How much would I have to pay the toy companies...

[Kahuna Burger]

I too am a parent whose child likes toys of a moving plastic nature - Doctor Who action figures in his case. I share your pain and damaged nails

At least he wasn't TOO excited about it as I was opening it. I'm a big believer in taking toys fully out of the packaging before wrapping them for birthdays and xmas and such. Nothing like the excited kid who sees the Best Toy Ever but can't play with it yet to make the untangling process EVEN BETTER!

 

[Jeysie]

I hear you there. I've bought a few Transformers figures, and they were practically attached for life with tons of wires and tape. And yeah, they didn't just wrap the wire in places - it was also threaded through the figures' joints as well. Ugh.

Peace & Luv, Liz

 

[kenobi65]

Cutting it out is exactly what I do. One pair of wire cutters and those wraps are no longer quite as frustrating (except for toy cars where they wrap them around the axles).

Ayup. Wire snips are your friend.

 

[Simplicity]

Stupid wires. My kid wants his toy, but Nooooooo! I have to spin the wire spinlock of doom, then I have to untwist the wires which holds Boots down like some sort of medieval monkey torture device. And then Pinhead shows up because I have apparently opened another gateway to hell.

On the positive side, I guess I haven't gotten many toys lately that have been missing pieces. More than I can say about Ikea furniture. Maybe Ikea should start using wire spinlocks of doom...

 

[Relique du Madde]

On the positive side, I guess I haven't gotten many toys lately that have been missing pieces. More than I can say about Ikea furniture. Maybe Ikea should start using wire spinlocks of doom...

Don't give our swedish furniture overlords any ideas. Hanving to deal with hundreds of tiny bag and press board is hard enough without each nail being twist tied together

 

[HeavenShallBurn]

Don't give our swedish furniture overlords any ideas. Hanving to deal with hundreds of tiny bag and press board is hard enough without each nail being twist tied together

Just get your furniture from the antique mall, not only is it cheaper it's pre-assembled. Besides at least if you're far enough in rural areas you can find some decent furniture made from real wood instead of that pressboard abomination.

 

[kenobi65]

Just get your furniture from the antique mall, not only is it cheaper it's pre-assembled. Besides at least if you're far enough in rural areas you can find some decent furniture made from real wood instead of that pressboard abomination.

Yes, but does the antique mall have a cafeteria that serves Swedish meatballs and loganberry jam?

(One advantage to IKEA furniture: you can get it home in something smaller than a pickup truck or panel van.)

 

[HeavenShallBurn]

(One advantage to IKEA furniture: you can get it home in something smaller than a pickup truck or panel van.)

Yeah I guess that would be important, I'd never considered someone might NOT have a pickup. Then again I've never even seen IKEA furniture in person, or an IKEA store I'm not even sure if there is one in the state and I know there isn't one within a hundred miles.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Yes, but does the antique mall have a cafeteria that serves Swedish meatballs and loganberry jam?

(One advantage to IKEA furniture: you can get it home in something smaller than a pickup truck or panel van.)

Thats not even mentioning the fact that its cheap price means that it could be easily replaced after a natural disaster. Although, I often wonder which would be safer in an earthquake an pine wood desk or the crappy press board one i own.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Thats not even mentioning the fact that its cheap price means that it could be easily replaced after a natural disaster. Although, I often wonder which would be safer in an earthquake an pine wood desk or the crappy press board one i own.

Well, I wouldn't hide under either....