RossMAN Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 Most Walmart, Target, TRU and KMart stores are sold out but some CostCo stores still have a few left. If you call your local CostCo ask them if SKU 114580 is in stock? Other Elmo TMX threads:Deal Finder Service forumBlack Friday Discussion forumKids & Parenting forum
Rockfordmom Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 What is Elmo TMX? My kids aren't so little anymore, but I keep hearing about this Elmo here.
RossMAN Posted September 23, 2006 Author Posted September 23, 2006 What is Elmo TMX? My kids aren't so little anymore, but I keep hearing about this Elmo here.CNNMoney.com article click play video in the lower right. They're selling for around $100 on eBay.com
daz Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 None at my costco I hate to even consider buying one, but we have a 5 month old now and he loves all the other wiggling, light up animals. I watched that video expecting to be annoyed like with the first elmo, but this one is hilarious, contagious laughter. We need a site for this like the xbox 360 availability online site :)
RossMAN Posted September 23, 2006 Author Posted September 23, 2006 None at my costco Pretty soon it will be sold out nationwide with 100,000 eBay auctions, lol.
musiang Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 The WM in my moms little town says they have some, but will not be releasing them until the first, as directed on thier sale paper. I will be thier befopre they even are open to get my son one!!
toolmaan Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 "I was at Walmart last night and they said they will have some at midnight Saturday night. I guess I will be there at midnight to get a couple of them. I checked out ebay and saw one go for $130 plus shipping. These people are nuts!
Ripn Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 My SIL works at a Sears Grand in the toy dept (used to be a Kmart). On her day off, they got in a shipment of 24 Elmo TMX...one woman bought 22 of them...the other 2 were already bought by store employees. SIL was a bit mad @ the toy dept manager for letting 1 person buy 22.
huseboy Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 So the story is that Walmart is holding elmo until the 1st when their ad starts?????? Midnight is the time to go??? That stinks because layaway closes at 10pm. I was saving my credit cards for BF but guess I will be using it. Hope everybody that wants one for their child gets one and not 1 person getting all. Hope they have alot to go around.
Mike Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 My SIL works at a Sears Grand in the toy dept (used to be a Kmart). On her day off, they got in a shipment of 24 Elmo TMX...one woman bought 22 of them...the other 2 were already bought by store employees. SIL was a bit mad @ the toy dept manager for letting 1 person buy 22.Id buy only 5, then Id call my roommates have them buy 5 each. That lady was a noob.
femalesliealot Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 So the story is that Walmart is holding elmo until the 1st when their ad starts?????? Midnight is the time to go??? That stinks because layaway closes at 10pm. I was saving my credit cards for BF but guess I will be using it. Hope everybody that wants one for their child gets one and not 1 person getting all. Hope they have alot to go around.TMX Elmo is listed in their ad for $34.88 starting on the 1st of Oct. I think you're right with the holding of them until the ad starts.
rae662000 Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 I will be there at midnight waiting and hoping, thanks for the tip!!!
Crazy Mama Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 I was wondering about that too when I got my ad. It says available online on the ad too, wonder at 12midnight if they will release so many online as well. Hmm...
Crazy Mama Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Oh and I called my costco this morning and they said now that it's an inactive item and not to expect anymore in. Boo!! I've called most days since seeing this but I think they're sick of me.
love2beurwifey Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 When they first came out here they only put like 2 or 3 in each store and they were 20.00 at Target
ellen zachariia Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Thank you so much. I just went to my local Costco and bought my daughter the Elmo TMX. They are now limiting it to one per customer. If you need one check today and tomorrow because they said after this shipment it could be 3 or 4 weeks for the next shipment.
ellen zachariia Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 By the Way my Costco in WESt Palm Beach got them in today at 8:00 a.m. and they where gone by noon. I think they said they got 54 in. Good luck to any one still looking!!!
leasey Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 I just called my costco and they said they don't have anymore on order right now.
becca0884 Posted September 30, 2006 Posted September 30, 2006 When they first came out here they only put like 2 or 3 in each store and they were 20.00 at TargetI spent $39 for it at Target the first day it came out.
yuyi64 Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 They were already out on an endcap and available for sale at $34.88 went I was in Walmart this morning. It seems that not all Walmarts are waiting until October 1st to put out their ad shipment. I bought one for my granddaughter and resisted the temptation to buy any for resale. It just doesn't feel right to me to hoard any toys for personal profit when there are so many kids out there probably begging their parents for an Elmo TMX this Christmas.
tiff_noah Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 I just called my walmart and they said that they will have them on the shelfs at midnight. I am in the Dfw area of Texas.
femalesliealot Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 I just called my walmart and they said that they will have them on the shelfs at midnight. I am in the Dfw area of Texas.Get there early! I'm in PA and got there a few minutes before midnight. My WM only had 36 and I was Mr. 39! Darn! They were allowing 2 per customer here.
