Articles in the Toys Category
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 May 2009
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Trunk Fresh is pulling in … Trunk Fresh “Smell Just Like Fresh Diesel Oil!” “Get Your Junk in Your Trunk Fresh!” “Fresh Up Your Trunk!” “After You Trunk Fresh, They’ll Wanna Tailgate With YOU!” “The Load You Drop Will Be Fresh!” “The Pause That Refreshes!” “As Fresh Going In As Coming Out!” “The Freshmaker!” “Also […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 May 2009
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While we actually covered this way, way, way back in November 2008, since they are still popping up and confusing people, it’s time to get the red out. For some reason no one noticed that Radiator Springs & Cruisin’ McQueen after getting their Ransburg spray – instead moving on the assembly line to a far, […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 May 2009
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BTW, Subject to Change 🙁 🙂 I have no control over what happens between the time case assortments are announced and what happens when it actually leaves Mattel’s warehouse. Though it is ALL TRUE that with my TakeFive tugboat, I was able to redirect the last Mattel ship to my island where they were seized […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 May 2009
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On the pages of TakeFiveADay, we look at the world through a simple viewpoint – how does it affect me, CARS Buyer extraordinaré? Asteroid coming towards us? NOT before I get Bessie, you stupid chunk of space rock … Earthquake in LA? Are the ports closed? Global warming … Is the rise in humidity going […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 May 2009
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More photos rolling in of Mater Tall Tales – Rescue Squad Mater diecasts so it’s time to assemble it all together … SINGLES: Screen shots will be replace as actual diecast photos arrive … (Kori from WM8) From the quick screen time, it does not look like she is wearing a mask or nurses cap […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 May 2009
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As we all know, Nitroade is big with loads of money and can buy CARS like they were people … in fact, they even got RPM Pitty to be prominently featured showcasing their product on a WOC card … But now, they’ve gone too far … as SlicePie-Jake reports in … They have packed the […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 21 May 2009
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I’ve watched the fun setup at the stores and envied kids who got the kids-friendly train, & car moving track … When I was their age, I got a rock … and it wasn’t my rock, I borrowed it from the kid next door in the brown striped yellow shirt. But now, it looks like […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 21 May 2009
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Here’s Micky’s prize winning Walt Disney Resort’s MINI Mickey McQueen & Minnie Sally enjoying a drive … And Frank S. won the CTC Hauler Display Drawing (Haulers & CARS not included). Congrats Micky & Frank S. ! Thanks Fiddlehead & CTC for the prizes!
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 21 May 2009
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While these revised & “new” Movie Moments seem to have arrived in Canada & parts of Europe, not much inkling they are even about to return to the US … Since there is presumably going to be card redesign as we switch to lenticulars or “drifting,” it might be safe to guess we won’t see […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 May 2009
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Brown Fury has been studying his diecast CARS and has started a nice database for us – anyone with more to add? “I got a little mag-lens happy over the weekend and found a few surprises:” Van is from Dipstick Rusty, Dusty and Mack from Our Fair City Boost from Nitropolis Fred from Hello My […]