Article Archive for October 2008

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The Toys R Us (TRU) Holiday & N20 Cola Shopping Plan
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 26 October 2008
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The Buy 5, Get N20 Cola for $5 is up & running. STEP ONE: Buy 5 single CARS at Toys R Us (in-store and only singles count) – you don’t have to buy them all in one trip or one store. (um, yea, good luck finding 5 in one store you want). SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS! […]

TakeFiveADay – My Trip to Our FLIKR Pool
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV, Uncategorized on 26 October 2008
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A few weeks ago, we finally opened our FLIKR pool and I haven’t had a chance to go back and look … but I took a look and hey it’s a cool place filled with CARS & cute kids 😉 … thanks to all the fun and cool reader photos … in reverse order of […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The Strange & Winding Road & Saga of the Red Ransburg
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Toys, TV, Uncategorized on 26 October 2008
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Just about a year ago, we were introduced to the fabled RED RANSBURG. It was included in the CAAF Dream Halloween event of 2007 where this CAR along with the “blue” Ransburg & 69 other CARS were part of a one-of-a-kind CARS display case as part of the benefit auction. The winning bid of $13,000 […]

Meet the Traver & CTC at the Rollatorium
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 25 October 2008
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I have never heard of a rollatorium before … Is it a sanatorium you can also roller skate in? I guess a roller rink is too rinky dinky so rollatorium sounds more lively? … and is that really the best place to hold an collectible show? But hey, if you’re in Jackson, Michigan on November […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Always Too Early or Way Too Late …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 25 October 2008
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Okay in the store, cracking open this pallet – I’m just an eager shopper … out in the parking lot, I’m just a thief … Hey, mister, I’ve been eyeing the Sinclair 12TE pallet dolly – mind if I test it out … er, you know, at full strength by trying to wheel this full […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Kmart Collector Days Cases SOLD OUT
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Posted in Advertising, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 25 October 2008
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As of right now, they still seem to have plenty left. Kmart LINK here. $65.99 plus shipping plus taxes – though DisneyCarsFanatic points out there’s a 10% coupon with the code OCTOBER10. This is nice – so anyone who missed it, here’s your chance though of course, you’ll have a few extras but that’s nice […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Expanded Universe – Storytellers Next
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 October 2008
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Target is probably wondering what hit them and now there are two questions: a) Will Target get re-stocked on A CASE & B CASE singles & 3-packs? Honestly, it’s a toss-up. Target never orders a ton of CARS stuff and they don’t seem to have made much of a commitment to this line – again, […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The Box That Is & Isn’t
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 October 2008
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If you see this box on the floor of your WM, you might want to get it opened … or why not just put in your cart & buy the entire box … SURPRISE! Of course, this might explain why it’s not on the shelf yet … So in addition to the UPC’s, you might […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The Retail Behind the Scenes Peek
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 October 2008
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Why can’t we find CARS on the shelf? We have covered this in the broad scope but let’s drill down a bit more to the store level. The bottom line is that while the big retailers (Walmart, Target and obviously Toys R Us) use toys to drive us to the store, once we’re there – […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The Updated Movie Moments List – Autumn 2008
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 October 2008
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Remember a few weeks when this was unearthed from some Mattel archive and it was determined to be old artwork from a Movie Moment that Walmart passed on in favor of the TJ single … well, it’s baacccckkkk. Only now it’s a Target exclusive as all Movie Moments are … (of course, this card art […]