Disney Frozen Elsa Toddler Doll £18.24 @ Amazon

Ulnar wrote: »

Boards have a few on for between €100-€250 :-(
I have heard that things got pretty nasty in the Swords branch, pushing, pulling at people to get the dolls

Unless you have been living on another planet the last few weeks then you will know the demand for the snow glow elsa doll is unprecedented, to a stage that
SMYTHS TOY SUPERSTORE
In Airside retail park had an expected delivery of 50 or so of them today. My mam got up this morning at 4:30am to be up there as early as possible.When she arrived there were a few other people before her (8) some of who had been queuing there since 9:30 pm the night before. During the long cold wait, it transpired they had only got 17 dolls for sale to the public. So when that news was heard it caused a massive frenzy amongst the other buyers. So we asked if smyths were going to give out tickets to the first 10 or so people in the line so they would be guaranteed an elsa doll after their very long wait in the queue but we were told they were not going to do such a thing and as soon as the doors opened it was every person for themselves. 9am came and the doors were opened. 100+ people were let storm in at the one time causing an out and out riot. My mam was ninth in the queue ran towards the dolls and was shoved from behind to the ground and trod on. The rack that the elsa dolls were on was turned over and all the dolls were on the ground. People were scrambling and a security guard just watched as this animal like behaviour ensued. A 60+ year old women who was standing beside my mam in the queue had her doll savagely taken from her and her neck forcefully put in a headlock. My mam who was being squashed under a crowd of people had to shout at the ONE AND ONLY security guard on duty for him to pull her out of the crowd. I have not seen my mam so scared and traumatised since after this incident. It was unreal to watch a crowd of so called civilised human beings be so animal like in their behaviour. All this could have been totally avoided if smyths management had properly organised the situation better I have since heard that smyths in Fonthill retail park distributed tickets to the first ten people and allowed three at a time to go in so If one smyths can do it in a mannerly fashion why couldn't smyths of airside I solely blame the management of this store for their unprofessionalism. People have been left traumatised by the events that happened today in airside. A situation that could have been avoided
This happened at 9am in smyths superstore airside on the 21/11/2014