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Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Race O Rama Poster #2
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 November 2008
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Thanks to Ricky S., one of the first to find CASE B on the East Coast and crack them open, we have poster #2 that’s included (presumably) with every CASE B car. The first poster was also five folds so it’s the same size but the COLLECT BY TICKET has gotten more promonence and everything […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Flash McQueen Says Bonjour!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Retail, Toys, TV on 19 November 2008
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McQueen has paid a visit to the “greatest toy store in France.” (PicWic) Yea, makes me sad to see that there are very few giant toy stores left in the US (if any) where you could drive a McQueen into a store and still have room to drive another car through … Oh oh, looks […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Mainline Singles “2009” CASE B Hitting Stores
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 19 November 2008
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As reported a while back, CASE B contents matches the original list … and the good news is that it doesn’t look like WM made the land-grab this time as many people are reporting CARS CASE B on shelves at Target … of course, as Target tends to order one or display only one case […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Walmart’s BELIEVE IT or Not …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 November 2008
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Yes, believe it or not … the phantom CASE W still roams the halls of WM distribution centers & warehouses … whispering … I see red CARS … I see blimps … I’ll shall not show my face until they are gone … bwahahahahaha … Apparently there are still W CASES sitting in the WM […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Hey, 2008 Leak Less is a Variant
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 November 2008
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Okay, sure, people have been emailing me for a while or maybe it’s just one guy using different emails 🙂 … claiming that Leak Less is green but I guess I’ll blame the email mail system for poor color representation but yes, the Leak Less is more fluorescent green than the correct yellow. Dude, you […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CAR: N20 Cola In the House
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 November 2008
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Literally. N20 Cola has arrived for Micky. If you’ve forgotten, buy 5 CARS, mail in a bunch of stuff + $5 dollars and get N20 Cola “free.” Actual details in this post 🙂 Remember, you still have 6 MORE weeks to find and buy eligible CARS so don’t panic just yet. B CASE mainline singles […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Short(er) Cards For Everyone Plus Other Summer 2009 News!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 November 2008
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Some news for everyone next summer … PART I Complete on Card collectors who are collecting every card will be getting dealt from a new deck come June 2009 … the World of CARS: Race O Rama cards are getting shortened … Red is the current WOC: Race O Rama cards, Yellow are the Check […]

Disney Pixar 3-Disc Wall•E DVD Coming Tomorrow
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Posted in Advertising, Disney Pixar, Film, Internet, Marketing, Media, Retail, TV on 17 November 2008
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I don’t think I really need to sell anyone on the merits of Pixar’s Wall•E … 🙂 but just wanted to give you a heads up that you might want to consider the 3-disc DVD version of Wall•E coming out tomorrow. There are a planet-full of extras for film fans, Pixar fans and fans of […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Retail $ Left on the Shelves
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 17 November 2008
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CARS, the diecast line is nothing short of one-in-a-lifetime happening. You really need a lot of disparate pieces to fall into place for it all to happen and then for it to continue … the closest comparison really is Star Wars. Way back in 1977, yea, a bunch of people loved the movie to make […]