{"id":5045,"date":"2009-10-15T17:02:40","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T16:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/mag\/?p=5045"},"modified":"2018-07-02T13:56:51","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T12:56:51","slug":"retro-toys-make-a-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/retro-toys-make-a-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro toys make a comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It seems nostalgia is just as good as we thought it was.<\/p>\n<p>Traditional toys are starting to increase in popularity over trendy gadgets.<\/p>\n<p>Online gift retailer PrezzyBox.com, logged the most searched for toys on their website and found children ditching the games consoles for retro toys.<\/p>\n<p>Conducting further research to confirm the shift backwards, PrezzyBox customers revealed that Refreshers and Wham! Bars are still lusted after by today&#8217;s adults and 48 per cent wanting to see the return of Zapp! Ice lollies.<br \/>\nThe top ten toys searched for on the PrezzyBox website were:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stylophone<br \/>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ladybird Books<br \/>\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Retro Arcade Games<br \/>\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Connect 4<br \/>\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rocking Horses<br \/>\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Game Boys<br \/>\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mix-Tapes<br \/>\n8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beano Comics<br \/>\n9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Etch-A-Sketch<br \/>\n10. Roy of the Rovers Comics<\/p>\n<p>MD of www.Prezzybox.com, \u00a0Zak Edwards said:\u201cIt\u2019s very exciting that the older toys are coming back in fashion, especially as I remember spending hours trying to perfect my Yo-Yo skills myself. We have noticed a trend for more nostalgic toys which is why we stock plenty of retro toys and games amongst other, more traditional, products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems nostalgia is just as good as we thought it was. 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