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Santa-Mech!
Monday, 24 December 2012
The Chrismologist's Advent Calendar - Day 24
He knows if you've been bad or good...
He knows if you've been bad or good...
Children want gadgets not toys for Christmas
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
It will come as no surprise to parents that children are turning their backs on traditional toys this Christmas in favour of the latest high-tech gadgets.According to the Duracell Toy Report, the ten most wanted toys for this Christmas among children aged 5 to 16, include the iPhone 4, iPod Touch and iPad. Approximately 39% of children quizzed wanted Apple gadgets this year, with 17% of 5to 8 year-olds, 50% of 9 to 12 year-olds and 66% of 13 to 16 year-olds all putting Apple items at the top of their lists.
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Meanwhile, the top 10 toys for Christmas 2010, according to the report are:
1) iPhone 4
2) iPod touch
3) iPad
4) Kinect for Xbox
5) Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters / Kung Zhu Hamsters
6) Flip Video Camera
7) Toy Story 3 Jet Pack Buzz Lightyear
8) PlayStation Move
9) LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 Video Game
10) Barbie Video Girl
Christmas toy market faces its own China crisis
It's November, and by mid-afternoon London's streets are already shrouded in autumnal twilight. But the city's shopping districts are brightly lit, colourfully decorated and thronging with people. Christmas may be more than a month away, but in the slightly surreal world of seasonal retailing, it's here already.
Outside Hamleys, the giant toy emporium on Regent Street, Snow White is calling out a welcome to passers-by, while beside her, a man in bright orange top hat and tails ushers eager customers into the shop.
Inside, trade is brisk - and noisy. For toy stores, this is by far the most important time of year. Shelves are stacked from floor to ceiling with a bewildering array of garishly packaged products, from teddy bears to train sets.
But predicting which toys are going to be the top sellers can be something of a black art, especially as orders need to be placed up to a year in advance.
Read more about this story here.
Outside Hamleys, the giant toy emporium on Regent Street, Snow White is calling out a welcome to passers-by, while beside her, a man in bright orange top hat and tails ushers eager customers into the shop.
Inside, trade is brisk - and noisy. For toy stores, this is by far the most important time of year. Shelves are stacked from floor to ceiling with a bewildering array of garishly packaged products, from teddy bears to train sets.
But predicting which toys are going to be the top sellers can be something of a black art, especially as orders need to be placed up to a year in advance.
Read more about this story here.
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