Articles in the Checklist Category

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Wal Mart Gorilla Working Overtime (UPDATED – CASE CONTENTS!)
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 October 2008
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I know many of you will cry, weep, laugh and curl your hands into fists … at the announcement of the restock of the W case (up to 3 CASES per stores) so in theory you should see more of WOC Dexter Hoover, WOC Sally with Cone & WOC Spinout McQueen. Dazzling04 reports that the […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Photos & Mini’s
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 October 2008
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I know I posted my Comic Con photos of Dustin Mellows I can’t recall if I already posted these particular angled shot or these specific photos so here they are as big as can be … Appreciate the art … Ricky was also kind enough to send along the Mini’s from the Kmart CARS Collector […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Piston Cup Racers Autumn 2008 Update
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 20 October 2008
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The Piston Cup Racers … 36 gem jewels of the CARS diecast line … all bundled together in the Motor Speedway of the South set … yes, many people were unable to get it when it was available but technically, all the Piston Cup racers have been released. So, the next question is whether they […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The Cards of World of CARS
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Design, Film, Financial, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 October 2008
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While the card design changes again this autumn, for the third year in a row for those keeping track, the World of CARS banner actually continues as the umbrella name. The new singles mainline is now called WORLD OF CARS: RACE O RAMA … And now as the last WORLD OF CARS cards (without the […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The Toys R Us (TRU) N20 Cola Promotions
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 October 2008
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And yes, there will be a NEW Buy 5, Get 1 Free at TRU promotions for N20 Cola. Thanks for the scan of the flyer, “DisneyCarsFanatic.” It is NOT starting until the 26th so NONE of your purchases count yet! The 5 For 1 Promotions Website is still showing the SIDEWALL SHINE promotion but presumably […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS – Stay on Target, Stay on Target
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 19 October 2008
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Now, that our one-night/two-hour stand with Kmart is over and we got what we wanted, we move on to our next target which conveniently has a giant red bulleye … Here’s what your Target endcap display should look like: Pegs of Storytellers, the books (World of CARS & Meet the CARS), the Storytellers Simpletown Speedway […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Kmart CARS Collector Day – Online Phase
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Financial, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 19 October 2008
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For those that missed out, Kmart.com has the following banner on their website. It downloads a PDF which is just the CARS flyer except the words on the top have been replaced with this: Since Kmart.com does sell the Hot Wheels cases after an “event,” it looks like they will sell CARS cases online also. […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Storytellers Visual Checklist-Part 1: 3-Packs
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 16 October 2008
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Of course, nearly everything you want to know about Storytellers is in THIS POST. Since I’m not yet complete on the singles pack, here is the visual checklist for the three-packs first. In theory, Target will put these out on the shelf on the 19th but as usual, it’s like liar’s dice … round and […]

CAAF Dream Halloween October 25, 2008 – Mattel & Darth Mater
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Design, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Toys, TV on 16 October 2008
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Every Halloween, Mattel creates special one of a kind items to benefit CAAF, the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation for their auction event & fundraiser – Dream Halloween. Of course, last year, for CARS fans, this was the item that really caught their attention … Ultimately won by the President of TRU for @$13,000 … […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The Mini’s Crusin’ at Flo’s
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 15 October 2008
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Very nice … now in Target stores … again, it might an item that’s not supposed to go out until the 19th … so it’s either in your Target or will be soon. It’s not marked as a Target exclusive but it’s hard to say with the Mini’s where they will or won’t show up […]