My neighbor tried for two WDW trips to get me interested in those critters. Finally the last summer trip with her family and our family, we went on the hunt for THe America Sings Eagle. Well, we got the Pirate Auctioneer...my DH is a big pirate fan. And so it began.
No one on that trip found the eagle. Our next trip, a few months later, we start looking at the trade boxes. We find the America Sings Eagle and buy a vinylmation to trade. The CM says to me, "What if you get one you want?" as I pick a box out of Park #4. I say, "Only if I get the POTC dog, or Nemo or Epcot or
DCL".
Thinking, yeah right, last time we ended up with ones I hadn't even heard of. First box . . . Epcot Center #2, second box...Nemo submarine, third box...DCL.
I mean, what are the chances. We decide to buy one more to trade for the eagle. Did we leave that trip without looking for the POTC dog...of course not! One last look before leaving Epcot and there he was sitting waiting in the trade box. My DH was so happy.