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[pat]

It's worse than the 1992 Barney shortage, and maybe as bad as the 1980 Cabbage Patch Kid famine. I hereby give you...

Omega Supreme Energon. (It's a transformer. If you have no clue as to what a transformer is, count yourself among the fortunate.)

Both boys asked for two transformers: Megatron and Omega Supreme. We were planning to get one of each and split them between them. (No way they were each getting both -- those suckers are expensive.) We have a Megatron. I cannot locate an Omega Supreme for love or money.

Which serves me right for waiting -- they were in Toys R Us last month. I have found one store in SF that claims to have one... and says it costs twice what I know it lists for. Um, no thanks. I'm insane, but not *that* insane.

Comments

[sinboy.livejournal.com]

"Omega Supreme Energon" Sounds like something Wilhelm Reich came up with.

[king-tirian.livejournal.com]

Look it's very simple guys. "Green Megaman" goes with "Red Megaman" and "Yellow Megaman" to make the "Ultra Mega Megaman." You have to have all 3 or it doesn't work, see? - Eric Cartman, South Park: "Damien"

As someone who hit every store three times over the past few days because my mother told me on Sunday that she'd like to get an X-box for Dad, I sympathize.

Perhaps you can print out a copy of this and use it as a gift certificate in one of their stockings. http://www.robot-japan.com/Images3/Toyfare2004/Omega-Supreme-Energon.JPG

[laneycat.livejournal.com]

Sounds like that Christmas movie with Arnold Swartzenegger where he promises his little son a Turbo Man for Christmas not realizing it was one of those really popular toys that were impossible to find. It was a cute movie.

[runeshower.livejournal.com]

Sounds like my experience with Legoboy's gift list. It was a longish list, but ALL the items on it were Xevoz figures. He told me they could be found at Toys R Us. We went early in the week - eventually found the Xevoz display, which contained........

The Incredibles.

Not a Xevoz in sight. Nada. Zilch.

Bought him a set of Marx Brothers movies instead. :-)

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

*snerk*

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Obviously, the guys who write SP are familiar with Transformers.

Good luck on finding the X-Box.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

I am beginning to think that TRU is in fact a major psychological experiment, and that behind the security windows are guys in white labs coats timing how long it takes before parents go nuts : >