We Did Not Order Enough NeeDoh. Here's What We Know.

We've carried NeeDoh for just a few months - my kids starting asking for it more and more, and I figured, fine - let's order it.  But for decades the brand has been around and found in children's shops across the country as a staple at the counter. 

It's always been there: a squishy, satisfying little thing that kids gravitate toward, that adults absentmindedly squeeze at the checkout counter, that makes a genuinely good stocking stuffer without requiring any research or batteries or assembly.

It was never a headline item. It was just a good product that quietly did its job.

And then something shifted.

We're not entirely sure when Nee Doh crossed from "beloved kids' toy staple" into "thing people are calling us about daily," but here we are. I think we blame youtubers?. Mini Nee Dohs arrived at the shop this week. We ordered thinking it would be enough to last the season, but it's probably not enough for the weekend. 

For a toy that's been around for decades, that's a strange and slightly surreal thing to type.

A few things worth knowing:

Right now, NeeDoh is in-store only with no online shipping at this time. We had hoped to make local delivery work and the parameters just didn't come together, so for now, you have to come in.

We do have more on order. Restocks will happen but they'll be sporadic and unpredictable. We can't promise timing, and we can't hold stock over the phone. We ordered thinking about our regular flow and sales volume; not hype culture.

But it has been a great opportunity to get your awkward pretweens into the shop because as Prince George's local children's shop - those children' are part of the story. 

We appreciate every single phone call. Genuinely. And we're a small shop with a full day and limited staff, so the most useful thing we can tell you is: if you want one, the best move is to come in. We miss the phone more often than we can pick it up. We'll post when we're out on our social media channels. 

On the limit — and why it exists.

Four per customer isn't arbitrary. Demand is high enough that without a limit, a single transaction could wipe out a meaningful chunk of supply for everyone else. We're not interested in stocking scalpers. We're interested in kids in Prince George actually getting to squeeze a Needoh. The limit exists to keep that possible.

It's a funny position to be in; enforcing purchase caps on a squishy toy that cost a few dollars for most of its life. But here we are, and we'd rather be transparent about it than pretend it's not happening.

More stock is coming. We'll post when it arrives.

Until then 

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