Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: France Promo-A Rose Garden By Any Other Name
The France Promo fulfillment has taken a new twist …
The original offer …
Rules are:
1 – Between 1st of January and 31st of August 2009, buy 4 Cars vehicles.*
2 – Send your receipt.
3 – Send or copy the barcodes on each pack.
4 – Write on a paper your name and address where to receive the free car.
5 – Add a stamp in your letter.
6 – Send your letter within seven days since your latest purchase to this address:
OP Cars exclusive vehicle
Cedex 4134
99413 Paris Concours
* “Free” CAR is 1:55 scale & not available in stores.
The fulfillent started out with Gask-its but they apparently ran out a few months ago – then a gap as they scrambled to figure out what to do next … well, they reached a decision …
Say hello to apology letter AND …
“David V.” was kind enough to send along info, photos and translate the letter for us.
The letter reads in part …
“Thank you for your participation to the Cars exclusive vehicle promotion.” Unfortunately, this exclusive car is out of stock and we present you our apologizes. Our priority is our consumers satisfaction, so we have the pleasure to send you this Lightyear laucher + a car which is a new release of this end of year…”
(and now here comes David’s favorite best part of the letter)
… a car which value is higher to the exclusive vehicle.”
David notes others have gotten Shifty Drug, Vitoline and Fiber Fuel Lightyear Launchers.
I guess they get by the skin of the letter of the law since these Lightyear Launchers are technically not in French stores … Tada!
And going by European pricing, they are getting a $22 USD item (I think they are priced at €15-18).
And a Launcher is so much cooler when you call it a “Lanzacoches.” 🙂 Hence the extra $12 charge 🙂
First an Eggo shortage and now Gask-its.
But I guess it’s all there in the Mayan prophecy
… the ground shall be fallow – thus round disc hard objects with geometric shapes that must be blessed by the Sun before consuming will be in short supply … and other disc based made by those across the ocean who sail with round anchors shall also foretell of a time of shortages. Though our movie will open #1 …
Those Mayan’s could really call ’em.
Anything about Florida or Alabama?
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22 November 2009
22 Comments
I need Clutch Aid.
no wonder I couldn’t find waffles……
I liked the “lanzacoches”..!
That is really bad of Mattel. Surely there could’ve been something else? I would feel very ripped off.
Well I still don’t understand how someone from HONG KONG is selling a GASk-its almost ever 4 hours a day and has been for over a month on E-Bay… and for around $60.00 Can some one tell me if that is why the shortage has occured or are these HONG KONG WANNABEES?
Back Door Mattel factory thefts
No baggie either, so they seem less legit.
Damaged, scratched, probably rejects, did not pass inspection.
Final Lap case 2 is out in stores.
Any idea of what’s in the case, how many of each?
So far
Dexter Hoover with checkered flag
Antonio V. Excellente
Those are the two found so far .
Have no idea how many of each.
Cmon A light year Launcher!
Exactly!
“I guess they get by the skin of the letter of the law since these Lightyear Launchers are technically not in French stores … Tada!”
These ARE on sale in French TRU stores.
(MET: Oops. Mattel probably says oops and shhhh 😉 ).
Watch someone get a Gaskits Launcher
If only it that package had the “NEW!” snipe on it, it might be worth something.
There’s a “new” Snipe? I thought the best one was Kevin in “UP”! 😉
I’d given up on finding a Fiber Fuel Lightyear Launcher in the stores(I only have a FF in the tradional launcher form, so I’ve never opened it), then while picking up some Radiator Springs sets for $14.99 at TRU on Saturday, my wife points up at the pegs and says “Look, there’s Fiber Fuel!”. 🙂
Now, the decision must be made as to WHICH launcher to open in order to have a Fiber Fuel to display with the other racers! Open the Lightyear Launcher for the racer and save the “good” launcher?
I just found a LYL Fiber Fuel. I already have Fiber Fuel in a 4-pack so I hid it away in case someone else wants it I could come back and buy it…or if I decided I “needed” it. 🙂
Case D just started hitting last week. I found a fresh Case D Wednesday in Orlando . . . picked up the Fiber Fuel and Vitoline LYL for a buddy. 🙂
🙂
The alternative is almost worth it, but not if they were expecting Gask-Its…