Suddenly it’s a love fest and a feast of CARS all over … Yes, the U.S. Disney Store (online) is now selling Mattel CARS! Yep, haulers, regular, megasize and a few lenticulars. Note, when it says DIECAST CAR BY MATTEL, obviously it’s not a Disney Store manufacturered item but a Mattel one so look closely! […]

Reader “saukoon” asked for a little clarification on releases of just “Lightning McQueen.” Can you name the 6 DIFFERENT releases of Lightning McQueen (different cards and packaging doesn’t count) … So as of now, The Decaled One takes over as the McQueen you see in every box, and on every card. And lenticulars, only a […]

“EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—Mattel reported last week that its third quarter net income slipped approximately 3% compared to 2008 following an 8% decline in net sales.” “Worldwide gross sales for the Entertainment business, which includes Radica and Games and Puzzles, declined 15% for the quarter, mostly attributable to lower sales of Radica and toys geared to […]

The $10 Hauler Sale – um, actually $9.49 … Yep as the sign reads – “EVEN LOWER than OUR ADVERTISED PRICE.” Nice. 5.1% Nicer. Remember, you can price match with an ad at other some other retailers and you can get a price adjustment if you bought a hauler a few weeks at Target … […]

Maybe this is what happened to our Costco “9-pack.” Maybe it migrated to Canada as the “Canadian Tire 10-pack.” According to “PirateDad,” our Canadian correspondent – they are totally random and with no particular pattern. As you can see it’s a mix of US & International cards … They have basically stacked a row of […]

“Dear Valued Customer, We want to thank you for your recent Kmart.com order for the Disney Cars Case. We know you are eagerly anticipating the arrival of your item. We did experience a delay in receiving the Disney Cars. Rest assured we have received the cases today and will ship your order(s) by Friday October […]

Most of the Rescue Squad Mater singles are out … and some people are finding Dr. Mater with Mask already but it looks like we will get one more single – Dr. Mater Mask Down – will he be different than Dr. Master Mask Down from the 4-pack? ??? While Dr. Mater with Mask On […]

I have updated the Mater the Greater visual checklist from this morning to reflect the CONFIRMATION. This is the corrected Mater the Greater Box Set #1 & #2 configurations: There will be 2 of each in CASE B of the Mater Tall Tales 4-packs. Will ship in the next few weeks. Thanks “IHM.”

So, this will is CHECKLIST WEEK here at TakeFive … Earlier, we did SINGLES, BOX SETS (part 1), BOX SETS (Part 2) – aka: The Target Box Sets & MATER TALL TALES ON PEGS (Singles & Megasize). Everything on those checklists have been released so if you have everything checked off, you’re pretty much caught […]

The newly launched Mattel website has Mater Tall Tales Singles & Megasized: