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URF merch not getting restocked even tho TONS of people still want them?

FreshMeat707·4/3/2015, 5:48:25 PM·10 votes·2,395 views

I'm sorry Riot, but this is your dumbest decision by far. I get that they were only getting to last until URF mode was over, but look how many people still want them and didn't get payment from jobs until it was sold out -> http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/miscellaneous/lOPzTVey-urf-figurine-sold-out <- These people are still willing to give you their money for URF merch and you're shutting them down because you didn't prepare for more people to want them? And now that they do have the $ you're going to stop producing the URF items until the next time URF mode rolls around? You're halting your own cash flow and disappointing A LOT of customers. Just bring them back until the people in the URL and comments section there get their figures and hoodies, i already got mine and it doesn't feel right to me if i got it and they didn't have a chance. I stand behind the people who didn't get their URF merch, let them have cake! (Or in this case, Urf.)

12 Comments

phirestarter4/4/2015, 2:56:44 AM3 votes

This is kinda crazy, I understand the economics of creating artificial scarcity, but i think they went overboard with this.

Someone probably goofed estimated demand.

Sarutobi4/3/2015, 6:03:31 PM2 votes

sadly nothing will come of it. they said it was limited. my only concern was that since it was usually it should only be limited to 1 per customer, but i guess they rather get it out all at once. pretty sad i wanted to buy it but i cannot see myself spending 25$ on the figure PLUS 20$ shipping. thats just too much. if shipping was the same as the last time i used the merch store (5$) i wouldnt be so mad about it. But i guess we all lost this round. now we can either wait till next April, or wait till all the people who horded these items sell them overpriced on ebay!

ModCaptainMårvelous4/3/2015, 8:18:20 PM2 votes

It's amiibos all over again.

Wheatloaf4/4/2015, 3:13:42 AM2 votes

You don't just go "poofity poof poof magic magic" and suddenly have more merch... They planned to have a limited number available for a limited time. Even if they want to make more, that doesn't just happen.

MrKnockU0ut4/4/2015, 8:32:53 PM1 votes

You guys will probably think this effects my decision, but i ordered mine on either the first or the second day. I don't really see how they are screwing people over. They just prepared a certain quantity of the figurines and hoodies because it was a special event. Plus, the whole "limited quantity" is sort of what makes it a special item opposed to every other peice of merch on the store. Sure i'd be pissed if i didn't get a chance to order it, but for a community this large (Like what, several million - 10 million or more) i don't see how each and every person will be able to get their hands on it. Just in general, i wouldn't blame them.

Matthias91194/10/2015, 2:23:05 AM1 votes

These people are still willing to give you their money for URF merch and you're shutting them down because you didn't prepare for more people to want them?

You know that physical goods take, like, time to produce?

That said, given how fast they sold out it would be a nice gesture if they did another production run to give more people a shot at them, even if it was months from now. Although there's always next year...