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Post by cmdrshep2183 on Jun 24, 2019 1:41:23 GMT
Back in the 90s and 2000s toy stores had entire sections dedicated to military toys that had loads of tanks, airplanes, and GI Joe action figures.
Stuff like this!
At the same time Barbie has experienced a great decline in fashion.
2000s
2019
Now this is what Barbie should look like!
The Barbie Look line proves you could make an affordable high end Barbie doll.
They went for $30.
In today's world is $30 a big deal for most people?
What happened?
Is it economic factors? Societal factors? Are toys losing a war against video games?
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Post by clips7 on Jun 25, 2019 8:47:36 GMT
I think the toy industry overall has been in a spiral since the 90's....when The genesis, Super Nintendo, Turbo-graphx16 etc....maybe even the gen befor that with the NES and Colecvision consoles i believe was when that trend started. I don't think quality has fallen off, i think its moreso consoles have taken over a huge chunk of this audience....even younger kis that play with such items like GI joe or barbie, have at least tablets or cheap game consoles they are playing with today. My daughters particularly loved the "Bratz" dolls which i thought had a bit more swagg than the barbie product... ..but nontheless, for me i think quality has dropped a tiny bit...at least when i look at how i used to collect "hot wheels" and "matchbox cars" religiously when i was younger....whenever i'm in any store like walmart or in the mall somewhere and when i look at th quality and detail of the cars today?...there is a drop in quality that looks like that is more cheaply made today than years ago. Back in the day they payed close attention to say the headlights and taillights of the vehicles....the headlights would be made of the silver steel metal part of the car combined with the painted part of the upper body....in other words, it made the car look like it had real headlights and there was a real effort and dedication to detail....now?...i've seen alot of cars that basically have some sort of stickers or some cheaply painted on headlights where those detailed iron headlights and tailights used to be....yes the cars are still iron-cast i believe, but the quality has definitely dropped off... GI Joe action figures action figures and the such have suffered the same fate as the barbie dolls...electronics and consoles have taken over that demographic....i personally need my a$$ whooped tho because back in the day i had the original "Megatron" transformer that turned into a gun and i heard that thang is worth a pretty penny today...i have no idea what happened to it....
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Post by mybudgee on Jun 25, 2019 15:26:02 GMT
I blame Millennials They are fucking ruining everything
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Post by bmwcrazy on Jun 27, 2019 18:42:51 GMT
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Post by Lavochkin on Jun 27, 2019 19:52:00 GMT
No wonder they call him "Woody".
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Post by Phantom on Jun 28, 2019 19:14:36 GMT
damnit, this thread went downhill fast.
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Post by GoldenGail3 on Jun 29, 2019 4:24:56 GMT
Might be that computers and elections came about and make them irrelevant objects to children?
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Post by PATPATPATlol on Jul 7, 2019 21:40:28 GMT
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