The Onion: Toy Buying Tips for Parents

[JohnCrichton]

Classic Onion:
http://www.theonion.com/onion3836/toy-buying_tips.html

My favorite one is:

"Visit your local mall for such upscale toy stores as Wooden Toys Your Kids Will Hate and... [the other one I can't list here, but it's pretty damn funny.]"

I never understood those toy stores with the crap wood toys. I can't help but think, what kid in the world would want that over a Medabot, Tranfromer or Pokemon??? 0_o

[JustJack]

Originally posted by JohnCrichton
Classic Onion:
http://www.theonion.com/onion3836/toy-buying_tips.html

My favorite one is:

"Visit your local mall for such upscale toy stores as Wooden Toys Your Kids Will Hate and... [the other one I can't list here, but it's pretty damn funny.]"

I never understood those toy stores with the crap wood toys. I can't help but think, what kid in the world would want that over a Medabot, Tranfromer or Pokemon??? 0_o

I work at Toys R Us. First off, Medabots is currently the worst selling toy line currently at Toys R Us(all locations, thankyouverymuch). Pokemon is crap, and the new Transformers toys....eh...I'm sticking with He-Man.

But, the thing is....we get more requests for those little wooden toys and yoyo's more than anything else(which Toys R Us no longer carries, BTW.)

Anywho...that list was kind of funny, but since I know the truth about the toy world....eh. I give it a thumbs down.

[JohnCrichton]

Worst?

As in generic toys are beating it out?

And you guys get requests for little wooden cars and trucks???
0_o
Indeed, the world has changed since I was a wee lad......