Welcome to the eighth installment and the penultimate post of The Worst Toys of 2012. Today, I am giving out The Gross Award. This stomach-turning award is given to a toy that would give a toddler or a great-grandparent nightmares. It gives me near-sadistic pleasure to present the 2012 Gross Award to The Walking Dead […]
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The Worst Toys of 2012: The Gullible Award
Welcome to the 7th installment of the Worst Toys of 2012. Today, I bring you The Gullible Award. This award honors the shrewdness of marketers and “dishonors” those of us who buy the item. Without further delay, then, the 2012 Gullible Award goes to The Logo Board Game. Here are 5 reasons why the Logo […]
The Worst Toys of 2012: The Child-in-Tears Award
Welcome to the 6th installment of the Worst Toys of 2012. Today, I am bringing you the Child-in-Tears Award. This prestigious honor goes to the toy that is most likely to solicit some good sobs, not unlike the time I gifted a bouncy cobra in a wicker basket to my seven-year-old nephew. After he leaped […]
The Worst Toys of 2012: The Plastification Award
Welcome to the 5th installment of the Worst Toys of 2012. If you missed the previous “winners,” please check out the following: The Skankification Award The “Call 911” Award The Surrogate Parent Award The What-Is-It Award Today, I am giving out the Plastification Award. The Plastification Award is given to a toy that uses a […]