Article Archive for 2 March 2009

TakeFiveADay – Megaheat Contest Winner Says, “Good CARS, I’ll Keep Them.”
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, Contests, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 March 2009
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Last week, we had a MegaHeat contest which not surprisingly ended up with MegaHeat giving away the answer … 🙂 So everyone’s named was tossed into a hat and the winner was “Brian/L8rM8r” entry. “Dad, I’ll open these for you …” “Dad, how many times do we have to go over this – this is […]

A Snapshot of TakeFivers Around the World
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Posted in CARS, Disney Pixar, Internet, Mattel, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Science, Toys on 2 March 2009
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Peeking under the hood of the TakeFiveADay.com can be rather interesting.  When Metroxing and I decided to tackle another blog, we really didn’t know just what would turn people on regarding content which is why our first six months or so we wrote just about anything.  Since we are both media and culture omnivores, it […]

TakeFive Community: Say Hello to MiaSeniorita, iCollectCARS & Freakndawg
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 March 2009
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For anyone who wants to introduce themselves, step right up and answer these questions three (or more) (or make up your own- we’re not picky other than answering the FIRST one so we know who you are) 🙂 SIGNIN NAME? BIO? WHEN DID YOU START? WHAT WAS THE FIRST CAR YOU GOT? HOW LONG BEFORE […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: The Case Packs & Case Packing
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 March 2009
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DJ for $15? Or 21€ on eBay Germany? (or about $27 USD). Lizzie for $7 to $10? Or last autumn – $20-$25? Plus other sporadic bursts where the price of the CAR jumps from retail to $10 on eBay which really means @$15 when you include shipping? One of the fundamental and continuing “logistics” based […]