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My dear friend Molly showed her four-year old son The Baochi and Camaro Tour videos and so he associates me as the lady with the “awesome convertible car.” Since that beautiful Camaro is no longer in my possession, I was a bit nervous that Molly’s little guy would find me a big disappointment at our first meeting yesterday. So I took the easy way out and brought toys for the four-year old and his younger brother, aged two. Fittingly, I bought cars.

Before my meeting with Molly’s boys at the beach, I stopped by Aahs!! and scored Disney’s Lightning McQueen and Mater in plush forms — and these guys can talk up a storm! Kiddies just have to press the area on the cars’ hoods to activate the chatter, which features up to ten words and phrases. Even the mouths at the hoods move. The boys loved the cars! They identified the “Cars 2” characters by name, smiled upon hearing the familiar exclamations, pushed the cars along the sand, and threw them in the air. Success with the kiddies! Mission accomplished.

Now here’s the dealio: as of the time of this writing, do not purchase these cars at Aahs!!, where I paid $25 for each toy. I searched around and found plush McQueen and Mater on sale at Amazon ($18.65 for McQueen) and Toys R Us ($17.99 for McQueen). Normally, I’d be really annoyed that I failed to find the best bargain but in this case, I’m okay because Aahs!! was nearby and convenient — especially given that an online order would not have arrived in time. But if you have time and/or don’t live near an Aahs!!, then definitely get the better deal on Amazon and Toys R Us.

And with that, I’ll close with this profound quote from the one and only Lightning McQueen: ”Oh, I love being me.”