Meanwhile, in the U.S. on Friday, dozens of people lined up in the early morning hours in front of a Chicago Pop Mart store for the toy. By 6 a.m., a long line of fans snaked around the block.

He was lining up to ship multiple massive bags of Squishmallows back home when BI caught up with him. Hughes told BI he'd purchased about 24 of the plush toys to bring to people he knows back home.