Confession: I worked in a craft/hobby/toy store from 2004 to 2009, and one of our big sellers was Thomas the Tank Engine toys. We had several play tables and ran DVDs of Thomas episodes on the television. As I was never in a position to really pay attention to how the children were playing with the trains, but was forced to listen to the stories on loop and was much exposed to the neverending series of new, ever-more-expensive additions to the trainset, I became extremely cynical about the entire thing.
Now that I've had couple of years away from retail, it's good for me to hear that the Thomas toys do provide useful functions for toddlers.
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Date: 2011-08-22 04:22 pm (UTC)Confession: I worked in a craft/hobby/toy store from 2004 to 2009, and one of our big sellers was Thomas the Tank Engine toys. We had several play tables and ran DVDs of Thomas episodes on the television. As I was never in a position to really pay attention to how the children were playing with the trains, but was forced to listen to the stories on loop and was much exposed to the neverending series of new, ever-more-expensive additions to the trainset, I became extremely cynical about the entire thing.
Now that I've had couple of years away from retail, it's good for me to hear that the Thomas toys do provide useful functions for toddlers.