I don't feel bad. I look at the little kids and laugh at them for not having as much toys as me.
:D :D :D
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I don't feel bad. I look at the little kids and laugh at them for not having as much toys as me.
:D :D :D
Occasionally. The only time I've really felt bad was after I found out that the friend who had partially convinced me that Ultra Magnus was a cool toy was on a guilt trip for doing so.
I've begun to contemplate selling some of the toys I don't really like all that much before I go on to uni, so I don't have mountains of crap left at home that could be given to people who'd actually play with them.
I do not have any children, so of course I have more toys than my non existent children.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackie
Some people commented about how some people make them feel like an idiot/childish for collecting 'kids' toys. My reply to that is "So what?" I know a lot of people on a casual basis through work and uni that do not know of my obsession (although most people I consider close, do know of it) and would have no idea that I love tf's. I'm sure those people have things about them far worse than a toy collecting interest.
It is also very presumptuous of someone to pidgeon-hole toy collectors as being 'old, loser dudes that have no life and can't pick up girls'. If you have an interest in anything creative, you would be inclined to explore new creations from toy companies! Tell me.. how much fun it is checking out a new mold and the way it looks, its design features, posability and articulation, paint and colouring.. and the way in which it TRANSFORMS.. the list goes on! If you like any of the arts including MUSIC - which I do, you are inclined to appreciate the design of a toy.
When it comes to kids and their parents buying them toys and toy availability for kids - the rough stats were only 10-20% of sales of transformers were attributed to adult collectors.. that tells me that every time I'm at the checkout buying a toy, there were AT LEAST 4 kiddies ahead of me who picked up something (that I may have wanted!). So..SCREW them! lol. At the end of the day, Hasbro exists to make money. If we buy the toy or the kid down the road gets it, it doesn't matter. If more sell (increased demand), Hasbro are likely to increase the supply :) .. which means MORE TOYS for everyone!
anyway..enuf of a rant.
just BUY transformers. Period.
It's also imagination. I play with my toys which requires use of imagination as I get lost in the fantasy. It's also a form of escapism which is what recreation is for. Einstein played children's games and once said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge." :)