Toys I Don't Understand

[ny96]

I cannot figure out the appeal of Funko Pop toys. They opened up a store near my house and the line the first couple days was down the block. Now I see that they're on sale at Amazon and for a brief second I thought maybe I should get one for my older kid's stocking, but I just don't get what he would do with it other than clutter his bookshelf. I guess I'm showing my age.

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[devonpow]

DS1 loves these! We have a bunch of the Stranger Things ones. I mean, he’s almost 13 so definitely out of any “toy” phase or playing with things so it’s a fun thing for him to collect and display.

[covergirl82]

Any kind of poop toy...poop slime toys, poop games, etc. "Poop" and "toy" should never go together!

[ilikedonuts]

Dec 3, 2019 11:40:44 GMT -5 covergirl82 said:

Any kind of poop toy...poop slime toys, poop games, etc. "Poop" and "toy" should never go together!

My kids get so mad at me because I veto anything poop related 😂

[patches31709]

Dec 3, 2019 11:40:44 GMT -5 covergirl82 said:

Any kind of poop toy...poop slime toys, poop games, etc. "Poop" and "toy" should never go together!

Adding snot to this. So nasty.

[abs]

I don’t understand most toys—especially the ones targeted to girls. Dolls that poop slime? Dolls you have to unwrap 900 layers of and that are scantily dressed? Blind bags? I don’t get it. Thank goodness DD doesn’t either. She liked LOL dolls for a hot second but quickly moved on.

[pooh8402]

I don't get Funko Pop either. I know grown adults who collect them.

[momin2013]

Pokémon cards. I didn't understand how they worked 20 years ago, and I don't understand them now.

[ilikedonuts]

Dec 3, 2019 12:32:07 GMT -5 momin2013 said:

Pokémon cards. I didn't understand how they worked 20 years ago, and I don't understand them now.

The boys on the bus got my girls (6 and 8) into them. And they honestly entertain my 2 in the car for hours. It’s crazy because it looks so boring and pointless 😂

[ny96]

Dec 3, 2019 12:42:55 GMT -5 ilikedonuts said:

Dec 3, 2019 12:32:07 GMT -5 momin2013 said:

Pokémon cards. I didn't understand how they worked 20 years ago, and I don't understand them now.

The boys on the bus got my girls (6 and 8) into them. And they honestly entertain my 2 in the car for hours. It’s crazy because it looks so boring and pointless 😂

I don't get Pokemon cards either, but my kid loves them and spends hours doing god knows what with them.

[Patsy Baloney]

Blind bags. All of them.

My kid was bonkers for hatchimals (the little eggs you crack, though we did eventually end up with a big one), and has moved on to LOL Dolls.

Sooooo stupid!

[momin2013]

ilikedonuts, and ny96, DS is totally enthralled as well, which is great. The only problem is when he asks me to play with him and I'm like, I...don't...know how. I...don't...understand...

[ny96]

Dec 3, 2019 12:51:19 GMT -5 momin2013 said:

ilikedonuts , and ny96 , DS is totally enthralled as well, which is great. The only problem is when he asks me to play with him and I'm like, I...don't...know how. I...don't...understand...

When I've played Pokemon with DS regardless of the numbers on our cards DS always has the higher cards and wins. Not sure why that is...

[aspentosh]

LOL doll anything. The waste with all the opening stuff is the wooooorst.

And yes, poop or slime toys.

[mandymay]

Dec 3, 2019 12:32:07 GMT -5 momin2013 said:

Pokémon cards. I didn't understand how they worked 20 years ago, and I don't understand them now.

I don’t either, but thank goodness my husband does! My daughter and husband will play together. She once tried to get me to play, but after a frustrating start I gave up. I’m totally okay with not knowing how to play.

[lishie]

Dec 3, 2019 14:37:07 GMT -5 mandymay said:

Dec 3, 2019 12:32:07 GMT -5 momin2013 said:

Pokémon cards. I didn't understand how they worked 20 years ago, and I don't understand them now.

I don’t either, but thank goodness my husband does! My daughter and husband will play together. She once tried to get me to play, but after a frustrating start I gave up. I’m totally okay with not knowing how to play.

