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Slip 'N Slide is all sold out thanks to bored kids stuck at home

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  1. No Worries

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    Slip 'N Slide is all sold out thanks to bored kids stuck at home

    While most businesses suffer through the pandemic, Wham-O is raking in the sales with Slip 'N Slide. Even three months ago, "the company enjoyed 10 consecutive days in late April where sales doubled each day," says TMZ. Now the water toy, which made its debut in 1961, is out of stock.

    And it's not just Slip 'N Slide that is keeping Wham-O fat. Frisbee sales are up 500%, according to TMZ, and Boogie Boards are up 300%.

    Wham-O's timeless toys, which also include Super Ball, the Hula hoop, and Hacky sack, are perfect for bored kids during long hot stay-at-home days, so it makes sense that they were first created by, well, "bored kids on a hot day."
     
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  2. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    I get that you weren’t aware of this if you don’t have kids but still, obligatory:



    Note: your mom always has slip ‘n slide available to play with.
     
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    Bouncy Houses were sold out everywhere too. We eventually got one, but at a higher price than normal.
     
    #3 Haymitch, Jul 29, 2020
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    My parents bought a kiddie pool for $60 before lockdown. Exact same one is now $400.
     
    #4 gucci888, Jul 29, 2020
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    So this is why the stock market hasn’t collapsed yet.
     
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    chalk up inflatable pools for the littles as well as pool companies in general. One small mom/pop company used to average 1 or 2 a month have been doing 10 recently.
     
    #7 DonkeyMagic, Jul 29, 2020
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    Bicycles too. I tried to buy a bike a few weeks back and had to scour the internet for days before I could find one in stock. They've been consistently sold out at all the big box stores that I frequent.
     
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    Guilty of buying a slip n slide. It wasn't as fun for my kids as I remembered it for me.
     
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    Your bougie kids probably guzzle La Croix by the case and turn their noses up at hot hose water.
     
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    Nah, they drink from the hose and play with mud.

    They just got stuck in the middle of the slip n side, and i dont ever remember that being the case for us.
     
    #11 K LoLo, Jul 29, 2020
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    I wonder if pool prices are also inflated, got three quotes for a small basic rectangle and they were all 20K more than what I was expecting. Next stop is the Home Depot on Bellaire and Beltway to see how much those guys would charge to dig a hole and fill it with water.
     
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    Trash bag, water hose and Palmolive for the win.
     
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    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    Did your mom hijack your account again?

    What exactly were you quoted? I have a couple of friends who put in pools last year and can compare.
     
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    #HumbleBrag2

    :D
     
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    Ha. Unless you were expecting free, I guess pools are way more expensive than I thought.
     
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    The Vikings used to call it ice.
     
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