Active Toys saved my bacon!!
Whew....
Boy, oh boy. Big *thanks* to www.activetoys.com who came through in a pinch for a dad helping out Santa. We got my two year old to go up and talk to the big guy last week (my four year old still won't... - sent a letter instead) and he asks for a 'digger', you know cool construction toys that can dig in the dirt/sand, etc.
Right up my alley. No problem. Find something that I think he will really like and scour the web. (Ok, find something I like that doesn't actually require me to go to a real store...) Well, found it at a fairly big name toy store (which I won't mention...) in stock, check shipping - yep, plenty of time before the big day. Order, done. Get a confirmation email. Processing. Day later another email. In stock. Day later another email. In warehouse. Day later another email. Order canceled, sorry out of stock. WTF. Go to big toy store online web store. In stock. Big toy store online store sucks big time - won't use them again says r me.
Now, panic mode. Crunch time now, on a weekend no less prior to the mass shipping rush for a hard to find (apparently) toy that I can now *not* live without ... (erm, make that something that I really think my two year old will like....).
Called a bunch of stores, no dice. Found www.activetoys.com, have the 'digger' I want. Online store says In Stock... hmm.... Order. I email them expecting to need to get speedy shipping. They call me on Sunday and say - don't worry, no problem. I still worry. A day later. A day later. Shipped, on it's way yesterday - early no less.
Thanks!
Happy Merry!
/jason
