2013 K Day Event Dates

Thanks for the Headsup. I Will be Going to Both Hotwheels Kmart Events. :Thumbs up:

For the record, I'm not a big Hot Wheels collector.  But, I have been to a few K-Day events.  I am especially interested when there is a new BWF vehicle coming out.
The last K-Day was a snoozer for me. This time, the KMart employees didn't review or enforce the "rules" of the event.  I guess it depends on the store, but if there are obviously more people than cases, I think the "rules" should be adhered to.  No, I wasn't a lucky ticket holder, but that's OK.  I have been lucky in the past.

As I understand "The Rules":

No cases are opened until all have been distributed to the lucky ticket holders.
The first group of participants should be at the tables provided (not in the other aisles)
ONE person per box!  (no "coaching" the kid)
The first group has 5 minutes to pull ONLY 5 cars.  After 5 minutes, all others are allowed to select cars.

In the past, the "rules" work when they are followed - especially when there are more people than cases.  When there are no rules, there is resentment.

Too bad there aren't more K-Days like this:  My friend Rob (aka ECchopper) lives on Cape Cod.  At the KMart he goes to, there are more cases than people.  The manager is very friendly and everyone gets along.  They raffle off the extra cases and they even give others a TH or two if they need them.  Afterward, they clean everything up and even offer to hang the leftovers.
Obviously, that group doesn't need "The Rules".  That K-Day is more like a utopia.  Bottom line, this hobby is meant to be fun.  At least that's my take on it.