KRISPY KREME Ghostbusters Promotion 2024

 A decade ago, we blogged about the UK branch of Krispy Kreme shunning the Ghostbusters 30^th Anniversary promotion that was later limited to USA/Canada. https://figuredouthq.blogspot.com/2014/10/krispy-kreme-uk-elbows-ghostbusters.html

10 Years later, Ghostbusters has turned the big 4-0, and Krispy Kreme have introduced a new range of donuts to celebrate the milestone. This time around, the UK branch is participating!

The promotion is as follows:
Capture your cravings with our NEW Ghostbusters inspired doughnuts! Featuring 4 ghostly-good doughnuts that make spooky season extra delicious! 

Ghostbusters Cookies N’ Creme Doughnut made with OREO® - an Original Glazed® doughnut dipped in chocolate icing, topped with OREO® pieces, a dollop of flavored buttercreme with OREO® and a No Ghost logo candy. 

Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Doughnut Pull-Apart – Original Glazed® doughnut with powdered topping, topped with marshmallow flavored buttercreme and a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man candy.  

Slimer Doughnut – an unglazed doughnut filled with lemon flavored green filling, dipped in purple and green icing with a Slimer candy. 

Ecto-Sprinkled Doughnut – an Original Glazed® doughnut dipped in orange colored icing and sprinkled with neon sprinkles. (KrispyKreme.com)

The dozen presentation box has a really cool Ecto-Trap design and is a keeper!

One thing missing from the UK side of the promotion is the Mr Stay Puft donut. The dozen box features the basic glazed donuts as a substitute (see pics). However, it's great that this time around Krispy Kreme UK is taking part of the Ghostbusters celebration. 

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Fanta Dark Orange (2019)

Journeying back from an October day well spent at the TimeWarp Arcade , our party stopped by the nearby Bridgwater ASDA for supplies on the road trip home.

There in the entrance area was a large promotional display for a limited edition Halloween Fanta called Dark Orange. This Fanta was even given a really cool Werewolf mascot complete with orange slices for eyes! It looked the bees nees, or the Wolfman's Nards - whichever you prefer.

I grabbed a couple of bottles of this dark liquid fizz and took them home. One of these to preserve for photographing, scanning and immortalising. I regretably didn't capture any images of the store display.

5 Years later, I recovered the mini photoshoot for what has been a blog post 5 years in the making!

 

Rescuers Down Under Christmas Ornaments, McDonalds 1990

 
Happy Christmas in July! It's the first blog post in a while... Well, one of which from the drafts waiting to be published.

30+ years ago, The Rescuers movie got a sequel where Bernard and Bianca took thier heroics to Australia - and McDonalds joined in for a festive Happy Meal promotion.

I tracked this promotion down online and acquired an unopened set. These are pretty cool! They're a simple set of the movies main 2 characters as flocked figures in Christmas attire. Bernard and Bianca are in near scale to Sylvanian Families / Calico Critters toys but without the articulation.

These will be joining The Demogorgon, Soundwave, Ecto-1 and a whole host of other pop culture mess on our 'Holiday' tree when its up in November.

FREE Downloadable Nerf Target For All The Family!

For those who have experienced enough worldwide house arrest!

Now, you and your comrades be it friends or family can click on the preview image and print off your very own NERF gun target - starring the villainous Boris Hogg! (be sure to have some Blu-Tac or Sellotape!)

Don't stop there. Maybe print off multiple copies for a papery clone army invasion or to hand out to others. Perhaps the pubs when reopened can decorate thier dartboards. We at Figured Out present to you the readers some jestful fun for in or outdoors.

You're welcome! :)

Halloween Mood Table 2020

 

Cap'n Crunch's HALLOWEEN CRUNCH

 

Halloween Edition Captain Crunch has won October breakfast time.

Not only is this cereal supposedly Vegan-friendly, it also turns the milk (or dairy alternative) into a murky green colour (eventually).

Happy Halloween everyone. Have a good un', despite what '2020' throws your way.

Ghostbusters Slime Pies & Marshmallows

Takis Zombie Nitro Tortilla Chips

 

Cadillacs & Dinosaurs, Hannah Dundee (1993)

5 Totally Tubular Trading Cards

VR Troopers Christmas Ornaments from 1995

A £10 Evening In by Poundland: Lockdown Edition

Trans Troop

 
Knockoff toys to me have this strange appeal of hot garbage mixed in with weird colours and liberties taken on the original designs bootlegged from.

