Article Archive for October 2014

The Luckiest 8 People at a Road Rally
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Posted in CARS on 17 October 2014
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The luckiest people who can’t figure out why you should think carefully about where to sit by a road rally … Aosta Valley in Italy – apparently only minor injuries including the two drivers though one roadside attendee went to the hospital for shock – er, no surprise there.

Mattel Also Does Not Have a Good Q3 Financially
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Posted in Mattel on 17 October 2014
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Main Takeaways: For the quarter, revenue hit $2.02 billion. This represents an almost 9% decline in sales compared to the $2.21 billion reported the same quarter last year and was far lower than the $2.19 billion analysts anticipated. According to its press release, this drop in sales was driven by weakness across the board, with […]

Shop.Mattel One Day Sale – Free Shipping
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Posted in Mattel on 16 October 2014
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Free shipping – no minimum today at Shop.Mattel.

Archie Meets Predator (Yea, That One)
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Posted in comics on 16 October 2014
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Archie (Andrews) & the gang go to Costa Rica and stumble upon PREDATOR. There is a fun interview with the writer of this mini-series – USA Today. “The Archie team are really supportive of all the horrible things I’m doing to their beloved characters — in fact, they suggested a few of them.”  

Disney Planes Fire & Rescue: Disney Store Ultimate Rescue Die Cast Gift Set
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Posted in Disney Planes Fire & Rescue, Disney Store on 16 October 2014
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“Enzo” sends us this pics from the UK Disney Store – not available yet in the US. The Disney Store isn’t kidding around with this ULTIMATE RESCUE DIE CAST BOX SET. I don’t think I could lift this box – though a 5-year old who thinks he might get this for Christmas will able to […]

Red Bull – No Wings? No Bull – $10 Dollars For You
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Posted in Advertising on 15 October 2014
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Apparently Red Bull has settled their “false” advertising claims that drinking Red Bull did not actually give you wings. O’ RLY? If you’re OUTRAGED and bought some RED BULL, they will give you $10 bucks back or $15 in Red Bull credits. Fill out your claim here. 7-11 claims their 2-year old rotating hot dogs […]

Disney Pixar CARS: Fast as Lightning Mobile Video Game
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Posted in Video Games on 15 October 2014
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“Gameloft and Disney Interactive Release Cars: Fast as Lightning for iPhone, iPads, Windows Phones and Android.” Start your Nitro! Gameloft, a leading global publisher of digital and social games and Disney Interactive are pleased to announce the release of Cars: Fast as Lightning, a new game inspired by Disney Pixar’s Cars franchise. Cars: Fast as […]

Kmart Hacked – Credit & Debit Card Malware
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Posted in Retail on 14 October 2014
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Well, I guess there is meager bright side to not having a CARS Event Day … “Kmart’s IT team quietly announced that malware has been found in its stores’ register systems, noting that both debit and credit card numbers have been stolen. The breach seems to have occurred in early September, meaning any purchase made […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Diecast: Singles L Case (Last Case of 2014?)
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 14 October 2014
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The last scheduled case of CARS single is the L CASE. This case actually seems to contain the most amount of NEW CARS Diecast in a case in a while, of course, that’s not saying a lot for 2014. “ED” sends along great pics. Henri Motisse (he does come with his canvas!) Interview Francesco – […]

Shop.Mattel One Day Sale – Free Shipping $25
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Posted in Mattel on 13 October 2014
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While the banner reads 70% off, it’s more like about 25% off for most “clearance” items but there’s nearly 375 things at clearance so if you want to stock up for Christmas … Lots of Barbie, Frozen and WWE. Not many CARS items but some playsets. Free shipping at $25.