Disney Pixar Cars - Bubbles Delay New Inventory

As we all wait for more of the Oversized line to show up in Wal-Marts, the latest cases with Dexter Hoover and Sally with Cone, the next case with Impound Snot Rod and whoever, the reason we aren't seeing more New Cars is due to the issue I wrote about a few weeks ago. The plastic bubbles aren't staying glued to the card backs! This is supposedly being corrected, but in the meantime, New supply is scarce to non-existent due to the problem. China has to get moving and ship all the corrected cases back to the United States. That slow boat from China is making me hear Carly Simon..."Anticipation, anticipation, is makin' me late, is keepin' me waitin'!"

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Alternator Valley Celebrates First Anniversary!

Today, about this time, I launched Alternator Valley! I had run to Wal-Mart in Casselberry, Florida to buy Pixar's Cars on Blu-Ray Disk! I got my "Scoop" on the Blu-Ray Rangsberg McQueen by verifiying my detective work with the purchase (I'd suggest you read my very first article to get the whole picture). A lot of writing, running to stores, networking, and even travelling across the country to Comic-Con have happened in the last year! It has been a blast and a true passion of mine. I'm pretty pooped and going to head off to bed, but expect more later today, and in the next few days from me.

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Disney Pixar Cars - Oversized Seen In Small Quantities

I called a Wal-Mart yesterday that I suspected may have gotten in some Oversized Cars and talked to the Toy Department manager Linda. She told me that she got in a couple of cases a week or two ago, and that they sold out in a day. One of my Kmart Collectors Day reporters was in a Wal-Mart today. I asked her to check the toy department while I was on the phone and she came across the Oversized Dinoco Helicopter. So, I was lucky to get that because of her. Nothing else was in site. They are showing up, but being snatched up faster than Mater can whip his tow hook onto Lightning! Searching for these toys is a pain in the #$$! How have your searches gone of late?

I also came to understand that Wal-Mart orders high quantities of Cars from Mattel. They then warehouse their inventory in a big dark cave distributing it in slow drips to the stores. This is why they are so far behind the Newest releases. I'm still seeing cases from months ago showing up in the Orlando stores. Maybe this explains why I see so much Batman stuff in their stores. Ya know, bats like caves! ;-)

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Disney Pixar Cars 2009 Calender

It might be made of paper, two-dimensional, and only good for sixteen months, but the 2009 Cars Calender delivers! I figured many of you would be interested in it and like to get one for your house. My 2008 calender hangs in my office and adds colorful fun to my day! The 2009 calender picks up where 2008 ends with great stills from the film. Each month focuses on a specific character and gives you a bio on them. You learn a bit more about that character and things you may not know about them. I got mine at Walmart for the bargain price of just $4.97! I'm sure I'll be getting the Cars Calender for years to come!

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Disney Pixar Cars - Waiting for Oversized and Storytellers to Appear

I still have yet to see a single Oversized Car appear in Orlando. Just one Target had a shipment of Storytellers, and they were effectively gone in a day. I keep calling and visiting Walmart, Target and Toys R Us and nothing, nada, zilch!! Less than two months until Jolly Saint Nick visits, and there's been nothing for us hungry shoppers to spend our dough on! So, we wait, and wait, and wait, and wait, and wait!

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Disney Pixar Cars - Big Fred & Little (Chase) Fred

I went to Saint Pete last night to see my Red Sox play the Devil Rays and witnessed some of the biggest idiots at a sporting event ever! Two rows of thirty-somethings that were drunk, obnoxious and inconsiderate. The entire night was spent trying to watch the game as the buffoons stood up and blocked everyone's view while acting like morons. What's this got to do with Fred?! Well, I'm not going to tell you the entire night's events because it is just too long to go into. What I'll tell you is that the night was a mess until I decided to go into a Wal-Mart on the way home. I went to the toy department and saw pallets stacked all over the place. I looked, and to my amazement found a T-Case! For the first time ever, I was lucky enough to get to a coveted case before the Ebay Hogs! I asked an associate if I could open it and get what I wanted. He pulled out his razor knife and cut it open for me. There inside was Fred with Bumper Stickers and Axel Accelerator!! I was elated and shocked to make the find. I decided to see if there were any other Cars cases. I saw a few E Cases and an M Case, all were already opened and picked over. Then, I spied one last Case and it had the letter T on it! How could they have missed it? I opened it and got my second Fred! So, my night finished up with a positive and unexpected bang!

So, how does Big Fred compare to the New Little Fred? To start, Big Fred is 2-5/8 inches long, while Little Fred is 1-7/8 inches long. Little Fred has bumper stickers on him, while Big Fred is sans stickers. They are the same otherwise. The packaging is slightly different. Big Fred has the World of Cars backer with NEW Shield, and the #44 for the collector's checklist. Little Fred has the Chase Shield, with the #87 and a fancier white name plate. I like both, and want to actually take a look at the film to see which is more in scale with the rest of the characters. As some have pointed out, the New Fred almost looks like a Mini. Either way, I scored for once and as any of you know, that's a great feeling! Good luck finding your Fred with Bumper Stickers.

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