What's the hot item this holiday season? According to a number of news outlets, it's the Zhu Zhu hamster, a realistic-looking furry creature that tools around in a funny car. It's no Cabbage Patch Doll or Tickle-Me Elmo, but apparently there's already been a run on these mechanized driving rodents.It looks like the kind of toy you'd find at one of those mall kiosks with all the "as seen on TV" stuff like the Snuggie and that baking tray that cuts the brownies into squares while they bake.
As is the case with any hot commodity, starting with the Tulip Craze of 1637, you can find these now-rare toys on eBay and the like, and you can expect to get ripped off as the price gets jacked up.
The blog Experimental Mommy offers a not-so-serious list of ways to get your Zhu Zhu on, and you'll see a photo of sad parents on line outside a Toys"R"Us waiting — probably in vain — to buy a Christmas gift that will probably get lost or be ignored before New Year's.
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