Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Retail Roundup
CollectorMom reports in – Jerry Recycled on her shelf at TRU – I think the second person to report in but the first with photos …
And yep, Mattel shipped early to WM & now TRU … so much for their grand plan on making everyone pay for freight to get the haulers, I guess that only applies to everyone not named WM, TRU and maybe Target?
Kimberly D. sent us this link, this looks vaguely familiar but not quite right …
And better news, Altan sends us pics to show that not only bootleg-pirate CARS are sold in Turkey … in fact, the selection looks better than most WM’s … though that looks like a Buzz & Woody 2-fer …
More haulers than I’ve seen on the shelf in NorCal.
The double wide Mack RC – exclusive to TRU in the US?
Not from Mattel but not readily available in the US.
Way better than that idiotic bootleg Mack ride – this is sharp … – nice Ransburg finish! Even that Cinderella coach looks cool …
Another international tidbit – Stephan S. sends us info that the launcher C Case in Germany is a 12-pack … 2 Nitroades, 2 Easy Idle, 4 Mood Springs & 4 Fiber Fuel’s.
Just a reminder – the international division of Mattel operates separately and makes their own distribution decisions …
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metroxing
4 April 2009
Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV
36 Comments
I can force good things to happen. I broke down yesterday and bought Milton for $4.12 at Bartell Drugs. I just plain got tired of not finding zilch at WM, TRU and TGT. Well, TODAY, I stopped at Wal*Mart at South Hill, Puyallup, WA to buy a DVD of Snoopy’s Reunion. Yikes, the pegs in the Cars section was stuffed with at least four unmolested Case F goodies. Of course, there was Milton, Andrea and the elusive Chase Card Chuki at $2.97 each plus 9.3% sales tax. I guess I blew that $1.15 extra yesterday! Oh well!
Of course, there was also a new stock of haulers, including Jerry, who now comes with the CSI fingerprint on the cab, smeared paint, etc. Yuck!
Chuli_mama, check your email. 🙂
I bought 2 Jerry Recycled Battery Haulers at a Kmart in Greenville, OH yesterday afternoon. They also had the Octane Gain hauler. The Walmart had plenty of Leak Less and Wally.
I’m amazed how different the selections are within the same stores in a geographical area.
I found haulers plentiful at Lakewood (WA) WM yesterday afternoon, including Jerry & Leakless. I examined the paint jobs on all of them, including #’s 1,2 and 3. They exhibited numerous painting flaws, which would be a detraction to the serious collector of MIB. The cabs had the most significant flaws, including fingerprints that CSI would love, and touchups that produce a matted finish instead of gloss. As a painted of many plastic models, if you go back over a gloss finish with gloss paint you can easily mar the finish. Numerous stickers issues. Of course, MIB means you cannot see the hidden rear panel. Checking Fred Meyer store down the block, which only had #1,2 and 3, there was not one bad hauler. Their inventory was absent marred paint jobs, poorly applied stickers, etc. I could not find one defect amongst the six on the shelf. That leads me to believe there are production issues- get them shipped quickly, forget the necessity for the paint to dry.
Also, the Sunday ads are having sales at TRU with Buy 2 Get One Free, Fred Myer at $2.99 and Big Lots at $3.00. Of course the prerequisite is the stores actually get inventory. TR, WM, TRU and KM all have stagnant inventory. For some reason Tex has reached ungodly numbers around here.
Happy Hunting! 🙂
where do you find those cars in the red eggs, we need those and I’d love to ride in lightning LOL
can’t wait to find more haulers in my town one lonely leakless is not enough for us
Yup that’s why I ordered from CTC and Target, because I wanted to be the last one to get them. It’s kinda hard not to be cynical about collecting these things.
I ordered my case of haulers and launcher case c too! I already have every hauler coming in that case-guess I will have extras!
I predict a LOT of haulers coming up on the trading forum when these cases finally ship.
The “Fury” is only present while on the clock, and ich libe Deutschland!
Should write good post! Can’t wait to seeing your next one!
MINI POLICE FLO AND RAMONE!
