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What's Selling

Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 7/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Greater Greensboro, N.C.

Independent Specialty

Toy & Company

  • Hover Disc from Overbreak, Sun Valley, Calif. ($19.95)

  • Rocket Balloons from D & L, Porterville, Calif. ($14.95)

  • Knights and Dragons Figures from Papo/Hotaling Imports, Verona, N.Y. and Schleich, Ottawa, Ont. ($4.95)

  • Venture Ahoy Pirate Ship from Small World Toys, Culver City, Calif. ($99.99)

  • Castle from Papo/Hotaling Imports, Verona, N.Y. ($49.95 & $99.95)

  • Majestic Castle and Mighty Knights from Small World Toys, Culver City, Calif. ($99.95)

  • Pirate ships from Playmobil, Dayton, N.J. ($39.95-84.95)

  • Calico Critters Charming Country Deluxe House from International Playthings, Parsippany, N.J. ($109.95)

  • Madeline La Petite Puppy House from Learning Curve, Chicago, Ill. ($17.95)

  • Madeline La Petite Old House in Paris from Learning Curve, Chicago, Ill. ($34.95)

  • Fairy Tunic by Great Pretenders, Point Edward, Ont. ($24.95)

  • Dorothy and Glenda (the good witch) pinafore by Great Pretenders, Point Edward, Ont. ($49.99)

  • Fireman's Outfit by Aeromax, Lake Barrington, Ill. ($59.95)

  • Blokus by Educational Insights, Rancho Dominguez, Calif. ($29.95)

Specialty Chain

Disney Store

  • Bubble Blowers from various manufacturers ($9.99)

  • Polly Pockets from Mattel, El Segundo, Calif. ($9.99 to $12.99)

  • ­Double Polly Pockets ($12.99)

  • Play Tents from various manufacturers (Princess, Buzz Lightyear and Power Rangers) ($24.99 regularly $39.99)

  • Plush from various manufacturers ($16.50 to $100)

  • Cell Phones from various manufacturers (on sale for $2.50, usually $5.00)

  • Various Princess dolls ($14.00)

  • Talk 'n View Play Camera ($9.50)

Mass Market Chain

Wal-Mart, High Point

  • Monopoly Lord of the Rings, Trilogy Edition from Hasbro Parker Bros., Pawtucket, R.I. ($29.98)

  • Glo-a-Lot Care Bears Funshine Bear (($14.87); Care Bears Baby Hugs Bear ($12.74), Play Along Toys, Deerfield Beach, Fla.

  • Hummer from Little Tikes, Hudson, Ohio ($244.44)

  • Beach Balls from Hasbro, Pawtucket, R.I. (2 for $5)

  • Shrek Wise Crackin' Donkey from Hasbro, Pawtucket R.I. ($28.63)

  • Shrek Wise Crackin' Shrek from Hasbro, Pawtucket, R.I. ($28.63)

  • Rideable Horse, Standing Horse, Standing Giraffe from Kid Connection (Wal-Mart proprietary brand, Bentonville, Ark.) ($17.00)
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Big Lots

  • Disney Princess Fantasy Bed, Hauck Fun for Kids, Perth, Australia ($19.99)

  • Barbie Bath and Bubbles House from Mattel, El Segundo, Calif. ($19.99)

  • Die-Cast Tank, Fire Truck, and Tipper Truck from Smart Toys, Hong Kong ($2.99)

  • Match Box Police Car from Mattel, El Segundo, Calif. ($9.99)

  • Various B Burago Collectors Cars, Burago Molgora, MI, Italy (12.99)

  • Barbie Garden Surprise from Mattel, El Segundo, Calif. ($9.99)

  • Barbie Super Models, Barbie Date at Eight, Barbie Summer Garden, and Barbie Weekend from Mattel, El Segundo, Calif. ($2.99)

  • Barbie Trendy Touches from Mattel, El Segundo, Calif. (5.99)

  • Barbie Stylin' Hair; Barbie Fashion Fantasy (@$7.99), Mattel El Segundo, Calif.

