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Worst Christmas Toys Ever

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TheShellBeach · 14/12/2022 15:54

You know, the ones which were advertised throughout December, and your children begged for them, and they were shite despite costing more than your monthly mortgage payment.

Which toys were the most disappointing in your house?

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OlleOskiFelle · 14/12/2022 17:10

Elefun, it was not fun, Dd was not disappointed, she was livid!

AlwaysFullOfQuestions22 · 14/12/2022 17:11

Lol dolls. Absolute shite

GlasgowGal82 · 14/12/2022 17:26

VTECH Myla The Blush & Bloom Unicorn

£50 down the drain! Every other VTECH toy we've had from babyhood onwards has been educational and interactive so I didn't look into what this one does in much detail. It does nothing. It's totally boring and pointless. It makes me wonder if they deliberately make crap toys for girls.

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evtheria · 14/12/2022 17:31

Oh I love those sky dancers. Remember seeing a video online of one taking off and promptly flying directly into the lit fireplace.

NippyWoowoo · 14/12/2022 17:36

StillMedusa · 14/12/2022 16:17

Not so much disappointing as dangerous... when my DD1 was small she wanted this flying fairy... it sat on a launcher and you pulled the string and it whizzed into the air.

We renamed it the 'eye-out fairy' after a few near misses Grin

Omg do you mean one of these things that were really popular in the 90s? I got one for Christmas and loved it so much!

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Thecat19342 · 14/12/2022 17:40

Sky dancers bring back memories- I had the Swan one - absolutely adored it....might have to find one on ebay and relive my youth.

For my dc - it was the playmobil police prison station - took hours to set up and the bits/ bridges kept falling apart with the lightest touch - which caused a lot of frustration, it was also massive and didn't really fit anywhere. We sold it last year - much to my boys disappointment.

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NippyWoowoo · 14/12/2022 17:42

MsJuniper · 14/12/2022 17:09

Happy Bloody Nappers.

Never heard of these but had a look and they remind me of the Popples stuff toys that used to roll up into a ball! Wanted one desperately

TheChosenTwo · 14/12/2022 17:43

John Adams’ chocolate coin maker. 14 years on and I’m still absolutely beyond fuming with that fucking piece of shit.

Shatterproof9 · 14/12/2022 17:44

StillMedusa · 14/12/2022 16:17

Not so much disappointing as dangerous... when my DD1 was small she wanted this flying fairy... it sat on a launcher and you pulled the string and it whizzed into the air.

We renamed it the 'eye-out fairy' after a few near misses Grin

SkyDancers ! They were evil 🤣

Remember Snow Globe Elsa was all the rage about 8 years ago? She was a let down for us lol

ScarlettOHaraHamiltonKennedyButler · 14/12/2022 17:45

Thecat19342 · 14/12/2022 17:40

Sky dancers bring back memories- I had the Swan one - absolutely adored it....might have to find one on ebay and relive my youth.

For my dc - it was the playmobil police prison station - took hours to set up and the bits/ bridges kept falling apart with the lightest touch - which caused a lot of frustration, it was also massive and didn't really fit anywhere. We sold it last year - much to my boys disappointment.

I think Sky dancers are called Crystal Flyers now my DD got one last year.

Shatterproof9 · 14/12/2022 17:45

SkyDancers are in Asda right now btw, in case you like being hit by strong fairies 🤣

mnahmnah · 14/12/2022 17:51

Another one for Mr Frosty!

I desperately wanted one as a child and never received one. So we got one for DS a few years ago and it is massively shite.

DuesToTheDirt · 14/12/2022 17:53

HotWheels. No matter how many times we tried the cars wouldn't stay on the track for loop the loop. Total rubbish.

Some plastic multi-story garage - don't remember the brand. You would build it, it looked ok, but only lasted until you actually tried to play with it and then the whole thing collapsed and you had to start again.

Trinity65 · 14/12/2022 17:57

Mr Frosty
Sky Dancers (and the male version, forget what they were, might have been dragons) that both DD and DS had
Candy Floss Machine
Furby
A Giant Fort
Toy walking Elephant that rose its trunk and made a noise
Some big yellow thing that had a baby in its big yellow pouch and sure enough baby was in some egg
loll

They are the main ones that were 5 minute wonders in the 1990s

HelloBunny · 14/12/2022 17:57

Favouritefruits, I lived for Fashion Wheel. Then again, it was early 80s... There may not have been that many cool toys!

MsJuniper · 14/12/2022 18:02

Oh dear, I just bought a Crystal Flyer for DD... quite scared now!

FirstnameSuesecondnamePerb · 14/12/2022 18:02

Lol at the chocolate coin maker, biggest rip off ever.
Sylvanian houses, plastic junk that constantly fell to pieces.
Ditto Peppa Pig stuff.

Namechangedforthis12456 · 14/12/2022 18:07

Squeaky the balloon dinosaur

Ds begged for it! Waited most the year for it in fact. I knew it would be a pile of crap that’s destiny lay in being played with for all of ten minutes before gathering dust. Annnddddd I was right! £80 I’ll never get back.

VisitingThem · 14/12/2022 18:11

OlleOskiFelle · 14/12/2022 17:10

Elefun, it was not fun, Dd was not disappointed, she was livid!

Doesn't it also need like 8 type C batteries? I bought it from a charity shop thinking it was a bargain but spent twice the amount on batteries. Then when they ran out I made it disappear...

badassbaby · 14/12/2022 18:15

TheShellBeach · 14/12/2022 15:54

You know, the ones which were advertised throughout December, and your children begged for them, and they were shite despite costing more than your monthly mortgage payment.

Which toys were the most disappointing in your house?

A really expensive fucking Furby.
Played with for 10 minutes.
Bastard thing.

badassbaby · 14/12/2022 18:17

TheChosenTwo · 14/12/2022 17:43

John Adams’ chocolate coin maker. 14 years on and I’m still absolutely beyond fuming with that fucking piece of shit.

😂😂😂

7Worfs · 14/12/2022 18:27

queenofthewild · 14/12/2022 16:52

DS had one of those. I ADORED it. I would watch him getting so frustrated and then he would bellow "why won't it listen to me?"

Considering DS listens to no one. Ever. He deserved everything that pokeball didn't give him.

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Hold up, did we just inadvertently stumble upon a million dollar idea?
Taste-of-their-own-medicine line of toys marketed exclusively at parents 💰 💰 💰

Spliffle · 14/12/2022 18:42

Favouritefruits · 14/12/2022 16:52

@StillMedusa a sky dancer? I begged my parents for a ‘fashion wheel’ it was basically rubbing a crayon over plastic dresses like a brass rubbing, was really rubbish. I really wanted ‘blush art’ it was make up you did drawings with I never got it but I’d have loved that!

I had the fashion wheel & loved it!

FearofQueefing · 14/12/2022 18:43

I was desperate for a Mr Frosty and my Mum would not concede. In hindsight, she was a wise woman...

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TheShellBeach · 14/12/2022 18:44

FearofQueefing · 14/12/2022 18:43

I was desperate for a Mr Frosty and my Mum would not concede. In hindsight, she was a wise woman...

Seriously, it was a terrible disappointment on Christmas Day.

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