tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post1457448572331738371..comments2024-02-05T17:00:31.227+11:00Comments on Working Through It: Inappropriate ToysJackie Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-56224872725953356602014-04-15T19:03:01.143+10:002014-04-15T19:03:01.143+10:00Same here. Probably the most successful kind of re...Same here. Probably the most successful kind of retail, these days.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-41495962656289546152014-04-13T22:36:37.233+10:002014-04-13T22:36:37.233+10:00The dollar stores are booming here....dozens of th...The dollar stores are booming here....dozens of them in the city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-18018538259030242552014-04-13T08:45:51.194+10:002014-04-13T08:45:51.194+10:00I am always amazed at what gets sold in these plac...I am always amazed at what gets sold in these places, which doesn't pass any regulation. Not sure how they manage to import all this stuff but I guess these days governments don't put their energy into deep-drill tests and checking; regulations are basically self-policing, and let the buyer beware!<br />The Caribbean Gardens are indeed a bit shabby and we've only been a couple of times, but it's a good cheap outing as there's lots for the kids to do and see, and the market is good for fruit and veg, bread, nuts etc and cheap basic stuff. And very obviously illegal copies of DVDs and electronic games.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-53359146713103433152014-04-13T08:37:39.211+10:002014-04-13T08:37:39.211+10:00Most kids have way too many toys now. It's bec...Most kids have way too many toys now. It's because, opposite to when we were younger, toys are cheap whole outings and activities are expensive.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-78611771526216766822014-04-12T22:07:25.032+10:002014-04-12T22:07:25.032+10:00Grumpy old man says, 'there was a time when im...Grumpy old man says, 'there was a time when imported toys were checked as to whether they were safe'. I expect that was when imported goods arrived in bales, rather than containers. <br /><br />I've not been to the Carribean Market for fifteen years. It was so disappointing and so shabby, and not as I remembered it from my childhood. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-77785191436829564662014-04-12T20:43:59.220+10:002014-04-12T20:43:59.220+10:00I don't look at the toy sections anymore now t...I don't look at the toy sections anymore now that even my grandchildren have grown past them. <br />The youngest is almost ten but already has "all" the toys....more than she needs anyway. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com