Parents Buying Kids' Toys

Think of parents buying "Gameboys" for their children for example ;)

Children don’t buy $500 toys, parents do.

When I was a kid Tamagotchis we’re all the rage. My parents weren’t exactly in a position to spoil me so I never had one while a good deal of my friends did. And then I learned about this. I could not believe my ears when I heard about it because how is it fair that I can’t afford one of these while others somewhere else in the world get to just throw them out? I know it’s silly but yeah that was a moment that really stuck with me.

By relentlessly bugging their parents to buy them these things

The customer is adult parent, grandparent or aunt. They have disposable income and average kid has more toys then the kid needs.

* Stuff their parents bought for them.

As a parent, I try to be very judicious about what I buy them for their entertainment. But we have a large family and everyone wants to bring a little something. When the kids were younger I get away with asking family and friends to just gift clothes if they must gift something or just bring a card or better yet a book they loved and signed instead of a card. But as kids got bigger they started expressing desires themselves so family and friends now buy toys along with more practical stuff. The

Who is "people" here? The children or the parents? The children are literally children; to them the funny numbers we use really are just funny numbers, they don't know how they relate to real value. As for the parents, a few credits here and there to shut them up and keep them out of trouble is probably considered worthwhile. When I was little they got football shirts, yoyos, trading cards etc. Same thing.

Put this in the column of "Stuff I can't own because my small children would destroy it."

Where do children get the money to buy this stuff?