and things I never thought I’d buy.
In Tescos tonight, the elderly checkout lady peered at my receipt. “I’m not being cheeky,” she said, “it’s just I wondered how much Furbys cost nowadays. I’ve got one, never been out of the box.”
“They’re on sale,” I said, “reduced from £30″.
“Oh. My son bought me one, when my husband died. He wasn’t very old. I’ve never taken it out of the box.”
An odd image, of a little boy spending his pocket money on something to cheer his mother up. I think it’s worked, though perhaps not quite in the way he hoped.
I’m not sure whether this furby will make it out of the box. I went looking for something for Big to play with, and rang Tim from the shopping aisle to discuss. We both hate furbys with a vengeance - memory of a very long journey back from North Wales with one in the car, bleating to itself everytime a corner woke it up again. But I wanted to buy her something that I knew she would like, and the furby, of the choices I had available, seemed the best bet.
I suspect Tim is going shopping tomorrow - if he comes up with something better, I’ve kept the receipt. Although there’s a temptation to just keep it in the box…
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We also have bad furby memories of a drive betwwen Blackpool and Glastonbury and then it kept waking everyone up at night. It was a battery removing time. Maybe they have improved since then
Somebody (forget who) bought one for Olivia when she was 2. It stayed in the box. Someone else bought another for her when she was 3. Then she realised that she had another somewhere. It finally made it out of the box. So we had chattering away to each other. And a 3 year old squealing hysterically ‘cos it was just the funniest thing ever.
I don’t like Furby’s.
They’re on a par with Barbie and Bratz!
In fact any over hyped piece of cr….
There is a way of putting them asleep (should have instructions in teh box) so that they have to be tipped totally upsidedown to wake them up. I loved my furby…..
Same as children then? Instructions are in the box?
Happy Birthday Big
Hope you’ve been having a wonderful day 
Furbies aren’t anywhere near on a par with Barbie and Bratz I’m afraid, you may have just triggered my rant button
Thanks Alison, I think she’s had a fabulous day
I was trying to recollect what sort of an animal a furby was and finally remembered at the mention of barbies above that it is a toy.
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=hacking+furbies
rofl @ Ron….