  • Little People Animal Sounds Farm from Fisher-Price, East Aurora, N.Y. ($15.99)

  • Dress Up & Play Musical Kids from Baby's N' Things, Oyster Bay, N.Y. ($9.99)

  • Care Bears Hop-A-Roo Inflatable Hopping Ball from Sport-Fun ($7.99)

  • All-Aboard Barney from Fisher-Price, East Aurora, N.Y. ($9.99)

  • Makin' Melodies Pooh from Fisher-Price, East Aurora, N.Y. ($12.99)

  • My First Princess, Disney Princess Dolls, Ariel, Cinderella, and Belle from Fisher-Price, East Aurora, N.Y. ($17.99)

  • Disney Princesses Dress-Up Trunk from CDI, Feasterville, Pa. ($19.99)

  • Caillou Tree Fort from Irwin Toy, Toronto, Ont. ($19.99)

  • Hot Wheels Ultimate Rod Racing, Two-Lane High-Speed Highway from Mattel, El Segundo, Calif. ($19.99)

  • Friendship Ponies Sweet Expressions Stable from Fisher-Price, East Aurora, N.Y. ($19.99)

  • Texas Hold 'em Poker Set from Cardinal, Long Island City, N.Y. ($9.99)

  • Rummy-O from Cardinal, Long Island City, N.Y. ($9.99)
    Drug Chain

Eckerds

  • Candyland from Hasbro, Pawtucket, R.I. ($13.99)

  • Twister from Milton Bradley, Hasbro Pawtucket, R.I. ($19.99)

  • Talking Mr. Potato Head (electronic game) from Hasbro, Pawtucket, R.I. ($24.99)

  • Uno from Mattel, El Segundo, Calif. ($7.99)

  • Sesame Street Mini Guitar from Fisher- Price, East Aurora, N.Y. ($11.99)

  • Blue's Clues Blue's Buddies from Fisher- Price, East Aurora, N.Y. ($8.99)

  • Modeling Clay from RoseArt, Livingston, N.J. ($3.29)

  • Color Glow Flashlight from Playskool, Pawtucket R.I. ($15.99)

  • Dive Toys from Ja-Ru, Jacksonville, Fla. ($1.99)

  • Air Foam Finger Shooters from Ja-Ru, Jacksonville, Fla. ($1.99)

  • Shield Blaster 1000 from Mattel, El Segundo, Calif. ($14.99)

Miscellaneous

Cracker Barrel

  • Checkers Game on a Rug from Multiplex Designs ($11.99)

  • Large, cloth Raggedy Anne and Andy dolls Applause, Woodland Hills, Calif. ($24.99)

  • Raggedy Anne Classic Tea Set in mini-picnic basket from Schylling, Rowley, Mass. $24.99)

  • Baby Born Mini-World Miniature Dolls from Zapf Creations, Orlando, Fla. ($19.99)

  • 46-piece Classic Tinker Toys set, Hasbro, Pawtucket, R.I. ($12.99)

  • Etch-A-Sketch Ohio Art, Bryan, Ohio ($10.99)

  • Cally the Kitty Musical Cat from Gund, Edison, N.J., a Cracker Barrel Exclusive ($14.99)

  • Kites from Schylling, Rowley, Mass. ($1.99)

Poughkeepsie, NY

Bookstore Chain

Barnes & Noble

  • Various Thomas and Friends Character Wooden Railway Cars by Learning Curve, Oak Brook, Ill. ($9.99-$11.99)

  • Unicorn and Pony plush toys from Douglas Cuddle Toys, Keene, N.H. ($7.95-$14.95)

  • Various Klutz Activity Books from Klutz, Palo Alto, Calif. ($8.95-$19.95)

  • DK Ultimate Robot Kit from Dorling Kindersley, New York, N.Y. ($29.99)

  • Shrek 2 Character Plush from the Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company, Santa Clarita, Calif. ($6.95)

  • Deluxe Turntable Scrabble Crossword Game from Parker Bros., Pawtucket, R.I. ($34.95)

  • Madeline Plush Backpack from Wildkin, Niwat, Colo. ($34.99)
    Specialty Craft Chain

Michaels

  • Various Bead Jewelry Sets from NSI, Farmingdale, N.Y. ($12.99)

  • Vivid Velvet Unicorn kit from Jakks Pacific, Malibu, Calif. ($4.99)

  • Fuzzy Posters (especially Dragon Mask) from RoseArt, Livingston, N.J. ($3.99)

  • Rocket Tumbler by NSI, Farmingdale, N.Y. ($29.99)
    Specialty Home Goods Chain

  • Linens'n Things

  • Solid Color Sports Ball from Hedstrom, Prospect, Ill. ($5.99)

  • SpongeBob SquarePants Hop-A-Roo by Sport-Fun, Los Angeles, Calif. ($9.99)

