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Takara Tomy & New Era Caps Team Up “Transformers Cap Bots”
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Posted in Toys on 8 October 2012
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It seems to imply you can wear it as a real cap but I’m not sure if they’re confusing it with the regular New Era 59FIFTY Transformer caps. You can read more here.  

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: No Need to Riot in Europe (Over CARS)
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 8 October 2012
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Arrived in Europe after a nice ocean voyage … Clearly the mold is tested and squeezing out diecasts …   So, now you can duck away from a tour of the Louvre (what, like it’s gonna close down soon?) and run down to le toy shop. okay, you do have to pay a skoosh more […]

Pixar Sends Along a Free Pic of Collectors at a Pallet Drop
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Posted in Disney Pixar on 7 October 2012
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🙂 You can right-click save for the original size or download it from here.

Toys R Us Will Now Price Match
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Posted in Uncategorized on 7 October 2012
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The main difference with Walmart is that WM will accept your word at the register. Does Target do that? TRU will require you bring in the ad. They also follow Target & WM lead that BOGO or % off deals are not price matched. And “limited quantity” items are NOT priced match – which could […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: Kimura Kaizo Is No Replacement Ref
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 7 October 2012
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Kimura Kaizo is an all-around great diecast. He is in scale, solid metal, heavy and full of great details. Believe it or not, the purple body and his entire black “skirt” area is actually all one piece of metal – it’s NOT plastic! While his “hair” is plastic, it’s a solid, shiny and nicely done […]

$20 ExxonMobil Gas Card For $10
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Posted in CARS on 6 October 2012
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If you live on the West Coast, you might’ve noticed that while crude oil prices have dropped, since one refinery caught fire* and another closed down to make “winter” gas … our retail gas prices have spiked/skyrocketed … Okay, they’re not quite this high but close enough … at Saveology, you can pick up a […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: Kmart Cars Day #9 – Missing One …
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 6 October 2012
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MattyCollector posted a tiny graphic showing off the next Kmart CARS Day diecasts and it is missing “the one,” that might cause you to rip something something a new one since we’re not getting a new one called RIP. So, the good news is that everyone will have a shot at getting the NOW EXCLUSIVE […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Diecast: Walmart Neighborhood Market
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 6 October 2012
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Around the country, Walmart is opening up “Neighborhood Market’s” which are mostly food grocery stores and a smaller footprint. It’s not spectacular but the aisles are wide and it’s not clotted with a lot of people so if it’s convenient, it’s not a bad addition. They do have 2 aisles for toys – I presume […]

There is No End to Angry Bird Fun …
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Posted in Toys on 5 October 2012
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The Angry Bird beach ball.

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: Missing Oversized Deluxe?
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 5 October 2012
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While we have a list of the new CARS 2 oversized-deluxe coming and the contents of CASE A, B & C. As usual, both sets of “answers” opens up another can of worms … Since the first three cases of oversized/deluxe coming do not show off the “missing” CARS from 2012 – what’s the scoop? […]