66 for $150 and up??? What's wrong with this picture?? For those of you who bought them up to make a profit off of parents trying to get one for their child....shame on you, you greedy *$@*%#. I, for one, will not bow to your greed. I will patiently wait until there are more in the stores. If we let you get away with this again...as you did with the first Tickle Me Elmo, you'll never stop. GREED....IT'S AN UGLY THING. 66 for $150 and up??? What's wrong with this picture?? For those of you who bought them up to make a profit off of parents trying to get one for their child....shame on you, you greedy *$@*%#.... » Read More 66 for $150 and up??? What's wrong with this picture?? For those of you who bought them up to make a profit off of parents trying to get one for their child....shame on you, you greedy *$@*%#. I, for one, will not bow to your greed. I will patiently wait until there are more in the stores. If we let you get away with this again...as you did with the first Tickle Me Elmo, you'll never stop. GREED....IT'S AN UGLY THING. « Show Less
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contact your local walmart... they get them in it seems weekly and sell them starting at midnight. My local one just did it last week and they sold out in half an hour on a Saturday night
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Yes, I agree that a high price means there's a buyer willing to pay that -- the beauty of free-market dynamics. Doesn't mean that scalpers are good. Arbitrageurs of all sorts (buy low, sell high, take advantage of price differences) are pure drags on the economy, nothing but parasites.
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I agree with you. In fact, I think the practice of hoarding and reselling toys ought to be illegal. It's like ticket scalping and price-gouging, both of which are illegal. I won't buy one an inflated price, regardless of how much my child wants one. However, if I'm lucky enough to find them in stock, I will buy an extra and donate it to Toys For Tots. Unless people do that, how many low-income kids will get this popular and very neat toy?
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SO the amount of money you spend on your son determines how great his Christmas is? Wow, you're teaching him a fine lesson right from the beginning. Profit off of others at Christmas to reward yourself. The spirit of giving is wonderful.
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I agree with Victoria Adam's post 100%. What everyone must realize is that Fisher Price is a fabulous company who makes fantastic toys... they are not the cause of this sudden price leap. They retailed the toy for approximately $40... greedy !@#)$ bought large numbers of the toy as Victoria mentioned, before the general public could get their hands on them. This is unethical. It puts strain on the company to produce more... can inevitably cause the market to be "flooded" at Christmas due to the apparently high demand... and still children who want this toy won't stand a snowball's chance in hell of getting one for Christmas... Merry Christmas! I agree with Victoria Adam's post 100%. What everyone must realize is that Fisher Price is a fabulous company who makes fantastic toys... they are not the cause of this sudden price leap. They retailed the toy for approximately $40... greedy !@#)$ bought large numbers of the toy as Victoria mentioned, before the general public could get their hands on them. This is unethical. It puts strain on the company to produce more... can inevitably cause the market to be "flooded" at Christmas due to the apparently high demand... and still children who want this toy won't stand a snowball's... » Read More I agree with Victoria Adam's post 100%. What everyone must realize is that Fisher Price is a fabulous company who makes fantastic toys... they are not the cause of this sudden price leap. They retailed the toy for approximately $40... greedy !@#)$ bought large numbers of the toy as Victoria mentioned, before the general public could get their hands on them. This is unethical. It puts strain on the company to produce more... can inevitably cause the market to be "flooded" at Christmas due to the apparently high demand... and still children who want this toy won't stand a snowball's chance in hell of getting one for Christmas... Merry Christmas! « Show Less
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I agree with you 100% I for one will not pay more that $40.00 for it it disgusts me to go and see someone selling a 2 of them for $200.00 ARE THEY INSANE..but even more insane is that there is someone buying it to probably resell it for $400.00 I'll just wait no big deal I actually think that the Elmo that can say my baby's name is cooler anyway..lol
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I bought ten of these things. They are great!!! I set them up in my house and have my dogs attack them. They dance when they are attacked! I will stand in line at walmart tonight to get more.
