Dumpling Hunting tracks RMS Mystery Dumplings and SmushMart squishies at Five Below. It answers one question for collectors: which stores have the one you're looking for right now?
Where the numbers come from
We check Five Below's own store availability information for each dumpling we track. The checks run in passes several times a day across about 2,000 Five Below stores in 47 states and Washington, D.C. Our store list comes from Five Below's official store directory. Alaska, Hawaii and Montana don't appear because we have no tracked stores there.
A single pass doesn't reach every store, and coverage differs by dumpling. Some are checked at every store we track, others at a smaller set. That's why every count on the site comes with the time it was checked.
Treat a stock report as a signal. It tells you what Five Below's system showed at that time. Shelves move faster than any system, so a store can show stock while the shelf is empty, or the other way around.
How we identify each dumpling
Many dumplings have similar names, and the same name sometimes comes back in a new release with a new SKU. So we keep identifiers per release: the Five Below SKU and the UPC barcode number printed on the back of the package.
Each number on a dumpling page carries a label:
- Verified: the physical package, the maker or an exact Five Below product record confirms it.
- Strong evidence: a good source backs it, such as a clear photo of the back label, but it isn't fully confirmed yet.
- Research: a lead we're still checking, shown as unconfirmed.
If we don't know a number, we leave it blank instead of guessing.
Free to use
Dumpling pages, identifiers, stock counts by state and the guides are free to use. Hunter, a paid membership with store names and no ads, is coming soon.
Who we are
Dumpling Hunting is run by Sunder & Co, a small team that collects and tracks these dumplings.
We aren't affiliated with Five Below or RMS International. Product names belong to their owners. Some links to eBay listings are affiliate links, so we may earn a small commission if you buy through them.
Contact
Email us at meet@sunderandco.com.
- A wrong SKU, UPC or name: tell us which dumpling page it's on, and send a photo of the back of the package if you have one. A clear label photo is the fastest way for us to fix a number.
- A stock report that looks off: tell us the store (the name or ZIP code), the dumpling, and what you saw on the shelf and when. We can't change what Five Below's system reports, but it helps us spot checks that went wrong.
- A dumpling we don't list: send the name and a photo of the front and back of the package. We add a dumpling once we can confirm its Five Below SKU.
- Privacy: see the Privacy page, or email us with "Privacy" in the subject line.
For orders, returns, pickup or store hours, contact Five Below. For questions about the toys themselves, contact RMS International.