Articles in the diecast Category

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 13 December 2008
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With just a little over two weeks left for holiday/Christmas shopping, how complete is your CARS list being fulfilled. FIRST UP, Advice for CHRISTMAS-HOLIDAY shoppes who want these CARS BEFORE the 25th of December. Why are stacks, and stacks and stacks of CARS (and toys) unopened in gardening at WM? No logical explanation but here’s […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Disney Pixar, Film, Marketing, Retail, Toys, TV on 13 December 2008
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On sale at the Disney Stores only – not officially part of the Mattel diecast line but looks to be in scale for the Mini’s and the RC CARS look pretty cute – now on sale at $14.99. I was going to pick up a couple but I parked way at the other end of […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 12 December 2008
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If you’re collecting Race O Rama cards and wonder where you stand, here is a check list checklist through 2008. This includes everything that will be released as a single through CASE E or in other words, from CASE A through CASE E. Case E probably won’t make it into your hands until AFTER Christmas […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 11 December 2008
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Case D is just starting to ship from the warehouse and CASE E should be out in January. Well, it looks like Mattel’s warehouse is burning the midnight oil – CASE E is shipping as we speak so one more box out before 2009 is officially here. Happy hunting! And yes, a little too top […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 11 December 2008
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Courtesy of GRAPHJAM … More GRAPHJAMS (Step on up and create your own π … There might be a few CARS related ones π … send us the link in the comments …)

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 11 December 2008
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Keep in mind they just finished these a month ago so it will take a while to sculpt, get approvals, create molds, make them and ship them to us … so don’t start holding your breath just yet, we still have 6 months but clear out your shelves, convert your gold hoard to cash … […]

Posted in Advertising, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 11 December 2008
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Via Bloomberg: “Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) — KB Toys Inc., the 86-year-old toy retailer, filed for bankruptcy three years after leaving court protection, blaming a cash crisis caused by a βsuddenβ drop in sales at its 277 stores. The company, based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, exited bankruptcy in 2005 after closing hundreds of stores. KB Toys said […]

Posted in Advertising, CARS, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 11 December 2008
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First, do not do this at home unless you are a trained professional … next thing you know … But if you can’t wait until June until the CAR TOONS Rescue Squad Mater comes out … Sander P. has done a Burnt Lightning McQueen … Thanks for the nice pics, Sander P. So, remember not […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 10 December 2008
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Buying CARS is not like most things – any pansy can just kudzu to the section marked on the canopy, drop it in a cart and pay for it … CARS, holy fertilizer, it is the winter of our discontent. With CARS, it not just hit or miss but after checking the toy section, you […]

Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 10 December 2008
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These are available (in theory), has any retailers actually ordered them? Anyone actually see one on the store shelf? Maybe it’s in a box under a tarp in gardening? Children’s Toy Closet just let me know that they are arriving in a few days so if you want to order one from them. Otherwise the […]