Just one thing to note, Tesco are advertising the Grooming Salon as being supplied with 3 Hamsters for £22.99 however if you check the other suppliers they state that Hamsters are not included , looks like Tesco have seen the pictures of the 3 Hamsters in the Salon and assume they come with it.

Thought you might be interested to know that there is another exclusive ZHU ZHU Hamster released in the USA , it is called Justice and is available in all Justice Teen outlet stores in the USA.

However you can order it on line at shopjustice.com , it costs $14.99 but if you enter Discount code 786 at checkout you receive a 40% discount ,there are also some of the new hamsters also available.

International shipping costs $25.00 ,

I hadn’t noticed that ToysRUs were creating ‘packs’ – for the most part, I just allow the automatic stocklists to flow through to here and leave the site to run itself.

That’s good if they can trim the prices a bit to reflect multi-buy discounts. As we know, it is expensive to buy everything at full RRP.

Have you been on the Toys R Us UK site , there are now multi item packs such as a Play City Pack and a couple of playset packs complete with Hamster , looks to me that they are trying to run down old stock before the new items become available , however prices are still abit steep.

Also on a different note Build A Bear have in the USA have an exclusive Zhu Zhu Hamster name Carly on sale , have E-Mailed Build A Bear UK to see if it will be available here , however not to impressed with their Customer Services, as still no response.

I still don’t quite get it. A multi-pack deserves a discount in my book.

But I still don’t get the need for this sort of multi-pack anyway .. might as well leave the customers to buy the items individually in my eyes.

Just to let you know I was in Toys R Us in Belfast and they have the Jilly Hamster with Cup on Dress and Tiara on sale , bit steep at £14.99.

Is this the start of the new products being introduced into the UK, any idea when the new series is due to land.

Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters took the toy market by storm last year and continue to be hugely popular this year …over one million pets and accessories were sold over the Christmas period… now those little hamsters are about to do the same to video games.

The Hamster action really comes to life on the new video game for Nintendo DS and is only available at Toys R Us arriving in all 75 stores from Friday (April 23rd).

Hamster fans buying the Zhu Zhu Pets videogame will also get a FREE Zhu Zhu pet hamster FREE for the first week….there are 8 toy hamsters to choose from including Mr Squiggles, Chunk and Num Nums.

This latest Nintendo DS game allows players to play as their favourite Zhu Zhu hamster and explore the exciting hamster city. Hamsters can drive around in little cars, play on skateboards or run in hamster wheels, they can explore the slide park, skate park, nursery, bathrooms and travel down secret passageways to seek upgrades.

The Zhu Zhu Pets game with a FREE Zhu Zhu Hamster is packed with 30 different levels and upgrades to achieve a full fun game suitable for most ages…. for £29.99.

Toys R Us is also offering a Red DS Lite console, the lighter and thinner version of the DS console, together with the Nintendo DS Zhu Zhu pets game for £109.99.

Note to Editor;

1. The Nintendo DS Zhu Zhu Pets Game can be used with the Nintendo DS Lite, the DSi and the DSi XL.

2. The new Nintendo DS game will be exclusively available from Toys R Us from 23rd April 2010.

3. The Free Hamster offer with every Nintendo DS Zhu Zhu Pets game sold is available from Toys R Us stores for one week only starting from Friday 23rd April. The choice of hamster is subject to availability.

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I’ve seen all of Character’s Retailer presentation materials for Zhu Zhu imports this year and Yo Yo isn’t listed.

The boys will be well served this year though … as the Kung Zhu range adds a whole load of new hamsters, vehicles, macho costumes and playsets. I think that they should have brought out lions and tigers though .. the hamsters are abit tame in my eyes.

Came across another addition to the Zhu Zhu Hamster range , a tunnel set along the same lines as the Patch exclusive has been released , this time the Hamster included is a limited edition call YO YO the Zhu Zhu , I presume this will not be available in the UK.

Toys R Us UK are advertising the DS game as coming 23th April , delivery free on Pre-Order at £29.99