Last week, we covered collecting the Desert Art Series 1 & Desert Art Series 1.5 CARS “mint on card.” It’s hard to really even agree what constitutes a complete set – 15? 16? 20? all the way to 48? In late 2006 – Mattel switched design motifs … SUPERCHARGED! And the cardback design sort of […]

Robert D. collected enough reward points to redeem for the giant LIGHT ‘EM UP CARS sign from the Disney Rewards program … You get a sense of its scale – yes, it lights up. Only thing is it’s 8,000 points. A LOT of points. But nice – good luck! Disney Rewards LINK HERE along with […]

The WM 4-packs were a pretty good deal at $10 for 4 “Townies,” but are a really great deal at the clearance pricing people have found for anywhere from $4 to $7. For newbie collectors, they are great as many are hard to find in the classics non-moving eyes versions. This 4-pack is easiest to […]

Psst, pass it “Brian O” of “Nowhere Toys,” says the official street date of CARS 2 diecast is May 15, 2011 … So, sometime in March, we will have a contest to see who and where the diecasts are available in a store that breaks the embargo … 🙂 Thanks Brian.

Procter & Gamble was kind enough to send along some of the new Febreze Sport Spray for me to test out. Spray it on shoes, gym bags, workout gear and clothes and that not good funky smell is gone … this is the the kind of no real effort cleaning I like … hey, it […]

Zellers is not closing but selling some 220 stores to Target – who will close about 70 and rename & open 150 Target branded stores in 2013 or 2014. Via Reuters. Fans of Target & retailing history can check the CNBC Special airing this month, “Target: Inside the Bullseye.” Check out the original logo and […]

Of course, the first CARS 2 movie trailer showcased some of these CARS already but here are the official previews of their new looks. Since McQueen is the 4 time Piston Cup champion – he’ll represent the “Piston Cup” in the World Grand Prix races  so instead of the Rust-eze logo, he’ll sport the Piston […]

In Turkey (and in Germany and the rest of the world), you can get chocolate eggs with a CAR inside … Either from Kinder or Zaini … [Kinder Egg Photo from: Flickr/brandoncripps] Seems pretty straightforward … Eat the chocolate, do NOT eat the plastic toy inside … Cute new line – photos from Altan. Yes, […]

The CARS Blu Ray is being re-released yet again with a new cover … There’s really not much new other than if you want the Blu Ray without the two diecast CARS and in this go around, you get also the “One Man Band” Short and the “Inspiration For Cars” in HD that was only […]

From Smallworks … a real Lego-compatible iPhone case … Comes in Black … … Clear … or White … Sold via Amazon so free shipping with PRIME or $25 order …