![]() ![]() "Shopkins did a really good job of existing really heavily online, but also offline," he told CBC News in a telephone interview. Vincent Georgie, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Windsor, said Shopkins has successfully engaged the attention of children with the toy line and its many offshoots. "If you were to go online, you would see that they are worth a lot of money," she said, noting that some people are offering to sell them for between $100 and $1,000 in some cases. ![]() Lynd said Shopkins has also released limited edition toys, which have caught the eye of some collectors. So far, Lynd said, the company has released three "seasons" or distinct product runs of Shopkins - the first two of which hit stores in Canada last year. The Australian-owned Moose Toys is the company behind the Shopkins craze. Mike Ngo's daughter Thianna shows off a 'glittery' Shopkins character that looks like a doughnut. Saphira also has become a fan of the animated Shopkins web series. Lassaline said Saphira has already acquired "quite a stock of them already." "She randomly started just, like, talking about Shopkins and, of course, a typical mother, I was just like: 'What is that?'" Lassaline told CBC News, shortly after her daughter had latched onto a Shopkins product on a rack at the Showcase store. The Shopkins have already caught the eye of Tarika Lassaline's daughter Saphira, who turned four last month. One line of a particular Shopkins doll sold out in less than three hours at a Windsor toy store. The toys have become so popular - and distracting - that they've been banned in some elementary school classrooms and daycares. Lynd believes the toy line is primarily targeted at children aged four to 10. "So many children, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles - everyone is coming in to look for all of this." It sells that fast," said Lynd, while standing alongside a large store shelf filled with Shopkins toys. ![]() In order to be accepted into the club, the Shoppies will have to compete showing off their cooking. Life’s never ordinary in Shopville, but things are about to get a little extraordinary with the arrival of the Chef Club. SHOPKINS CHECK OFF LIST MOVIEThe movie was released on DVD Octoby Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. In any case, children want them and are letting their families know about it. Shopkins: Chef Club is a movie released by Moose Toys for the Shopkins franchise. They're cute, collectable and even tradable, according to Lynd. Some are the size of your thumb - or smaller - with faces drawn on them, while others are larger and look more like traditional dolls. Shopkins are a line of small plastic toys. Donna Lynd is the manager of the Showcase store at the Devonshire Mall in Windsor, Ont. ![]()
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