Are South Africans getting too 'Xtra' with the Little Shop minis?
Are you part of the adult-obsessed Checkers Little Shop collectible community?
South Africans have been experiencing a craze over the Checkers Little Shop mini collectables.
At first, it was a mission for adults to collect the minis for the kids in their lives, but it seems that even adults have been transported back in time and are enjoying the excitement of opening up the mini-sized collectables.
Checkers brought the popular Little Shop back, and this time, things were Xtra, with 44 collectables and a range of special features. Customers have been all too happy to spend on groceries as a result.
Customers can expect to receive one mini with every R200 that they spend, and it seems that South Africans are becoming inventive with their mini collection.
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It's become a case of swopping and selling, and people are searching for their missing minis. To give you some perspective on what's currently going on, check out this video from TikTok.
It seems this is the new way of making money in South Africa.
One person put it perfectly when they said, "Jeepers Checkers Minis has become an Adult game of Supply & Demand = one way to stimulate the economy I guess."
@keenanhector I have more in my other jacket 😎 @Checkers South Africa @Checkers_Sixty60 #tiktoksouthafrica #SAMA28 #Checkers #fyp #funny #tiktoksa🇿🇦 #foryoupagе ♬ original sound - 💫
Dare we say that the above video is nothing compared to what we see on the online shopping app Yaga?
Yaga is an online platform for selling pre-loved fashion items. It is a marketplace for sellers without any hidden costs. It seems people are going further than pre-loved fashion items and adding the Checkers Little Shop minis to the platform.
Sellers are selling minis on Yaga, and the prices range from R10 for the less desirable minis to R600 (even R1,000) for the Discovery Vitality Trolley. Some are even selling their entire collections for R2,700!
Watch the video below - courtesy of TikTok.
@belanique @Checkers South Africa Minis are getting out of control 😅 #checkersminis #southafrica @checkers minis 2024 ♬ Cartoon Eye Blinking Sound - Anna
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