It’s the newest toy obsession sweeping the nation. Many stores in the St. Louis market are sold out of Webkinz.
Picture the Beanie Baby and Tamagotchi craze on steroids. That pretty much sums up the Webkinz phenomenon sweeping the country and leaving store shelves barren.
At Spicer’s in Ladue, managers have been waiting for a new shipment of the furry creatures for about a month. It doesn’t take long for word to spread that a large shipment has arrived.
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