There was a front page article about a very very popular local toystore just the other day...they are struggling and don't think they'll be able to survive. https://justimaginetoys.com/
I'm a big fan of ball joint dolls, which are very popular in Japan and China. A popular variant is blind box bjds, which are affordable collectible dolls averaging around $20-60, depending on the size and quality.
BJDs are usually resin and high cost art dolls, so it's nice to have-
-an affordable alternative. But because of the tariff situation, every distributor is now basically refusing to ship to the US, or these once $20 are now showing as being closer to $60 for the same doll, etc.
One year as a joke I put a lump of coal in my dad’s stocking and emptied out everything else. He had a great sense of humor and got a kick out of it. :-)
Not to encourage more materialism. But if someone can get on designing a "TARIFFS: The Reason for the Season" sticker we can slap on empty store shelves, it would really make my holiday season.
imo this is a big reason why so many billionaires are still supporting Trump: they're losing money, but they can weather it. All the small and medium companies can't, they'll fold and the corpos will take over everything. It's an investment for them.
Idiot Trump and his advisers calculated the windfall tariff income that would make everyone rich based on companies paying the tariffs to sell the products… one small business tariff went from $12000 to $360000… so cancel orders and no tariff income for Trump and small businesses now bankrupt 👍
Im confused. Didnt all the disciples who praise the orange turd say he is playing 3D chess? How about those who voted for him or those who didnt vote because they didnt like him bit despised a woman leader. I say 🖕to all the enablers
Orders that have gone in right now w/deposits could be null and void. We are also looking at when items actually hit the ports-it will all be at once for all goods, therefore raising the prices of containers up to $20,000 each. Almost covid 2.0. China owns containers- part of the distress. 😬Damnit.
I guess it depends on the age of the kids, but I found some cute toys at the Goodwill. I have to admit even their prices have gone up. My grandson and I had a great time playing with them.
Of course, this grandma always has liked driving remote cars.
We have toys. We just like Yule the way it is...Ham and Mead. t was bad enough you stole our holiday but then you all turned it into a capitalist shitshow. Stupid Christians.
Christmas is crazy for over consumption anyway. How about we have a Christmas where we get rid of stuff instead of buying things we can't afford and filling our houses with useless junk?
These things happen. Fortunately a lot of toy manufacturers in other nations, will pick up the slack, and save Christmas.
I wonder if the north pole is under tariff? Oh well, more for Canadians eh.
Well, we really don't NEED more toys, do we? Why not make Christmas this year a time for family. Be creative and use what you have and make some toys and games. Play with what you have.
I this were a country that actually wanted time around family, we wouldn’t allow 40 to 60 hour minimum work weeks unlike almost all other western, 1st world societies!
Weren’t they screaming “put Christ in Christmas” or something? I still don’t know what that means. But it is good to know the felon is going to destroy their “Christmas”.
Another opportunity for the conglomerates to swoop in and buy these companies for pennies on the dollar. This is what they did to American farms owners.
Looks like I’ll be making lots of crochet stuffies for the littles this year. We’re all going to have to learn to get by with less unfortunately. Hard times are coming.
FUCK Christmas don't buy anything for anyone this year. regift things, make something ,spend time together , cook idk but continuing to spend money on shit isn't going to put anyone in their place
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That mf'er 🤬😡
To when you got a pair of socks and a single orange as a present - and liked it.
Santa Claus has been detained...visa violations !
It's time we learn what a valuable gift looks like because way too many people are buying plastic trash from temu or wherever.
Single use toys are real and they are TERRIBLE.
Pet rock
A book from the library
A stick
Ho, ho, ho!
BJDs are usually resin and high cost art dolls, so it's nice to have-
It's gonna be brutal.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/reinvigorating-americas-beautiful-clean-coal-industry-and-amending-executive-order-14241/
Certainly not Dems and liberals.
'empty cargo ship docks'
“I gave you Christmas and I am taking it away!” What an asshole!
Of course, this grandma always has liked driving remote cars.
Still would have loved to get that electric train set!
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
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I wonder if the north pole is under tariff? Oh well, more for Canadians eh.
Less need for toys?
https://www.toyassociation.org/PressRoom2/News/2025_News/toy-association-member-survey-reveals-alarming-impact-of-145-percent-tariffs.aspx
Maybe that will get reassigned to ICE.