How Toys R Us shutting down will make a giant hole for toy manufacturers, suppliers and new tiys coming … From Reuters. The first closeout sales might start TOMORROW – if you have a TRU GIFT CARD, better use it straight away!  And if you have something to return, you also might want to do […]

Probably missed it – sorry – tried to post while I was at Costco earlier but for some reason, it didn’t go through. Ended 12/11 but maybe Costco will extend it … $100 of value for$59 – 41% off AND applicable to even sale items at Shop.Mattel.

Sign up or sign in through our T5 link at eBates. After purchase, you get a rebate of another 2.5% so you can save up to 27.5% Then from eBates, search for MATTEL. Then at Shop.Mattel – apply the SPENDSAVE coupon code at checkout. While there are lots of Mattel product if you collect other things, […]

So, um, does anyone like to buy toys via a giant pit of death? Do you just toss your kid in?

Bloomberg reports …“Mattel Inc. and Hasbro Inc. have held talks about merging two of the world’s biggest toy companies, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that would bring together the manufacturer of Hot Wheels with the maker of My Little Pony. Hasbro approached Mattel about a potential transaction late last year, and the […]

Surprise, Mattel’s Cricket Racer Toy Car has critics … Yep, you actually load a real cricket in who drives around. “There are four modes for Bug Racer including cricket in charge, where the cricket steers the car depending on where it moves, and drag racer mode, when two Bug Racers compete against each other.” Read […]

“Bloomberg Business” has an interesting article on how Mattel upset Disney by launching a new doll line, Ever After High … “… Things got more complicated in the late 2000s, when Mattel released a line of princess-themed Barbie DVDs and dolls, essentially pitting them against Disney’s line. When Barbie’s sales started to fall in 2012, she […]

This is certainly weird – if only your cricket had a car of his own to control and drive, Mattel has whipped one up for him. Bug Racer Yep, believe it or not, you load a real live cricket into it and the sensors inside control this car. You can even add food so it’s […]

If your area still has a Kmart, a Hot Wheels Day is coming. Thanks for the heads up, NascarBronco.

Well, one store got stock in – though it’s not 2014 anymore and wasn’t this case out about a year ago? This box set was finally spotted at one Target – good price. But this Target has so few CARS, they put what they had of Hot Wheels on the pegs. Apparently Mattel’s plan is […]