Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: Kmart CARS Day #8 TODAY – Don’t Be Late!
The most important thing to note for this in-store event is the time is now 9 AM and not 11 AM as it’s been for the previous 7 times!!
So, don’t be late, mate!
Also, it’s likely they made a lot fewer diecasts than last time so in many cases, it might not be as simple as just striding in, picking out everything you and leaving – hopefully that is the case but just in case it’s not, it might be closer to the olden days of CARS collecting.
How Does it Work?
Generally around the toy section, they will set up a table – you will also see some people gathered about (from some to hopefully not too many). At around 9 AM, they will begin letting people draw numbers. The rules are that ANYONE who is capable of physically drawing a numbered ticket is eligible to draw … meaning pretty much anyone from the age of 6 month and up … they will then call out numbers randomly from the draw – if your number is called, the will start to cut open a box for you – you are allowed to select up to 5 CARS in the first go around.
Will I get the CARS I want?
See below for checklist of CARS in this case. It all depends on what you are looking for and it will all depend on how many boxes the store receives and how many people are drawing tickets. Now after everyone who has drawn a number has picked their 5, some stores hold additional drawings – other stores just open it up as a free for all.
As noted, this time, there are probably much fewer CARS available in stores so you have to look around. Each master carton contains 4 boxes or 96 CARS so you can divide by 5 (the maximum number you can choose with 1 draw) and the number of people there – if you want all 6 racers and the two exclusive CARS, then obviously you will need two turns at least. Since most people who purchased boxes are going to wind up with extra Lightning McQueen’s – it’s safe to presume you can buy that later and since there are also 4 Francesco Bernoulli’s in each case, that is the second easiest to find. The rest will mostly likely be equally sought after. There is a checklist below listing how many of each CAR are in the case.
Also, note, if you buy 5 racers, the 6th is free.
How early should I go to the event?
OFFICIALLY, they are supposed to draw numbers at 9 AM and in the order of your drawn number. Most KM’s probably open at 9 AM but some might be open earlier. Even if there is a queue outside the store, it means nothing as it should depend on the number you draw.
WARNING – there are stores that aren’t going to follow the official, guidelines so they might go by when you line up.
Good luck and have fun.
So, drop a note if you attend, how did it go., how were crowds?
Also, they should offer up more cases for sale after the event:
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metroxing
16 June 2012
Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 2, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 2
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Has anyone found any Errors yet? Wrong nametags, no eyes, decals missing, etc.
I just realized my celine dephare is packaged backwards compared to the rest of them. Would this error be worth not opening?
I wouldn’t open it. It’s just a normal Celine if you do.
Anyone who has opened their Shu Todoroki from the event – do you think the back axel is a little loose compared to a RT Shu from the last event? I have opened two and they both seem to have a little bit of a wobble to the back axel when you lift them up while other Shu’s don’t.
And I thought mine was the only one! Glad to hear it’s normal for a Silver Shu to do that.
Oh good, yours does it too. I thought it was a screwup so I compared it to another, but they both had it. Good to know I’m not alone. It’s not a mistake, just low quality wheels I guess.
My KMart had a great grasp on the event, everything set up at 9:00 exactly. Got 4 sets, a 2013 poster, and an in-store poster. Thanks to Toy Mgr. Carol at the Doylestown PA Kmart!
2012 poster, not 2013. DUH my bad. Comment editing isn’t working for me.
Frederick, MD:
The event went great for us. I was very pleased with our Kmart, they did an excellent job. There was one master case. Myself and one other father with a daughter wearing a Mater shirt showed up about quarter ’til 9. There were two clerks with a folding table set up in the outdoor furniture section. This worked well as I got to sit on a nice deck chair to wait the 10 minutes or so. The clerk said they weren’t going to fool with raffle tickets since there were just the two of us. The other father/daughter went first and got one complete set of 8. I gave the clerk my checklist and he made up a set for me and put it in the case box. He also gave both of us one of the posters. The other poster he had taped up to a screen tent. As the clerk was making up my list another family with one young son showed up. I gave them my checklist to use, they grabbed what they wanted and left. There were at least 2-3 of everything remaining when I left as there was one case that hadn’t been opened yet. For the grand finale, I asked the store manager if I could have the event poster and she gave it to me as well.