Robotic hamsters are holidays' unlikely new craze
When Lori Fowlkes first saw robotic Zhu Zhu Pets toy hamsters in September, she remembers her kids started jumping up and down and saying "Please! Please! Can we buy them?"
Asbury Park Press,
Thu Dec 03 08:24:55 PST 2009
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Hot-selling Zhu Zhu hamsters spawn accessory market
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San Jose Mercury News,
Thu Dec 03 13:57:46 PST 2009
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Go Go Hamsters race out of shops
Children who have put Go Go Hamsters on their Christmas list face disappointment as distributors warn demand is "far outstripping" supply. Character Group's range of interactive hamsters, w...
Ananova,
Wed Dec 02 05:50:57 PST 2009
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Hot Hamsters Flying Off Shelves
SALISBURY , Md.- Move over, Cabbage Patch Kids and Tickle-Me-Elmos. Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters reign at the top of this year's toy list.
WBOC Salisbury,
Tue Dec 01 11:25:41 PST 2009
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Keller Rohrback L.L.P. Investigates Cepia LLC's ZhuZhu Pets for Potential Malfunct...
SEATTLE -- Attorney Advertising -- Keller Rohrback L.L.P. announces that it is investigating Cepia LLC and various retailers for manufacturing, distributing, and/or selling ZhuZhu Pet Hamst...
GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance,
Fri Dec 04 15:21:01 PST 2009
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Kids
In days past, depending on the decade, the hot toys were Silly Putty, Cabbage Patch Kids, Beanie Babies, Roller blades, Transformers and Rubik
Tri-County Times,
Fri Dec 04 03:35:18 PST 2009
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Zhu Zhu hamsters: From here to obscurity
Zhu Zhu Pet Hamster I could feel the desperation of the sender all the way through the ether. "I promised my nephew a Zhu Zhu hamster for Christmas," she e-mailed her 60 closest friends. "I...
La Jolla Light,
Wed Dec 02 14:44:34 PST 2009
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Swap trash for treasure at the Frog Trade
Holiday shopping is for the brave among us. Who really wants to stand in endless lines, waiting for hours on end for mechanical hamsters or $3 toasters? Frog Trade, offered by the universit...
TCU Daily Skiff,
Thu Dec 03 16:03:37 PST 2009
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Hamster Jazz Band: Mini Musicians 'Play' Up A Storm (VIDEO)
What's Your Reaction? It seems like everyone's got a band these days. First, a band of babies brought down the house. Now, some hamsters have formed a jazz quartet. Sure, they're playing to...
The Huffington Post,
Thu Dec 03 08:30:15 PST 2009
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Zhu Zhu Hamsters Holiday Craze
COLORADO SPRINGS - Toy hamsters and their accessories have become the must-have gift for Christmas this year. But they're hard to find in stores.
KRDO Colorado Springs,
Mon Nov 30 10:23:00 PST 2009
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Zhu Zhu Hamsters Holiday Craze
COLORADO SPRINGS - This year's version of Cabbage Patch Kids, Tickle Me Elmo and PlayStation 3 are computerized, battery-operated toy hamsters known as Zhu Zhu Pets. They have become the mo...
KJCT 8 Grand Junction,
Mon Nov 30 09:20:31 PST 2009
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Zhu Zhu Pets are set to become this year
The worst economic downturn in half a century hasn
Ottawa Citizen,
Fri Dec 04 20:35:46 PST 2009
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'As Seen on TV'
Frequent commercials spur demand for offbeat items every Christmas season.
Omaha World-Herald,
Fri Dec 04 23:13:31 PST 2009
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Aberdeen shoppers buying gift items other than 'it' toy
When Aberdeen Big Kmart Manager Bonnie Henning first heard of this holiday season's popular toy hamsters, she could barely pronounce the name....
Aberdeen American News,
Thu Dec 03 04:08:15 PST 2009
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Go Go Hamsters are go going go going gone
KIDS face Christmas blues after warning that this year's must-have toys are selling out
The Sun,
Tue Dec 01 20:03:25 PST 2009
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Kennebunk Town Column and#8212; Dec. 3
It wasn't until I was in my mid-30s that I got my first dog. I have always kept a house full of animals
York County Coast Star,
Wed Dec 02 23:05:01 PST 2009
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Action Line: Cautions when bidding online for holiday gifts
Editor's note: Action Line is a weekly column from the Better Business Bureau answering consumers' questions and concerns about money and business issues. Dear Action Line:
The Bakersfield Californian,
Fri Dec 04 13:29:59 PST 2009
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Groupon Expands To 50 More Cities
Chicago's own Groupon , the nifty website that offers community-based local coupons at big price cuts, has secured $30 million in new funding and will soon expand its service from 26 cities...
Chicagoist,
Fri Dec 04 14:19:40 PST 2009
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Chicagoist,
Fri Dec 04 14:19:31 PST 2009
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