Go Go Hamsters - Stock Checker Thread - No Chat

A lot of this information is from Maximouse so she must get most credit. I have updated a bit.

Stockcheckers

http://www.gogohamster.com

http://www.zhuzhuhamster.co.uk (Mirror site but faster server than gogohamster.com)

http://www.go-gohamsters.co.uk/

Shops

http://www.hoorayfortoys.co.uk

Worth checking toward the end of the week.

http://www.littlewoods.com
http://www.empirestores.co.uk
http://www.woolworths.co.uk

These 3 sites all get from the same warehouse so if in stock with one, will be with others too. However, prices do vary. Stock has been appearing on/off 17th Nov 2009

http://www.argos.co.uk

At present all of the argos's in the UK are showing very little stock. Cars are a 'little' easier to find. Houses very rare. Hamsters in very short supply. They are not showing anything else. Argos have advised me that there is no stock due in the North West until a few days before Christmas. Not sure about elsewhere.

If you live in Spain the Spanish Argos is showing stock!!

http://www.toyshoplondon.com

Sorry but we are unlikely to see any more stock on the GoGo Hamsters until after Christmas. The supplier has sold-out and they are not getting any more stock until January 2010. We have now removed the items from our site to avoid disappointment.
UPDATE: 16.11.09 - We are expecting more Hamsters (not accessories) at the end of November.

http://www.hamleys.com

N.B. The runaround ball is NOT for the go go hamster.
Hamsters appear quite regularly during the day. Price £14 (a bit dearer than in other shops)

http://www.johnlewis.com

N.B. If they get more stock and you see a picture of the ball and it shows as in stock, read the small print before buying, you are not ordering the ball, you are ordering one of the playsets and this could be the ball, surfboard or skateboard – you cannot choose which one and there is no point in ringing up because they can’t put down your preference.

http://www.wilkinsonplus.com

Definitely got hamsters and playsets (surfboard, skateboard, ball) in a delivery today. Available in some stores only. Usually only hamsters available online. Appeared online for a short time Tuesday 17th - site crashed.

www.toysrus.co.uk

None online. Individual stores are getting supplies. Heard of rationing and queues.
Most stores appear to be getting some stock towards the end of the week.

Update 18th Nov 2009

Thank you for your email. Firstly please accept our apologies for any disappointment experienced.

The demand for the Go Go Pets is extremely high and we have been continually trying to secure sufficient stocks to distribute to our stores. Your information is quite correct. I can confirm that we have received a small delivery into our Distribution Centre and we will be processing this delivery as a priority to ensure that the product is distributed to all of our stores as a matter of urgency.

We are hopeful that we will have processed enough product to distribute overnight on Thursday for sale at 9am Friday. We will also be endeavouring to process more product for delivery overnight Friday for sale at 9am Saturday morning.

As with any item sold by Toys "R" Us it will be on a first come first served basis and we will not reserve product for any customer.

Once again please accept our apologies

http://www.yorkshiretoycompany.co.uk/

Had quite a few until last week. No further update.

www.character-online.com

Listing playsets and houses I think from the delivery expected in the next couple of days. Originally said it would be 18/11 but could be earlier - who knows, ha, ha. Accessories (beds / carriers due in 18 December and hamsters on other days

http://www.toys.ie/Shop_Product_List.aspx?Profile=Euro&query=go+go+ha mster

http://www.harrods.com

http://www.toymastershop.co.uk/

http://direct.tesco.com/search/default.aspx?search=go+go+hamster

www.asda.co.uk

Had hamsters online 17th Nov. Soon ran out.

http://www.cmgiftsandcollectables.co.uk

Getting stock in but not sure what and how much. Will list new items starting from 6pm every night on Wed, thurs, and fri.

http://www.toysofcharacter.com/search

http://www.toywiz.com/zhuzhupets.html

A site from the USA that ships internationally – has all the latest new hamsters, add ons, accessories and outfits, yes I said outfits (my personal favourites are the tutu and the scuba diving ones). In stock or for pre-order.

http://www.kiddimax.co.uk

www.boots.com
Hamsters and houses only ever online. Playsets in some stores. Delivery expected this week – 3 for 2…

http://www.blahdvd.com

http://www.mad-4-toys.co.uk

http://www.toys.ie/Shop_Product_List.aspx?Profile=Euro&query=go+go+ha mster

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ and www.play.com

If you can get them at Amazon you will be paying £7.99. Not to be confused with Amazon Marketplace where you could pay £30-£40.
If play say they have them in stock and can deliver with 24 hours (usually), I haven't received mine from over 5 days ago!!! Others report waiting a while too, and not having received them.

www.ebay.co.uk

You will, as you would expect be apble to buy all on here.
Hamsters average between £20-£25
Houses average £30-£40

High street shops

Forum users have mentioned getting things in store at SOME branches (not all stock go go hamster items) of: Toymaster shops, local small toy shops, Boots, Wilkinsons, Makro, Sainsburys, Tescos, Asda, TJ Hughes, John Lewis, Hamleys and Harrods. And of course, toysrus and argos.

Tips:

Best thing to do is go onto all the usual suspect sites, for example, character-online, hoorayfortoys, boots, cmgiftsandcollectables, toysrus and register with them. Then if anything gets listed, you can log in quickly and your address details will already be there, and you'll save time and reduce the risk of your basket emptying whilst you are madly trying to type your details in. If you have pre-warning that something is going to be listed at a particular time, go onto the site beforehand and log in, then just keep refreshing until the item appears then grab it. If when you look at your basket, there is only one item and you ordered 2, don't waste time going back to try and add another as the likelihood is that there is only one in there because there is no longer 2 left. If you don't check out then, then that will also disappear... Also, take note of any things in the description that say, for example, only 2 per order, as if you try to add more and think you've got away with it, your order will be cancelled.

Oh, and also www.character-online.com is the importer /distributor of the go go products for the UK.

Oh, and if anyone wants any further information about dates, times, stock etc etc in any of these online and normal stores, then the best thing to do is go onto their website and get their telephone number and ring them up yourself, then you get the info direct from source - that's how I got all my info over the last few weeks...