Even Sci-Fi shops get that we don't want Gwack...

[hydrojen90.livejournal.com]

 I was just browsing the Forbidden Planet website (the internet one, not the actual shop one :P) and came across something quite amusing in my search for Torchwood items.

www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/#activePage=search&searchTerm=torchwood&searchCat=&searchMode=term&pagerPage=1&pagerTotalItems=11

As you see in this link, they have 3 different design mugs (although the Gwack one is there twice?). See anything interesting about the price? The Gwack mugs are half the price of the ones with only Jack and the rest of the team. They know we don't want them! If you look also, this is the same for the key rings as well. The Gwack one is in fact less than half the price of the team one :P Getting the hint yet Beeb?

Comments

[jsks.livejournal.com]

retail must not share rusty's love for saint gwen. damn wish they sold jack/ianto mugs or even a plain ianto mug i would buy it.

[bk_forever]

Yep! Even trying to give away things with Gwen on them doesn't work apparently. I'm sure the others are selling well even at full price.

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

I wonder what the Gwen mugs will sell for when she's the last one standing? They'd have to pay me to have one, LOL.

[mscatmoon.livejournal.com]

aviv_bI wonder what the Gwen mugs will sell for when she's the last one standing? They'd have to pay me to have one, LOL

They'd have to pay me as well. Then I'd have much fun smashing it into a thousand parts with a hammer. Then I would send the pieces back to them. Telling them exactly why; "replacement for damaged mug? Oh, no, I don't want another one, you can keep it. Now if you had a Ianto mug I would pay 3 times that much for it... you know what? On second thought, forget it, I'll get one that's fan made. Most things the fans do in TW are millions of times better than anything TPTB does anyway. Have a nice day."

[bk_forever]

Couldn't have put it better myself! The only use for Gwen mugs I can think of is target practice!

[jennelldhalrbj.livejournal.com]

Of course I could always buy one and then let one of my numerous offspring use it. It wouldn't last long, and we could have the fun of sweeping up Gwen in pieces.

[jsks.livejournal.com]

save your money because my idea is cheaper. download a gwen photo and stick it on a cup you hate(we all have one that no matter how many cups from the good dishes break it lives kind of like 'gwen') and then let the games begin. just be careful wouldn't want the little ones to get gwen cooties. i know going to to hell for that remark but hey john hart will be running the place then.

[jennelldhalrbj.livejournal.com]

I have a green mug with a face on it that I hate. I've had it for ages and it never gets broken. I'm haunted by that mug.

[jennelldhalrbj.livejournal.com]

Must add that we acquired, some time in the past, a Gwen doll. My oldest sawed its head off to make a movie. He fixed it on temporarily with part of a match stick. That head went into some odd places and finally disappeared for good. I often wonder if one of our cats ate it. They were certainly hitting it around the kitchen one day which seemed to me to be a fitting use for it.

[slns7552.livejournal.com]

Did anyone notice that the Gwack mugs are less than the mug of Jack and the car? She couldn't even beat the car!

[dr-doomsduck.livejournal.com]

This makes me happy, mind the keychains it's the same damn thing!

Ofcourse Gwen can't beat the car. The car had style and character!!

[ran-aya.livejournal.com]

I really need a like button on LJ. :D

When I'm in London I think I'll ask for a J/I mug or a team mug without Gwennypoo.

[dvcorvis.livejournal.com]

Tonner Dolls discontinued the Torchwood dolls because they didn't sell well -yes a lot of this was because they really did an awful job on them...but just before they discontinued them they dropped the price on the Gwen doll 30% and the Jack about 5%

I had an opportunity to ask the makers last year about making an Ianto doll and was told that they wanted to make one and that they personally felt it would be a better companion doll to Jack…but they were told by BBC licensing they HAD TO make a Gwen doll


BTW
<- Points to icon I made these from Ken dolls and then dressed them

[dr-doomsduck.livejournal.com]

That's just sad! One more for my Make-Gwen-Popular-fund theory... The merchandise sales certainly are telling. If only we could get our hands on the dvd-sales.

[ella-caramella.livejournal.com]

http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2009/20090802.php

It's even more interesting when you navigate through the following weeks and there's no trace of CoE.

[dr-doomsduck.livejournal.com]

http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2009/20090802.php

It's even more interesting when you navigate through the following weeks and there's no trace of CoE.

Basically that means that CoE only sold 40,000 in their first week, after that they never managed to top that. It's not completely strange for a third season of a series, the fans bought it the first week and after that it slunk for a bit.