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I AGREE WITH YOU! This is so wrong! The world is FULL of GREEDY people and any way they can rip someone off they feel better.. These kind of people don't care about the kids having fun. EVERYTHING is about money anymore!... What if the table was turned and they really wanted to suprise their child, and couldn't because of people like that? This is really dissapointing.
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amazon makes more money from the seller fees for overpriced elmos, then they would selling the item themselves.so it is smart for them to wait and build up there inventory while everyone else depletes theirs.I also canceled my preorder, and got one from target. my 13 month old kid broke it in under 2 minutes. gladly target let me exchange it for the last one at the store.
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I have been watching this product everyday for weeks now. I have seen the price all over the place. I did see it one day for $99.00. I should have ordered it then! Right now, the price is at $159.00. I have seen it up over $400.00. I just dont understand why the price fluctuates so much day to day. I still think $159.00 is high. I really wouldnt pay over $159.00... is there another special present your daughter might like? I told my daughter that I will watch the price and maybe order it after Christmas. I told her that "I" wanted to get it for her (instead of Santa). Good luck. I hope it works out for you
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I immediately scrolled down to the "comments" out of curiosity to see if any other intelligent human was scratching their heads at the price gap!? Shouldn't it be LESS money when you order in larger quantities or am I making that up? Made me laugh at least.
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I have been watching this product everyday for weeks now. I have seen the price all over the place. I did see it one day for $99.00. I should have ordered it then! Right now, the price is at $159.00. I have seen it up over $400.00. I just dont understand why the price fluctuates so much day to day. I still think $159.00 is high.I really wouldnt pay over $159.00... is there another special present your daughter might like? I told my daughter that I will watch the price and maybe order it after Christmas. I told her that "I" wanted to get it for her (instead of Santa). Good luck. I hope it works out for you I have been watching this product everyday for weeks now. I have seen the price all over the place. I did see it one day for $99.00. I should have ordered it then! Right now, the price is at $159.00. I have seen it up over $400.00. I just dont understand why the price fluctuates so much day to day. I still think $159.00 is high.I really wouldnt pay over $159.00... is there another special present your daughter might like? I told my daughter that I will watch the price and maybe order it after Christmas. I told her that "I" wanted to get it for her (instead of Santa). Good... » Read More I have been watching this product everyday for weeks now. I have seen the price all over the place. I did see it one day for $99.00. I should have ordered it then! Right now, the price is at $159.00. I have seen it up over $400.00. I just dont understand why the price fluctuates so much day to day. I still think $159.00 is high.I really wouldnt pay over $159.00... is there another special present your daughter might like? I told my daughter that I will watch the price and maybe order it after Christmas. I told her that "I" wanted to get it for her (instead of Santa). Good luck. I hope it works out for you « Show Less
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I've been sitting here much of the day watching toy prices go up and down on this site. It's pretty ridiculous. I had items in my cart disappear, reappear, and increase in price all within four hours. I have a love/hate relationship with Amazon for this reason. During Christmas, you pretty much have to order immediately to ensure the deal. I've seen items go up by $20-$50 within 30 minutes.
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Matt, the price creep is really annoying! I was about to buy this thing last week for $2199, but wanted to wait till I got home because I had $75 worth of Amazon credits that I wanted to apply. By the time I got home, the price has risen by $85!!! So unfuriating! Then it dropped another $15. I felt like I was watching the stock market! Feeling like a sucker, I finally bit the bullet yesterday and purchased the TV for $2269. I'm glad I didn't wait until today because the price increased another $50! I don't know why they do this, but it makes me very uncomfortable as a customer. Will the price drop again by tonight? I feel like I'm a rat in a market-testing experiment. I wonder whether all of Amazon's customers see the same price or do some customers get higher prices depending on how often they express interest in a product by re-visiting the same page? I remember a few years ago Amazon gave slightly different pricing info to people who had an item saved to their wish lists.
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Hi Snowbird. Thank you for the question. We have never offered a deal for $9.99. Please let us know where the reference came from and we will look into correcting it. Wishing you the best the that life has to offer!
