Well, I'll be a monkey's elf. Or something.

[pat]

I found one. After calling or visiting (3) every Toys 'R' Us or independent toy store in the 408, 650, 415, and 510 area codes, I found the transformer in question at...

The Target store five minutes from my house. I had looked at other Targets, but since I hadn't seen it there and had had no luck with toy stores, I hadn't checked there.

They had three of them. Wow.

[Edit: Okay, so I exaggerated a little: there were a couple of stores in Gilroy and Sausalito I didn't call. Other than that, I pretty much covered everything.]

Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Yay. :)

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Yep. : )

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

*doh*!

Glad you found it :):).

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

So am I, except that I wonder if this is simply enforcing bad habits : ) After all, everytime something like this happens, I tell myself a) "I am never going to ggo to those extremes to track down a *toy* again" or b) next time I'll get my Christmas shopping done early." Neither message seems to have sunk in. :)

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

After all, everytime something like this happens, I tell myself a) "I am never going to ggo to those extremes to track down a *toy* again"

The world hath no huntress like a mother's love :).

or b) next time I'll get my Christmas shopping done early."

Um...hahahahahahahahaha!!
*wipes tears of laughter from eyes*
No, no, I'm laughing at myself. I was very smug in November when I boasted of already having half my Christmas shopping done. I neglected to do the other half, and poor Tim paid for it tonight (and will tomorrow morning). Now, *that's* reinforcing bad habits, when my poor husband pays the price for me dropping the ball :):).

Funny, though, somehow it always works out in the end, y'know? :) We may be having the silliest, most slapped-together Christmas yet, but it's turning out to be rather wonderful.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

It's not like you've haven't been busy. : D

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Just a bit ;-).

[geekchick]

Woohoo! =)

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Just change my name to "Awesome Toy Huntress" : )

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

Oh, that is so excellent! I hope things go smoothly from here on.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

I think they'll go more smoothly once I've figured out how to relax about all this stuff : )

[deedeebythebay.livejournal.com]

Abbie had wanted a Musa and a Techna Winx Fairy Doll. We could find the Techna but not the Musa. Her favorite. After three other Targets where did we find it? The one closest to home. Figures, doesn't it?