TOTALLY GEEKED!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Hatchimals

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Cabbage Patch Kids of the 2016's, ridiculous that parents paid tons of money over retail to get their VSS one.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

More like the Teletubbies of the 90s.

They won't hatch and there are some that cuss.

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

They cuss?! That's hilarious. Some tech guy in a cubicle is getting revenge.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Supposedly.

A few have been heard saying f you.

It sounded like garbled to me.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Jojo got one. Hers hatched within 30 minutes and I haven't heard it cuss once. And my mother bought it and Walmart and paid $49.

Ilumine · Regular

I literally only saw 1 commercial for this toy the entire holiday shopping season (you know from before Halloween through Christmas Day). But I saw a gazillion articles on various forms of news organizations telling me about how this was the it toy and how hard they were to find and how expensive they were to buy from the toy horders.

So was there really a rush or did the news falsely create one?

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Ilumine wrote:
I literally only saw 1 commercial for this toy the entire holiday shopping season (you know from before Halloween through Christmas Day). But I saw a gazillion articles on various forms of news organizations telling me about how this was the it toy and how hard they were to find and how expensive they were to buy from the toy horders.

So was there really a rush or did the news falsely create one?

Yeah, I kept hearing how they were the hot toy but didn't see them advertised. I did see many on the FB yard sale sites going for $60-$100. Lot's of angry comments.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

They were THE toy of the season and very difficult to find. My mother found the one 2 months ago and was not able to find another one.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lawyerlady wrote:
They were THE toy of the season and very difficult to find. My mother found the one 2 months ago and was not able to find another one.

Maybe that is why we didn't see commercials for them. If inventory was low I doubt the company would bother advertising.

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

In videos posted on YouTube, the bird-like toys appear to say "f--- me" as they sleep.

The news follows numerous complaints that Hatchimals are failing to hatch. Hatchimals, which sold out in stores in the weeks leading up to Christmas, live in a plastic egg and "hatch" into interactive creatures that respond to touch. The toys make unintelligible noises and can repeat words or phrases that humans teach them.

As of now, there aren't any restrictions as to what the Hatchimals can repeat.

But the series of videos popping up online are similar, and parents claim the "f--- me" line -- only uttered when the creature is sleeping -- wasn't taught by their children. Some commenters believe the Hatchimals are saying "hug me" instead.

Parent company Spin Master denies the toys are saying "hug me" or swearing on their own. It noted Hatchimals make unidentifiable noises while sleeping.

"Hatchimals communicate by speaking their own unique language, which is made of up of random sounds, and by making other noises, including shivering when they're cold and snoring while they sleep," a spokeswoman for Spin Master told CNNMoney in a statement. "We can assure consumers that Hatchimals do not curse, nor do they use foul language."

In crisis mode since Christmas, Spin Master is still responding to waves of daily complaints on Facebook (FB, Tech30) and Twitter (TWTR, Tech30). It had to increase the number of customer care representatives to respond to the onslaught of complaints, the company told CNNMoney.

-- Edited by Tignanello on Friday 30th of December 2016 11:42:16 AM