{"id":12943,"date":"2011-06-24T08:28:01","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T13:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=12943"},"modified":"2011-07-21T12:59:57","modified_gmt":"2011-07-21T17:59:57","slug":"mattel-drives-collectors-crazy-with-mad-matty-mondays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=12943","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Mattel Answers “Mad Matty Monday” Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> Here I was minding my own business on Twitter today when I saw a strange tweet beaming out of the Mattel offices. They’re announcing a new Mattycollector program, purposely light on details, called “Mad Matty Mondays”. It sounds like a great deal, if only you knew what you were buying…<\/p>\n

Here’s the announcement from Mattel:<\/p>\n

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Toy Fans,<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t like Mondays? Forget about it \u2013 I\u2019m about to chase away those blues with my new Mad Matty Monday sale! What exactly is Mad Matty Monday? It\u2019s a special sale that will happen on various Mondays throughout the year, whenever the mood strikes me. You never know what will be offered but it\u2019s guaranteed to be insanely awesome, that\u2019s why it\u2019s called Mad Matty Monday!<\/p>\n

The first one is June 27th and I\u2019ve created three different product bundles. Each one will cost $40 plus shipping. No hints on what\u2019s inside\u2026 they\u2019re called Mystery Packs for a reason! I will guarantee, however, that each one has three items inside and the value of the pack definitely exceeds the $40 price. You\u2019ll want to get there early because quantities on most of the items are extremely low.<\/p>\n

There are no limits \u2013 you can buy as many of each one as you want and all packs purchased in a single transaction will ship together for even bigger savings. Here are the packs you\u2019ll be able to choose from:<\/p>\n

\nMystery Pack #1: MOTUC Assortment<\/a>
\nMystery Pack #2: DCU Assortment<\/a>
\nMystery Pack #3: Ghostbusters\u2122 Assortment<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

The sale starts Monday, June 27th at 9 a.m. PT (12 p.m. ET) and goes through July 11th at 8 a.m. PT, unless all items are sold out before then. Want reminders? Like all sales, I post them on Facebook, Twitter and in our Fan Forums. I\u2019ll send an email reminder, too, so click here to register.<\/p>\n

See you on the 27th \u2013 it\u2019s gonna be crazy good!<\/p>\n

\u2014Matty<\/p>\n

P.S. Because of limitations on commercial shipments, this sale is only open to US customers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While being a little more clear on this may not be in the spirit of the program, hopefully some answers will be forthcoming in the next week. Will all the items be previously released product? Are the Mystery Packs the same items or will the three products be randomly chosen? How long is the list these products are being chosen from? What toy lines will the DCU pack draw from? If you have everything in a certain toyline, do you need to order these at all?<\/p>\n

Honestly, this sounds like it could be an interesting way to jump into one of the lines. This is likely just Mattel’s latest way to divest itself of some older products and it could be a fun way to go about a “buy two, get one free” sale. I already have everything I want from Mattycollector, so as long as there’s nothing new then I can go on just fine without these Mad Mondays.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

UPDATE!<\/p>\n

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Toy Fans,<\/p>\n

My first Mad Matty Monday sale is set for Monday at 9 a.m.! I know you\u2019ve had some questions, so I put together this Q&A\u2026<\/p>\n

Q: Will the mystery pack items be selected at random for each consumer?<\/p>\n

A: No, there are set packs\u2026 but there may be more than one pack per theme. So you could get 3 items and your friend could get 3 different items even though you both ordered the same theme. Or if you order 2 packs, you could get 2 different packs, or you could get 2 of the same packs…that’s all part of the mystery!<\/p>\n

Q: Will the items be items previously available on MattyCollector.com?<\/p>\n

A: Yes, all items will have been previously sold on MattyCollector.com.<\/p>\n

Q: Will the packs contain any new items?<\/p>\n

A: The packs won’t have any new items. They\u2019ll all be items that were previously sold on MattyCollector.com. <\/p>\n

Q: Do the packs have repeated items within each pack?<\/p>\n

A: Nope, each pack will have 3 different items.<\/p>\n

Q: Will JLU be included?<\/p>\n

A: We\u2019re not revealing the contents of any of the packs, but if JLU is included in any packs it would be in a DCU themed-pack.<\/p>\n

Q: Will items be in their packages?<\/p>\n

A: Yes, all items will be in the original packaging.<\/p>\n

Q: Do the packs contain items that have been returned by other costumers?<\/p>\n

A: Nope. It\u2019s all brand-new merchandise.<\/p>\n

Q: Can the mystery packs ship to Canada?<\/p>\n

A: I\u2019m really sorry, but because of the additional documentation that would be required (and associated astronomical costs), we can\u2019t ship outside the lower 48 states in the U.S., so no U.S. territories or international shipments, including Canada. <\/p>\n

Q: Are you excited about Mad Matty Monday?<\/p>\n

A: Are you kidding? I\u2019m crazy about it and hope you are, too!<\/p>\n

Hope this helps and I\u2019ll see you Monday!<\/p>\n

-Matty\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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