We have a rule in this house, we call it Santa's rule. Kids can only have 3 things on their Christmas list so make them count. For the last few years Alex has had the same thing, Thomas the Train wooden train set. Santa finally came through last year and brought it and the thing sits in a tote. This year Alex is going small, paratroppers, Tranformers and a movie. Easy enough or so I thought. See there is one particular Transformer he wants, Bumblebee. And it has to be the kind that actually converts in to the car. It's a whopping $9.99. Do you think I can find the thing?
It started out innocently enough. I was in the new Methuen Target, alone for once, and wandered by the toy aisle. Figured I'd take a peek. There was another Mom frantically going through all the hooks. As I started she asked if I was looking for a particular one. Yup, Bumblebee. She laughed, good luck. Instant panic. There were none. I went to Toys R Us. Again everything but. I asked a clerk. Nope haven't gotten any in in the last 2 shipments either. K B same thing. Salem Target zilch. Back to the house to check the internet. Again nothing. All out of stock.
One last resort...E Bay. This $9.99 toy may end up costing as much as Thomas the train set. Well I won't resort to that but it looks like the cheap list just got a lot more expensive.
