners or merchandise... and one did not even have the CD!!!"
Geoff from NY reports: "Just wondering if I am the only one whose Wal-Mart's aren't featuring KISS Korners. According to the list of participating stores on KOL, these stores are supposed be featuring them. At 9AM this morning, the East Syracuse, NY store didn't have any featured KISS items at all...Not their new CD, not any old CD's for that matter, no T-shirts, no Halloween make-up, no blankets...NOTHING! So I travelled to the Cicero, NY store, where at least I found their new CD and potato heads in the music department, but still no blankets, no trading cards, no Halloween make up, no M&M's and no T-shirts. I'm more than a little irritated at this... I left the store with only the Sonic Boom CD."
Pat from Virginia reports: "Unbelievable!! Went to Walmart located in Sterling Virginia this morning excited to buy the new KISS record and guess what?? Nothing was out!! No records,No KISS merchandise NOTHING. There were at least 10 people standing there waiting as I walked to the record/electronics dept. There was one guy who had been there waiting for 45 minutes. Not to mention NONE of the managers at this particular walmart had any Idea about the exclusive KISS album. The only thing they did was bring out enough cd's for the people waiting. All of those KISS fans that waited were not happy at all to say the least."
Bob from Nevada reports: "I just looked over your list of Walmarts and from first hand experince and talking with the nice lady at one of them, NOT every Walmart has the display. From her sources, only the Supercenters have the displays with all the other goodies in them. I had to go to two today. the first one (N. Nellis in LV) only had the album, no display and thats where she told me to go to the Supercenters..the second one had a very limited supply of items, no wigs, AND NO SONIC BOOM DISC. So, be prepared to spend time and gas to search these Walmarts...Good luck to the many frustrated KISS fans out..."
Chris from Illinois reports: "Went to the Walmart in Darien, IL today. After prolonged searching throughout the store, I found the "KISS Korner" - or should I say, the "KISS half-empty couple of shelves!" All they had were CDs, two action figures, and trading cards. The M&Ms were in the front of the store, almost out of sight behind the cash register. After buying the CD, I unwrapped it in the car so I could crank it on the way home... lo and behold, the DVD slot was empty! I went back into the store and exchanged it for another copy; this one had the DVD. I LOVE KISS, but this was a very disappointing experience!"
A Look at Walmart's online site shows that many of the items are available "Online Only" while others - INCLUDING SONIC BOOM - are available only "Online" or "In Limited Stores"
It would appear that the full KISS Korners are very limited and the actual product available in your local Walmart(s) may be a limited subset.
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