{"id":568343,"date":"2026-08-14T01:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T01:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/568343\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T01:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T01:20:15","slug":"woolworths-supermarkets-run-out-of-disney-ooshies-stock-after-huge-customer-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/568343\/","title":{"rendered":"Woolworths supermarkets run out of Disney Ooshies stock after \u2018huge\u2019 customer demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img  alt=\"A sign at the entrance of Woolworths in Birkenhead, Auckland. Photo \/ Supplied\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>A sign at the entrance of Woolworths in Birkenhead, Auckland. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">In the South Island, the Queenstown Woolworths store also has a similar sign at the entrance, adding that they hope to get some more soon, with no date given for when that could happen. <\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">Across New Zealand, online shoppers are also being warned that \u201cdue to high demand\u201d, Ooshies stock is now limited and some online orders may not include the number of toys they qualify for. <\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Online shoppers are being warned they might not receive the toys they qualify to receive with their order. Photo \/ Supplied\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Online shoppers are being warned they might not receive the toys they qualify to receive with their order. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">Collector cases are also reportedly out of stock across multiple stores.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">The same situation is happening across the Tasman, with Australian customers also left disappointed after several stores ran out of Ooshies days before the promotion is scheduled to run out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">The promotion is scheduled to finish in New Zealand on August 23.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Some stores have also reportedly run out of the collector cases. Photo \/ Supplied\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Some stores have also reportedly run out of the collector cases. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">The company says that, to help customers complete their sets, it will host a final Ooshies Swap Day on August 22. The swap day will happen at all Woolworths stores in New Zealand, and run between 10am and 12pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">Several community groups across New Zealand are also hosting their own swap days to help people exchange their repeated toys for the others they need to complete their collections. <\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">The Ooshies craze has swept up New Zealand over the past few weeks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/new-zealand-schools-ban-woolworths-disney-ooshies-collectables-after-toys-cause-conflict-among-students\/VH6GCBIUBVAW5IB46JFMGGJIXE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/new-zealand-schools-ban-woolworths-disney-ooshies-collectables-after-toys-cause-conflict-among-students\/VH6GCBIUBVAW5IB46JFMGGJIXE\/\">Several schools across the country have had to issue notices<\/a> asking parents not to let children take the toys to school, as the toys became a distraction and a source of conflict among students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A sign at the entrance of Woolworths in Birkenhead, Auckland. 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