From the moment we starting watching the trailers for WALL-E on Apple’s site, I knew he would come to live with us one day. And then when the kids started watching the trailers for WALL-E? We were sunk.
On a random trip through the store with Tom, Neko spied the WALL-E toy display, and almost went catatonic. Of course, she took Shep along for the ride, so they both came home clamoring for WALL-E toys.
We decided this should be an allowance purchase. Now, I will admit, we’re pretty lazy when it comes to allowance. We’ve really only done it for Neko so far, and when she’s not actively saving for something, we kind of forget about it. So she probably hasn’t had an allowance for several months. Which, in case you guys are reading this years from now, NO, it is not retroactive and it does not accrue interest.
Anyway, we gave them a little credit on the allowance account and decided they needed to save for three more weeks to buy their robots. When we realized Tom would be out of town for The Big Day, we almost moved it so he could see the grand reveal. But then we realized these little guys might make my whole weekend a heckuva lot easier, so Tom agreed he would join in on iChat from Chicago later that morning.
Last night the kids could barely go to sleep. You would have thought Santa was due in a few hours. They were wiggly and squirmy and could barely stay under their covers. By morning, they burst out of their rooms, and went charging into the kitchen to find their new friends.
I declare them a smashing success. Neko chose the transforming WALL-E, which compacts down to a cube, but with no electronic components. Shep chose the one that talks and lights up, but with no folding features. I was a little worried Neko would have buyer’s remorse when she saw Shep’s talk, but it seems to be a perfect fit for everyone. Plus, Shep’s is loud enough for two toys, I’m thinking.
My only complaint is the door on Neko’s that opens to reveal a sticker of trash is a complete piece of crap. By the end of the day it wouldn’t stay shut. So when Tom returns home, I’m going to put him to work on a little toy surgery—finding a mechanism to secure Neko’s door and smuggling some blue tape over the interior of Shep’s speaker. Then all will be good in the land of Buy-n-Large.
Which, by the way, have you been to buynlarge.com? I now have something up my sleeve to get me through the rest of the time Tom is out of town…