I appreciate that Pokémon at least has an actual game that goes with it, with rules, etc. I don't play, but my boys do and DH will play with them. But the other cards my kids want, fortnite cards, etc. I really don't understand those. And now my son is super into magic the gathering...i can't understand it either, but at least he's using them by going to play weekly at a game store with others. 

[VillainV]

Anything related to Ryan from Ryan’s toy review. They are crap toys, coming from a kid who reviews toys for a living. And they’re all “mystery” toys which sucks, because it’s like a super-expensive blind bag full of crap.

Also Hobby Kids.

[cricketwife]

Dec 3, 2019 13:09:57 GMT -5 ny96 said:

Dec 3, 2019 12:51:19 GMT -5 momin2013 said:

ilikedonuts , and ny96 , DS is totally enthralled as well, which is great. The only problem is when he asks me to play with him and I'm like, I...don't...know how. I...don't...understand...

When I've played Pokemon with DS regardless of the numbers on our cards DS always has the higher cards and wins. Not sure why that is...

Lol for days.  Exactly this. 

[smilee1079]

Dec 3, 2019 14:37:07 GMT -5 mandymay said:

Dec 3, 2019 12:32:07 GMT -5 momin2013 said:

Pokémon cards. I didn't understand how they worked 20 years ago, and I don't understand them now.

I don’t either, but thank goodness my husband does! My daughter and husband will play together. She once tried to get me to play, but after a frustrating start I gave up. I’m totally okay with not knowing how to play.

This is my family! My husband learned and plays with my son. I watched once and decided I was good not knowing . My son still talks to me about it as if I understand though .

[waverly]

Last year the hot toys for DD were hatchimals, lol dolls and fingerlings. I had never heard of any of these- it was like another language

I had to you tube how to hatch the hatchimals, but they were cute once I got them out. We just had little ones.

Lol dolls I still don’t understand the appeal, but they fit in her dollhouse so whatever. Fingerlings are pretty annoying with weird “laughs”.

Oh and last year she wanted the Barbie dog that gives birth to puppies and got her friend hooked on them too. They are cute but a bit weird..

We have 9 billion Pokémon cards and several books, a Halloween costume and had a Pokémon themed birthday party. I still know nothing about them except maybe 2 characters.

[mandymay]

Dec 3, 2019 22:12:50 GMT -5 waverly said:

Last year the hot toys for DD were hatchimals, lol dolls and fingerlings. I had never heard of any of these- it was like another language

I had to you tube how to hatch the hatchimals, but they were cute once I got them out. We just had little ones.

Lol dolls I still don’t understand the appeal, but they fit in her dollhouse so whatever. Fingerlings are pretty annoying with weird “laughs”.

Oh and last year she wanted the Barbie dog that gives birth to puppies and got her friend hooked on them too. They are cute but a bit weird..

We have 9 billion Pokémon cards and several books, a Halloween costume and had a Pokémon themed birthday party. I still know nothing about them except maybe 2 characters.

The larger Hatchimals are more like Furbees: they’re loud, obnoxious, and their eyes light up colors which makes them look like little demonic owl creatures! Lol! I have no love for Hatchimals.

[waverly]

mandymay, yup we stayed away from the big ones. We only have the little figurine type ones maybe an inch tall.

[sugarbear]

My kids love Funko and we take regular trips to the factory, where you can build your own.

I will never understand Pokemon cards-- both my kids "collect" them but they don't actually do anything with them.

[huskymom]

Dec 4, 2019 15:17:21 GMT -5 andi said:

Dec 3, 2019 22:12:50 GMT -5 waverly said:

Last year the hot toys for DD were hatchimals, lol dolls and fingerlings. I had never heard of any of these- it was like another language

I had to you tube how to hatch the hatchimals, but they were cute once I got them out. We just had little ones.

Lol dolls I still don’t understand the appeal, but they fit in her dollhouse so whatever. Fingerlings are pretty annoying with weird “laughs”.

Yes!! My daughter has one and the batteries were going out so the laughs were extra weird, and she thought it was farting. So she always brings up, "remember when grandma got me that farting monkey?!" 

You can actually make them fart and burp!