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.

Every day when I’m doom scrolling, I come across multiple videos of Gen Z-ers lining up to buy them ... Labubus are plush toys first designed a decade ago by Hong Kong artist Kasing Lung.

“This isn’t just about ‘toys’ but a collectable ... help finding the CJ Hendry artistic wheelie bins and lining up in person for the popular pistachio papi desserts.

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.