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This Year's 'It' Toy: Zhu Zhu Pets

The fake hamsters are selling out quickly in stores

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(Newser) – The year's "must-have" toy has been crowned. For the uninitiated, Zhu Zhu Pets are electronic hamsters. They typically cost under $10, but stores are selling out quickly and prices are soaring online. Witness the coronation:

  • BusinessWeek: "Remember the Cabbage Patch Kids craze? The Tickle Me Elmo frenzy? Meet their 2009 brethren, Zhu Zhu Pets."

  • ABC News: "The cuddly, on-the-go hamsters who squeak, roll, even drive their own cars, are on their way to becoming the holiday season's 'must-have' toy."
  • New York Times: "The hottest toy this holiday season is not a ticklish red monster. It’s a fake hamster."
  • CBS News: "The hottest holiday toy doesn't come from one of the mega toy makers. It's made by the little St. Louis-based Cepia company."

Zhu Zhu Pets are all the rage.
Zhu Zhu Pets are all the rage.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
Zhu Zhu Pets are all the rage.
Zhu Zhu Pets are all the rage.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
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npkimmey
Nov 21, 09 4:06 PM CST
I haven't heard a thing about them. I was under the impression that every year's "it" toy was video games. Reply
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DontLikeYou
Nov 21, 09 4:28 PM CST
For younger kids, they are in. My daughter asked for them and they are very difficult to find.
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MarkFL
Nov 21, 09 5:05 PM CST
Dontlikeyou has children? We are all in trouble now.
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JoeQ
Nov 21, 09 7:08 PM CST
OMG. It breeds.
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JoeQ
Nov 21, 09 4:27 PM CST
Sounds good as long as they're housebroken. I don't want to have to pick up little dead batteries all over the floor. Reply
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