Moms scramble as holiday toy sells three times its original price on Amazon

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"I’m sorry I’m not tipping for take out. Dinning in and delivery absolutely tipping otherwise no."

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“It’s been sold out everywhere like at my local Walmart and Target and on Amazon people were selling it for three times the original cost — I’m not paying that!”

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[{"selector":"#anim-83b76a10-138c-43db-b3bb-8f0e5056d12e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a86a8794-e987-4e68-ad18-ef54580eea53","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.28663%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Unlike other snazzy playthings this holiday, such as the Star Wars Grogu plush or the 2023 Barbie pool party dream house, Cookeez Makery is an interactive toy which invites kids ages 5 and up to mix together magical ingredients that transform a lump of dough into a sweetly-scented stuffed animal after just 90 seconds of baking.

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