This loud annoying little toy is currently on sale for $39.99 at Costco! If you’re going to buy one as a Christmas gift you better do so soon before they become out of stock.
Here’s some interesting info about “Tickle Me Elmo†from Wikipedia:
In 1996, the Tickle Me Elmo was the “Must Have” toy. Many parents literally fought other parents in North American toy stores to purchase one of the toys for Christmas. The short supply of the toy, due to unexpected demand, meant that stores hiked the price on the dolls drastically. Newspaper classifieds even sold the plush toy for hundreds of US dollars. People reports that the USD$28.99 toy fetched as much as $1500. read more here
Clarification: I meant the new TMX is on sale at Costco for $39.99 not the old model
via: Londonmoms.ca
Really, that’s a sale price? Still seems pretty high to me. Wonder what the regular price is.
Might as well go for the new TMX Elmo for $42.99 at Toys R Us, or perhaps another place has them cheaper.
Personal Opinion: However, the new elmo didn’t live up to the hype for me. There’s absolutely nothing special about it. You’d think the shroud of secrecy that surrounded the blasted thing would have revealed something spectacular.
Instead, all he does is laugh, moves his arm up and down (a la “Heil Hitler”), sits, does some sit ups, stands back up. Laughs, then stops, and asks you to tickle him again.
My 2 cents.
MRomero, the TMX one is the one on sale for $39.99 at Costco. I’m sorry for confusing you!
here’s a funny video of elmo 🙂
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o4x-VW_rCSE
Ah, ok 😉
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