thomas and friends mini series

Also if you have more than 16 you're likely to buy a second case...or more...which are likely more profitable than making cases that hold 80 trains. This is especially true seeing as how they are releasing different themed wheels...

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CA always seems to be the first to get the new trains in the us. Are they showing up near the other thomas toys, or are they place with something else? What's the packaging look like?

At Target, it is near the Thomas train toys. They are in a blue cardboard box marked minis. The packaging is the same - only has 2016/1 on the top left corner.

Lots of pictures here of the packaging and 2016 wave 1 trains:
http://www.longdaymama.com/2015/12/thoma...codes.html