Article Archive for December 2008
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Disney Pixar, Film, Marketing, Retail, Toys, TV on 13 December 2008
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On sale at the Disney Stores only – not officially part of the Mattel diecast line but looks to be in scale for the Mini’s and the RC CARS look pretty cute – now on sale at $14.99. I was going to pick up a couple but I parked way at the other end of […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 12 December 2008
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If you’re collecting Race O Rama cards and wonder where you stand, here is a check list checklist through 2008. This includes everything that will be released as a single through CASE E or in other words, from CASE A through CASE E. Case E probably won’t make it into your hands until AFTER Christmas […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 11 December 2008
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Case D is just starting to ship from the warehouse and CASE E should be out in January. Well, it looks like Mattel’s warehouse is burning the midnight oil – CASE E is shipping as we speak so one more box out before 2009 is officially here. Happy hunting! And yes, a little too top […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 11 December 2008
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Courtesy of GRAPHJAM … More GRAPHJAMS (Step on up and create your own ๐ … There might be a few CARS related ones ๐ … send us the link in the comments …)
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 11 December 2008
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Keep in mind they just finished these a month ago so it will take a while to sculpt, get approvals, create molds, make them and ship them to us … so don’t start holding your breath just yet, we still have 6 months but clear out your shelves, convert your gold hoard to cash … […]
Posted in Advertising, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 11 December 2008
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Via Bloomberg: “Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) — KB Toys Inc., the 86-year-old toy retailer, filed for bankruptcy three years after leaving court protection, blaming a cash crisis caused by a โsuddenโ drop in sales at its 277 stores. The company, based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, exited bankruptcy in 2005 after closing hundreds of stores. KB Toys said […]
Posted in Advertising, CARS, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 11 December 2008
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First, do not do this at home unless you are a trained professional … next thing you know … But if you can’t wait until June until the CAR TOONS Rescue Squad Mater comes out … Sander P. has done a Burnt Lightning McQueen … Thanks for the nice pics, Sander P. So, remember not […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 10 December 2008
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Buying CARS is not like most things – any pansy can just kudzu to the section marked on the canopy, drop it in a cart and pay for it … CARS, holy fertilizer, it is the winter of our discontent. With CARS, it not just hit or miss but after checking the toy section, you […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 10 December 2008
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These are available (in theory), has any retailers actually ordered them? Anyone actually see one on the store shelf? Maybe it’s in a box under a tarp in gardening? Children’s Toy Closet just let me know that they are arriving in a few days so if you want to order one from them. Otherwise the […]
Posted in CARS, Contests, Disney Pixar, Mattel, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Toys on 10 December 2008
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The December contest produced some really nice entries across the board.ย Here are our four winners: An HHR submitted by Supergrassgirl. A wood skinned lambo submitted by h1topper. A unique tank submitted by Gervart. A nice bluesmobile submitted by Jarrod. Submissions came from across the U.S., the UK, Australia, and France!ย Well done folks!ย We […]