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:(  no Zhu Zhu pets, and the worker pretty much laughed when I asked if they had any in.  I hadn't even heard of them until this thread.

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:(  no Zhu Zhu pets, and the worker pretty much laughed when I asked if they had any in.  I hadn't even heard of them until this thread.



I'm totally not surprised. Thanks so much for looking!



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Why, Why, Why

Allie just came into my office and asked for one of those hamsters. Some kids brought one in today-Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I mean do people not watch the news? Oh well, she is not getting one. I told her maybe for her birthday. So it starts :(

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sorry Melissa, i'm sure she will forget about them, Hannah has only seen them once too and I don't think she's even thought of them in a good while.

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Well, I went to one walmart, a shopko and Fred Meyer with no luck. I have a friend that works at another shopko who said they have the accessories and they get shipments tomorrow. Will try and check then.

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Thanks Juni! If your friend has one of the little beds in pink or really any color that would be great. I can save it for later if I don't get one for Christmas.

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K, I will check tomorrow on my way home from work. :)

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There is still hope out there ladies

oysRUs just announced their promotions for Black Friday 2009. One that stands out is the announcement that they'll have tens of thousands of Zhu Zhu Pets in stock starting Black Friday in ToysRUs stores.
On top of that the first 100 customers in line at their local Toys"R"Us store on Black Friday will each be given a ticket for the opportunity to purchase a Zhu Zhu2_bing.gif Pet (with a limit of one per household).
ToysRUs says that thousands of additional Zhu Zhu Pets being made available in Toys"R"Us stores throughout the day on Black Friday, and thousands more of the highly coveted Zhu Zhu Pets arriving regularly throughout December.
So all is not lost and you still have a chance to get Zhu Zhu Pets2_bing.gif and playsets at normal prices and not have to pay close to $50 for Zhu Zhu Hamsters now. 

-- Edited by CoffeeQueen on Monday 23rd of November 2009 11:01:30 PM

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so - i had no idea what this was until i looked online.

i can get a white hamster in a light green bed/blanket and a grey one that is in what looks like a white gym bag with light blue blanket for the equivalent $15 each. (stuff in europe is always more expensive because they tack on 18% sales tax)

is this what you guys are talking about???

i see online there are plastic things to play in such as circles it can run in, but i cant find that in my stores...

so i am thinking of picking this up for the girls stocking stuffers if this is in fact the "hot" toy...


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Megan, I think those sound right. Can you link a pic?

Melissa, I saw that too, i'm nowhere near a TRU :( Maybe I can get one online. I'm really just glad Han doesn't truly know what they are so if we don't get one she won't miss it LOL!

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muffy wrote:

so - i had no idea what this was until i looked online.


i can get a white hamster in a light green bed/blanket and a grey one that is in what looks like a white gym bag with light blue blanket for the equivalent $15 each. (stuff in europe is always more expensive because they tack on 18% sales tax)

is this what you guys are talking about???

i see online there are plastic things to play in such as circles it can run in, but i cant find that in my stores...

so i am thinking of picking this up for the girls stocking stuffers if this is in fact the "hot" toy...

 


It is the hot toy here. I wanted one too for allie's stocking :( I may get lucky and find one. I would pick them up, but maybe they are not big over in Europe? Do big toy trends here in the US hit over there?

 



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 As Far as I can tell those are them! They are also called go go pets. I've heard pretty good reviews on them, I did hear that some younger children got the hamster wheel stuck in their hair I believe? Maybe it was actually the pet, I don't know i've just heard that on a couple of other boards I frequent. I think your girls would like them :)



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That's what I want one for too Melissa, are you near a TRU? Sounds like you could get lucky if that's the case.

Also Megan, with the accessories those come with I think 15 is a good price. At Wal-Mart the hamsters are 8 I think and the accessories like the bed and stuff are 5 or more.



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muffy wrote:

so - i had no idea what this was until i looked online.


i can get a white hamster in a light green bed/blanket and a grey one that is in what looks like a white gym bag with light blue blanket for the equivalent $15 each. (stuff in europe is always more expensive because they tack on 18% sales tax)

is this what you guys are talking about???

i see online there are plastic things to play in such as circles it can run in, but i cant find that in my stores...

so i am thinking of picking this up for the girls stocking stuffers if this is in fact the "hot" toy...

 


It is the hot toy here. I wanted one too for allie's stocking :( I may get lucky and find one. I would pick them up, but maybe they are not big over in Europe? Do big toy trends here in the US hit over there?

 

 


if i look at amazon/ebay in the UK/ireland one hamster alone is going for approx. USD 60-70.  so they must be big over there.

france and germany sells them pretty much at the real price, but there is not a big selection.

imo - i think its more a parents obsession than the kids (cause like what 1 year old was begging for that damn rainbow porcupine a few years back, kwim?)  and over here on the continent, they dont obsess over gifts like the americans and english do.

 



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As Far as I can tell those are them! They are also called go go pets. I've heard pretty good reviews on them, I did hear that some younger children got the hamster wheel stuck in their hair I believe? Maybe it was actually the pet, I don't know i've just heard that on a couple of other boards I frequent. I think your girls would like them :)

 


yup thats it then - they are marketed over here as "gogo hamsters" and they are sold through a company called character online.

eta this is the link to the UK company site - they are out of order for the moment but they are found on other sites.

http://www.character-online.com/products/Go-Go-Hamsters/

 



-- Edited by muffy on Tuesday 24th of November 2009 09:06:59 AM

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muffy wrote:

so - i had no idea what this was until i looked online.


i can get a white hamster in a light green bed/blanket and a grey one that is in what looks like a white gym bag with light blue blanket for the equivalent $15 each. (stuff in europe is always more expensive because they tack on 18% sales tax)

is this what you guys are talking about???

i see online there are plastic things to play in such as circles it can run in, but i cant find that in my stores...

so i am thinking of picking this up for the girls stocking stuffers if this is in fact the "hot" toy...

 


It is the hot toy here. I wanted one too for allie's stocking :( I may get lucky and find one. I would pick them up, but maybe they are not big over in Europe? Do big toy trends here in the US hit over there?

 

 


if i look at amazon/ebay in the UK/ireland one hamster alone is going for approx. USD 60-70.  so they must be big over there.

france and germany sells them pretty much at the real price, but there is not a big selection.

imo - i think its more a parents obsession than the kids (cause like what 1 year old was begging for that damn rainbow porcupine a few years back, kwim?)  and over here on the continent, they dont obsess over gifts like the americans and english do.

 

 


total parent obsession. I mean I think most of the stuff is. the kids see a commercial and want it and the parents go above and beyond to get it. Allie is not begging for one, but a kid brought it to school yesterday and she thinks it is pretty cool. If I get one then I will put in her stocking then.

 



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Megan, I think those sound right. Can you link a pic?

Melissa, I saw that too, i'm nowhere near a TRU :( Maybe I can get one online. I'm really just glad Han doesn't truly know what they are so if we don't get one she won't miss it LOL!



I'm totally close to a Toys R Us. If they get them in I will get some for you.



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I think they are limiting them to one per househould Juni, but all I need is one :D Thank you so much for looking for me.

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I think they are limiting them to one per househould Juni, but all I need is one :D Thank you so much for looking for me.



I will be with my mom for sure and my SIL. Hopefully we can all get one. Plus, if they do have them out throughout December I'll keep checking.



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