Zhu zhu pets?

In case you didn't know, one of the most popular & toughest children's gift to find for the holiday season is a zhu zhu pet. A zhu zhu pet is a toy hamster that plays, makes noises, goes to sleep, and basically does almost everything a real hamster would do. There are 6 hamster characters in the series, and there are many accesories, cages, and wheels you can also buy for them. These popular items are nearly sold out of all major retail stores and toy stores. People are using ebay and other websites to sell them for higher amounts. This gift happened to be at the top of my little 8 year old cousin's wish list, and my mom has been determined to find one. So my mom found one off of ebay from some foreign country - and paid nearly triple the amount with shipping ( a standard zhu zhu retails for about $15). I just think it's funny how crazy people get with toys during the holidays. The national news showed hundreds of people standing outside stores at 3am on Black Friday for toys like these. I think people have definitely lost the sense of what Christmas is all about. I know people should want to give their kids what they want, but it's not like their children will be playing with these toys in 6 months because something new and more hip will have already come out. The important thing about Christmas is being together as a family and celebrating the birth of someone who died so we could all live, not the trendiest gift.