Top Ten Holiday Toys

According to so called experts, the ten toys below are going to be the top sellers this holiday season. Therefore, if you see them in the store you should buy them now and not wait until after Thanksgiving and what will eventually be the crushing disappointment of your child when they don't get the gift they want. Can you tell I have been on the receiving end of some of this disappointment? Honestly though when I was a kid, there wasn't this big hoopla over certain toys every year so the only thing you cared about was whether you got a bike or not.

This toy is called some kind of alien cruiser. I call it something that will be broken within the first two days of being opened. Price? About $50 so just pass on this.
Go Go Pets. I'm all for these things. They are hamsters without the mess. The problem is the company is smart and has a bunch of accessories they sell you just like the damn thing was real. Unfortunately for you though they are much more likely to stay alive than a real hamster would and so this could be the gift that keeps on taking your money all year. They start off at $15, but it grows from there. It's like a weed. It's like Lindsay Lohan at a jewelry store.
Monopoly City. Love it. $40
This is some kind of magical wax. Uh huh. Is this like that sand crap they sell on television? Anything that says magical means messy and doesn't work like it does on tv. Plus it is like $30. I can get something a whole lot more magical for $30. Oh, wait, this is about the kids. Forget what I said.
Not just a crappy digital camera for your kids. Nope. It is so much more. They can play games and make movies and run through batteries like nobody's business. Plus, it costs like $75. Buy your kid a real digital camera and get them a battery charger. A $75 camera for a 3 year old just says, "hey, I missed my kid's birthday and I am going to make it up to them."
I'm good with any Lego set. Of course when I was a kid there were only five kinds of Legos. Lots and lots of squares. No such thing as a wheel or any of this set stuff. This is about $25.
Seriously? This looks like two kids battling with tasers to see who can get their car to move faster. The one kid on the box has his fingers inside the thing as it is giving off an electrical charge. Yeah, wait until he sticks his tongue in it. Whoo hoo. Merry Christmas, emergency room personnel. Oh, it costs $15 so you know it just screams quality.
It's Transformers. I'm ok with any of these although they never work right. This one is about $35 and if you make sure they don't toss it at grandma when she is sleeping off the cooking sherry it's all good.
This is all good until your kid decides that stringing a tightrope between your house and the neighbors house sounds much more fun.
It's $30 for some plastic and some cards. Sounds like my weekends in Vegas.