Dear Care and Feeding,
Would it be ethical to buy up quantities of this season’s hot toy (this year, it’s the Cocomelon JJ doll) if I find it on sale so that I can thwart evil scalpers and sell them at cost to pure-hearted fellow parents with kids who want them for real? Or does this just contribute to the false scarcity problem the scalpers are creating?
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Dear JJ Justice,
I imagine the quantities of Cocomelon JJ dolls we’re talking about here are low enough to have little effect on the overall market I think you can probably go for it if this is really how you want to spend your time! But before you clear out your attic or rent a storage unit somewhere, maybe ask yourself how important this is to you? It just sounds like it could take up a ton of your time and energy, and there are likely easier, better ways to improve the holiday for pure-hearted parents and kids.