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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 3 April 2009
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I’m presuming it did not air in your part of the country either? This was the west coast listing – definitely did not air at 4:25 or 6:55 PM – both times, CARS’ credits were still rolling … And no Tall Tales listings for the next two weeks or so … very odd. The only […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 3 April 2009
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Again, that old saying – sometimes you want to spell it all out … Factory: “We need to cut costs – you, inspector #1 … and inspector #2 and well, all you guys wearing the inspector jumpsuits, take 10 days off …” Hey, look, it’s S’not Snot Rod … It’s Snot Hank. Both are organgy […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 3 April 2009
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As noted earlier, Pit Row launchers are going to exclusive status and now we know where … When? Unknown. Maybe this Autumn? Same as Movie Moments? Since Target uses DPCI numbers and not UPC’s – until something shows up, not even Target employees know how to look up things 🙁 But the rumor is Autumn […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 April 2009
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As many of you have seen this pic posted on Matty’s FaceBook page … It is A picture of the Mattel CARS San Diego Comic Con 2009 offering but it is NOT the final representation of what the exclusive Fire Engine Mater & Dalmation Mia & Tia will look like at SD Comic Con 2009. […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 April 2009
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Walmart started the ball rolling on the singles, dropping them back to $2.97 … Then of all places, Kmart went even better – $2.49 … but if you thought your WM selection was not so good – say hello to November 2008 … And this morning, SlicePie reports in that Target’s are at $2.99 … […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 April 2009
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Yep, the D CASE launchers are shipping next week … ♫ Hey, wait a minute, did CASE C of the launchers ship? Yep in Germany and the Philippines. So, we’re not getting Easy Idle, Fiber Fuel and Mood Springs in the US next as launchers. Nope. That’s not logical. Yep. Will we get CASE C […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 April 2009
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“David V.” sends us some great April 1 “new” CARS releases … 🙂 When you just can’t decide what Fred size you feel like today … a Fred for every size … This will actually be a CHASE CAR in 2010 – Sepia tinted Fabulous Hudson Hornet (like the newspaper article McQueen reads). And I […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 April 2009
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Okay, that might be a little too much hype … hey, it’s better than collecting furry mooses 🙂 (yes, I know that moose plural does not need an “s” at the end but mooses is funny to say 🙂 ). Discounted to $19.99 though no real hurry – says sale runs through May. Okay, in […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 April 2009
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The oddball branch of the CARS family … no real purpose yet they seem to hang around. The Check Lane series makes sense for Hot Wheels – stores that don’t normally carry toys can put a few Hot Wheels at the checkout area as impulse buys … and since there’s no “complete” set of characters, […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 April 2009
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You know CARS are just too hard to collect, I think it’s time to switch to these … Who can resist furry moose and a pig (?) eating marshmallows on a stick? No chase anteaters, no buy 5, get 1 free dingo promo to deal with. And look, a tiny tent – man, finally something […]