Article Archive for September 2008

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Target Value Packs – Clearance, Clarance
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, Magazine, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 4 September 2008
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The Target Value 2-Packs have been reduced to $7.48 This includes both the Movie Moments packs and the Pit Row Race Off (launchers) 2-packs. It might’ve been some grand plan that Mattel & Target worked out – we’ll sell you Value Packs at $6 and see how many you can sell at $14.99 and then […]

Mattel Pixar CARS: ‘Stickers’ McQueen Versus White Wall McQueen
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 3 September 2008
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Some people have reported getting a ‘whitewall’ McQueen in a blister card for STICKERS McQUEEN … there are some obvious and subtle differences … Of course, both have whitewall tires … The differences? The most obvious of course is that ‘Stickers’ McQueen has three bumper stickers placed on him during his visit to Lizzie’s Curio […]

Mattel Pixar CARS: ‘Stickers’ McQueen – The CSI Way to Watch & Collect CARS
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, TV on 2 September 2008
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Thanks for Missouri John & Son … 140 years ago, they were the feared lawman keeping law and order in … um, Missouri? But, nowadays, they are focused on catching McQueen non-canon matches from the film … so thanks for the heads up … let’s roll the tape, er, magic pixels of the DVD … […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: World of CARS Cards – The Rare, The Hard to Find & the Not So Much Check List Checklist
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 September 2008
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Now that the reign of WORLD OF CARS is almost over … it’s time to look back and for those who are card completists to panic and cry like a little baby … well, maybe that’s just me – I forgot I put a case under the guest bed … for a few minutes, I […]

Mattel Pixar CARS: The Piston Cup Racers Planning Check List
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 September 2008
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For those that missed it, here is the checklist chart for the next few months of building your Piston Cup Pit Row diorama … The BLACK HEADER highway sign means it’s out, the blank highway sign means it’s announced or shown at a trade show but not yet out. UPDATED VERSION! This is what is […]

Disney Pixar CARS: Let Them Eat Cake
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Posted in CARS, Disney Pixar, Film, Food, Retail on 1 September 2008
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This CARS thing might just catch on – as one of our readers pointed out, there’s this place that will sell you something called a cake pan where apparently you put ingredients into this thing, bake it and then decorate it – interesting … what will they think of next? Chop down my own tree, […]