I had the great good fortune (sarcasm) to be a young man working my first big job in Retail sales when the Pet Rock came out. We stocked them to the ceiling. Next big thing was the Joe Weider exerciser. We stocked them to the ceiling too. From then on, it was all about finding the NEXT BIG THING that we could stock to the ceiling. instead of doing the tried and true and pursuing moderate but steady sales. You see, when we had our vast warehouse and parking lot sales, stocked to the ceiling at less than cost were all those Pet Rocks and Joe Weider exercisers. Not too long after that, I quit. Retail greed was not for me.