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Argos has also gone for the same characters as last year - cartoon duo Connie the doll and Trevor the dinosaur.

Fans who bought the doll posted their surprise on social media.

A global buying frenzy for all things Labubu erupted in April when Lisa, a member of the popular K-pop girl group Blackpink, posted a video on Instagram of her hugging a large Labubu plush doll.

The most coveted item during a recent Pop Mart launch was a large Zimomo doll for $289.99.

He realized the impish elf had become a runaway success when “one day my parents asked me for a Labubu doll,” he said.