Tealady
03-06-2011, 12:55 PM
Is it just me or are alot of toys these days a load of rubbish?
My DD (5½) and DS (20mnths) get spoilt rotten by my sister and Mum (but that's another issue:mad: ) However nothing seemes to work like it should, or breaks really easily and they are both good with their toys.
For instance, Nanny bought DD a Zooble, doesn't close up properly. Nanny bought DS a Tomy thing where you are supposed to hit balls through holes and the cars shoot out. Doesn't work properly (we took one back and the second isn't much better). Aunty bought DD a Schnook can't comb it's hair that well and the accesories fall apart. DD has playsets where the bits don't stand up properly. DS had a Thomas train thing that's supposed to go round a wheel but funnily enough that doesn't always work. Cheap puzzles are another bug bear.
The more sturdy traditional toys, lego, that me and DH choose for them and that I get for my minding are OK but is just all this other stuff that just seems a load of :censored: .
Sorry for the rant but I am still seething from DD's tantrum because she can't get something to work. Feel like getting a big black sack.....
My DD (5½) and DS (20mnths) get spoilt rotten by my sister and Mum (but that's another issue:mad: ) However nothing seemes to work like it should, or breaks really easily and they are both good with their toys.
For instance, Nanny bought DD a Zooble, doesn't close up properly. Nanny bought DS a Tomy thing where you are supposed to hit balls through holes and the cars shoot out. Doesn't work properly (we took one back and the second isn't much better). Aunty bought DD a Schnook can't comb it's hair that well and the accesories fall apart. DD has playsets where the bits don't stand up properly. DS had a Thomas train thing that's supposed to go round a wheel but funnily enough that doesn't always work. Cheap puzzles are another bug bear.
The more sturdy traditional toys, lego, that me and DH choose for them and that I get for my minding are OK but is just all this other stuff that just seems a load of :censored: .
Sorry for the rant but I am still seething from DD's tantrum because she can't get something to work. Feel like getting a big black sack.....