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Post by Dictionary on Oct 20, 2014 20:58:35 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 21:01:31 GMT
WTF? Seriously? I don't watch the show but who would think this is a good idea?
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Post by GiantsFan on Oct 20, 2014 21:03:56 GMT
Wow! That's just seems wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 21:04:34 GMT
Are you freaking kidding me??? That more than one person thought this was a good idea is beyond me.
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Post by lorieann13 on Oct 20, 2014 21:05:57 GMT
Wow. I mean there is really nothing else I can say. Not a good idea ever.
ETA: maybe they could sell Dog the Bounty Hunter dolls net to it?
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Post by newlywoods03 on Oct 20, 2014 21:06:04 GMT
I also don't watch the show and can't imagine why someone would think it's a good idea.. Let alone to sell it a kids toy store.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Oct 20, 2014 21:06:30 GMT
 That is horrifying. What's next ~ Dexter dolls with dismembered body parts in plastic bags and a toy boat to dispose of said bags?
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Post by stittsygirl on Oct 20, 2014 21:06:57 GMT
Yeah, no. I can understand them being sold as collectables for a more mature clientele, but they shouldn't be anywhere in a children's toy section.
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Post by georgiapea on Oct 20, 2014 21:07:18 GMT
They should be sold in orange jump suits with ankle chains and the one that goes around the waist chaining down their arm reach.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 21:07:54 GMT
Horrendous. I could accept it in a specialty store of some kind, but to sell it in a place like Toys R Us? Really badly conceived.
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Post by gorgeouskid on Oct 20, 2014 21:08:12 GMT
I can see a store like Spencer's Gifts (do those even exist any more?), Hot Topic, or ThinkGeek doing it, but Toys R Us? Not a great, or even mediocre, idea.
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Post by stittsygirl on Oct 20, 2014 21:10:00 GMT
They should be sold in orange jump suits with ankle chains and the one that goes around the waist chaining down their arm reach. Exactly. They can sell them next to the Orange is the New Black line of dolls that must be coming next. |
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Post by MorningPerson on Oct 20, 2014 21:11:39 GMT
Have they really run out of any other ideas for toys?
Very bad PR move by Toys R Us.
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Post by myshelly on Oct 20, 2014 21:31:22 GMT
They are not to sell to kids.
They are for adult collectors.
Just like Walking Dead action figures (which TRU also carries) or Game of Thrones toys or $300 fashion designer Barbies.
This is not a unique situation at TRU.
They sell lots of things for adult collectors.
One woman decided to make a big deal about this one in particular.
I think it's ignorant to jump on her band wagon.
Don't like it, don't buy it.
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Post by TheOtherMeg on Oct 20, 2014 21:38:10 GMT
Kinda gives new meaning to white Christmas.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 21:42:28 GMT
Honestly who cares? There are video games and other toys that aren't meant for kids there but no one questions that. Don't like it don't buy it. It really is that simple.
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Post by zztop11 on Oct 20, 2014 21:44:14 GMT
According to Toys R Us "released a statement clarifying that the Breaking Bad packaging “clearly notes that the items are intended for ages 15 and up”. I thought I had reminded all of you that your kids must be at least age 15 before using that. I guess you forgot  Now the serious question is. . . who buys that stuff? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 21:44:53 GMT
According to Toys R Us "released a statement clarifying that the Breaking Bad packaging “clearly notes that the items are intended for ages 15 and up”. I thought I had reminded all of you that your kids must be at least age 15 before using that. I guess you forgot Now the serious question is. . . who buys that stuff? Collectors of action figures. There is a big niche for it. |
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Post by Native New Yorker on Oct 20, 2014 21:48:16 GMT
I guess I just don't get it.
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Post by padresfan619 on Oct 20, 2014 21:48:25 GMT
A Daryl Dixon action figure is on my Christmas list . He'll go next to my Rick Grimes bobblehead! If your 15 and under child is interested in a Walter White or Jesse action figure because he knows who they are, then I think that is an issue. Not Toys R Us choosing to sell it in their stores. |
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Post by myshelly on Oct 20, 2014 21:49:21 GMT
According to Toys R Us "released a statement clarifying that the Breaking Bad packaging “clearly notes that the items are intended for ages 15 and up”. I thought I had reminded all of you that your kids must be at least age 15 before using that. I guess you forgot Now the serious question is. . . who buys that stuff? You've never seen pics of a ComiCon? There's a huge market for adult action figures. |
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Post by Country Ham on Oct 20, 2014 21:50:15 GMT
While I shake my head I also realize there are lots of toys and games that glorify illegal and inappropriate behavior. It's up to me as a consumer/parent to allow it into my home.
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Post by bc2ca on Oct 20, 2014 22:34:41 GMT
I had no idea TRU sold adult action figures?!? Don't remember ever noticing that section in the store, but haven't been in one in years.
I have no doubt there is a market for this, just never thought about who would be selling it.
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Post by Peal on Oct 20, 2014 23:00:43 GMT
I am surprised TRU is selling it only because I wouldn't think to look there for that kind of product. If I wanted something like that I would go to one of the local Comic Book stores.
I don't think it is something to get wrapped around the pole about.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 23:02:43 GMT
The article says it is in the adult action figure section and if I remember correctly that is in the video game section behind glass.
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Post by freecharlie on Oct 20, 2014 23:44:39 GMT
TRU sells mature video games, even Grand Theft Auto, and nobody is complaining about that.
There were kids Breaking Bad costumes last year. I think it is on the parents and not the creators. My kids know there is a show named Walking Dead, but they would have no idea what. Daryl doll was, let alone want one and the same would go for the Breaking Bad ones.
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Post by beanbuddymom on Oct 21, 2014 10:59:45 GMT
I'm pretty appalled at everyone involved in this - it's one thing to have the show on the network or sell dvds of it, but to create action figures which are something typically reserved for children - I know some adults as well but really -
I read an article that they are still selling them at Barnes and Noble and Walmart - I checked out their websites and they are correct. Especially with the bag of money and tray or bag of blue crystals - I mean, WHAT??!!! They're available online.
Ok I agree there are video games that are awful so maybe I should reserve my shock to the fact that there are awful things marketed today everywhere. I just was pretty appalled by this. I need to lower my shock value standards for other things I guess.
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Post by grinningcat on Oct 21, 2014 11:18:43 GMT
Don't see the big deal. They are geared towards the collectors not little kids. What blows my mind is that people think that every.single.thing. sold at Toys R Us has to be geared towards little kids. The world does not revolve around little kids (though it certainly seems like some people are trying to make it so... how incredibly maddening that adults are being squeezed out for little snowflakes) and nor should it.
I am not a Breaking Bad fan but I see why the dolls were made and without even thinking for a second realise who they are geared towards. This is a false outrage that some mommy is manifesting for attention.
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Post by rainangel on Oct 21, 2014 12:09:02 GMT
Personally I am more outraged at actionfigures with weapons or underdressed female-figures with gravitydefying bosoms that are actually aimed towards children.
My kids would have no idea who Walter White with a big bag of blue crystals are, and I would not explain it to them either, except to tell them it's a grown-up thing.
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Post by gorgeouskid on Oct 21, 2014 13:55:54 GMT
They should be sold in orange jump suits with ankle chains and the one that goes around the waist chaining down their arm reach. My brother and SIL just named their baby Piper (a name I happen to love) and I looked around forever for a plain orange (without Halloween junk or boats or foxes or bears) onesie. I reconsidered the whole thing because I don't want them to think I disapprove of their baby's lovely name. |
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