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  • HomeBargains has these back in as well as the fire and rescue 2 characters. Any uk'ers visiting this store have a nosey for zed custard and winnie please.

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    • Originally posted by niftynigel View Post
      On my way to see Neil Young at North Greenwich Arena, I popped into Smyths and ASDA at Charlton. I saw the RS Classic sets at Smyths. They were obviously destined for TRU originally, as they still had the TRU stickers on them! Someone had tried to rip the strickers and had ripped the packaging, oops! Another one has the sticker blanked out with a black marker pen!
      Nice find, niftynigel! Seems like another example of a retailer canceling an order and Mattel scrambling to sell the items to another retailer... we've seen Target, Walmart, and Toys R US cancel orders in the last year or so and the Cars ended up at stores like TJ Maxx, Ross, and Gordmann's in the US or even overseas (Max Sacar set, Movie Moments at TK Maxx, etc.).

      And how was the concert? I listened to Neil Young music back in the 1970s and watched a concert on cable a few months ago.


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      • Originally posted by Ru5ty View Post
        HomeBargains has these back in as well as the fire and rescue 2 characters. Any uk'ers visiting this store have a nosey for zed custard and winnie please.

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        Checked yesterday pal but there was only El Chuppa and Dusty tent sets. Singles were not fairing much better either with only fire fighter Dusty in stock. I think the stock may have been out a while and that's all that was left. Maybe a restock in the coming week? I'll keep looking!

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        • Didn't see any of the RSC in Smyths today but they were full of cars. It was the Sanja Karia / M.Fenderickson case from last year, as well as a mix of left over silver racers and carbon racers. Asda were out of stock on the main line cars but did have some of last years toons, including Rocky & Eddie. No three packs or colourshifters but we may see the new 3 packs out in Asda soon. B&M had one RS500 car reduced to Ł2.99 and nothing left in the way of Planes. Very poor show and came away empty handed.

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          • Couldn't resist it...;-)

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            • 4 cad spinners for the papa!

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              • one cad's loose about la huse. Some bodyguards to accompany the pinion.

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                • Awesome finds, Ru5ty... I don't think I ever saw Cad Spinner as a single in a store... I didn't find the Pope and Popemobile deluxe in stores often - the case came with 2 Deluxe Submarine Finn McMissile and retailers were already stuck with way too many Submarine Finn McMissile from early Cars 2 Deluxe cases.


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                  • Originally posted by cac1959 View Post
                    Awesome finds, Ru5ty... I don't think I ever saw Cad Spinner as a single in a store... I didn't find the Pope and Popemobile deluxe in stores often - the case came with 2 Deluxe Submarine Finn McMissile and retailers were already stuck with way too many Submarine Finn McMissile from early Cars 2 Deluxe cases.
                    Cheers Chris, I got the pope and the popemobile in florida some years ago. then tru had them a while back but I think I was on a break then lol. The cad spinners are showing up in a discount store ere. Think they're us cases as well. Ł1.99 is a belter price as well, Chinese seller's were asking too much for him but I'm glad I held out. fingers crossed we get Harvey, Winnie and Zed Custard.

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                    • We had loads of US carded Popemobiles and The Queen in the UK. I managed to get both US and international carded versions of both in TK Maxx for about Ł5. They were splitting cases amongst two or three stores. As they sold so quickly, why didn't they just send them a case full? It smacks of the stores' HQ not knowing the product and not knowing the market! That sort of ignorance is rife across the UK retail sector!

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                      • nought much about today, did see a case l and k high up on the shelves in smyths, couldnt rem what was in them but as time was rolling on I hadnt time to ask em to reach them down and I had to get home for the footy

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                        • I've visited a few stores again over the last few days.

                          Two Morrisons told me that Cars are a seasonal item and are not generally part of their range after Easter. They start to restock again in the new school term (September onwards). They said that might not apply to all stores, but they thought that was company sales policy. Wilko told me something similar. It doesn't come as a surprise, but that's not good news for us collectors in the UK!

                          Other stores:

                          ASDA - Remnants of 4th case (959L). These are generally the second batch (0276EAA) with the sellotape holding the blister on! Loads of 2015 Bucky Brakedust case Toons!

                          Sainsburys - As ASDA except first batch of 959L case with glue! Loads of silver racers and other odds and ends. Not Toons (obviously)!

                          Tesco - As ASDA. Not Toons (obviously)!

                          Toymaster - As ASDA. Mixture of glue and taped 959L case. Not Toons!

                          Smyths - 959L with sellotape!

                          TRU - Still bucket loads of 2015 singles and deluxe. Loads of silver racers, carbons and carnival racers. Last 2015 RS Classics have come and gone. Hopefully 2016 singles will appear soon!

                          Hot Wheels are coming and going like hot cakes! I recently scored 2015 Ford Mustang (Red), Yellow Submarine, '70 Ford Escort RS1600, Aston Martin V8 Vantage (white) and Lotus Esprit S1 (yellow) on small cards.

                          I want Aston Martin DB10 (Spectre) and Aston Martin DBS (Red) plus various coloured Aston Martin DB5 and DBS.

                          The 959L singles case is just about everywhere (except TRU).. Probably over-ordered? Or sent us as punishment from Europe for having a referendum on leaving the EU!

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                          • I have been to two towns today and it is just like you have found niftynigel
                            Also Debenhams has got the 4th case.
                            Toys R Us had a 2014 case of Deluxe in with Emanuelle and Mater the Waiter and the last RS500 case with Fillmore and Sarge.
                            It looked such a promising start to the year
                            I now only go out expecting to find Hot Wheels, Tesco's have been getting the promotional dump bins with the Super Treaure Hunt Batmobile case, i found the super in my local Tesco.
                            Poundland and B&M have been getting Hot Wheels Case E but i am yet to find a Super Treasure Hunt Porsche 993 GT3, i have also seen the last 2014 Zamac cars in a Poundland.

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                            • I also had a scamper about town today and encountered the 4th case in Morrison's. Sadly TRU/ ASDA were the same scenario as stated above. I did catch a bunch of Hot Wheels in Asda but no $upers

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                              • Originally posted by rossibutton View Post
                                I have been to two towns today and it is just like you have found niftynigel
                                Also Debenhams has got the 4th case.
                                Toys R Us had a 2014 case of Deluxe in with Emanuelle and Mater the Waiter and the last RS500 case with Fillmore and Sarge.
                                It looked such a promising start to the year
                                I now only go out expecting to find Hot Wheels, Tesco's have been getting the promotional dump bins with the Super Treaure Hunt Batmobile case, i found the super in my local Tesco.
                                Poundland and B&M have been getting Hot Wheels Case E but i am yet to find a Super Treasure Hunt Porsche 993 GT3, i have also seen the last 2014 Zamac cars in a Poundland.
                                Case E?

                                Is there somewhere that lists Hot Wheels case contents?

                                Are they US cases (long cards) or do the international (short cards) have the same contents?

                                Thanks,
                                Nigel

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