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to think that the toy manufacturers need to rethink their ad stategies so that we do not have dozens of "come and tell me what my DD meant when she requested a horse with wings that sings Ba Ba Black Sheep"?

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MmeLindt · 24/11/2008 09:14

There have been a few of these OPs recently, and it has got me thinking that the ad guys are doing something wrong.

Their target market is toddlers and they cannot think up a snappy jingle to make it easier on parents to know what their little darlings want?

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edam · 24/11/2008 15:21
NCbirdy · 24/11/2008 16:37

I was trying to work that out too, I am sure a baby triceratops would be pretty huge - and a little scary to your average toddler

MmeLindt · 25/11/2008 13:17

EDAM and NQC

Have a look on my profile at what I stumbled over in the town today

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merryberry · 25/11/2008 14:22

oh that effing dinosaur

NotQuiteCockney · 25/11/2008 14:51

The marketing people, I hear, did consider calling it 'oh that effing dinosaur' but they were worried it wouldn't work for the Japanese market.

sunnygirl1412 · 26/11/2008 12:25

Are you still in the corner, edam - I got sidetracked! Sorreeeeeee!!!!

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