Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: There Be Thieves Among Us …
“Josh F’ sends us this pic from a TRU … I can’t quite put my finger on it but something is different …
Poor Doc – everyone else disappears in the night and is replaced by another.
And everytime I’ve ever tried to return something to TRU, I get the full polygraph but Jedi mind trick?
When grandma hands this to someone, there will be a long crying jag and of course, when grandmas tries to return this to TRU, that’s a tazering …
“AceDiamondRunner” sends us these Impound Snot Rod that is plain ‘ole Snot Rod – a tampering or factory error – YOU BE DA JUDGE!
I might be inclined to think – tampering – the slight misalignment you get from pulling off the plastic bubble seems possible here … impossible to say for certain but what do you think?
On the international front, our friend Altan has found another pirate CAR …
Rush-Soa #59 … Humm, does not seem to be on my checklist …
(though if you need the rare Buzz & Woody SC, that appears to be real … the market seems to fallen on hard times for fake Buzz & Woody CARS).
Imitation is the sincerest form of trademark fakery?
Speaking of bandwagon jumping … “Neal T.” spotted the bandwagon jumping advertising … it’s kind of like a bug-eyed Elvis RV after rolling off an embankment …
Hey kids, you remember “U-Haul-A Boy” from the CARS movie, sure you do!
A tip if you’re going to rent a U-Haul truck. Don’t fall for this base price thing – the mileage charge is more important. Saving like $10 upfront only to have to make an extra trip is not worth it – so figure out how many miles you’ll be putting on this thing AND keep in mind, no one wants to make a 2nd trip in a day. So unless you’re moving like 3-miles away and you’re 2-miles from the U-Haul place, get the biggest truck you can drive, once you factor in mileage, it’s a wash but more importantly, NO one will want to unload to reload a second time – so just one large trip is all you’re going to get out of most people … cause after the beer and pizza, it’s nap time … 🙂
So, thanks for the pics Josh, Altan, AceDiamondRunner and Neal T. You are a Prince among thieves … 🙂
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metroxing
27 March 2009
Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV
29 Comments
Wait, so the SC Buzz & Woody pack is RARE!?!? There were TONS of them at my Wal-Mart.
Maybe when we find something like that we should point it out to a clerk so the unsuspecting grandma doesn’t buy it.
met you know that the guy that stole the cars in the first pic.the doc was plastic!
(MET: So he left us nothing? Let’s break into his house and replace his MSOS with Disney cars …).
I saw something like this at a Walmart in CA. They took out Vitoline and Tank Coat out of the individual launchers and inserted Chick Hicks as Vitoline and No Stall as Tank Coat. Sad I was excited when I saw it and I got pissed off. The boxes even had scotch tape on them! Come on what’s wrong with people? Seriously… I know economic times are bad but this is just sad. People who do this disgust me…. Sad indeed 🙁
I saw a Lightning McQueen package all taped up the other day and wondered if someone would have removed the one with Rust-eze on the tailfin and replaced it with an older one with no Rust-eze.
that first picture is classic!!!
can anyone tell me why milton ticket is red instead of yellow like in the collector book?
I’m sorry, but when I saw that first picture, I let out a huge laugh. I showed my kids and sternly indicated that someone STOLE those Cars, but it still looks hilarious!
That silver car in the box set is from the big Target semi full of those cheap cars that break in 2 minutes. I only bought it for my son because he really wanted it and I got in 75% off-only $5! I still can’t believe the nerve of some people. How did the cashier miss that one??
I want to defend stock clerks and cashiers for a minute. We all make fun of them and wonder how they could dump Cars in a bin or accept this as a return. Don’t forget that general merchandise stores have what, 100,000 items? A case of Cars is no different than a can of paint is no different than a pair of jeans.
I worked in retail so I understand your defense. But, this is TRU, all they sell are toys. Plus, those 2 cars so obviously don’t look like the others!
Gotcha — your personal story was about Target and your question was about the TRU cashier. I was picturing a Target cashier. But then again, after seeing some of the folks at TRU just today, I could see how they’d miss this! 🙂
Target is where I worked and I definately could see them missing something like that!
Sometimes the clerk at the returns desk can be a little more observant. I found a Impound Boost rehung on a Target peg that had a K-Mart price sticker on it. Of course it did sell in a couple of days. Hoarders and eBayers are notorious for returning stuff that ends up not selling!
As those pictures show, you have to be knowledgeable to avoid getting fleeced. I do pity the poor grandma’s that mistaking buy the tampered products. When I see that I take out my trusty ball point pen and mark up the box with what the tampered item is. Then I take it to the returns desk and tell them to take it off the floor. Of course, since I have marred the box, they really do not have an alternative. 🙂 Keep the kids happy!
At TRU a little four year old boy could hardly wait to bust open his newly acquired case F castings. Shear pleasure watching him have fun! 🙂
The best would be if you found a K-Mmart Cars Day car at a store other than K-Mart, or a Wal-Mart 8 car at a store other than Wal-Mart.
…AND WHY DOES K-MART STILL USE PRICE STICKERS ANYWAY?!?!?
I found a couple of the Finish Line McQueen 3 packs that were switched out at Target. I tried explaining to an employee what was wrong, even showing him the picture on the back of the box, and he still looked at me like I had horns. So, I told him to get the lead for toys and he finally understood me! Of course, they probably think I am insane for noticing and actually pointing it out.
As for why Kmart still uses price stickers?? Simple answer-just to p!$@ us off!
Price stickers ARE REQUIRED on ALL retail merchandise in our state, so it doesn’t matter if it’s TRU, Target, WM, or Kmart, it WILL have a sticker on it unless you catch it before it’s priced and hung on the peg.
I think it is funny (in a pathetisad criminal way) that the thief replaced the tires with a car too…. no knockoff tires to substitue I guess…personally I wood have use a horse’s head from a Pez or something!
:LOL:
Errr, uhh, I mean 😆
Knot First!!!
So sad to hear – stealing and pirating (the bad kind PD)
We’re going to have a load of crap to haul to NY from TX this summer; yikes! I dread it already. Did I mention that we’ve moved every year for the last 3 years? Gotta love the Army!
(MET: Mattel sent new launchers to Germany and are you there? 🙂 ).
Hooray no! My husband’s assignment was changed; we heading back to NY. With any luck we’ll get to spend some years there. Go Giants!
Where is NY? Upstate or Down?
meant to type – IN, not is.
We’re heading to West Point, about an hour north of NYC. If we make our way over to Niagra Falls again we’ll do lunch!
I feel your pain. Have moved 18 times in my lifetime. But only 3 times in 7 years due to military. I have learned to not accumulate too much stuff, because that is just more I have to move. Probably why I am not a completist. Now if I could just teach my wife and kids that, it would be great. lol
Very interesting. I cannot believe people actually do this kind of thing . . . sad. 🙁