Why does anyone ever buy.......

[Robinw]

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I can't stand 'Baby Wee-Wee' - unnecessarily realistic for my liking and bordering on the obscene! What is wrong with the good old fashioned type of dolly like 'Tiny Tears' - I spent many a happy hour playing with mine as a girl, ok she had a Margaret Thatcher hairstyle, but I loved her!

No, I take that back, my Tiny Tears looked more like June Whitfield!

I didn't trim Tiny Tears's hair as I would have needed hedge clippers to get through that thick bouffant. However, my Sindys did get a short back and sides! I also pierced their ears with pins - does that sound sadistic?

Perhaps I was the Grant Mitchell lookalike! (actually I'm more like Frank Butcher!).

The most gross toy available has to be the one where the challenge is not to pull the shortest bit of green slimey snot out of the fake head. If you get the shortest bogey the head's brain explodes, cue more green slimey stuff.....And I thought operation was pandering to the darker side of kids.

Willow2, Gooey Louie? Yes I agree that Baby Wee Wee thing is dreadful and the willy is a bit 'in yer face'! Can't imagine many little girls wanting one.

Can anyone tell me, do those Matchbox cars that are supposed to loop the loop on a track really work like the adverts? R.

My ds got an equally revolting toy for his birthday called something like 'Boggle'. It's basically this green, blobby, bug-like thing with horrible warty pustules on it's back that you can pick at, nice eh! I've also wondered whether those Matchbox loopy tracks live up tp their claims as ds is always going on about them - will have to ask around. Tigermoth, have just read your first posting about Mini Boden all-in-ones. Have to agree with you on this one, on a 12 yr old they would be absolutely unforgivable!

I didn't think that sounded right when I wrote it, but it seemed near enough so I didn't think anyone would notice, you old eagle eyes! Have now looked in Index catalogue and it's actually called a 'Boglin' (pg 827 if you want to be repulsed!) Do you think Mumsnet would appreciate a toy review on this one?

Have just been further glancing through the Index catalogue and I was reminded of one of my pet hates so had to login quickly before going 'night nights'. Before I say what it is, I would like to apologise in advance to anyone who has one of these. Remember, it is just IMO, and quite frankly that doesn't count for much! Enough grovelling! Here goes - I can't stand those chunky bits of gold jewellery, whether it be necklace, ring or bracelet, with 'mum', 'no1 sister', 'special auntie' etc. etc. do you get my gist? I don't really see why it's necessary to wear your credentials round your neck, finger etc. Mind you, having said that I've found 2 necklaces that are perhaps suitable for me - 'B*H' and '100% CRAZY'!!Oh yes, and the size of some of those lockets - you could fit a whole photo album in them!

They do resemble 'knuckle-dusters' though! Can I take it the 'World's Best Mum' necklace isn't on your christmas list then, Pamina? What about one of those massive lockets? You could perhaps double it up as a changing bag aswell!

What about a hologram eye pendant? Nice.

Pamina- hope that wasn't me and dh you saw out in our 'his & her's' matching photo T-shirts! Talking of T-shirts I also hate those ones with photos of boobs on to give the impression that you are topless. Anyone seen those? - no, oh dear I'm giving away my sordid secrets again! It wouldn't give the right illusion for me anymore now my boobs are saggier and much lower than they used to be - sorry if you're eating - it doesn't give you a nice image in your mind!!Rhiannon, have you too been leafing through the Index/Argos catalogues during an idle moment? I have to agree the hologram eye pendants are an acquired taste (can you tell I'm trying to be diplomatic here!). What about those heart pendants that split in half and you and dh (or whoever!)where one half each! Oh, I'm coming over silly - better go and watch 'Doctors' to bring me back down to Earth (eh?).

When bored at work we always reach for the Argos catalogue for a snigger at the naff jewellery - oh puhrleese can I have a huge gold clown covered in 'real' jewels to rattle across my bosom?
And while you are at it, one of those pin artist thingys to leave an indentation of my face in - WHY???

LOL Jodee! Pamina - oh dear, put my foot in it there and I didn't put IMO to let me off the hook! We all do mad, carefree things when we're young! Maybe I should stick with the dieting threads, they're much safer!

I just saw the most bizarre thing advertised in a freeby mag, it was a hide and seek child! It was a stuffed toddler sized figure that you place in the corner of the room apparantly. They've got their hands covering their eyes as if playing peek-a-boo and are a bargain at only £9.99. You can get a boy or a girl too! Has anyone else seen these hideous things?

Yes, they're hilarious! I spent ages giggling at them last time I got that freebie mag. Who on earth could want such a thing, d'you think?
My other perennial favourite bizarre thing- I hope I'm not going to upset anyone on the gardners' thread here!- is the spikey lawn aireators (sp?!) you strap onto your shoes. How absolutely fab to think of some poor person stomping round the garden in them!

Scummymummy, my next door neighbour wears those airator shoes. I saw him in them in the spring trying to aerate his lawn, and his feet kept getting stuck. Made me laugh!