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2. Maybe this is what we need, a surge in the old-growth demand for nice, older-type toys, vs. the cheap, often easily

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 06:17 PM

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broken plastic toys of yesteryear. I do love my Disney collectibles (toys)...so simple, yet loaded w/ fun.

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55% plastic price spike has toymaker worried about Christmas [View all] BumRushDaShow Wednesday OP

I was happy with wooden toys... and tin toys... and wind-up toys. QueerDuck Wednesday #1

Tinker Toys. Lincoln logs. Erector sets. QueerDuck Wednesday #4

TARIFFS BumRushDaShow Wednesday #6

Fuck, I hope we make it to Christmas. twodogsbarking Wednesday #3

I'm trying to get upset about this maxsolomon Wednesday #5

Damn, my granddaughter will have to settle for 2 dolls instead of 20. Talitha Wednesday #7

It's time to go back to handmade toys. Or sticks and rocks and an imagination. littlemissmartypants Wednesday #8

Good. We could do with a whole lot less plastic in our world. travelingthrulife Wednesday #9

Last Christmas he claimed kids don't need so many toys IronLionZion Wednesday #10

Yup. Only one doll for thee, but two yachts for me. oasis Wednesday #11

Trump will say Old Crank Thursday #12

Somehow I just don't feel bad GenThePerservering Thursday #13