Articles in the Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Category

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 9 November 2008
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It looks safe to say that World of CARS is over and here is a final recap. So, if you are keeping track: 95 World of CARS releases for completists including cards with the NEW snipe. 76 World of CARS official releases.* 37 World of CARS new to World of CARS cards.* 31 World of […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 8 November 2008
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It looks like the early proto packaging pics of the 5-pack Mini’s has all been updated to the 6-packs of Mini’s in the U.S. or maybe the international ones will be 5-packs? But it looks like in the U.S., the 6-packs are the format. And I’m guessing each 6-pack will look much more like Crusin’ […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 8 November 2008
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Here is your November Printable Shopping Guide – simply drag off and open in another app – then print … you might have to resize to get it to fit on a regular size sheet of paper … yes, it’s that kind of month … 🙂 Note – some items are listed as December but […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 6 November 2008
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The early info we got was that the pallet was coming out on Week 45 … except that WM apparently starts their Week count a month into the regular calendar year (or post holiday inventory) so Week 45 is not the week 45 you or I might call week 45 … so we’re a few […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 6 November 2008
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First, it’s lowland gorillas hoarding all the goodies, now, we have a horse problem* Apparently they figured out they have a glue issue … As in, oops, the glue goes on the blister before we heat seal it? Or oops, we seem to be missing 800 barrels of glue … hey, look, someone on ebay […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 6 November 2008
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Yes, there does not appear to be a chase car in this box … is it just plain ‘ole Wingo because a certain lowland animal made off with Impound Wingo? “Me want it all for my pallet!”

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 5 November 2008
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When I saw the original unveiling of the Mini Adventures at Comic Con 2007, I thought – me’h … got enough CARS cars … how little did I realize that resistance is futile. When I saw them on the shelves … I was a (cash-on-hand) goner. Now, that they’ve been around a while, they are […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 4 November 2008
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For some odd reason, the mini sheet with the UPC’s is not in sequential order (that would be too logical?) so here is the list pasted below – you can do a search by selecting FIND in your web browser menu and typing in the last few numbers of the UPC). It does look like […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 4 November 2008
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You get TWO Mini Mack trailers. Also get two RS Fire Department Sarge & Fillmore The Tractor(s), both versions – actually come with real synthetic rubber tires! Other older releases (not pictured) included in the box are the Dinoco Dream set with KING & Dinoco McQueen & Lightning Team Mater & McQueen.

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 3 November 2008
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Not like you really need any visual help in spotting these … And from before, out of packaging pics … You know, the longer you hold out, the harder you have to work to complete your MINI set … You’re still going to resist? And not buy the 16 MINIS to fit into the “Trev […]