re: #298 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

I remember people getting into fights over who got the last of the Cabbage Patch dolls in the department stores…

re: #299 Dr Lizardo

The Pet Rock fad was a just a bit before my time, but I sure remember those Cabbage Patch Dolls, and yeah….there were in-store dust-ups that would rival any Black Friday melee.

They were the original Black Friday brawls. That’s when toy manufacturers started scheduling toy releases for October/November, preceded by a summer of TV advertising and under stocking stores to build demand. Then ship a couple pallets to Wal Mart and Toys R Us and wait for the 6am opening of the doors with crowds and news crews at the ready.