Article Archive for October 2010
Posted in Retail on 27 October 2010
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Toys R Us sweetens loyalty program rewards: ” … giving members 10 percent back on their purchases this holiday season.” “Members of the Rewards ‘R Us loyalty program can start making purchases at Toys ‘R Us and Babies ‘R Us stores to qualify for this deal on Sunday, Oct. 31 through Christmas Eve. After the […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 27 October 2010
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Hopefully if you pre-ordered, you finally got your confirmation or shipping notice. Shoot us an email when you actually get the case … For those who missed out, this post should get you up to speed. If you missed out or simply want to get another set, don’t just look on the shelves at your […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 27 October 2010
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The Mater Tall Tales DVD is coming out next Tuesday … “Steven H-B” was kind enough to slip some video grabs a few days early – as a double spoiler alert, I will NOT discuss the plots so you can enjoy them freely but I will run some photos below which are spoilers so if […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 26 October 2010
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The other day we sneak peeked the new Disney Stores 20-pack Toons CARS set … which featured among the 20 CARS, two CARS from Unidentified Flying Mater, Mator the UFO and Mater as Dr. Abshlepp Wagen. As noted … Mator is all plastic but don’t worry, it was not a cost savings measure … But […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 26 October 2010
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Target has launched their 5% off program if you use a Target credit card or if link your checking account into their Target “debit card,” program. Of course, the 5% off applies to pretty much everything in the store (minus the obvious like gift cards and so forth). It looks pretty straightforward and simple – […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 26 October 2010
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There is some confusion in the lenticular singles shipments and of course, the CHASE CARS that go with it … it looks like most cases are going to the major retailers or they’re being reconfigured into cubes, pallets and hanging sidekicks so if you spot some of the “new” releases, you can figure out sort […]
Posted in collecting, diecast, Toys on 25 October 2010
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Greenlight Collectibles will be releasing in mid-November a 15-car “Route 66” tribute diecast set! Seeing the image of the case above makes for a smart looking set imo! The diecast cars will be packaged in a display Collector case (cardboard reinforced with two walls of plastic to help keep the cars in place) with a […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 25 October 2010
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Before it hits the store shelves in a couple weeks, a sneak peek! It’s MASSIVE – about 3 feet across and every one of the 20-CARS are SOLID METAL DIECAST. These are the large sized 1:43 scale CARS – some have been released earlier in 2 or 4 packs but there are some new ones, […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 24 October 2010
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The megasize-deluxe Mater Tall Tales CASE J is arriving and will arrive next week. “BMW” sends along nice photos from her shelves already … Finally here … and closer … Rasta Mater … Good luck!
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 24 October 2010
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Looks like it was a pretty smooth event all around the country except for a few Northern cities … Or in the case of Celso, one cute daughter, one master carton. They also won the poster raffle … Nice score 🙂 And in many stores, you can still find Kmart CARS Day #4 CARS … […]