Just in time for Christmas, Canadian Tire released its new collection featuring the iconic Hudson’s Bay stripes Friday morning, to enthusiastic shoppers.

But some hoping for a chance to buy one of the classic woolen blankets or caribou throws in-store in time for the weekend may be out of luck.

Some sad, would-be shoppers online are saying they missed their chance to buy them in person. With stores only carrying a limited quantity of the popular items, many say their locations were sold out within hours.

One Vancouver-area Canadian Tire store sold out within about an hour.

Shopper Delee Hammond was hoping to get a chance to see the blankets for sale, but she was too late. Still, she was happy to see the collection.

“It’s an important part of Canada’s history,” she said.

“Until recent

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