Article Archive for August 2009
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 22 August 2009
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Richard Clayton Kensington SUV, can you put out a BOLO on yourself … or for old timers, an APB? Back in *Ought ’07* … I remember it like a ghost train through the night – ripping through the musky air of October like a devil through a bikini contest at Spring Break … a spectre […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 21 August 2009
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From the great “Aroldo P.” in Italy … Buy 4 CARS (lenticular & old-style mainline) CARS, mail in the appropriate evidence before November 30, 2009 to the Italy address and get a free “mystery” CAR … Logically, it would be Gask-Its but it is being fulfilled at around the same time the US Tach-o-Mint promo […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Toys on 21 August 2009
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In case you haven’t noticed, the Piston Cups included with the CHASE CARS are personalized to each racer … And of course, nicely detailed – not just some random hunk of plastic but looks real and hefty. Like the Stanley Cup, this one looks like it’s been tossed around the garage, the hotel swimming pool […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 21 August 2009
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You can’t hope to stop nor contain it! Twenty-eight days later … It’s everywhere! There’s no need to fear, Lenticulars are here, there and everywhere! So, join the party – all over the world! I heard the rumors but SlicePie-Jake was kind enough to send a pic as proof … Though I heard that lenticulars […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 21 August 2009
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There’s no official word but it looking more and more likely … Walmart seems to be changing UPC’s and “deleting” gift 3-packs as they are now … And there are new lenticular pics … some for CARS that have only been listed as 3-packs … Some are singles already released as “non-lenticulars” – so grouped […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 20 August 2009
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TRU is having a CARS get-together day … unlike Kmart CARS Day, NO special CARS but more of a gathering place where CARS fans can trade and meet up … and commiserate about Gask-Its being 1 per household ;-/ August 29th and 5th of September. This the flyer announcing the event. Thanks David V. for […]
Posted in Toys on 20 August 2009
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There are an nearly never ending supply of capsule CARS except in the US. We got the TOMY set early in 2006 … About $1 to vend from the machines … while overseas in Asia and in Europe, they have gotten the other releases … While not technically from a vending machine – they were […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Toys on 20 August 2009
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Yes, Burnt Lightning McQueen the single is different than Burnt Lightning McQueen in the 4-pack. On the left – “owww, I’m hurt!” On the right – “aggghhannnrwooeee, I’m on FIRE! And not in a good way!” On the left, single card Burnt Lightning McQueen, on the right – 4-pack Burnt Lightning McQueen. “I’m burning, I’m […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 19 August 2009
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In Canada … Mater Tall Tales singles have arrived. These are definitely the international ones with the multiple languages. Is that second one German? Humm, what is the direct translation of nurse – what are the words that comprise of “nurse” 🙂 Das Dos Pitty’s … As for the US, there’s good news & there’s […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 19 August 2009
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If you’ve been holding out on adding the GeoTrax tracksessessss’- now you can’t use laziness as an excuse like me … The have bundled 6 sets together into a MEGA “Radiator Springs Mega Set” for $99 … “Fiddleheads-Heather” spotted this at TRU and sent us these pics. You can go through our visual checklist to […]