Article Archive for March 2009
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 4 March 2009
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The CARS singles are known as the “mainline.” It is borrowed from the Hot Wheels line connoting that the single CARS on the blister pack is the mother trunk line of CARS, the diecast. But for new collectors or those who for some unfathomable reason were not collecting these in 2006 🙂 , it can […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 4 March 2009
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The only way to keep track of what’s out is to build a 50-foot working display like “GotFrank” here … And of course, town building rule #1 … never be further than 5 feet from a cold one 🙂 I believe the agreement is that 5 Dinoco Haulers are correct. Clearly a work in progress […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 3 March 2009
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There seems to be confusion out there on what’s coming on the launchers & wheelers so here is the recap of 2009 and “2010” – though remember 2010 really means October 2009 to December 2009. Of course, already out … The last word is that launchers will be an exclusive or Matty only while Lightyear […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 3 March 2009
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Through me you pass into the city of woe: Through me you pass into eternal pain: Through me among the people lost for aye. Justice the founder of my fabric mov’d: To rear me was the task of power divine, Supremest wisdom, and primeval love. Before me things create were none, save things Eternal, and […]
Posted in CARS, collecting, Disney Pixar, Internet, Marketing, Mattel, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media on 3 March 2009
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Taking a further look into the entrails of our web analytics we find another interesting nugget of info. The Top 10 cities where we currently are gaining visitors reveals mostly U.S. cities but there are indeed two non-U.S. cities that make the Top 10. Have your guesses in place before reading on. Are you ready? […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 3 March 2009
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Since we won’t get Frank until summer, of course Aroldo Pongetti decided to make his own … All you need to do is take apart Frank, repaint him, raise him up a bit and then reassemble … Then find a nice background and there ya go … Thanks, Aroldo … it looks real easy 🙂
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]