From the Dec. 5th Time Magazine "The Shopping-Bag Indicator" by Stephen Gandel.
From the Cabbage Patch Kids to Angry Birds.
In good times, it's electronic gadgets. In bad times, like now, it's lower-priced stuff.
Prices are from the year item sold.
1983 Cabbage Patch Kids $25
1984 Trivial Pursuit $30
1985 Pound Puppies $18
1986 Teddy Ruxpin $100
1987 Jenga $14
1988 Pictionary $28
1989 Game Boy $90
1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles $10
1991 Plogs $3
1993 Power Rangers $10
1995 Beanie Babies $5
1996 Tickle Me Elmo $29
Did You Get One? I Did Get a Trivial Pursuit Game. Probably Why I Like NTN. --Cooter
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