For those still on the lookout for Sally with Cone, Fred (re-scaled) or Edwin Kranks – don’t worry – they are ALL coming back in the next shipments. We know for certain CASE B is all WOC: Race O Rama and I think it’s safe to presume that for the WM pallet coming also but […]

Toys R Us just launched a loyalty rewards card program – FREE to sign up. For every $150 you spend you get $5 of free booty. Even better news for all the new TakeFive Readers who just birthed some babies, Babies R Us is included in this program and best news – diaper purchases count! […]

I know I posted my Comic Con photos of Dustin Mellows I can’t recall if I already posted these particular angled shot or these specific photos so here they are as big as can be … Appreciate the art … Ricky was also kind enough to send along the Mini’s from the Kmart CARS Collector […]

Some of you may have read about the SMART UNION TOY FACTORY closing due to the economic slowdown but as we might selfishly ask, “How does this affect me, CARS collector extraordinare?” This particular factory did not work on any CARS 1:55 diecast items. Though they are probably cursing Mattel for making them work on […]

The Piston Cup Racers … 36 gem jewels of the CARS diecast line … all bundled together in the Motor Speedway of the South set … yes, many people were unable to get it when it was available but technically, all the Piston Cup racers have been released. So, the next question is whether they […]

While the card design changes again this autumn, for the third year in a row for those keeping track, the World of CARS banner actually continues as the umbrella name. The new singles mainline is now called WORLD OF CARS: RACE O RAMA … And now as the last WORLD OF CARS cards (without the […]

And yes, there will be a NEW Buy 5, Get 1 Free at TRU promotions for N20 Cola. Thanks for the scan of the flyer, “DisneyCarsFanatic.” It is NOT starting until the 26th so NONE of your purchases count yet! The 5 For 1 Promotions Website is still showing the SIDEWALL SHINE promotion but presumably […]

Now, that our one-night/two-hour stand with Kmart is over and we got what we wanted, we move on to our next target which conveniently has a giant red bulleye … Here’s what your Target endcap display should look like: Pegs of Storytellers, the books (World of CARS & Meet the CARS), the Storytellers Simpletown Speedway […]

For those that missed out, Kmart.com has the following banner on their website. It downloads a PDF which is just the CARS flyer except the words on the top have been replaced with this: Since Kmart.com does sell the Hot Wheels cases after an “event,” it looks like they will sell CARS cases online also. […]

It seems for 95-98% of CARS buyers who were able to get to a Kmart, it was rated as acceptable to good to ‘no one else is here?!’ great 🙂 In my case, there was the long waiting since they would only allow one box open at a time and I was nearly last but […]