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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 May 2009
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Not only do you get to contribute to the great CARS CARE program of getting CARS and toys to kids when they need it most … but you get a one of a kind item signed by “the coach.” The CARS are birthed at Pixar but you need the right coach to shape ’em up […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 May 2009
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If you love them, set them FREEEEEEE …. Josh brgr2313 was kind enough to take some great shots … See, it can pay off to live a block away from the Mattel warehouse 🙂 Yep, Frank is definitely MEGASIZED – no doubt about it. Who’s still protesting the lull? Anyone? Anyone? 🙂 Megasized – from […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 May 2009
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While we had a list back in January for the next Mini 6-Packs: Piston Cup Dinoco Highway 66 We finally know what’s in them … mostly … and they’re surprisingly better than first thought … it’s only a mini preview as Amazon has only put out incomplete photos … (link to Amazon – though not […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 May 2009
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So, the revised CASE H now looks like this. Not a spectacular improvement but an extra Patti in the case trumps the Ferrari F430 in just an Italian chase packaging anyway. The oddity is that of course, the rule was that once a CAR was released as a CHASE CAR, it would NEVER return as […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 30 April 2009
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Congrats Buckland Blowouts for winning the Quiz Contest – which only required you to type and click SUBMIT in the comments … so congrats, you can choose between an Elvis RV or a Wally hauler … Some answers? 1) How much in legal fees does McQueen owe Mater? $32,000 2) Name at least 3 names […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 30 April 2009
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The Check Lane short card series is checking out. 2 and out. They are still available in the warehouse but now listed as discontinued so at some point going forward, you still might see them at Kmart – maybe the sales rep will offer them a deal to clean out the warehouse or perhaps it […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 30 April 2009
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It’s June 20, 2009. There will be more details as we get closer but on the morning of Saturday, June 20, 2009 – thousands of Kmart’s around the country will get this EXCLUSIVE case: You will each get to draw a number and then you go in the order of the number you selected. You […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 29 April 2009
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Apparently TRU is going to be the world’s largest 7-11.* “On Wednesday, Toys “R” Us will announce the opening in 260 of its 585 stores a new convenience section called the “R” Market, which will offer an assortment of consumables and household items such as cereal, macaroni and cheese, canned food, granola bars, cleaning supplies, […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 29 April 2009
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Todd, the Pizza Planet Truck and Patti have arrived safety and will be leaving the Mattel warehouses by late this week or early next … Some of you did say you were quitting, right? 🙂 I’m sure now they’ll be plenty on the shelves of these two CARS for the rest of us then … […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 29 April 2009
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Not to put too fine a point on it – but we’re in the 21st century and not the 20th century anymore. It’s a sea change from diesel to nuclear … The oceans have been sat-mapped and there’s no need to slow to impulse for the reefs, it’s full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes. […]