Crayola Target (including Target Red) and Walmart Crayons: What's Inside the Box

I have been searching for the Crayola Target Red and Walmart 8 count boxes for a while now. The Target Red box features a very unique crayon color called Target Red. The Walmart box does not feature any unique colors, but is one of the first time that Crayola started to do themed boxes for stores, something they love to do now. I picked these up on eBay. I think Target sponsored this box and sold it in stores along with a 48 count crayon box and 8 count marker box. The next year Walmart did the same. I bet it was to keep up with Target. This sort of thing also happened when Crayola released the Pick Your Pack boxes at Target. They released them at Target the first year. The within a couple years there were new boxes and Walmart also had their own assortment of boxes. I personally liked the Walmart line of boxes better. I like that they feature the color of the crayon combinations on the box.

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During these years Crayola did a lot of corporate sponsored boxes with unique color names. In the 2010's they have switched to movie and themed boxes. I think this is a smart move because it is more applicable to kids.

Color Information
Boxes: Target 8 count Crayons with Target Red crayon, Walmart 8 count Crayons
Year: 2004 (Target), 2005 (Walmart)
What's inside the box:

Target 8 count box: Target Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet (purple), brown, black
Walmart 8 count box: blue green, periwinkle, denim, midnight blue, blue, cerulean, cornflower, blue violet
Target 48 count box: green, granny smith apple, yellow green, olive green, spring green, green yellow, goldenrod, yellow, apricot, peach, dandelion, yellow orange, macaroni and cheese, orange, melon, red orange, scarlet, Target Red, violet red, red violet, salmon, carnation pink, lavender, mauvelous, black, gray, timberwolf, white, tumbleweed, sepia, tan, mahogany, chestnut, brown, raw sienna, burnt sienna, wisteria, violet (purple), purple mountain's majesty, indigo, blue, cerulean, cornflower, blue green, cadet blue, sky blue, sea green
Target 8 count marker box: Target Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet (purple), brown, black

Purchase Information: eBay

Collecting Information
I wonder if these are the original crayons in the Walmart box. The thing that makes me skeptical is they are different wrapper types. I have not seen a box of crayons with different wrapper types unless they were a different kind of crayon. These wrapper types signify different years in Crayola's history.
Boxes: Target 8 count Crayons with Target Red crayon, Walmart 8 count Crayons
Other boxes:
Year: 2004 (Target), 2005 (Walmart)
What's inside the box: Target Box: Target Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet (purple), brown, black, Walmart Box: blue green, periwinkle, denim, midnight blue, blue, cerulean, cornflower, blue violet
Purchase Information: eBay
Where to buy: eBay (Target Box), eBay (Walmart Box)
Style Numbers: 52-3008 (Target Box), 52-2096 (Walmart Box)
Code Numbers: 52-3008-0-200 (Target Box), 52-2096-0-200 (Walmart Box)
UPC Numbers: no UPC
Manufacturing Location: USA

2004 Target 8 Count Crayon Box