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good toy walkie talkies
binkie · 04/10/2004 12:41
Dd's 4th b'day is coming up - she would love a set of walkie-talkies. All I can find on web search are Thomas-themed ones (I'd rather not) or swish £100 ones you wear like a watch (nope). Boots used to do them in garish but unisex purple & green, but now only the above
Any ideas for where I could look?
Sari · 04/10/2004 12:48
Do they have to be specifically for children? We have a set of adult ones from somewhere like Argos or Maplin (cost about £20) and ds1 loves playing with them. Great fun if you ever happen to be going somewhere in two cars.
expatkat · 04/10/2004 12:51
I second Sari's suggestion. I did a price comparison at Argos, and found that the Barbie ones cost as much or more than the adult ones, but were of far poorer quality.
But the ELC suggestion sounds good, too.
poppyseed · 04/10/2004 13:38
Has anyone actually got them to work? We bought DD some last christmas and they were useless and DD was so frustrated with them. They were Ariel princess clam shaped things from ??? can't remember.
prettycandles · 04/10/2004 13:58
Toys R Us do a Barbie set with extra covers, about £12, quite nice - not too Barbie, IYSWIM.
binkie · 04/10/2004 14:09
poppyseed, I'll report back after the day. Masses of ideas here, many thanks for all!
redshoes · 20/11/2004 12:40
Binkie, anything to report? Looking for some for xmas present for dds...
hmb · 20/11/2004 12:43
Don't get the ELC ones as they don't work very well. Children and mum both got frustrated
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