Article Archive for February 2009

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Mattel Financial Numbers
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 February 2009
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Mattel’s financial numbers for Q4 (the hliday quarter was released and numbers were not so good) … Overall, Mattel’s profit for the quarter of $176m was 46 per cent down on the same period in 2007, and missed forecasts from Wall Street analysts. The collapse of Woolworths in the UK was one of the factors […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Matty Could Use Your Help …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 February 2009
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If your a friend of Matty on Facebook … He might send you a survey … Thanks for the heads up PirateDad …

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Mini’s Speedway of the South?
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV, Uncategorized on 2 February 2009
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The best analogy for the MINI’s are they are the California Adventures Theme Park and the 1:55 series is Disneyland. No matter what, it just cannot hope to compare. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with California Adventures, it’s just not Disneyland. Or if your brother is Michael Jordan … good luck escaping that shadow […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Bumper Save Variant – Little Help …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 February 2009
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Jason T. spotted something pretty interesting on Bumper Save … It looks like he found a “different” mouth on his … look at the pics, look at yours and let’s piece this mystery together … So, check yours along with these and see if yours matches or does not match (okay, there is a third […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: New Mini’s – Maxi Cool
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 February 2009
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These are from the MINI cases B & C … Unfortunately, I was watching TV and opened the boxes to photograph but just made one giant stack so … all I can tell you is that they are from the last two case … whoops … Monster Truck McQueen & Chick Hicks (2-pack) it’s nicely […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Mighty Mack to Nano Gasaphon Mack
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 February 2009
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From the beginning of CARS, the diecast line, we have had always had Mack … mainly because he’s a great character but also because the “real” Mack Superliner is such a great and iconic design of what a TRUCK should be. The first release was essentially at the same time as the singles, the Mack […]