Comments on: Regretful toys

By: Lia

Lia — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:58:42 +0000

I must say that this whole thread gave me a much needed laugh this morning!!! I have a 5 month old and was considering getting the popper, but now am reconsidering… Last night at the church nursery, I encountered the learning puppy for the first time — that thing is POSSESSED. I am a web site designer and I thought I knew electronics enough to turn the dang thing off, but no, it kept going! Freaky!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:19:16 +0000

omg–u guys are sooo funny. I giggled all the way thru the posts. ANY toy that makes noise ‘breaks’ in my house. Like the kids don’t know how to make noise on their own?? And the stuffed animals..I think they’re breeding. There’s some in there that I swear were made by no man, woman or child. I always picture the toy designers laughing evilly in some conference room at us all!!

By: Mandy

Mandy — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:00:54 +0000

LMAO, these posts and the original blog have me in stitches. I do not like that dog either. And when it comes down to it, who the hell needs that many stuffed animals. I won’t give stuffed animals to my enemies let alone my friend’s kids. There is just no need for another giraffe or dog or cat that can’t be washed and is only played with for 30 seconds a year.

By: Dorene

Dorene — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:56:41 +0000

We have all 3 mentioned in the article plus the ball popper Kate mentioned. Another annoyance in our house are the multiple Elmo’s. Our tickle me elmo may be possessed. I goes off when no one is around. It scared the bejezus out of me and my husband one night with it evil little laugh.

By: heather

heather — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:10:11 +0000

O- I have one that either nobody has or nobody hates, but it makes me jump out of my skin! It’s an elmo/cookie monster vacuum cleaner. It has a loose off switch on the bottom that seems to randomly turn itself on at the slightest vibration and God forbid if it’s left in the on position. It shouts “murrrr murrrrr,murrr, cleaning crew coming through, murrrr murrrr” in elmo’s voice! Then it switches to cookie monsters voice. It can be sitting still, untouched for an hour and then, out of no where, it starts up. It has made me drop drinks I was startled so badly! I really need to through it away….

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:58:21 +0000

Two words: Moon. Sand.

By: Melissa D

Melissa D — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:42:24 +0000

I have the learning puppy and those darn balls for my son. I agree with you all. I also have the fun to learn potty from fisher price.
http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=2011&e=detail&selcat=bgpty&pid=34819
This thing is so loud an annoying, even worse when put in an echoy bathroom. My son was interested in sitting on it before I put batteries in it, but when I turned it on, he lost all interest for like 3 months all he wanted to do was play with it, instead of sitting on it. It’s a horrible “toy”. I wish I would have saved my money and bought a cheap no thrills potty for him, I would have saved 3 months of trying to teach him to use the potty.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:47:55 +0000

An unpopular choice, perhaps, but I HATE Mr Potato Head. Actually, I hate the whole Potato Head family. No idea why.

By: JennB33

JennB33 — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:14:23 +0000

My BIL & SIL gave my daughter a SpongeBob SquarePants musical book. It’s not terrible, but I did hide it for a while. And they’re due in February, so next Christmas is going to be sweet, sweet payback time…..

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:00:15 +0000

My son has all three of the toys you mentioned - plus the singing pots and pans that Tessie mentioned and the ball popper too! (We get all my friend’s kids’ outgrown toys… hooray.) I think I hate the pots and pans the most. That one my uncle gave to the boy.

Yeah, definitely going to request “no battery operated toys please” for Christmas this year.