jellybean051901 Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 This year it seems Elmo is the big thing. What hot toys in the past have you gone after. We stood in line to get the furby when it originally came out. They passed out tickets and actually had to have a cop with the ticket person because people got so upset when the tickets ran out
ccarson1972 Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 I can't think of anything off hand, but I remember as a kid standing in line with my mom to get a Cabbage Patch Kid. Of course that wasn't for Black Friday, but they were sure a "hot" toy.
momof5plus1hubby Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Well last year it was Dora's talking kitchen and Xbox 360..it was very hard to find. I did also get the Furby, the razor scooters, Pokemon cards, Holiday barbie, Bey Blades It never fails my kids always want the hardest toy to find:no:
Turtle Mommy Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Tickle Me Elmo(the first one) Dh stood in line for hours and only ended up with a raincheck. We got one in Feb and dh was deathly terrified of it! My Dad stood in line for hours at Gold Circle when I was a kid for a Cabbage Patch kid. He almost had a brawl with an old lady because she tried ripping it out of his hands!
cactusmom Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Not BF but.... LOL I remember being a teen and wanting one of those non existent cabbage patch dolls got one too! does that show my age or what??? lol
stationchief Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Not BF but.... LOL I remember being a teen and wanting one of those non existent cabbage patch dolls got one too! does that show my age or what??? lolHeck, I'll demonstrate my age for 'ya. I remember years ago (about '90-'91) when the Super Nintendo videogame system was the hottest thing anyone's ever seen. I was a young adult back then and had money saved from my first job ready to buy that thing. Apparantly, there was a major shortage by Nintendo sending units overseas. When thanksgiving came around and the day had arrived when the SNES was to be released, my goodness it was just like someone's worst BF morning. The first dozen or so people in lines at major retailers got their SNES, and the other several hundred folks got mad when they found out there wasn't any more. Later in the papers and around auction houses, people were selling SNES units for up to 4-5 times their cost. People were actual buying this thing for up to $1000 or more just so santa can being their kid one in time for christmas. I don't think I've ever seen one product cause such insanity like that before. Other than maybe the original release of 'Tickle-Me-Elmo' some years later. Oh, and I did get an SNES about six months later after I put my name on a waiting list. Didn't get it in time for christmas, but still had a happy ending.
Marcster Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Tickle Me Elmo(the first one) Dh stood in line for hours and only ended up with a raincheck. We got one in Feb and dh was deathly terrified of it!Your husband was afraid of the Elmo?
abentley Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 I was one of the parents that stood in line for the ps2. Only 17 were shipped to our city, and I did get one. What makes it really pathetic is that my kids did not even know what it was. A few days after Christmas, my house was filled with neighborhood kids.
TENIA66 Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Our big deal toy was the Furby!! Darn near got knocked in the head on Black Friday over a furby!:)
NeepNeep Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Cabbage Patch Kids, in '83. DD had to have one. She was 5. Was on a wait list but just before Xmas there were still hundreds of people ahead of me. I came up with this story that I had talked to Santa and there hadn't been any rain at the cabbage patch. Santa would have to wait for rain until the cabbage patch could produce more kids but he would bring hers as soon as he was able. Guess I got the call from TRU in Jan or early Feb. Wrapped it in Xmas paper and put it on her dresser so she'd see it when she woke up in the morning. She came screaming out of her bedroom saying Santa hadn't forgotten her. Amazing the stories you can sell a 5 year old :)
shopping mom Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Power Ranger action figures when they first came out with the white one. We were in TRU and there were none on the shelf. One of the stockers said I am getting ready to go get some and put on the shelf and we were able to get two of every color for the boys that year.
elena_398 Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Those darn Furreal cats. I had a heck of a time getting those on BF at KB Toys
jellybean051901 Posted September 29, 2006 Author Posted September 29, 2006 My mom told me stories about getting the CPK and the original care bears. We also stood in line one BF to get the sing and snore ernie when it was popular
elena_398 Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 When the CPKs came out in the 80s, my mom actually called me in late for school. We were in line at Gray Drugs for like 4 hours. They just passed them out. No picking. Thankfully I got a beautiful blonde CPK. I actually still have her and the origonal box and adoption papers.
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