sw, yeah, a little creepy! It's interesting watching the pricing on EBay. The first one I saw went for $75 + $12 shipping. The one that just closed went for $85 + shipping.
The list price is $40. I wonder how these EBay sellers get their products so soon (it was just released Sept 19th) And I wonder how high the price will go during the holiday shopping season. I'm sure some of these buyers are speculators hoping for a much higher price later in the season.
Yikes -- I can imagine waking up in the middle of the night with that thing standing on my chest brandishing a chief's knife!
I'm convinced that the e-bay sellers either:
a). Have a friend who works in a distribution warehouse that cherry picks this stuff for them.
OR
b) are completely fraudulent.
I like the price arc of these things -- it usually reaches its vertex about 3-4 days before Christmas, plateaus, and then starts rapidly declining after New Years Day. That is, assuming the company hasn't gotten smart and flooded the market by then.
All I can say is (i) I am glad my kids are past the Elmo stage, because that would quickly become one of the most annoying toys ever invented but for the fact that (ii) my dog would have attacked and shredded it within a minute.
Here's a novel idea: give a child a puppy, instead of that demon seed toy. Or, buy yourself a rotweiller puppy and give it the TMX Elmo.
Once again, Mattel predictably seeds the holiday market with another toy mania. But, how far can they push this Elmo concept before it scares the kids--and annoys the parents?
The message I get from this is we have a laughter deficit. Slightly different from that more elusive humor deficit.
Seriously.
The thing rolls on the ground laughing and this is intended to elicit our laughter (you can tell I'm no marketing novice people), not 'The creeps'.
There is a popular NPR radio program, Car Talk which I use to keep my car going. (Ok, and occasionally other parts of my life.) It also is designed/produced (overly so, bethuddingly so, mercilessly so, slaughterly so) to get us laughing.
Slightly different from making us laugh, and possibly more aligned with keeping us laughing.
There is a social engineering aspect of Car Talk, that seems to deliberately counterpoint other NPR programming (eg Fresh Air).
Can't be too serious...not like those marching illegal aliens --who do they think they are?
Toilet Bowl Cleaners!
OK, definitely creepy and the annoyance potential is very high, I'm glad my kids are out the demographic for this because it's the kind of thing my wife would insist on getting.
For the record, the most annoying toy ever (baby/preschool edition) is the bumble ball. If someone you know and dislike has a small child I highly recommend giving this as a gift. Believe me, those parents will pay, and they might even get the message that you don't like them.
Finally, Donna, are you PD Meyers going incognito to promote the squid agenda?
So far this is this only economic and housing related post in the blogosphere not spammed by Larry Nausbam.
woah, thats a little creepy when it stands up. chucky, anyone?
sw, yeah, a little creepy! It's interesting watching the pricing on EBay. The first one I saw went for $75 + $12 shipping. The one that just closed went for $85 + shipping.
The list price is $40. I wonder how these EBay sellers get their products so soon (it was just released Sept 19th) And I wonder how high the price will go during the holiday shopping season. I'm sure some of these buyers are speculators hoping for a much higher price later in the season.
Best to all.
Yikes -- I can imagine waking up in the middle of the night with that thing standing on my chest brandishing a chief's knife!
I'm convinced that the e-bay sellers either:
a). Have a friend who works in a distribution warehouse that cherry picks this stuff for them.
OR
b) are completely fraudulent.
I like the price arc of these things -- it usually reaches its vertex about 3-4 days before Christmas, plateaus, and then starts rapidly declining after New Years Day. That is, assuming the company hasn't gotten smart and flooded the market by then.
I'm with the puppy on this one.
All I can say is (i) I am glad my kids are past the Elmo stage, because that would quickly become one of the most annoying toys ever invented but for the fact that (ii) my dog would have attacked and shredded it within a minute.
Kill it, Kill it, Kill it!
That thing creeps me out. I wonder what the Chinese making it think of it.
I was hoping the beagle was going to tear it apart.
I can't believe people will spend $40 on this...much less twice as much on ebay. Now why is our savings rate negative 1%?
If the price goes for Elmo goes over $100, I'll just take out an adjustable rate loan to finance it.
Then in December I'll flip it for $150!
Excuse the typo. I had to get that joke out before someone else beat me to it.
Here's a novel idea: give a child a puppy, instead of that demon seed toy. Or, buy yourself a rotweiller puppy and give it the TMX Elmo.
Once again, Mattel predictably seeds the holiday market with another toy mania. But, how far can they push this Elmo concept before it scares the kids--and annoys the parents?
I wouldn't buy one for my kids, but the technology is pretty amazing.
Did someone say 'puppy'?
The message I get from this is we have a laughter deficit. Slightly different from that more elusive humor deficit.
Seriously.
The thing rolls on the ground laughing and this is intended to elicit our laughter (you can tell I'm no marketing novice people), not 'The creeps'.
There is a popular NPR radio program, Car Talk which I use to keep my car going. (Ok, and occasionally other parts of my life.) It also is designed/produced (overly so, bethuddingly so, mercilessly so, slaughterly so) to get us laughing.
Slightly different from making us laugh, and possibly more aligned with keeping us laughing.
There is a social engineering aspect of Car Talk, that seems to deliberately counterpoint other NPR programming (eg Fresh Air).
Can't be too serious...not like those marching illegal aliens --who do they think they are?
Toilet Bowl Cleaners!
I hate that thing. And car talk. And all the other fake crap that gets marketed to "make us laugh" or whatever.
Why doesn't anyone make squid stuff? That's what makes me laugh. Happy, cute, silly squid things.
OK, definitely creepy and the annoyance potential is very high, I'm glad my kids are out the demographic for this because it's the kind of thing my wife would insist on getting.
For the record, the most annoying toy ever (baby/preschool edition) is the bumble ball. If someone you know and dislike has a small child I highly recommend giving this as a gift. Believe me, those parents will pay, and they might even get the message that you don't like them.
Finally, Donna, are you PD Meyers going incognito to promote the squid agenda?
argh typo,
PZ Meyers.
Sorry