Articles in the Retail Category
Posted in diecast, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 8 July 2009
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How are you set for space? How are you set for spare cash? It’s been months since we’ve gotten any stimulus cash and of course, you are raking it in with the solar-squirrel powered bullet train stimulus money like we are knee deep in it here … so we will be buying CARS, CARS, CARS […]
Posted in diecast, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 7 July 2009
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Here is the latest update for 2009 for all things Piston Cup racer teams. This chart includes everything released so far + what’s scheduled for 2009: Launchers (Pit Row & Lightyear Launchers). The Crew Chief & Pitty Box Sets coming to Target in Autumn/Holiday 2009. The Piston Cup Racers Box Sets also coming in Autumn/Holiday […]
Posted in diecast, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 6 July 2009
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In addition to the 4-packs of Racers and the Crew Chiefs & Pitty’s box set, there is also a 9-pack coming … most likely a pallet for WM or for one of the warehouse clubs like this 10-pack from 2007 that was a Sam’s Club exclusive. What will be on it? In it? A chance […]
Posted in diecast, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 3 July 2009
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Well, the great Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS Box Set lull is going to be over by this Fall & Christmas … Say hello to the latest – greatest – newest Bo Diddley-icious addition to the CARS lineup … “Crew Chief’s and Pitty’s” Box Sets. Yes, that’s right – it took this forever and a […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 2 July 2009
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Posted in May – thought it would closer to Christmas time but TRU seems to have it in stock. From the looks of it, you try and launch MINI SPINOUT (TIRES) McQUEEN out of Flo’s over Sheriff & the Impound Yard, careful of the telephone wires and into the back to Mack to escape … […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 29 June 2009
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This post is mostly a repeat of an earlier post but now with new photos that were shown off at the Atlanta Diecast Show: The first go-around of the Storytellers series was a big hit … Make that a surprise hit. Well, maybe not to us 🙂 Hence, the giant gap between Release 1.0 & […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 25 June 2009
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Several people have asked if they are “saving,” the Kmart CASE K case for their collection or for resale down the line, if they should keep it sealed. Normally, of course, a factory sealed case is always worth more as “factory sealed,” for obvious reasons and not so obvious reasons. Of course, factory sealed means […]
Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 22 June 2009
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It’s gold, baby … It’s all gold. Well, Gold Ransburg. Final details are still murky but it’s coming with a DVD at Christmas time. Possible Configurations? CARS movie DVD packaged with this Gold Ransburg McQueen? CARS movie DVD and Mater Tall Tales Shorts on a separate DVD + this Gold Ransburg McQueen? Mater Tall Tales […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 June 2009
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Post your stories here 🙂 Still two hours away on West Coast … CHECKLISTS HERE. Back. Sounds like on the West Coast, there was definitely more action and more people versus the Midwest … and the store I went to had some crazy guy who kept asking for help and then during the free for […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 19 June 2009
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Hey all, first have fun tomorrow at Kmart-land. May the two people in front of you load up on Lightning McQueen’s! 🙂 We are beginning our move and just as the post office forwards your real mail, when you type in www.takefiveaday.com or click on your bookmark to us, we might not be immediate present […]