Article Archive for 12 January 2009

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Buy 5 at Toys R Us … Next & Contest!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 12 January 2009
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Okay, let’s see how closely you read this website 🙂 See if you can guess the next Toys R Us Buy 5, mail in some money, a bunch of cardboard and get X in return promo CAR is. (this of course was the LAST promo) Enter below in the comments section. Only one entry per […]

The TakeFive Scrapbook Extraordinare!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV, Uncategorized on 12 January 2009
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Thanks for Part II of my great Christmas gifts … Of course, part I was the great Texas Tea but this one is even nicer! It’s a great scrapbook from a bunch of TakeFivers as put together by hand by “Mary,” “Lyndsee (aka: Flik’s Friend),” “Nancy (aka: Mia, Tia & NJM).” and Sarah (aka: Collectormom.”) […]

Texas Tea Hummer #3 Has Landed!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 12 January 2009
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Of course, I got my Texas Tea a few weeks back – it was beautiful, funny, hilarious and great … And everyone who worked on bringing it life got their names tossed into an electronic hat (iPhone Random Number Generator 🙂 ) for a drawing of another Texas Tea … “Started by PistonDad, it took […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Lightyear Launchers
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 12 January 2009
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To be more confusing, the second CARS ‘launcher’ series is changing its name from Wheelers to Lightyear Launchers. The available CARS-Piston Cup racers hasn’t changed – just the name of the line … Now called LIGHTYEAR LAUNCHERS … They should start arriving in the next month or two … Maybe they felt WHEELERS was too […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Error & Funny Pics …
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From Caitlin/FPG … her very interesting Charlie Checker/Pace Car … Now if this were the more common (and current), yellow red light Charlie Checker, you might think it’s a fake but … Since it’s the original red rear lights – an error in packing … Charlie Checker’s expression says it all – I get no […]