Articles in the TV Category
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 April 2009
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Walmart started the ball rolling on the singles, dropping them back to $2.97 … Then of all places, Kmart went even better – $2.49 … but if you thought your WM selection was not so good – say hello to November 2008 … And this morning, SlicePie reports in that Target’s are at $2.99 … […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 2 April 2009
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Yep, the D CASE launchers are shipping next week … β« Hey, wait a minute, did CASE C of the launchers ship? Yep in Germany and the Philippines. So, we’re not getting Easy Idle, Fiber Fuel and Mood Springs in the US next as launchers. Nope. That’s not logical. Yep. Will we get CASE C […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 April 2009
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“David V.” sends us some great April 1 “new” CARS releases … π When you just can’t decide what Fred size you feel like today … a Fred for every size … This will actually be a CHASE CAR in 2010 – Sepia tinted Fabulous Hudson Hornet (like the newspaper article McQueen reads). And I […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 April 2009
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Okay, that might be a little too much hype … hey, it’s better than collecting furry mooses π (yes, I know that moose plural does not need an “s” at the end but mooses is funny to say π ). Discounted to $19.99 though no real hurry – says sale runs through May. Okay, in […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 April 2009
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The oddball branch of the CARS family … no real purpose yet they seem to hang around. The Check Lane series makes sense for Hot Wheels – stores that don’t normally carry toys can put a few Hot Wheels at the checkout area as impulse buys … and since there’s no “complete” set of characters, […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 1 April 2009
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You know CARS are just too hard to collect, I think it’s time to switch to these … Who can resist furry moose and a pig (?) eating marshmallows on a stick? No chase anteaters, no buy 5, get 1 free dingo promo to deal with. And look, a tiny tent – man, finally something […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Music, Retail, Toys, TV on 31 March 2009
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Finally decided to test out the iTunes iMix feature … Here’s your 200-mile round trip soundtrack for CARS shopping … with some songs to match your mood when you find nothing in the middle three stores but then SCORE! π Click on the image or THIS TEXT LINK to launch iTunes and be taken to […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 31 March 2009
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Well, if you can believe the listing … Airing on DISNEY XD (formerly Toon Disney) Fire up your VCR, DTV, DVR, PVR, Neuros, and TiVo … Note the times are PACIFIC TIMES … as I’m on the WEST COAST. Depending on whether you have the East or West feed – check your LOCAL LISTINGS. Thanks […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 31 March 2009
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For those collecting the Piston Cup racers outside the MSOS set or collecting a second set outside the MSOS set, here is an updated checklist. It is not vastly different from the one from January – some minor changes with the Pit Race Off launchers and the Lightyear Launchers … and indirectly related, more haulers […]
Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 30 March 2009
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“All you need to do is donate at least $5.00 to the Cars Cares program!Β For each $5.00 donation, you will receive one entry in a drawing for the Apple iCar pictured above!Β Itβs that easy!Β The more you donate, the better your chances of winning.Β The winner will receive the actual Apple iCar pictured […]