In the archives of that site, the week that Season 1 came out, the lowest DVD on the scales had records of almost 200,000...so, there is just no comparing thát. In the week that season 2 came out, the lowest figure was 25,000 and it did not make that, nor did it make that the next couple of weeks.

Interesting to note is that at every Dvd selling site I look, Season 1 and 2 are always at LEAST double the price of season 3. This probably has to do with the fact that there are double the amount of discs in there.

Amazon has a list of best selling articles in the category of Torchwood, Guess who's on Top:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/dvd/386824011/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_d_1_5_last

That's right! Season 1 is selling better than season 3. Season 2 is the lowest of the three...not quite sure why that is.

[hydrojen90.livejournal.com]

Nice. I love your Ken dolls, especially Jack's smiley face XD You could always do what I do with my dolls and make them have sex. I have 3 Jack, 2 10th Doctor and 1 Ianto dolls. Ianto loves it. I know what he gets up to while I'm asleep...

[dvcorvis.livejournal.com]

like your icon mine were at it too lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/DorianGVB/stopwatch.jpg

as for 1:6 scale action...

Here's a too cute slide show
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v81/DorianGVB/?action=view¤t=29287f37.pbw

hot house
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/DorianGVB/hothouse3.jpg


And my first AGA post here ever was this (right after that July 15 2009 Wales Online interview

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/DorianGVB/offinggwen.jpg

[bk_forever]

All completely brilliant! =D

[dvcorvis.livejournal.com]

Thanks

here some other Gwen bashing scenes

Part 1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/DorianGVB/premature.jpg

Part 2
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v81/DorianGVB/?action=view¤t=afterlife.jpg

Gwen speaks up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/DorianGVB/gwenspeaksup2.jpg

[bk_forever]

ROFLMAO!!!! You are inspired! Especially love the Death ones - he really doesn't like other people messing up his system!

[jsks.livejournal.com]

love it

[hydrojen90.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha, these are absolutely brilliant! I love the little sets as well XD I'm SO going to do that with my guys now!

[bk_forever]

Your Jack and Ianto dolls are so much better, their clothes are brilliant!

[dvcorvis.livejournal.com]

:D thank you so much

[bk_forever]

Also, BBC licensing just never got it - people watched Torchwood despite Gwen, not because of her. No one wants Gwen action figures. I'd rather have a weevil, at least they have character!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

... and better teeth. *g*

[bk_forever]

So very true!

[dr-doomsduck.livejournal.com]

hmmpf, because apparently both Ella_Caramella and I are being 'suspicious' according to Livejournal, I am just going to try again to place BOTH our comments here.

Ella_Caramella: http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2009/20090802.php

It's even more interesting when you navigate through the following weeks and there's no trace of CoE.

Basically that means that CoE only sold 40,000 in their first week, after that they never managed to top that. It's not completely strange for a third season of a series, the fans bought it the first week and after that it slunk for a bit.

In the archives of that site, the week that Season 1 came out, the lowest DVD on the scales had records of almost 200,000...so, there is just no comparing thát. In the week that season 2 came out, the lowest figure was 25,000 and it did not make that, nor did it make that the next couple of weeks.

Interesting to note is that at every Dvd selling site I look, Season 1 and 2 are always at LEAST double the price of season 3. This probably has to do with the fact that there are double the amount of discs in there.

Amazon has a list of best selling articles in the category of Torchwood, Guess who's on Top:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/dvd/386824011/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_d_1_5_last

That's right! Season 1 is selling better than season 3. Season 2 is the lowest of the three...not quite sure why that is.

[hydrojen90.livejournal.com]

I un-spammed you :>

[blucougar.livejournal.com]

It's standard knowledge that the most heavily discounted items are the ones that are least popular. I agree - the BBC ought to take a really big hint, especially if RTD is serious about wanting to do one more specifically Gwen-centric story before he retires himself from the Sci Fi genre.

On a somewhat related note, I took advantage a few months back of an offer for a free mug from Vista Print. All I had to pay for was postage, and the uploading of whatever pictures I chose. I selected a lovely montage of Janto images for one side, and for the other I picked an image of That Kiss from early series 2. Needless to say, I was very very happy to get a genuine Janto mug for myself, and I can admire my pretty boys whenever I have a cup of tea (sorry, don't drink coffee) without any hint of the Teflon Tart in sight.

[hydrojen90.livejournal.com]

Argh, jealous :( This is what I actually want, which is the reason I found this in the first place :P I'm just trying to get a decent image at the moment, certainly without The Cooper.

[jsks.livejournal.com]

very jealous. must find my own mug.