UNHATCHED HATCHIMALS SPUR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

Jodie Hejduk (* “hay-dook”), a California mom, has filed a class-action suit against Spin Master, alleging their Hatchimal toy she bought for her daughter’s birthday never popped out of its egg because Hatchimals lacked “adequate technological development or functionality.” The $50 toys were the hottest toys of the year, with parents lining up outside stores chasing scarce supplies, and bidding up prices on third-party sites to $350. But there was a lot of frustration and rage when some of the toys wouldn’t hatch. They flooded the company’s customer service lines and vented on social media. And now, according to the lawsuit, “When we purchase an iPhone, we expect it to make a phone call. When we purchase a yo-yo, we expect it to come back up. Unfortunately, this Christmas season, millions of children and families across the globe were sourly disappointed with coal in their stockings, in the form of a bait-and-switch marketing scheme.”
* So, Jodie’s an actress, too. A dramatic one.
* Sounds like she had no trouble coming out of HER shell.
* Looks like the egg this woman bought was a turkey.
* Spin Master has egg on its face.
* Relax, not every bird’s egg hatches either.
* If she’s trying to be taken seriously, she might want to skip the yo-yo comparison.
* Something tells me a company named Spin Master will have a pretty slick explanation here.
* “Adequate technological development or functionality”? Yeah, plus the damn thing doesn’t work.
* Think of it: We used to land people on the moon. Now we can’t get a toy egg to hatch.