Articles in the Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Category

Posted in Advertising, CARS, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 9 October 2008
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Yea, no shocker, it’s Impound Snot Rod, following Impound Boost in CASE B (coming) and Impound McQueen in CASE A. Here is the CHASE POST from SD Comic Con.

Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 9 October 2008
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So, what is going with Movie Moments? Yes, they will be will be a Target exclusive and the next shipments should start arriving at Target before the end of November. Are they WOC just with a Target sticker or are they WOC: Race O Rama with Target Exclusive stickers? No one knows for certain but […]

Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 9 October 2008
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Appearing at Target only – the Expanded Universe CARS: Storytellers … “DLuShiOus18” found these on the shelves already so they should be arriving soon – rumor is October 20th is the reset which sounds logical … the latest would be the first week in November … As usual, the CARS look good but the front […]

Posted in Advertising, CARS, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 8 October 2008
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“BostonScoot” swears this is a real TRU and not just a picture of his basement … I don’t know, looks pretty orderly … Maybe this is the season of miracles …

Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 8 October 2008
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The new World of CARS: Race O Rama design is literally a handful … you definitely get your money’s worth just in the packaging and inclusion … Front of the card without the blister bubble. The new name plate – actually taped in placed in the area below right. Of course, color coordinated to the […]

Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 8 October 2008
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“The world is collapsing on the radio …” The ‘real’ world sure, but CARS LAND – lalalalala lalala … Here is the beautiful photo by JD of a Walmart endcap a week ago … And now, a week later? Same store. From @200 singles, 14 oversized blisters and 6 Banshees to @70 singles, ZERO oversized […]

Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 7 October 2008
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The evidence does seem to point that the rumors of some Wal marts getting the endcap in two or three shipments seems correct. I visited several stores that had the remanants of the oversized cards having been displayed … a few Barney’s and Blimps. Lightning Storm McQ seems to be the sellout. There were a […]

Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 7 October 2008
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Making a successful return engagement, it was a big hit – the Target exclusive Race & Chase Box Set … One Target already down to 3? It’s a very nice looking display box along with a retail exclusive Piston Cup Racer, Re-Volting which was only previously available in the Motor Speedway of the South set. […]

Posted in Advertising, CARS, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 7 October 2008
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Well, JC Penney seems to have put up an section we can probably call a toy section … Yes, it looks suspiciously like the Mevyn’s deal where Mattel-Hasbro made a deal with JCP (like Mervyn’s) to bring in X amount of toys per stores minus a nice discount and allows them to present the merchandise […]

Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 7 October 2008
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Thanks to everyone who send in photos, keep ’em coming – we’ll fit them in where we can – or we’ll just randomly unleashed them … Top 10 Captions … “HULK Smash” “I can see the recycle logo also but I think they mean after I open it.” “Yes, I know I thought a garbage […]