Grown-ups are buying more toys than preschoolers — to the tune of $1 billion

The New York Post ^ | March 30, 2025 | Raquel Laneri

[Towed_Jumper]

Some might call this trend "nostalgia" but "arrested development" also comes to mind.

I realize it's Saturday morning and many of us will be watching Bugs Bunny cartoons but would appreciate your comments between the commercials for Tang and Cocoa Puffs. ;>)

[wally_bert]

https://youtu.be/BpYds-e0p8o?feature=shared

An episode of The Saint involving boys and toys.

[DIRTYSECRET]

My friends we are living in a man’s world. We invent things and the more expensive toys were invented with us in mind. Think computers. Think viagra.

[BenLurkin]

[BipolarBob]

No to Cocoa Puffs. Go with Frosted Sugar Bombs. They taste better and have Red dye #42.
Also no to Bugs Bunny. Foghorn Leghorn is more enlightening and stimulates the brain.

I don't do any of that stuff.

[BipolarBob]

We invent things and the more expensive toys were invented with us in mind. Think computers. Think viagra.

Ain't life grand?

[Red Badger]

Think Large Hadron Collider.........

[pburiak]

Legos are a 3d puzzle. If someone has the disposable income to buy the big complicated sets and are not neglecting their work or family responsibilities, I’m not going to mock or judge someone who enjoys putting them together.

[PeterPrinciple]

there are more manly hobbies like 49 willys jeeps.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

I wish I still had a lot of my childhood toys, like my collection of real steel Tonka trucks.

[9YearLurker]

Should grown-ups really be buying preschoolers?

(Or, have preschoolers become avid shoppers?)

[BradyLS]

Old Bugs Bunny cartoons have more genuine entertainment value than a lot of things out of Hollywood these days.

I won’t argue the arrested development point. I think there is some merit to it. I also think millions of folks were “fledged” too soon (early exposure to grown-up forms of entertainment and situations) and missed, for whatever reason, the joy and fun of being a kid.

Or perhaps, in a society where things become ever more complex, folks like to reach back to simpler pleasures and pastimes.

[In_Iowa_not_from]

[libertylover]

I realize it's Saturday morning and many of us will be watching Bugs Bunny cartoons

What channel is Bugs Bunny on?

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

Ah, toys.

But adults can be most serious.... An example fro Germany

Miniatur Wunderland, Hamburg, Germany ADULT toy railroad enthusiasts in Germany

The New York Post ends with "The conclusion: We could all use a little more play in our adult lives."

[lovingliberty1965]

Most of these high end legos and action figures are high quality and are meant to be adult display pieces, model kits without the building steps

[Libloather]

Bob screams just like the rest of us.

[GMThrust]

“Grown-ups are buying more toys than preschoolers”.
Maybe because a majority of preschoolers don’t have good credit.

[Robert DeLong]

Pre-schoolers buy nothing, so this is not news at all. What it is really telling us, is that people are having less children than in past generations. That is unattainable for the future of this nation.

[Towed_Jumper]

there are more manly hobbies like 49 willys jeeps.

You can buy a "Jeep in a Crate" (made in the Philippines), for around $15K.

Check these out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ya-aUYGtw

How Philippines is Still Able to Produce WW2 Willys Jeep Parts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhJ4-ZKYas0