Article Archive for April 2010

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Bumper Save Not Money Save
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 15 April 2010
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“Ryan E.” asks a good question – will the Bumper Save Hauler be released by itself  – thus saving buying the Team Hauler Bumper Save (with hauler, racer & Pitty). Especially with Bumper Save Pit & Crew Chief Team coming? Sometimes it’s simple and we know but often it’s not. As of right now, the […]

Celebrate Earth Day Tomorrow – Free Coffee & Food Made From Earth’s Molecules!
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Posted in Food on 14 April 2010
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Happy Earth Day to my favorite planet! (And there’s not even a close second) To celebrate, Starbucks will buy you a free cup of coffee (aka: give you some coffee) on April 15th. It’s only fitting as there’s almost as moss as there are Starbucks on Planet Earth, they will buy you a free cup […]

Disney Pixar CARS: Go Pound Sand … Okay! As Long As It’s Moon Sand!
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Posted in Toys on 14 April 2010
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I believe actual moon sand is very, very expensive so I’m guessing this is one of those ‘cute name’ things … I could be wrong – did we go back to the moon to scoop more sand up while I was working on a CARS website? So, yea, I’d like to Radiator Springs sculpted in […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Van With Stickers – Sticker Invisible
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 13 April 2010
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Van with Stickers has arrived on US shores … Some aspects are correct. He is a Van and his character’s name is Van. Beyond that, he has some quality, production and um, legal issues … a) There are no ‘stickers’ on van. b) In the words of a famous lawyer, ‘there ain’t a one sticker […]

KFC Double Down – The Cheese & Sauce Aren’t Fried – I Think
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Posted in Food on 13 April 2010
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No bones to get in the way of slugging down 540 calories, 32g of fat and 1380mg of sodium … No, that’s not deep fried bread … though they might add that next … Two pieces of flat fried chicken, some slices of bacon, cheese and secret sauce (french dressing?) … ta da! Double Down […]

Disney Takeover of Marvel Complete …
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Posted in Retail on 13 April 2010
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Now on the Disney Store … Now just waiting for the CARS Mater-Marvel crossover shorts. 🙂 And unleash the cute fury that is WHIPLASH!

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Final Lap New & Old Math Check List
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 12 April 2010
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If you read this morning’s post, you-we found out there are three new CARS on the Final Lap list but there’s much more … in addition to the three new Final Lap CARS added, there are 15 re-releases added. Some are not great surprises, Ghostlight Ramone or Cactus Lightning McQueen … other ADDS are a […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Final Lap – MORE NEW CARS!
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 12 April 2010
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There were about 40 new CARS on the Final Lap list. We have had 15 released so far – leaving about 25 between now and November – give or take 6-7 cases or about 1 case per month … presuming 3-4 NEW Final Lap CARS per case, that math pretty much works out. Well, now […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Take5 World of CARS Magazine Now Available
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Posted in Books, Magazine Checklist, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 11 April 2010
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The 32-page issue #3 of our magazine is ready. It’s the Visual checklist for World of CARS which includes the Motor Speedway of the South Box Set … Here is a sample of the pages (actual pages @8.5″ by 11″ – 32 pages) Yes, it includes everything released for the World of CARS series (aka: […]

TakeFive Shopping – CARS LINKS & More …
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 11 April 2010
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One way to support TakeFiveADay is by clicking on these links and making purchases through these links … Feel free to do SAVE these links as bookmarks in your web browser so we get ‘link credit’ whenever you purchase something, we get a link bonus … still costs you exactly the same so think of […]