3dnick Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 "I was at Walmart last night and they said they will have some at midnight Saturday night. I guess I will be there at midnight to get a couple of them. I checked out ebay and saw one go for $130 plus shipping. These people are nuts!Is your walmart open at midnight everynight?/ I live in a little town and ours doesn't stay open..
rennakay Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 Thanks to this board I scored TMX for my grandson, I was going to go first thing in the am but saw where everyone was saying they would be putting them out at midnight so I was going to go about 11:30 when a friend called about 10:30 and said they were already linning up for them so I headed right down and I was number 16 after a few cut in line. They started at exactly 12midnight handing them out with a limit of 2 per person, many people had spouses and kids with them to get extra, I was sweating it being told they only had 50 to give. When I got to the counter there were 7 left, I was going to get an extra just in case I ran into someone who was hunting one as I did to give as a present not sell on ebay, but I got to thinking of the people behind me and and told them no I'll just take one. So many didn't get one this morning. Hope everyone can find one today.
Stowasser Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 Thanks to this board I scored TMX for my grandson, I was going to go first thing in the am but saw where everyone was saying they would be putting them out at midnight so I was going to go about 11:30 when a friend called about 10:30 and said they were already linning up for them so I headed right down and I was number 16 after a few cut in line. They started at exactly 12midnight handing them out with a limit of 2 per person, many people had spouses and kids with them to get extra, I was sweating it being told they only had 50 to give. When I got to the counter there were 7 left, I was going to get an extra just in case I ran into someone who was hunting one as I did to give as a present not sell on ebay, but I got to thinking of the people behind me and and told them no I'll just take one. So many didn't get one this morning. Hope everyone can find one today.Congrats on getting one for your grandson and leaving at least one for someone in line behind you. I think what is interesting is our paper didn't have the flyer in it today (not that unusual) but if they are distributing the paper tomorrow with the ad, alot of people are going to be rushing there and they are sold out. I don't think lots of 36 or 50 are meeting the demand and not all are on the net to know of it ahead of time. Or maybe the ad was mailed, not sure since our paper sometimes doesn't have enough ads to include it in our home delivered one....I know stupid, I have called them and told them that I pay the same as everyone else, why does our town get picked not to have the ads (we are just outside a little larger city) but wow, I feel for the worker tomorrow (or actually later today) who have to deal with the people as they miss out for the second round.....
amplac Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 My local WM didn't get any in despite the circular. I wonder why? It's a super WM in a busy part of town. I'm trying to score 2, one for ds and dd.
housechef2 Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 My husband is currently hanging out at WM (its 6 AM). We went in at midnight last night and they said they were bringing them out at 7:00 am. We live in northern IN. No word yet if he has scored one. It sounds like he might have a battle on his hands.
blessedmamax7 Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 Got mine. Went to a small town 35 minutes from us last night and then to our Walmart this morning. I was able to get for my 3 toddlers. I need one more for the young lady whose's baby we are adopting in December. We would like to give her two children one. She doesn't have alot of money and she can't afford to keep this baby so we are adopting him. So hoping to get one more.
femalesliealot Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 Last night there was mention at my WM that this was all of the Elmos until closer to BF. So I just now gave into the "Elmo squatters" and bought one off of eBay for $80. I wanted to get one now before they started selling for $200 on there. If anyone else decides to become a sucker like me and buy one off of eBay, look for the Buy It Nows. They're often cheaper then what the actual auctions get bid up to. But make sure it's an english speaking elmo and not a french or spanish one.
matrix2004 Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 Last night there was mention at my WM that this was all of the Elmos until closer to BF. So I just now gave into the "Elmo squatters" and bought one off of eBay for $80. I wanted to get one now before they started selling for $200 on there. If anyone else decides to become a sucker like me and buy one off of eBay, look for the Buy It Nows. They're often cheaper then what the actual auctions get bid up to. But make sure it's an english speaking elmo and not a french or spanish one.Well, what if you speak French or Spanish? You said that like no one speakseither language.
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