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Target has rehired all seven employees who were fired for buying the season's hottest toy -- Zhu Zhu Pets -- during off-hours, according to a statement released this weekend. Here at Holidash, we're glad to see the company appears to have found a bit of holiday cheer, and if the comments on our original post about this story are any indication, most of you agree!

For those of you unfamiliar with this not-so-merry Christmas tale, the story goes like this: Seven Target employees at a Buffalo, NY-area store (including Susan Kronbeck, who has been with the company for 13 years) were let go after buying the popular toys before 8 a.m. -- a violation of a store policy.

After a review (we're guessing of both the store's actions and the public's very vocal response), Target released a statement saying they had "carefully reviewed the situation at the Walden Galleria Target store, and we have determined that the team member terminations were the unintended consequence of a good policy rigidly applied. Therefore, Target intends to reinstate all seven of the team members, effective immediately.

Kronbeck, who had been in danger of losing her home after losing her income, told WKBW Eyewitness News that she would be back at work today and would be paid for the days she missed. Looks like it'll be a happy holiday after all for these employees (not to mention all of the supporters who vowed to boycott the store unless the employees were rehired -- you know you didn't want to give up shopping at Target!).