Do you buy your kids Happy Meal Toys?
By marisriel
@marisriel (1156)
Philippines
February 8, 2009 5:38am CST
My kids have lots of toys and most toys that they receive weekly are Happy Meals given by my in-laws, their grandmother and titas and titos. Happy Meal toys are toys that come with packaged take-outs from Jollibee and McDonalds and sometimes Burger King and KFC. I am glad these toys are durable so I am able to collect some of them. I'm sad I can't put them in a collection cabinet just like some people I've watched on TV. Do you also give Happy Meal toys to your kids?
6 responses
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
8 Feb 09
I do from time to time, mostly my Aunt does she's a McDonald's fanatic. But it seems upon occasion that the toys are less than durable and I try to toss those out w/o the kids noticing. The sad thing is they are not as good as they were when I was a kid and were better made. But I will say typically the under 3 toy is better than the older kids toys IMO. Sad one has to worry about the quality of the toy seeing other store bought toys have had lead & choking issues in recent years.
@marisriel (1156)
• Philippines
8 Feb 09
You are correct. I hope McDonald's is doing an internal quality check on the toys that they are selling, as well as the other food chain. I don't want to be traumatized in the future that their toys are not safe. That will be a great disappointment for my kids.
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
8 Feb 09
I always wondered that myself if they had put a stringent quality control on their kids meal toys as one of their biggest consumers are kids! And I'd imagine many do not know that they offer toys for under 3. I would also hope that they'd consider alot of kids will put those toys in their mouths even past 3.
Many of us got hooked on eating @ McD's you ate their food as a kid as we wanted the prize in the meal box.
@marisriel (1156)
• Philippines
8 Feb 09
Maybe they have though I think I should search more on that. The toys must be giving them lots of revenues and they should allot a percentage of that to quality control, or else they will be doomed in the future if parents see them as not really safe for kids.
@annalapse (31)
• Philippines
11 Feb 09
I do buy them toys from happy meal. They are cute and durable than toys from other Jollibee from my opinion. :D But not as often. Only when the toys is their favorite or when they have done good at home or in school.
@marisriel (1156)
• Philippines
11 Feb 09
That is good. We should be practical these days! My kids' toys are usually given as gifts and pasalubong.
@marketing07 (6266)
• South Korea
10 Feb 09
yes ,i used to buy happy meal toys to my son, but now he doesnt want to play it..coz he is already grown up..so i do give some of his toys to my friends or my relatives cuz my girl really want to play it too..
@marisriel (1156)
• Philippines
8 Feb 09
I also do that. I prefer toys that I can take as collectibles such as Star Wars toys, Shrek, and Disney toys.
@maloucons (75)
• Philippines
11 Feb 09
yes, i do. cant count the toys i bought from my nephew whose 13 years old now down to my 3 kids now. me too i enjoy the toys and wished that fastfood could have this promo back when i was a kid.
