worst toys

    By Tom Barlow

    | 7:00AM 11/18/2010
    'Tis the season when toys come front-and-center in our consciousness. In the drive to produce thousands of new toys each year, the industry occasionally missteps, producing toys that anger rather than amuse the buying audience. Here are ten toys that reached the market over the past few years that...

    By Aaron Crowe

    | 5:00PM 2/16/2009
    Sex wins again, even among toys. The results are in, as WalletPop is sure you've been waiting anxiously for them, for the worst toy of 2008 -- and the winner is a sexy Barbie doll dressed up as a cheerleader, complete with stiletto boots and halter top. At least, this is what was voted Worst Toy...

    By Aaron Crowe

    | 4:00PM 1/30/2009
    It's too late now to save money if you bought these toys for last Christmas, but at least consumers can keep from looking like a chump at birthday parties by staying away from the potential worst toys of the year. The children's advocacy group Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, or CCFC, is...