of Holidays Past:
Where Are They
Now? RACHEL KURLAND | JE STAFF
Ahh, holiday shopping. If there’s one
thing that truly puts me in the frenzy of gift giving and receiving,
it’s rewatching 1996 coverage of middle-aged mothers push and
trample over each other to get their hands on the coveted Tickle
Me Elmo just shy of the holidays.

“Why are parents suddenly acting like children in an attempt to
get their children a doll that will make them act like parents?” nar-
rated one archived CNN report on the Cabbage Patch craze of ’83.

Perhaps the better question is: Is it really worth the time, money
and energy for a toy your children will quickly grow out of and move
on to the next fad?
Maybe that’s too much of a Scrooge mentality, but in reality,
where are all those popular toys of the past — and how much are
people willing to pay for them now?
Elmo toy
Photo by Tiffany Terry via
Flickr Creative Commons
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