Originally Posted by
GoktimusPrime
... I'm comparing two sets of $2 Happy Meal Toys. Both toys are aimed at the SAME target demographic and both cost the SAME price...
If they are the same price, then factoring 14 years of inflation, doesn't that mean the current toys are inherently cheaper than their Armada counterparts? I don't have the actual inflation figures but if you go for a conservative 2% inflation each year, you're comparing $2 Armada toys with $1.50 RiD Toys in 2003 dollars.
Surely that means you cannot expect the same level of engineering, we've seen price of plastic go up, labour go up etc, yet the toy remains the same price, something has to give. At the end of the day, they're $2 toys... it's impressive that you can even still buy a semi-decent toy for that price nowadays.
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