And yes, there will be a NEW Buy 5, Get 1 Free at TRU promotions for N20 Cola.

Thanks for the scan of the flyer, “DisneyCarsFanatic.”

It is NOT starting until the 26th so NONE of your purchases count yet!

The 5 For 1 Promotions Website is still showing the SIDEWALL SHINE promotion but presumably on 10/26/2008, they will make the big switchover. The promotion runs until 12/31/2008.

It works the same as before – essentially every CAR released ever in the US counts towards the free CAR when you buy it at TRU. Buy 5, send in MATCHING receipts, cardbacks, & $5 to get the CAR.

Note they have moved the UPC to the back on the WOC:Race O Rama cards, you do NOT need to send in the card portion underneath the CAR anymore. But if you are buying plain ole World of CARS cards, you still need the UPC which is underneath the car on its own cardboard. Do NOT forget to send in that piece also.

BUT this being TRU, you have to 100% vigiliant!

For some oddball reason, TRU will occasionally sticker over the Mattel UPC and place their own – these UPC’s do NOT match up with the ones on the approved list – DO NOT BUY! RETURN those CARS. Why does TRU do that? No clue.

Some people report that lazy TRU cashiers might run one UPC and then try and just list the other CARS you’re buying (presuming you’re buying different CARS) as ‘quantity’ 4 or whatever … this makes your receipt INVALID for the promotions and in fact, disallows your returns at TRU anyway since the UPC doesn’t match. If they attempt this, stop them and politely point out you are buying these for a promotions and they must be rung up separately. Again, accepting this only invalidates your receipt for the promotions so either ask them to ring it up again or walk away. Of course, if you’re really buying 4 of one CAR, then you are okay.

DisneyCarsFanatic also scanned in the eligible UPC’s …

This list essentially matches the previous website listing with the addition of about 16 UPC’s at the bottom last column – the new Race O Rama releases from CASE A, CASE B and maybe even CASE C … we’ll find out when they update the website as to what new UPC belongs to what CAR.

You’ll also notice some of the Kmart CARS on this approved list even though – good luck finding them at TRU. It does not mean TRU will be getting them, it is only listed in that for some reason, the CARS Collector Day Event had fallen through at Kmart and maybe they had to move the promotions so you’ll find a lot of CARS on the list that do not exist or will not be out by 12/31/2008 but they want it covered just in case. It’s better to have something on he list not actually available at TRU than to have you buy something that got shipped early and not count.

So again, hold off shopping for singles at TRU that you PLAN TO OPEN until the 26th … those you plan on keeping MINT ON CARD – shop away.

And yes, this promotions makes very little sense – the last promotions at least made sense – TRU not ordering much of anything and basically bribing you to help clear the shelf which most of us did … but now, there is more & in particular – NEW merchandise that does not really need much help to sell, especially during the holidays so … odd but hey, whatever.

N20 Cola might also be the mystery CAR that the UK is getting as part of their Buy 6 promotions … yea, yea, we know, we only have to buy 5 at $3.59 and you have to buy 6 at £4 to get the same CAR but hey, we don’t get all the free surgery we want so …

UPC list from last time so no Race O Rama CARS are listed …

UPC CODES        SKU    NAME

027084 47639 2       K4585 CARS RADIATOR SPRINGS LIGHTNING McQUEEN

027084 47640 8       K4586 CARS RAMONE (yellow)

027084 47641 5       K4587 CARS BOOST

027084 47642 2       K4588 CARS FABULOUS HUDSON HORNET

027084 47643 9       K4589 CARS YOUNG MATER

027084 47645 3       K4591 CARS HAMM

027084 47646 0       K4592 CARS FERRARI F430

027084 47647 7       K4593 CARS CRUISIN’ LIGHTNING McQUEEN

027084 49401 3       L4143 CARS DIRT TRACK LIGHTNING McQUEEN

027084 49403 7       L4145 CARS HYDRAULIC RAMONE

027084 49404 4       L4146 CARS RAMONE (purple)

027084 49405 1       L4147 CARS TEX DINOCO

027084 49406 8       L4148 CARS RPM #64

027084 49407 5       L4149 CARS BOB CUTLASS

027084 49408 2       L4150 CARS DARRELL CARTRIP

027084 49409 9       L4151 CARS FRED

027084 49410 5       L4152 CARS DALE EARNHARDT JR.

