A while back I decided to get the Minion refillable cup to find it was sold out all over. Had to wait for the next day to get it. The next month went to get one for a friend and was sold out and restock would take a month. A couple team members said that Despicable Me merchandise took off when the second movie came out. Now the merchandise is selling like hotcakes. People are wearing minion shirts all over the park. Department stores are now in on the action and have shirts, hats and toys mainly for the minions. Seems like Universal has a merchandising gold mine on their hands.