Lovely charity shop clears less desirable toy stock with a wrapped lucky dip at 50p a go.
I thought of MN when the assistant pointed out that DS(3) had gone for the pink wrapping paper and was likely to be disappointed (as opposed to boy astronauts and neutral stripes). He was persuaded by DS(6) to try again.
We saved the parcels until we got home [deferred gratification emoticon] - DS1 had a little toy dog, and DS2 had a game of Moshi Monsters for the Nintendo DS... which we do not possess.
I can tell you he was a darn sight more disappointed with that than he would have been with a toy handbag or something.
I mean, honestly. They're two minutes from CEx and could surely have got more than 50p there. But no, they dumped it in the Lucky Dip.
Lucky Dip prizes should be cheap tat to entertain a child for half an hour sufficiently self-contained that you could enjoy them on their own. Aibu?
And yes of course I have more important things to worry about! 