SPOON!!
sorry, got me excited.. whats the deal with mini Flo & Ramone? Did I miss something?
hay met!i just spent ages typing out a post and its not here anymore!
it did have links to pics i have on photobucket but i dont see why that would get my comment removed…
please explain!
(MET: If you put mpre than 1 link in it – the comments plugin presumes it’s spam – but it’s in there, just shoot me an email).
Hay, just scanned in some pages from the sticker album i found:
Front Cover:
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w200/insanity_kills_album/IMG_0001.jpg
1st Pages of Stickers:
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w200/insanity_kills_album/IMG_0004.jpg
2nd Page of Stickers:
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w200/insanity_kills_album/IMG_0003.jpg
Random Page:
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w200/insanity_kills_album/IMG_0007.jpg
Random Page:
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w200/insanity_kills_album/IMG_0006.jpg
Page from one of the two mini comics:
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w200/insanity_kills_album/IMG_0005.jpg
Back Cover:
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w200/insanity_kills_album/IMG_0002.jpg
Poster: (had to take a pic cus it was too big to scan)
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w200/insanity_kills_album/Image72.jpg
hey I got a pack of these. got Clutch aid, Jerry, Apple car, no stall crew chief and a story tellers ramone.
I will try to not let my obsession expand into sticker collecting 🙂
I have received word that the Hauler cases are not longer Direct Import only. I have been told that they are all domestic from here on out.
WOW! Maybe that is why TARGET/Amazon had them up for sale?!?! Sounds like good news for EVERYONE!
so does that mean if we already ordered them that they are on their way!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please say it is so!!!! 🙂
Sorry, but I can’t speak for any other vendors and their particular ordering situations.
Updated my Flikr pic’s!! (finally!) – I have different sort of cases but similar to the one Traver has.
Probably should link it too……
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30298820@N04/
NICE!!
I also found jerry recycled batteries at 2 toys r us’s
Here’s a good one: Two days ago, our nearest WM had Case “G”….got my Andreas, Miltons, and Chuki/Japan. They also had Mega Size RPM Semi and Elvis!
Last night, another truck….3 CASES of CASE “C”!!!!!!!!!!!
Apparently we’re going “back to the future” again. There was Impound Snot Rod in all his glory, fresh in the box.
Confetti on impound snot rod??????????
i also spotted jerry and octain gain at a tru in king of prussia toys r us.
Well, I think we all need to become good friends with STEPHAN S. Hey buddy, how you doing over there in launcher land?? Need anything?? Wanna trade?? 🙂
Stephan, I am MUCH nicer than jestrjef, please be MY friend!!
The “Fury” is only present while on the clock, and ich libe Deutschland!
No Problem…
jestrjef at hotmail dot com
These other guys are good people as well! Hope to talk to you soon!
think im going on a cars run today, my first day off for easter, and sinse xmas, its a bloody nice day so im up for a cycle,
gunna hit up Sainsburys, Asda then Tesco *fingers crossed*
IF my digicam is working ill take pics of what i expect to be a sorry state, will post pics later…
fill us in dude!
camera didnt work grrr…
but sainsburys had:
Mack(LMQ Penthouse) Singles (only loads of Red Ramones and LMQs)
Asda had:
Promo Stickered WOC Singles with a few ROR LMQs
Tesco had:
Launchers (Chick & LMQ) Singles (yet more Ramones + LMQs)
Also, i saw a World of Cars sticker album from Panini that i picked up, may scan some pages in and post, was £1.49 and comes with 20 stickers.
Hows the Cars situation where you are Gervart?
thats pretty old stuff ! the tesco near me always has stuff, most recent would be dinoco pity if anything.
I reacon that the new launchers seen in Germany will make their way over here soon.
my sainsburys is having a restock. most recent cars there were the double pack wwith chick and bruiser.
Edwin Kranks and Tank coat pity are also available in disney store now.
cars prices are UP aswell with the average price at £3.50 !!
lucky, i havnt seen anything new sinse october,
and that was chuki!
Mommy, I want to ride in Lightning!!!
All of a sudden the Metallica song is blasting in my head. “Ride The Lightning”.