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Fans furious over early end for Woolies Disney Ooshies

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text "> <p>Fans have been furious ever since supermarket giant Woolworths announced that it would not be continuing the Disney+ Ooshie promo.</p> <p>The collectables offered 36 beloved Disney and Marvel characters to find through a "lucky dip", and fans thought it would run until October 20th.</p> <p>However, "unprecedented demand" for the collectables has meant the supermarket has had to end the promo early.</p> <p>“Availability of Disney Ooshies in store varies from store-to-store in each state and territory, however online redemption of Ooshies will cease everywhere other than Victoria from later today,” Woolworths said in a media release.</p> <p>“Victoria is excluded from these estimates as their allocation was kept separate from the rest of Australia due to the delayed launch of the Victorian campaign.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CFWg1gClL2n/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CFWg1gClL2n/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">And the set is done!</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/collectible_catchup/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Mathew Law</a> (@collectible_catchup) on Sep 20, 2020 at 1:32am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Fans have been left outraged, as they've spent more money on groceries in order to obtain the Ooshies, which are available after every $30 spent at the supermarket.</p> <p>“You owe me 8 Ooshies, I purchased extra branded products to achieve this and suddenly its all gone! Seriously you make the kids want this stuff and cannot figure out how to service your clients, you keep all the promo stuff up in the store etc, this is disgraceful,” one woman wrote on Facebook.</p> <p>Others have used this as an opportunity to change supermarket loyalties.</p> <p>“What was the point in doing Ooshies when you don't have enough? You should have known it would be HUGE after Lion King,” one upset customer wrote to the supermarket.</p> <p>“You have left 100’s of young kids upset. and their parents too. I will NEVER EVER shop in your store again. COLES ALL THE WAY!”</p> <p>Some have been critical of the backlash, especially as it's occurred during a global pandemic.</p> <p>“We are in the middle of a pandemic, surely you and Woolworths have more pressing concerns than you collecting toys. Thanks Woolworths for staying open and keeping us safe during COVID.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CD7YUnfg7VX/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CD7YUnfg7VX/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Woolworths Ooshies (@woolworths_ooshie_collectables)</a> on Aug 15, 2020 at 4:07pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Despite the massive outcry for more Ooshies, a spokesperson told <em>news.com.au</em> that there are simply no more available.</p> <p>“At Woolworths, we’re always looking for ways to create a bit of fun and excitement for our customers,” the spokesman said.</p> <p>“Our Disney+ Ooshies have proven extraordinarily popular with customers, to the point we had to conclude the program early due to customers collecting the last of our stock.”</p> <p>“These collectibles take more than 12 months to plan and the quantity produced is based on our experience of running many collectable campaigns that we’ve previously offered,” the spokesman said.</p> <p>“To our customers, we thank you for your excitement and engagement with the Disney+ Ooshies and apologise for any frustration or disappointment caused by running out of stock.</p> <p>“For those who are still looking to finish their sets, we recommend safely swapping extras or duplicates with family and friends who have also been collecting.”</p> </div> </div> </div>

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"Karen" assaults old man after trying to steal Ooshies from him

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text "> <p>A "Karen" has gone viral after she allegedly got into a physical altercation at a Woolworths after trying to steal Ooshies from an old man's trolley.</p> <p>The details of the fight were posted on Reddit by a shopper who witnessed the incident.</p> <p>“So this literally just happened about half an hour ago and it p*ssed me off,” the shopper wrote on Tuesday.</p> <p>“I finish up my shopping and the total came to $60, so I went collected the 3 Ooshies,” the shopper wrote, saying they first offered them to an elderly woman who “respectfully declined”.</p> <p>“I then see an older gentleman and ask again. He said yes and that they would love them as his oldest [grandchild] is only 7.”</p> <p>“Perfect, so I hand them over (to the elderly man) and that’s when I hear a troll clearing her throat. I turn around to see a ‘Karen’ staring at me standing next to her son as he just looked at his phone. I wasn’t in the way of anything so I just gave her a confused look.”</p> <p>The shopper explained that the "Karen" then argued with them about the Ooshies.</p> <p>“What about my son,” the "Karen" said adding, “If you‘re giving them away you should give some to him.”</p> <p>The shopper said that 14 was a "little old" and that they wanted to give the Ooshies to someone with younger kids.</p> <p>The "Karen" suggested a trade of the unopened Ooshies for some of her son's duplicates.</p> <p>“Thank you but I’d rather the kids open them as that’s half the fun,” the elderly man said.</p> <p>She then offered six Ooshies to the shopper for their unopened three, opening up her bag showing she has a swag of the collectibles.</p> <p>“Sorry these are for my grandkids,” the elderly man said.</p> <p>“Just give me the damn things,” the woman allegedly said.</p> <p>According to the account on Reddit, things got physical.</p> <p>“She then lunges forward and snatches them out of his cart, I see this coming so I grab her around the wrist stopping her from taking them,” the shopper wrote. “People started watching the incident.”</p> <p>“Let go or I’ll have you arrested for assault,” she is reported to have said.</p> <p>“Only after you let go,” the shopper said.</p> <p>A store manger then had to intervene between the group, and the woman walked off.</p> <p>“The manager apologised to the old man and he even cracked a joke about how he hasn‘t had something stolen off him since the white man came to Australia (he was Aboriginal) and thanked me.”</p> <p>Others were quick to comment, saying that they've seen similar issues play out when small items are given away.</p> <p>“I remember the beanie-baby craze and when McDonalds was giving away mini-beanie-babies with their happy meals and people were crazy about those things (my mother collected them). They were SO expensive too! I bet she was going to re-sell no doubt,” one user commented.</p> <p>“I worked there during the first teeny weeny Beanie Bratz craze,” another said. “We had a limit of 2 that you could buy without a happy meal purchase, and only were giving out one version at a time until those boxes were gone, then moved on to the next."</p> </div> </div> </div>

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Woolworths launches new Disney-themed collectables

<p>Parents and kids alike are going to be thrilled to know Woolworths is bringing back the wildly popular Ooshies collectables.</p> <p>The supermarket giant has partnered with Disney+ to keep kids entertained with their favourite Disney+ characters following the success of its Lion King Ooshies program last year.</p> <p>Shoppers will be able to get their hands on the adorable figurines which include characters such as Elsa, Woody, Captain Marvel and the Mandalorian, for every $30 they spend online or in store.</p> <p>The collection features nine Ooshies from each of the four Disney+ universes (Marvel, Star Wars, Disney and Pixar) with 36 to collect in total.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7837391/1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/db41d501ec534297b49b1b14e4295116" /></p> <p>Because of the pandemic, people are currently spending more time at home which is why Woolworths chief marketing officer believes this is the perfect time for them to be entertained by their favourite Disney+ characters and programs.</p> <p>“We’re thrilled to offer a new level of excitement to customers with some of the most iconic characters in the Disney+ universe,” he said.</p> <p>“It’s been a difficult year as Australians navigate the challenges of the pandemic, so our goal by partnering with Disney once again is to bring more magic, surprise and delight to our customers.”</p> <p>Customers can drop their preloved Ooshies in store through TerraCycle, which will be turned into plastic pellets to help create products such as garden beds, decks and fences.</p> <p>Disney+ Ooshies will be available from August 26 in Woolworths supermarkets across Australia - excluding Victoria. </p> <p>“We know some customers in Victoria will be disappointed by the delayed roll out, but the safety and wellbeing of our customers, team members, and community remains our number one priority,” Mr Hicks said.</p> <p>“Once restrictions ease and we can safely roll out the program, we look forward to sharing the Disney magic with our Victorian customers.”</p>

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