Article Archive for October 2008

Disney Pixar CARS: Pez CARS
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Disney Pixar, Marketing, Retail, Toys, TV on 8 October 2008
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While you’re waiting in line for Target, or Wal-Mart to open, here’s some pellet nutrition for you … they’re only like 35 calories each … I think the problem is of course when you eat 100 at a time … “Jorge” was kind enough to send us some pics … I believe these came out […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Race O Rama Cards – Your Money’s Worth
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 8 October 2008
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The new World of CARS: Race O Rama design is literally a handful … you definitely get your money’s worth just in the packaging and inclusion … Front of the card without the blister bubble. The new name plate – actually taped in placed in the area below right. Of course, color coordinated to the […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The Retail Power of CARS
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 8 October 2008
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“The world is collapsing on the radio …” The ‘real’ world sure, but CARS LAND – lalalalala lalala … Here is the beautiful photo by JD of a Walmart endcap a week ago … And now, a week later? Same store. From @200 singles, 14 oversized blisters and 6 Banshees to @70 singles, ZERO oversized […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Walmart Endcap Update (More Coming?)
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 7 October 2008
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The evidence does seem to point that the rumors of some Wal marts getting the endcap in two or three shipments seems correct. I visited several stores that had the remanants of the oversized cards having been displayed … a few Barney’s and Blimps. Lightning Storm McQ seems to be the sellout. There were a […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Race ‘N Chase Box Set – Target – Back
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 7 October 2008
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Making a successful return engagement, it was a big hit – the Target exclusive Race & Chase Box Set … One Target already down to 3? It’s a very nice looking display box along with a retail exclusive Piston Cup Racer, Re-Volting which was only previously available in the Motor Speedway of the South set. […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Sears & JC Penney’s Toys Shopping … Uh, Not So Much
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 7 October 2008
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Well, JC Penney seems to have put up an section we can probably call a toy section … Yes, it looks suspiciously like the Mevyn’s deal where Mattel-Hasbro made a deal with JCP (like Mervyn’s) to bring in X amount of toys per stores minus a nice discount and allows them to present the merchandise […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Random Photos & Sidewall Letter From Customer Relations
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 7 October 2008
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Thanks to everyone who send in photos, keep ’em coming – we’ll fit them in where we can – or we’ll just randomly unleashed them … Top 10 Captions … “HULK Smash” “I can see the recycle logo also but I think they mean after I open it.” “Yes, I know I thought a garbage […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Side by Side Oversized-Mega Size Versus Normal
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 6 October 2008
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Some photos to see the Mega Sized line versus the regular: Yea, it was getting kind of dark but I was too lazy to drag out the whole lighting kit so no difference in color, just a little more shadowy on the right – can you guess who is the 98%-metal versus the metal-plastic Barney […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Collecting From the Beginning-The Tactical
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 6 October 2008
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This is sort of Part II to How to Begin Collecting CARS (Part 1 is here). Then the rest of the list breaks down into how you plan on collecting – if your goal is simply own one of each CAR to open – You should not have much trouble finding them in stores ranging […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The “Limited” and “Exclusives” CARS Price List
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Magazine, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 6 October 2008
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(This is a post that was originally part of a post on answering the cost of what Chase ‘Stickers’ McQueen future value will be but it was hard to find and search for so split up & moved here). Basically, every CARS limited item has increased in value and held steady for long periods of […]