Target & Walmart: Retail News
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Posted in Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 24 June 2010
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Good news if you know how to do math AND pay off your bills monthly … Target is planning on offering you a 5% discount on your purchase if you use your Target credit card. That’s the good math. The bad math – it’s pointless if you do not pay it off by the end […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: What’s in Final Lap Case G or H?
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 7 June 2010
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Lots of candidates for G & Case H? Also seen on Final Lap cards … Mathew “True Blue” McCrew Non-lenticular Marlon ‘Clutches’ McKay … Thanks “AF” & “003” for some early pics …

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Bumper Save All Over Target.com
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 5 June 2010
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Both the Bumper Save Team Hauler … Team Bumper Save Hauler. And the Bumper Save Chief Pitty Crew Set are available on Target.com right now … And if you need the Shifty Drug Hauler – also online. BUT Free Shipping is ONLY available on the Bumper Save Team Crew set and not the haulers. However, […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Final Lap Visual Checklist & Review
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 4 June 2010
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What’s out so far? CASE A CASE B CASE C CASE D CASE E And the latest CASE F … What’s in Case G? McQueen with Shovel? Flo with Tray? Marlon Clutches? You can compare the original list from SDCC + the latest additions.

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Target ‘Buy Some CARS’ Sale …
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail on 3 May 2010
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Target seems to be launching a new sale so hopefully this will clear the shelves. Singles at $3.29 4 Pack Piston Cup Racers $12.99 even if they’re upside down. Who just saw the movie last week for the first time last week? I’m telling ya – get some Team Haulers! It’s your only opportunity to […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Shopping Roundup
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 20 April 2010
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Vinyl Toupee & Shifty Drug Haulers have hit the West Coast … What else is in the case? Seems to be Target only so far … Thanks for the pics, Dvorack1. TRU is having a sale on megasize (MTT & regular) – must buy two. This might explain why we have not gotten many megasize […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Final Lap F Cases Sighted …
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 19 April 2010
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The three new CARS of Final Lap Case F are … Looks like the drool-spit thing didn’t make it in … And McQueen with Cone … Thanks for the nice pics, “003.” Hopefully, these will ship in normal quantities like Final Lap E instead of some de facto Chase CAR like quantities.

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Final Lap New & Old Math Check List
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 12 April 2010
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If you read this morning’s post, you-we found out there are three new CARS on the Final Lap list but there’s much more … in addition to the three new Final Lap CARS added, there are 15 re-releases added. Some are not great surprises, Ghostlight Ramone or Cactus Lightning McQueen … other ADDS are a […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Final Lap – MORE NEW CARS!
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 12 April 2010
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There were about 40 new CARS on the Final Lap list. We have had 15 released so far – leaving about 25 between now and November – give or take 6-7 cases or about 1 case per month … presuming 3-4 NEW Final Lap CARS per case, that math pretty much works out. Well, now […]

Retail News: Target Coming to Canada … Years From Now … Maybe …
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys on 5 April 2010
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“Target said it will spend about US$1-billion to renovate about 340 stores this year, expanding groceries to prompt more frequent visits and slow the pace of store openings to fewer than 10. In October, the company added 26 locations, including five full-grocery SuperTarget stores.” But some not so good news for toy buyers, Target is […]