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Zhu Zhu Pets

Something about these small, robotic hamsters caused quite the stir in the toy aisle during the 2009 holiday season, despite — or perhaps because of — economic woes across the nation. Perhaps shoppers saw hope in the furry, animatronic beast … although the site of a hundred parents waiting for a Toys ‘R’ Us to open at midnight, and then tearing each other apart over one, doesn’t exactly inspire faith in humanity for us.