Article Archive for 28 October 2008

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The Cage Bin of Death
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 28 October 2008
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RacerGuyInSD … (who I presume is in SD 🙂 ) sent us the first cage bin of death of CARS at his local TRU … Though a full set of Race O Rama cards with barely a glue mark is worth something … or if you have no scruples, put in a unauthorized Red Ransburg, […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Wal Mart Pallet Drop Update
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 28 October 2008
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It’s going to be a crazy 2 months of CARS stuff at Wal-Mart, we might as well buy an RV and just camp out in the parking lot … and while, some WM’s may have delayed putting out the endcap because they ordered way too much Halloween black roses and candy … in a few […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Target Halloween Mini’s Found
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 28 October 2008
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Yea, it looks like they stacked them next to the regular Mini’s in the stock room, waiting for peg space … finally realized these are Halloween merchandise and there are only days until Halloween … And actually if you buy the three Halloween mini’s here plus a Race Rod pack, you pretty much duplicate all […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Target TO-DO – Order More Storytellers
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 28 October 2008
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A quick trip around Targets proves that Storytellers is by most measures a MASSIVE HIT and the shelves are bare. The most obvious question is when is the re-stock coming … and there is a re-stock coming, right? While we know there is a second wave coming – not sure when but maybe even before […]