5888 Knights double-sized Blister @ Target $5.99

[Martin Milner]

Therre's also a double size Mermaid Blister with seahorses and a big shell, but I didn't have my camera with me for that one. Also a canoeist with small SUV and moose box set, and a red rowboat with oarsman, rocks and killer whale set.

[Rasputin]

Hi Martin 

   That is an interesting looking set you found  I have not seen this packaging mentioned anywhere before. I guess seeing the set and all the parts is a better marketing strategy for the US.

   Thanks for the news I will have to go see if our stores get them soon
   Rasputin "The Mad Monk"

[Martin Milner]

Notice top right the yellow star "Collect them all!", is this the first time Playmobil have used this marketing technique?

How can you collect them all when you don't know how many there are in the series?    The mini-catalog inside the blister as usual does not show the range of blisters, so no help to collectors.

I wouldn't have been checking the shelves at all if you hadn't posted yesterday Ras, and there were no other sets to be seen (beyond those I mentioned), so it may be they restocked overnight. I was there at 9am, looking for a charger for my Nintendo DS Lite.

[Ronastoo]

Notice top right the yellow star "Collect them all!", is this the first time Playmobil have used this marketing technique?

How can you collect them all when you don't know how many there are in the series?   

They also used it when the Pals were first introduced at Target.  There was no way to know how many were in the series then, either. (Sorry, I'm not sure what year this Pal is from.)

[Justindo]

That's a great find, Martin!  Thanks for the pictures too.  I guess this means the blister packs have been quite successful so they decided to increase the contents and prices of them.

Are these new colors for the fur collar and horse furniture?  The former looks chocolate while the latter looks caramel, and I don't recall seeing these colors on these items before.

[Rasputin]

Hi 

   It was quite a unique marketing for Playmobil. When the Specials were carried in Target they had a redesigned packaging lay out . They dropped the "Special" pink logo and replaced it with the "Pals" & the " Collect all!" yellow star. Then later again the box was redesigned and they dropped the "Pals" and went for nothing. Then Playmobil scrapped the individual boxes all together and now we have the Blisters.

   It would be nice to know what there is and when they are coming out but as you are realizing Martin the US's Playmobil is a bit confusing. I was hoping we were going to get the Blister pack with the Union and Confederate solders but your guess is as good as mine . This new pack you found I do not think has been seen by anybody even on Klickywelt.

   Rasputin "The Mad Monk"

[Martin Milner]

Are these new colors for the fur collar and horse furniture?  The former looks chocolate while the latter looks caramel, and I don't recall seeing these colors on these items before.

Chocolate? Caramel? Someone been getting too much Christmas Candy?     Well the fur collar is certainly different to the grey of the Vikings, but I don't know if it's unique, I'm not good on color distinction. The shield and flag designs are new to me, the gun-metal grey of the helmeted guy has been used before.

I think there's enough in this set to make every knights fan want a couple at least. Five weapons and a shield between two guys is generous, and a weapons rack is always useful.

[core]

Here's a quick pic of the new sets here at the local Target ... of course I couldn't resist picking up a 5888 pack myself 

[Tiermann]

That's a new variation on the wolf flag too. I think the guy in the boat is about to get seriously swamped when that whale finishes it's belly-flop.

[Giorginetto]

Really nice set  and like especially the many weapons and tke klickie with the shoulder fur, looks very mean .. now when are we gonna get these loveky sets over here also