First Ultra Rare Lion King Ooshie Found And It's Up For Grabs

If you've got a child in Australia, then chances are they're probably pushing you to shop at Coles or Woolworths so they can complete their Little Shop or Lion King ooshie collection.

It's ridiculous that tiny bits of plastic can cause so much mayhem but hey, who are we to judge (unless of course these end up in the ocean, then we can judge).

Credit Woolworths

But if you lean more towards the Woolworths ooshies then you'll be intrigued to know that the first ultra-rare furry Simba item has been found.

There are only 100 of these bad boys lying around the country and considering how many are given out to customers everyday, you can be damn sure there will be a lot of demand for this particular item.

It's already been put on eBay with a casual starting price of $9,999, however someone has put in a bid for $10,099.

That is a sizeable chunk of change for a thing that's no bigger than your thumb.

It'll be interesting to see just how much money this ooshie will fetch, especially considering there are only 99 left to find in Australia. The promotion finishes on August 13, so parents across the country will no doubt be rushing into stores to get their greasy mitts on them.

eBay

People have been listing other 'rare' ooshies on eBay, with one being chucked up at a starting price of $45,000. That ad seems to have been taken down but there are plenty of other listings that are sitting around $5,000 each.

How the hell you can imagine anyone handing over that much cash when you could probably spend less than half that amount at the supermarket and eventually find one.

Or you could just try your hand and take up one seller's offer of 25 unopened packages for $99.

Unsuprisingly, there's been a bit of backlash against Coles and Woolworths for promoting these items because of the amount of unnecessary plastic that's involved with them. There was a petition that attracted tens of thousands of signatures, calling on Coles to get rid of the Little Shop, which is a collection of mini versions of products.

Sara Coates started the petition, writing on the site that it's ludicrous that Coles would start this promotion when it's Plastic Free July.

"Wow...Coles...just wow...You have just proved you really do not care for our children's future by bringing these so called 'collectables' back," Sara wrote.

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Stewart Perrie

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