In line at 7 p.m. – beat that!
Alexis Knowles headed to Toys R Us in Palm Beach Gardens at 7 p.m. yesterday to be there when the store opened at 5 a.m. … all for a PS 2 for her 5-year-old son, who slept in the parked truck while she...
View ArticleDisney Store extends sale to noon
The Disney Store in Boynton Beach opened at midnight offering 20 percent off everything in store. But shoppers haven’t tired yet and the store announced that it will extend the sale until noon. Big...
View ArticleToxic toys
In a report released today, Michigan-based nonprofit group the Ecology Center found that, of 1,500 toys tested, one out of every three were found to contain “medium” or “high” levels of chemicals such...
View ArticleBratz down, but maybe not quite out
It’s a catfight between the demure diva Barbie and the sassy streetwise Bratz dolls, and in this round, Barbie’s landed a solid punch. The hugely-popular Bratz dolls — number four on the list of hot...
View ArticleThe Christmas, er, capitalism spirit: kids sell old toys to get new ones
Sometimes even Santa needs a bailout. According to a survey by marketing consultancy firm Just Kid Inc., one in four parents of kids aged 8-12 say their kids have considered selling their old toys in...
View ArticleTop gifts this holiday season
With only two shopping days left before Christmas, Britt Beemer of America’s Research Group has released a list of the top gift categories this Christmas. So here they are: Toys: 34.7 percent (36.1...
View ArticleBernie’s the life of the party: Madoff toys, games keep cropping up
Who knew you could have so much fun with the man who bilked people out of their life savings? At this year’s Toy Fair, one toymaker unveiled a “Smash-Me Bernie” doll, a red-suited, pitchfork-wielding...
View ArticleWalmart slashes prices on 100 more toys for the holidays
The holiday price-slashing toy war has been ratcheted up a notch. Discount retailer Walmart announced today that it is cutting the prices on 100 more of its toys for the holiday season, including more...
View ArticleJustin Bieber merchandise is on hot toy lists 2010
Will “Bieber fever” propel the new Justin Bieber doll into the ranks of Cabbage Patch Kids, Tickle Me Elmo and Beanie Babies? Thom Filicia, celebrity designer and Claudia Lombana, PayPal's shopping...
View ArticleHot toys for holiday season — yes, it’s already started
Trash Pack I received a strange package of these little rubberized things that look like pencil eraser tops and didn’t realize it was a hot item for the holidays. Then the Trash Pack showed up on one...
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