This sounds pretty dead on to me. I just wish they would have some sort of trade station/group set up.
We were chasing a director figure last year, and the main reason we finally got him is because the employee at Five and Dime told me that they had one under the counter that they could trade for if I didn't pull him from the box.
Disney used to have a case behind the counter for some Vinylmations that you could trade for if you didn't like (or already had) the one you got. That would be nice.