One hundred and five people waited outside the Mall of America early Saturday for a chance to purchase the wildly popular collectibles.

Pop Mart, the Chinese toymaker behind the trendy Labubu dolls, had been open for a week at the mall but reserved its most coveted items for the grand opening at 8 a.m. Saturday.

The first in line, Jason O and Douachee Vang of Eagan, came at 10:30 p.m. Friday the night prior wrapped in winter gear. Temperatures had dropped to 32 degrees overnight in Bloomington.

Vang hoped to get a Zimomo, which she says is the biggest and hardest toy to find.

“It's very exciting for me. It's something so cute,” said Vang.

The line grew to 220 people by 8:30 a.m., still an hour and a half before the rest of the mall opened.

Marcus Stewart oversees retail locations in

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