Article Archive for January 2009

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 26 January 2009
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“Short Card” Lane Mates now featuring one (or two) totally free round transparent stickers as a glue booster. Chuki_Mama spotted these at a Target … There is one directly under the WOC’s logo and another on Sally (Orange Arrow). You know, the old saying, if the glue does not stick, put a clear sticker on […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 26 January 2009
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I guess I vaguely recalled seeing a Mater a long time ago but forgot about them but in case you want fairly large sized standees of the CARS townies … here ya go … Mater is @55 inches x 41 inches or about 4′ 6″ (wide) by 3.4″ (tall) – most of the others differ […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 26 January 2009
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For all those who thought – Showgirls, sure – but who wants another McQueen? First, notice the nice chrome on the Showgirls … nice upgrade there … Of course, like you really needed a extra nice quality reason to buy these … did you also take a closer look at McQueen? It’s “I’m Passing YOU […]

Posted in Advertising, Film, Internet, Marketing, Retail, Toys, TV on 25 January 2009
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I guess kids will like this … Yep … It’s what you think it is and it’s real … from Bemis. If you live in Sheboygan Falls, you can go directly to their showroom. Maybe it’s just me but I don’t really like racing around my bathroom or having to race to my bathroom … […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 25 January 2009
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Hey, look kids, it’s the Disney Store Mack with free hernia! Gervart found this at the Disney Store in UK … Looks nice from a distance … though good luck trying to carry 30 CARS around … of course, I’m guessing they are all plastic – otherwise, how is a kid going to lull around […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 25 January 2009
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Now that UKers have a near mythical toy shop where the shelves are bulging with CARS and shopping is as simple as maneuvering a cart into the aisle and buying to your heart’s content – there is such a Walmart right here in America. If you find it, your reward is you get to trade […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 25 January 2009
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BrownFury went to check out the “American Flyer Train Club” setup at the the local train show and took a few snaps for us … A few customs playsets, of course … traffic light not to scale – and these guys weren’t stoned at a scale train show? 🙂 Sorry, cones look to be a […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 January 2009
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Some things to note with the latest release of the 3-CAR Gift Pack, the Finish Line McQueen is faced another way but the Dinoco Mia Tia McQueen are all the same from the last release – as are the Team No Stall release – they all look essentially the same. However, Mater is arguably different […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 January 2009
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And now for something completely different. Like with many things related to CARS, it just shows up – and in the oddest places … DanversMABlowhard spotted this at the Stop N Shop grocery store in Watertown MA. Holds 4 or 5 CARS deep – 16 slots – 64 or 80 CARS? Interesting. Many retailers like […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV, Uncategorized on 24 January 2009
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This was the proto shot of the Mater & Chick Hicks Pitty 3-pack … UPGRADE! This is the ACTUAL version shipping … Trivia buffs can note that presumably only three Pitty’s will have actual “names” now … can you name them ? 🙂 Here’s what the dudes look like open … The Chick Hicks Pitty’s […]