Why don't supermarkets sell pocket money toys?

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Why do supermarkets sell such crappy toys for kids ??! I sometimes want to treat my dd to a toy when she has been good and we usuallyend up looking in supermarkets. I was so fed up with the crap yesterday ! Overpriced plasticy tat, tiny expensive cuddly toys and don't get me started on lol dolls!!! Growing up we used to have pocket money toys things you could buy that didn't cost the earth.

BooBahBoo B+M sell loads of decent quality but not expensive toys - including well known major brands at just a few £s - Lego (minifigs and polybags) Sylvanian Families (individual figure packs) Hot Wheels, Knex etc).
You must be buying the wrong toys.

They take up space and they don't make sufficient profit to warrant stocking them over something that they make more profit on.

There's certainly not much choice in supermarkets for smaller toys. Things we have got from the supermarket are skipping ropes, footballs, hulahoops, small legos to go with the larger sets, magazines (despite the crap quality and price!) and books etc. Sticker books and the 50p packs of stickers to go with them are another.

And I know lol dolls are hated on mumsnet but we've had them too

I've seen plenty of choice in the larger supermarkets.

If you're going to a smaller store, well there's why there's not much toy choice.

All the kids books in supermarkets are under a fiver. Perfect treat! Not tat and will last forever.

@NoIDontWatchLoveIsland who are you to say I don't need to buy my child something for being good??!!

What supermarket are you shopping at? My DD was able to but a cute wee teddy in our local Tesco for a couple quid. The local Asda also has a wee pocket money section. If you don't want to buy tat then buy her a wee magazine or book. They usually have a good selection.

[quote lollipoprainbow]@NoIDontWatchLoveIsland who are you to say I don't need to buy my child something for being good??!! [/quote]
Sensitive.

I'm with LoveIsland here tbh. Kids should behave because they should behave, not because they will be rewarded for it afterwards. They aren't puppies. Linking a visit to the supermarket with a reward for their behaviour will (imo) lead to nagging for stuff when at the shops. And if they misbehave when they first go in the shop and you threaten "no toy" where's the motivation to start behaving for the rest of the trip?

Buy online a small selection of bits and bobs and keep them in the house. If you want to recognise dds good behaviour overall or just feel like giving her a new little item, let her dip into the box.

Comics are your friend imo

Take a minute to think about that though. To make toys for children, under £10, what sort of corners need to be cut during the process? Wages? Factory safety? Waste disposal? Materials? Surely we don't need more plastic, synthetic shit in the system?

Think about what you're asking here, and keep an eye on the big picture. Ethical consumption. It's a losing battle, but surely you have to fight it anyway?

I get the feeling that the OP isn’t bothered about the landfill or ethics of human labour as long as her DD gets a piece of plastic tat for “being good”. This is why the world is screwed.

Oh god I hate that kind of thing! I WANT cheap plastic rubbish to be priced so that I think twice and preferably don’t buy.
Anyway, isn’t that what charity shops (in non lockdown) are for? The £1 bin.

I agree with the theory of pocket money but not if it means my DC buying plastic tat destined for landfill every week.

@MaskingForIt wow who rattled your cage ??

@BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz yes I am especially when you also imply that I'm treating my child like a puppy. Seriously 🙄🙄

[quote lollipoprainbow]@BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz yes I am especially when you also imply that I'm treating my child like a puppy. Seriously 🙄🙄[/quote]
My point was that "be good = treat" is how puppies are trained. Human children require a different technique.

@BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz oh right so you are a parenting expert ?

Hardly.

Chikd can buy stationery pens paper ?

To those who quoted me,

Yes, £20 isn't pocket money for a week. But if you give your child £5 a week, by the end of the month you're looking at £20. Pocket money can be saved up, you know? Teaching kids to save is a good thing to do, rather than spending every penny they get as soon as it hits their hand.

Secondly, I am aware there are a selection of ok toys in those stores. I said it myself when listing examples (the wooden toys and baby toys were my own personal examples- maybe you could spend a bit more time reading, though. Just a thought). I just don't like most of the selection and unfortunately, when we have been gifted toys from here, they have broken within a few weeks of fairly regular use by my toddler. Therefore, I prefer to browse elsewhere as I don't like little bits of plastic falling off and I'd be worried about her choking.

It's all personal preference. No point giving off stink about 'buying the wrong toys' because I don't like bloody B&M. Give me strength.

BooBahBoo if you have had baby/toddler toys from B+M that have "broken within weeks" which makes them possibly a choking hazard I hope you reported the products to their head office. The toys shouldn't be falling apart if being used correctly and if they are they would need to be investigated and possibly removed from sale and recalled. Retailers take these things seriously but they need to be told. If no one tells them they won't be aware of any possible issues.
Apologies for saying you must be buying the 'wrong' toys. I get a bit annoyed (in general not you personally Boo) that shops like B+M get called 'discount' retailers that just sell 'cheap crap' when they sell normal everyday branded or own brand products at their normal RRP (recommend retail price). The Lego for example is sold at the same price as it is in the official Lego Store (unless on special offer - which all retailers do from time to time). Their household products like toasters or kettles etc are the same as ones sold in Argos or even places like John Lewis. Yet they get dismissed as being a 'crap discount shop'.