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Why would they claim an orig price of $55? Who would pay $55 for this? Think the savings is majorly inflated and, frankly, irresponsible. Having said this, I have one that I bot at a discount store for $4 and I love it. To pay$6 for one is not unreasonable but to insinuate that it could be retailed for $55 is ridiculous.
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Jeez people...don't you find any product for sale at different prices? How dare Amazon try and make a bit of profit. Maybe if you went to the Waba site and ordered it from there, you would feel better paying more for it. Do your diligent pricing work (which you evidently have already done), like it or leave it on Amazon, and move on! "Why does a car from this dealership cost more than it does from a dealership in a different town?" Some people!
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I agree with Roger, this stuff was never cheap, I'm paying now about what I paid by-the-can when it was sold locally in stores (though I could negotiate with some store managers and buy 12-pack cases for $16, that was nice. I should have stocked up), and it can't be that cheap to ship these. It would be really great if there weren't regular delays due to being out of stock, though, but that just gives me hope that it's popular enough to not disappear forever. A subscription plan like Amazon has with a lot of grocery items (where you save 15% for monthly deliveries) would be excellent, we could save about $4 a case and not have to remember to come back to re-order as often! I agree with Roger, this stuff was never cheap, I'm paying now about what I paid by-the-can when it was sold locally in stores (though I could negotiate with some store managers and buy 12-pack cases for $16, that was nice. I should have stocked up), and it can't be that cheap to ship these. It would be really great if there weren't regular delays due to being out of stock, though, but that just gives me hope that it's popular enough to not disappear forever. A subscription plan like Amazon has with a lot of grocery items (where you save 15% for monthly deliveries) would be excellent, we... » Read More I agree with Roger, this stuff was never cheap, I'm paying now about what I paid by-the-can when it was sold locally in stores (though I could negotiate with some store managers and buy 12-pack cases for $16, that was nice. I should have stocked up), and it can't be that cheap to ship these. It would be really great if there weren't regular delays due to being out of stock, though, but that just gives me hope that it's popular enough to not disappear forever. A subscription plan like Amazon has with a lot of grocery items (where you save 15% for monthly deliveries) would be excellent, we could save about $4 a case and not have to remember to come back to re-order as often! « Show Less
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Melissa, I am not sure why there is such price disparity. Usually that indicates hat the particular Yummy Stuffer (alligator here) might be in low supply. I say, "Buy it at Target!" if you can get it for $20 there and shop at Amazon next time - It is my favorite place for shopping - so easy!! My son LOVES this Alligator Tummy Stuffer, by the way. He's 6. It fits an amazing amount of toys - I was pleasantly surprised. Susan
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I grabbed it for that price. Had it in the cart, looked back a the specs and the price went up! But as it was in the cart, I got it for $649. Merry Christmas Mom!
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people buy them up in store and sell them to make a profit which is why we don't have them yet. There is an abundance for sale all over the internet, just not for the actual price. It was already a little more than the others in the animator collections so I decided we will wait until the fuss dies down to get ours. No way will I pay 3x the price. The lady I spoke to at the disney store said you have to get there fast after a shipment or else they are gone. :(
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Melissa, I am not sure why there is such price disparity. Usually that indicates hat the particular Yummy Stuffer (alligator here) might be in low supply. I say, "Buy it at Target!" if you can get it for $20 there and shop at Amazon next time - It is my favorite place for shopping - so easy!!My son LOVES this Alligator Tummy Stuffer, by the way. He's 6. It fits an amazing amount of toys - I was pleasantly surprised.Susan
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I was just about to buy it a few days ago, when the price shot up. But I HAVE seen prices go down after putting them in my cart, so I'm willing to wait for it to drop again. It's gone down once since then, although not to the price I originally saw it. At this point it's a crap shoot.
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LOL! My review was removed yet again! Haha! Get it through your heads price gougers! I can copy and paste with the best of them, understand I have no intention of letting it slide. In fact, your attempts to silence me have only strengthened my resolve. Suck it!