Over the years, I have come into possession of these faux figures via Christmas presents, routine purchases and carboot acquisitions. Watered-down (and some decent) renditions of Transformers, Star Wars, TMNT, Power Rangers and other lines I don’t recognise have joined my archive or fallen apart from just standing there and doing nothing.

So, here comes Trans Troop, a captivating toy title in any context you choose. Imediately, my tat radar reads this as a mash up of Transformers and Goof Troop! :)

Looking at this figure through the blistercard - Trans Troop looks like some strange mash-up of Captain Power, VR Troopers and a smidgen of Silverhawks. The chrome adorning 98% of this figure looks cool and metallic, and also has a Golden Eagle companion to clip onto his back as the card illustration (and diagrams suggest).

Here is where I am glad I took packshot photographs before opening. As soon as the exacto knife removed the front bubble, the toy inside fell apart (or rather the right arm immediately dropped off). And there’s one big issue with buying knockoff toys in that the packaging these come in is the only thing holding the toy together. It’s a gamble.

Most toy collectors know of GPS (Gold Plastic Syndrome). This isn’t just a diagnosis taken from a Doc McStuffins episode, but also is a legit thing! Any toy vacuum formed in gold plastic is known to crumble or disintegrate over time. This is why most modern plastic items will never be colored in chromed gold. Assumedly, gold plastic has a self destructive chemical agent.

Further to my not-so-surprised horror, I discover the right arm that dropped from Trans Troop wasn’t a right arm at all, but rather a manufacturing cover up. As seen in the photo, the arm has an accessory attached in a way to make it look like a right arm. Dodgy going, but that’s knockoffs for you.  

As for the future of Trans Troop. It looks like the Raggy Dolls have gained a new recruit.

BLOGPOCALYPSE: Scoob! Movie Toys

In a unique situation with theaters staying closed, many movies are being released via the home streaming route. The latest Scooby-Doo incarnation Scoob! (2002) is one of these big releases.

Some of the toyline based on the movie has found its way into our office. Two sets of figures including: an Argos Exclusive 5-pack and a hard to find Blue Falcon & DynoMutt 2-pack. Most of this range features already released Scooby Doo toys repainted and retooled along with a few new toys to even it all out.

Without further ado - Marvel at the random photos we've uploaded!

Scoob! (2020) is released May 15th worldwide across Video on Demand.

(Left) Original Shaggy release, (Right) Movie repaint

BLOGPOCALYPSE: May The 4th 2020

Happy Star Wars Day!

I thought I'd re-upload the Star Wars ad I capped 4 years ago. I felt the sound was a little bit boomy and wanted to cut it down a bit. Plus, a better picture too!

So, here's Boba Fett & Slave-1 with some Episode 2 figures shilled from 2002. Enjoy (again).

BLOGPOCALYPSE: B&M Exclusive 3rd Doctor & Tardis set (2020)

 

 

B&M Bargains aren’t just killing it with awesome Halloween junk and Christmas decorations – they have an exclusive deal to sell some amazingly good Doctor Who toys too.
First up. I had to part ways with my collection of Doctor Who figures back in 2016 during a bad time. It was a hard sacrifice to make. My formerly owned Master and Data Bank Tardis set features in a previous article.
Secondly. I missed out on the very cool looking 3^rd Doctor and Tardis (The Time Monster) set from 2018. It was very hard to find! It gave me great joy to find that the gorgeous blue Tardis would return with a different 3^rd Doctor figure, and this time based on his appearance in The Monster of Peladon. 

 

 

The detailing is incredible on both the Tardis and the 3rd Doctor. That blue box isn't just a repaint, as there's brush strokes and scrapes everywhere for that authentic prop look. Fortunately, this toy version isn't as wobbly as its 70's TV counterpart.

The retooled 3rd Doctor figure is pretty much the same posture as previous variants. Screwdriver arm to the right and Judo Chop arm to the left. The facial sculpt has definitely stepped up a notch since I last owned a toy of the 3rd Doctor. Jon Petwee's intense stare as seen on TV is captured perfectly!

It's very cool that the chance has arisen again to collect the brigher blue variant of The Tardis.  Certainly a set not to be missed if anyone can get to a B&M store. Best of all, it's even cooler that the classics Dr Who is still running and continues to impress with the potential of material to transition into toy form.

Hopefully, a Happiness Patrol Tardis will see the light of day! (That'd be awesome)

Special Thanks to Angie for getting this one.