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mikeytherat

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36. Mrs. Rat has a Lotus Elise Matchbox car she bought recently on her desk.

Reply to Paul E Ester (Original post)

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 03:04 PM

Mar 2013

It joins her London Taxi and BMW Z4 Hot Wheels.

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Are moms to blame for Mattel�s stagnant Hot Wheels sales? [View all] Paul E Ester Mar 2013 OP

Somebody at Mattel is writing comedy. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #1

I have an idea jehop61 Mar 2013 #5

or put wheels on Barbie KittyWampus Mar 2013 #34

I was looking for a pink hot wheels car the other day. grasswire Mar 2013 #57

Could be that mom is tired of stepping on those fuckers. Brickbat Mar 2013 #2

Exactly!!!! Kookaburra Mar 2013 #52

My nine year old nephew visited for a weekend and I think I stepped on his hit wheels Arcanetrance Mar 2013 #54

Has Mattel taken note of the number of children being raised in poverty by single mothers? hedgehog Mar 2013 #3

I'm not sure that's an issue, they cost around $2. LeftyMom Mar 2013 #9

$2 can be a lot when you're trying to make the rent. hedgehog Mar 2013 #17

So why doesn't Dad go out and buy it? (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #4

I don't think so. HappyMe Mar 2013 #6

I took a temp job at a toy store a few years back. Most of our Hot Wheels sales were to grown men. LeftyMom Mar 2013 #7

I worked at Toys-R-Us a few years back over the holiday season Drale Mar 2013 #15

Yeah, I re-discovered the "fever" a couple years back and buy one at the supermarket occasionally... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #22

Why would now be different? My mom bought me tons of toy cars, tanks, planes etc. Throd Mar 2013 #8

I believe Americas relationship with the car has changed Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #12

I think you're on to something there ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #55

Sorry, Mattel. I don't think you're on the right track. This mom has bought and played with Arkansas Granny Mar 2013 #10

I don't agree riverbendviewgal Mar 2013 #11

If I had kids, I would buy them Hotwheels because I played with them when I was a kid Drale Mar 2013 #13

Plenty of women love cars The Second Stone Mar 2013 #14

My son didn't like them. Lugnut Mar 2013 #16

Wow. Unfair. October Mar 2013 #18

Sounds like a VP prepping for a lackluster earnings report. randome Mar 2013 #19

how many toys do kids need? PowerToThePeople Mar 2013 #20

We've bought a few new ones for the grandson Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2013 #23

As a dad with young boys, here's my beef with Hot Wheels. Skinner Mar 2013 #21

I'm with you..I was pre-Hot Wheels, but I used to get a tickle in my tummy angstlessk Mar 2013 #31

I think this is it, or the biggest part JHB Mar 2013 #38

And the batteries in the motor give you about 3 days worth of sporadic use... SidDithers Mar 2013 #42

Most Lego kits nowadays are the same way. HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #43

Perfect analysis. I had the same clamp/ramp fixture. Awesome fun. Of course you forgot the best FSogol Mar 2013 #56

I don't know, but one day while waiting for prescriptions Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #24

Heh. My son has one too... Fat Bastard Mar 2013 #32

Cars aren't cool anymore jmowreader Mar 2013 #25

Oh, it's our fault (imagine my eyes rolling) gollygee Mar 2013 #26

That is just plain wrong. Still Blue in PDX Mar 2013 #27

I'm raising my two grandsons ages 8 and 10. I take them to the store to spend their OregonBlue Mar 2013 #28

I know a mom who gets bored playing with trucks and is teaching JDPriestly Mar 2013 #29

We must have poured about 10k on those cars and tracks alone in the past two years.. Fat Bastard Mar 2013 #30

Kids had "Moms" when they were popular get the red out Mar 2013 #33

Hot Wheels were outdated when I was a boy LittleBlue Mar 2013 #35

Thats too bad Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #39

Agreed LittleBlue Mar 2013 #47

Your left with an imprint Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #48

Typically, but look at games like Minecraft RedCappedBandit Mar 2013 #50

Mrs. Rat has a Lotus Elise Matchbox car she bought recently on her desk. mikeytherat Mar 2013 #36

Probably video games at fault. Noticed with my nephew and niece that ALL toys Evoman Mar 2013 #37

I think you've got the answer. hunter Mar 2013 #46

I think video games get a bad rap liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #51

My son liked hot wheels a lot Broken_Hero Mar 2013 #40

Got to make them billions!!! Initech Mar 2013 #41

Why would I buy my kid hot wheels when he in not interested in them? liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #44

That's so goddamn stupid. We don't like or understand cars? Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #45

This Mom never played with cars, but our house was awash with Tonka, Matchbox and others SoCalDem Mar 2013 #49

KIds want computers and games fadedrose Mar 2013 #53

Right. Sure. Suddenly moms don't "get" cars. MadrasT Mar 2013 #58