  • Spider-Man Hop-A-Roo by Sport-Fun, Los Angeles, Calif. ($9.99)

  • Nick Trivia Challenge DVD game by Imagination Entertainment, Kent Town, SA, Australia ($24.99)

Big Box Toys

  • Toys R Us

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading cards from Upper Deck, Carlsbad, Calif. ($3.99)

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Starter Decks from Upper Deck, Carlsbad, Calif. ($12.99)

  • Assorted bicycles from Mongoose and Schwinn, especially the Mongoose Ace by Mongoose, Madison, Wis. ($139.99), for boys and Shock Zone by Dynacraft, San Rafael, Calif. ($69.99), for girls

  • Assorted Bratz Dolls from MGA Entertainment, North Hills, Calif. ($16.99-$24.99)

  • Strawberry Shortcake Dolls from Bandai, Cypress, Calif. ($9.99-$34.99)

  • Spider-Man Triple Action Web Blaster from Toy Biz, New York, N.Y. ($14.99)

  • Assorted Beyblade spinning tops from Hasbro, Pawtucket, R.I. ($5.95-$11.99)

  • Shrek 2 video game from Activision, Santa Monica, Calif. ($50)

  • Sonic Heroes video game from Sega, San Francisco, Calif. ($50)

  • Xbox video game system from Microsoft, Redmond, Wash. ($149.99)

  • Various Power Wheels Ride-On Vehicles from Fisher-Price, East Aurora, N.Y., especially the Silverado ($299.99) and the Kawasaki KFX Ninja ($329.99)

Specialty Toy & Education

  • Hammett's Learning World

  • Brio Battery Powered AutoStop Set by Brio, Germantown, Wis. ($79.99, on sale for $37.49)

  • Thomas & Friends Conductor's Figure 8 Set from Learning Curve, Chicago, Ill. ($39.99)

  • Various Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Cars from Learning Curve, Chicago, Ill. ($9.99-$14.99)

  • LeapPad by LeapFrog, Emmeryville, Calif. ($49.99)

  • Brio Trunks by Brio, Germantown, Wis. ($399.99 on sale for $299.99)

Consumer Electronics Chain

  • Best Buy

  • Robo Sapien by Wow Wee, Montreal, Canada ($99.99)

  • Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow video game by UbiSoft, San Francisco, Calif. ($39.99)

  • Plug It In & Play games from Jakks Pacific, Malibu, Calif., including Namco TV Games of 5 arcade games including Pac-Man and 10 in 1 Atari Games ($29.99)

  • Various video game systems ($99.99-$149.99)

Mall Toy Retailer

KB Toys

  • Aqua Leisure Pool by Aqua-Leisure, Avon, Mass. ($24.99)

  • Various Beyblade tops from Hasbro, Pawtucket, R.I. ($7.99-$9.99)

  • Assorted Bratz Dolls from MGA Entertainment, North Hills, Calif., especially Bratz Slumber Party and Bratz Funk Out ($14.99-$19.99)

  • Assorted Power Rangers Dino Thunder action figures from Bandai, Cypress, Calif. ($7.99-$9.99)

  • Lord of the Rings action figures from Toy Biz, New York , N.Y. ($5.99)

  • Star Wars Massiff figure from Hasbro, Pawtucket, R.I. ($2.99)

  • Bionicle Rahkshi kits from Lego, Enfield, Conn. ($9.99)

  • Hover Disc from Overbreak LLC, Sun Valley, Calif. ($12.99-$14.99)

  • Mighty Beanz from Spin Master, Toronto, Ont. ($6.99)

  • PlayStation2 video game system from Sony, Foster City, Calif. ($149.99)

Mass Market Chain

Kmart

  • Bionicle Rahkshi kits from Lego, Enfield, Conn. ($8.98)

  • Assorted Power Rangers Dino Thunder action figures from Bandai, Cypress, Calif. ($7.99)

  • Assorted Bratz Dolls from MGA Entertainment, North Hills, Calif., especially Bratz Funk Out ($14.99)

  • Various Strawberry Shortcake dolls from Bandai, Cypress, Calif., including Berry Cute Girls ($4.99)

  • Assorted Hot Wheels cars from Mattel, El Segundo, Calif. ($0.99)

  • The Original Splash Bombs from Prime Time, Denville, N.J. ($2.99)

  • Rescue Heroes Mission Select Mountain Command Center from Fisher-Price, East Aurora, N.Y. ($69.99)

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