027084 49411 2       L4153 CARS MARIO ANDRETTI

027084 49413 6       L4155 CARS YETI THE ABOMINABLE SNOWPLOW

027084 49414 3       L4156 CARS DINOCO HELICOPTER

027084 50397 5       L5251 CARS LIGHTNING McQUEEN

027084 50398 2       L5252 CARS SALLY

027084 50399 9       L5253 CARS MATER

027084 50400 2       L5254 CARS SHERIFF

027084 50401 9       L5255 CARS DOC HUDSON

027084 50402 6       L5256 CARS LIZZIE

027084 50403 3       L5257 CARS CHICK HICKS

027084 50404 0       L5258 CARS THE KING

027084 50405 7       L5259 CARS WINGO

027084 50406 4       L5260 CARS DJ

027084 50407 1       L5261 CARS DINOCO LIGHTNING McQUEEN

027084 50408 8       L5262 CARS RAMONE (green)

027084 50409 5       L5263 CARS NITROADE

027084 50410 1       L5264 CARS LEAK LESS

027084 51753 8       L6550 CARS BUG FACE LIGHTNING McQUEEN

027084 51754 5       L6551 CARS BLING-BLING LIGHTNING McQUEEN

027084 51755 2       L6552 CARS DINOCO CHICK HICKS

027084 51756 9       L6553 CARS TONGUE LIGHTNING McQUEEN

027084 51757 6       L6554 CARS CARS OLD SCHOOL RAMONE

027084 55985 9       M1252 CARS FILLMORE

027084 55987 3       M1254 CARS SNOT ROD

027084 56963 6       M2319 CARS PIT CREW MEMBER FABULOUS HUDSON HORNET

027084 56964 3       M2320 CARS TOW

027084 56965 0       M2321 CARS CHUKI

027084 56966 7       M2322 CARS PIT CREW MEMBER FILLMORE

027084 56967 4       M2323 CARS LIGHTNING RAMONE

027084 58369 4       M4240 CARS NOT CHUCK

027084 58370 0       M4241 CARS GUIDO

027084 58371 7       M4242 CARS RACE OFFICIAL TOM

027084 59326 6       M5253 CARS VAN

027084 59327 3       M5254 CARS CACTUS LIGHTNING McQUEEN

027084 59328 0       M5255 CARS GHOSTLIGHT RAMONE

027084 59329 7       M5256 CARS AL OFT THE LIGHTYEAR BLIMP

027084 59331 0       M5258 CARS PISTON CUP PACE CAR

027084 59332 7       M5259 CARS KORI TURBOWITZ

027084 59964 0       M6099 CARS DINOCO PITTY

027084 59971 8       M6106 CARS OCTANE GAIN PITTY

027084 59975 6       M6110 CARS STACY

027084 59977 0       M6112 CARS KATHY COPTER

027084 59978 7       M6113 CARS RON HOVER

027084 59979 4       M6114 CARS SPIN OUT LIGHTNING McQUEEN

027084 59980 0       M6115 CARS AXLE ACCELERATOR

027084 59984 8       M6119 CARS CHIEF NO STALL

027084 59985 5       M6120 CARS TAR LIGHTNING McQUEEN

027084 59987 9       M6122 CARS PETROL PULASKI

027084 59990 9       M6125 CARS DEXTER HOOVER

027084 64142 4       N0929 CARS SALUTING SARGE

027084 65482 0       N2481 CARS LEROY TRAFFIK

027084 65484 4       N2483 CARS TANK COAT PITTY

027084 65485 1       N2484 CARS NITROADE PITTY

027084 65487 5       N2486 CARS EDWIN KRANKS

027084 65489 9       N2488 CARS FRED

027084 65490 5       N2489 CARS CHIEF RPM

027084 65491 2       N2490 CARS SALLY WITH CONE

027084 70745 8       N8471 CARS LIGHTNING McQUEEN (with bumper stickers)

027084 70746 5       N8472 CARS FRED  (with bumper stickers)

027084 70788 5       N8514 CARS SHINY WAX

027084 70789 2       N8515 CARS SPAREMINT

027084 71726 6       N9860 CARS SPUTTERSTOP

027084 71727 3       N9861 CARS TRANSBERRY  JUICE

027084 71728 0       N9862 CARS VIEW ZEEN