From the Indianapolis Star:
"Those are the hottest toys," said B.J. Chavez, 37, store manager at the Northeastside store, 8250 Castleton Corner. "When they are here, they are gone within 10 minutes."
When Toys "R" Us at Castleton opened its doors, a huge line backed up into two adjacent parking lots. People tried to cut the line, not listening or cooperating; and there were reports of people fighting at the back of the line. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department was called after a report of a fight, and dispatched at least three squad cars to the scene, said IMPD Sgt. Paul Thompson.
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Marion County sheriff's deputies were also called to the Toys "R" Us, 1650 E. County Line Road, for crowd control, according to a store employee, although more than just Zhu Zhu purchases were on the minds of shoppers there.
"Zhu Zhu crowd gets ugly" [The Indianapolis Star]
(Photo: Miro-Foto)
Tickle Me Elmo was a recent one, then Beanie Babies, and now this.
Kids will always beg for the hot items and parents will always fight over it. Nothing changes but the item itself and the price. At least Cabbage Patch dolls and Voltrons were expensive. This thing is like a dollar store reject. I'd get one for my cat to play with but even he would be bored.
]]>Seriously though, there are so many things wrong with this event on so many levels I can't even say. First of all they are ugly as sin and what a retardiculous name. Second of all I wouldn't be caught dead fighting over anything in a store, much less something with red eyes. Thirdly haven't these idiots ever heard of HELLO online shopping?!?!?!
]]>For Christmas, please bring me one comet the size of Texas. You can deliver it anywhere on the planet at about 22k meters per second.
Clearly, the human race has now forfeited its privilege of continued existence.
]]>Face it, a toy's popularity has had very little to do with it's actual aesthetics.
]]>"worker trampled to death by toy hamsters"
]]>"Police called to small cubicle in Chicago office tower to quell one-man riot over periodically-disappearing Expand All option on popular consumer Website".
/sorry, but I'm the only person at work on my entire floor, and the lack of the expand all option is driving me insane. Back to you, Connie.
]]>"There is no Dana, only ZHU ZHU!"
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