Is it just me or are toys not made the way they used to be. It didn’t seem that long ago that you could keep the same toy from the age of five until you were fifteen. You used to be able to run over your old toy car with a real one, and the real car usually came off worse. Do the same with a toy made these days and it almost turns into dust. You’ll need to set aside a good couple of days to pick up all the shattered parts.
Some people might suggest that today’s toys are more advanced and have more technical pieces to go wrong. This is a pretty lousy argument however as there are some toys that are just as simple these days, and yet they still fall apart. Also, think back to when got old train sets as gifts, and the intricacies involved with the small parts and mechanics. These things were as hard as nails. You could make the trains have a head on collision at full speed and they just bounced off each other and kept on going.
So how come toys are not being made the standard that they once were? Unsurprisingly the problem stems from money, or more accurately, profit. There are still some toy makers and distributors that provide good quality products, but they are sadly in the minority these days and most companies are more concerned with getting high volume of products, for low cost and built from rubbish materials.
The solution? If you’re buying for a girl, hunt around for the best gifts for women on trusted websites, where you know you’ll get quality. When buying gifts for men you’re more advised to actually go to a shop to take a look at the build quality. As boys are a little more aggressive with their toys than girls, making sure you buy ones that are built of stern stuff is pretty important
