Obviously it's the first time a set sold out, as they were all at once available only from March 31st, which is only 2 weeks ago they started selling them online 😛
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Only UK started to sell them on March 31st, the rest of Europe (at least Spain) sells them since December-January. We have had all the Tsum Tuesday (101 Dalmatians, Frozen, Cinderella and now Alice), so there has been enough time to sold out any of them. What it's true is that is the first set that is release with UK also, so maybe that's the reason why is sold out: they have not calculated right the number.
What bothers me more is, while they are sold out, they remain visible on the website.
The Winnie the Pooh bee collection has been entirely removed from the website due to being sold out?
I don't understand what you say... Normally when a product is sold out it disappear from the website, except for the set picture/link, where you can see it sold out, but the individually picture/link disappears.
The Winnie the Pooh bee is on the spanish website and there's stock...
With regards to restocking the Tsum Tsum in brick and mortar stores, and I can only speak for Canada here, not Europe, but there will be NO restocking of the monthly Tsum Tsum Tuesday releases, ever 🙁
[...]but they're limited in a production run.
Yes, I think everyone agree they are limited in production. But maybe the restock in stores depends on how every country manage their stock, because I have just called my store and they have told me that they have received more tsums of Alice's set, everyone except Chesire cat. Don't know how is possible because they are out of stock online (so they are out of stock in the UK warehouse). They have told me that they used to receive the tsums once they release but they don't know how many or which one. Last month they used to receive Frozen tsums, but they weren't out of stock so...
On the other hand, the website is like crazy today because yesterday Kristoff, Perla and Alien were sold out and now there are stock of everyone again (excepto for Snow White who is officialy sold out since February).
I wish Disney pronounces itself so we know what to do. I'm a little bit nervous about next release and last one was just five days ago!!! We have two sets and I don't know if I should buy them online at 8 a.m. or I should call the store so they keep them to me....