This is Ignatius' equivalent of Linus' blanket.
A car ride is not complete without "A Cha Cha!! A Cha Cha!!". And I tell you, when he calls for his AChaCha, is really pitifully.
During playtime, he'll think of his AChaCha every now and then, seek it out, press a button to activate the music, before going back to what he was doing.
Well, the difference between the blanket and the toy is, the blanket does not spoil when it is dropped too often.
The problem is, this item is out of stock virtually EVERYWHERE. And I've searched toystores, Ebay and Yahoo Auctions. Zilch.
What is going to happen when the saxophone spoils?
We had a preview the other night when the battery was running down. Cookie monster droned on pathetically in slow-mo. Ignatius was really subdued. He hung on tightly to his "dying" saxophone, placed it on his shoulder so that he can hear it better, and cried pitifully now and then. He hardly spoke, only moved to press the buttons on his little saxophone.
We shudder to think what will happen when it spoils.
Appeal for help: if you see it selling somewhere, do tip us off. We'd rush there immediately.
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aiyo saw plenty of this at metro in sk. So if go there one of the day i should get it for u first or what?
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oh thanks a bunch Aunty H!
we'll get right on it!
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no more liao. but the nice salesperson called up all their branches...and found ONE! supposedly in not so gd condition though. they'll transfer to paragon branch for me next wk. hope it's alrite!
if there are any more leads, pls do let me know.
And thanks Aunty Pax for reminding me to call Mattel! silly me. didn't think of that.
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Aunty H tells us "mission accomplished!"
*PHEW*!!!
THANK YOU! *eternally grateful*