Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: Frosty CARS Day Event – Australia – Tomorrow!
OzzieMum’s gives us a heads up for those in Australia …
(this is the ad for Melbourne so check your local time and store info)
” … Target have finally set a date for 10 November for the release of the Limited Edition cars & Frosty in their stores. It is presently in this weeks catalogue on sale. Looks as though some of the Kmart Day 9 stuff is coming too!
Target also have the Cars Collectors Posters similar to The US Kmart one with Frosty.”
“Also, a couple of Targets are having a “Cars Collector Event & Collector Car Hunt” over the next couple of weeks. Not sure what to expect from that …”
Good luck OzzieMum – let us know how it went and good luck! Hope your store hasn’t hasn’t sold out early!
Here’s the official blurb from the Melbourne Target location…
“The limited edition Frosty Car is available now at Target and to celebrate … Get into Target Knox City this Saturday 10th November between 2pm to 4pm to get your Disney Pixar Cars Collector poster – free from Mattel!
Then join in the hunt for Disney Pixar Cars Collector Toys for your chance to win prizes.
You could even meet the voice of Frosty – V8 Supercar star Mark Winterbottom!
*Posters/Prizing are available strictly while stocks last.”
Now, some of you are wondering how come there are many eBay auctions up already and some people with dozens being offered – some things to note. For the first time ever, Mattel packed a full case for a market.
You’ll note the box says NOTHING about HOLD FOR EVENT as US Kmart CARS Day boxes are stickered (or for the launch of CARS 2 with an embargo date) so some stores put them out on the shelf and in other places, people simply asked if they had the CAR and as noted by “HTB,” they simply asked if they wanted what was available. To the store clerk, there’s nothing that says it’s limited or to hold for a certain day – if the customer is ready to buy, they are ready to buy.
So, it’s hard to tell how successful this actual CARS Day Event will be as they might still have plenty of the chrome metallic racers left but not many Frosty’s? If you’re going to an event in Australia, report in with what happened at your store …
So, while production is still capped at 4k, they are available 24 to a box, concentrated at one retail store that only numbers less than 200 locations in one country … and because of no set plan, available to anyone who spots it on the shelf or simple asks for it.
Good luck OzzieMum and thanks for the photos and heads up – also “HTB,” and “Craig’s.” Thanks!
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metroxing
9 November 2012
Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Disney Store, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3
18 Comments
To bad I don’t live in Australia.
Hello, anyone’s got Long Ge to trade with Frosty?
my email address is steventedja@unwired.com.au
thanks
If someone could get me one of each poster that would be great (the one with the Silver Racers at the bottom and the one with human Frosty on it too). Thanks
Forgot my email. bowsers_luma(at)yahoo.com
At 24 per case that’s about 166 cases so maybe not every store gets one?
I’m off to the Sydney Target Event tomorrow. Looking forward to being a part of it with the kids! Never been to anything like this before =)
hi im from sydney also
how did you go at the target cars event today
was it the parramatta westfield store?
matt
This is my first post here. Went to my local Target store (Highpoint) in Melbourne on Thursday November 8th and was surprised to see this display. There were about a dozen Frostys and lots of Cars from Kmart Day 8 but no Cars from Kmart Day 9. There was a sign which said “Limit of two limited edition Cars per person”.
Welcome to Take5! And congrats on your score at Target!
As for myself, this was a non-event in my local Targets. 🙁
That is pretty awesome for our friends down under! Hope you all enjoy the event if you are close enough to visit one. :-}
They also gave away some Frosties at the real race events in Oz.
“Spend $20 for your chance to win a trip to Cars Land.”
I guess “no purchase necessary” is not the law of the land in Oz?
Great when a country that never gets much suddenly gets lucky!! Faux Wheel Drive a couple years back was the UKs lucky car. Great for OZ carsfans.
What John Lassetire forgot to mention was you not only need to be friend with the back store guy but also to have one in others countries to complete your ultimate chase collection… Common John you can do it more tricky next time with the PLATINUM CHASE series… 🙂
Maybe Kmart.com will start accidentally shipping those cases!
Australia gets cases of Frosty, US gets cases of McQueen.
Wish it was just Mcqueens. We get million cases of Finns. That’s where the problem lies here in the US 🙁
Obviously, Mattel only thinks that US likes McQueen and no one else. I’m sure they tried to put McQ on the prez ballot.