Zhu Zhu Pets...Oh the stress

So, I made the mistake of showing my oldest son the Zhu Zhu Pets commercial on their website. (I was trying to figure out things to put on his holiday list and was QUITE unaware of the pandemonium these little furry creatures are causing across the US this holiday season.) This has lead to ridiculous levels of frustration on my part, since they are NO WHERE to be found, except for eBay and Craigslist, at outrageous prices, may I add.

I have become a stalker of the toy sections at our local Walmarts and Targets... also calling on a daily basis to see if they received any Zhu Zhu pets in their daily shipment. It's really annoying when the sales associate laughs and says, "Not today... you do know they are the hottest toy this season? We only get 8 total items in when we do get them, and you are only allowed to get 2 items per customer." So, not only are these hard to find, but you are limited when you DO luck out and find them. I have been fortunate enough to find the slide, ball, and hamster play house... no Zhu Zhu pets as of yet - just the homes for them.

I am beyond annoyed at the fact that there are over 7,000 listing on eBay for the Zhu Zhu pets. These people somehow managed to get a complete set (or a piece here and there) and are capitalizing on the fact that the manufacturer can't/won't crank out enough of these little hamsters in time for Christmas. I just can't bring myself to spend $100+ more on something that only costs around$150 in the first place. Oh, how I hope that the toy gods start mass producing these in time for the holidays so that all the people out there who purchased these with the hope that they run away with a fat profit end up with, well, nothing to show other than being $150 in the hole and a complete set of Zhu Zhu pets under the Christmas tree. It infuriates me that there are people out there with little kids who REALLY want these toys for Christmas and won't be able to get them b/c of them being gobbled up by people who are just going to sell them on eBay or Craigslist. sigh

Well, at least everything else on the list is readily available! So, hopefully everyday when my son asks me if Santa is going to make any more Zhu Zhu pers for Christmas, someone somewhere will hear his little plea!!