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[Puzzle Piece]

I've learned that these toys are a hot trend.  I don't know about htem and when I've looked at them on the inter-net they appear to be pet toys to me.  

Aparently young children want them and live just for their next squishie.  

Do you know anything about them and their popularity?  

[skatting44]

  Squishes  can be found in Dollar stores, Drug stores, Grocery stores. They are trendy  junk items that one can just waste their money on .

[hkrgrl]

i know they are huge at the hallmark store. 

phone rings constantly

they do limit them

just like the beanie baby craze... this too shall pass....

if the bee disappeard off the surface of the globe, then humans would only have 4 years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more humans
- Albert Einstein -

Plant native plants/ Plant pollinator plants/Plant host plants to your area!!!

[Puppy Lips]

Yes, UGH!!!  I work part time at a Hallmark store.  We had one order of what looked like ice cubes and they sold out within days.   Then a few weeks later we got an order of ice cream cones.  Those were gone before I even had a shift while they were in stock.  

We get/got numerous phones calls everyday asking if we have them, plus kids coming in asking for them.

I find the whole thing absurd. Someone on tic tok or whatever, whomever, decides to push the stupidest item, likely from China, it catches on, and all the kids have to have them.  Then the kids drive their parents crazy looking for them.  What does that say about our society?

I know this is nothing new, but the latest and greatest "must haves," are coming more and more frequently.  Labubus came and went quickly.

What will be next?

And how can I make money on it?  LOL

[lgfan]

[LavernLuvsShoes]

@lgfan - Thank you for posting a pic...

I had no idea what they were (LOL) 

[JeanLouiseFinch]

I've read many stories about kids putting squishy toys in the microwave, to make them even more pliable.  The toys break open and the interior squishy gel has become like molten lava.  Many children have gotten severely burned.  

[stevieb]

It's true. There really is one born every minute.

[lgfan]

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@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:

I've read many stories about kids putting squishy toys in the microwave, to make them even more pliable.  The toys break open and the interior squishy gel has become like molten lava.  Many children have gotten severely burned.  

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Burns can involve the face, neck and hands

Shriners Children’s Boston has treated children and teens with burns to areas including the face, neck, wrists and hands. Abbott described one case in which a child removed a toy from the microwave and it exploded.

“She had second-degree burns all over her face, her neck and her wrist and hands,” Abbott said.

Those injuries can be painful immediately and may require ongoing care. Abbott said treatment can include repeated dressing changes, follow-up burn care and scar management that can last a year, a year and a half, or longer.

“It can definitely lead to lifelong implications and scarring,” Abbott said. “We want you to seek emergency care when this happens.”

This story reminds me of the movie "The Blob":

[wilma]

When I was a teacher, I remember my students collecting all kinds of things. There was the Dungeon & Dragon card craze in the 80s, Beabie Babies in the 90s, various bracelets, charm keyrings for book bags, etc. The kids loved to collect and trade items. 

I don't see anything wrong with kids wanting to collect "Squishies". Hasn't every generation had fun with something? Just don't get the judgmental comments. 

I'm sorry kids are getting burned by putting them in the microwave. It's sad that social media trends are encouraging this. Obviously, not a good idea.