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Playthings, February, 2001 by Gamlin, Joanne
If stores had ample inventory of Mattel's Diva Starz interactive dolls, Barbie Volkswagon Beetle cars and Barbie Shop with My Cash Register during the holiday selling season, it is likely they would have sold out of all of them Customers were "constantly requesting all three," reported two stores from a national chain, one of which noted exceptionally strong demand for the sold-out Barbie Cash Register.
While General Creation's Cotton Candy Maker ($17.99), turned out to be a "sleeper" toy, spokesmen for both stores named Tiger's Poo-Chi robotic dogs as their top sellers. Wow Wee's Megatech dogs ($40) were further holiday heroes, asserted a spokesperson for another small chain. Manley Toy Quest's Tekno pups ($42) were nearly sold out for the...
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