Furby, Rubiks Cubes and Cabbage Patch Kids: The Christmas Toys parents spent hours waiting for
There are few things more exciting for kids than making up their Christmas present list in the run up to the big day.
Cabbage Patch Kids became one the most popular toy fads of the 1980s. The toys were so in demand in 1983 that they caused riots in the US as frenzied shoppers scrambled to buy their child one for Christmas amid stock issues. Buzz Lightyear The hit animated movie Toy Story was released in March 1996 in the UK and was an instant hit with kids and grown-ups. With the amazing success of the film it was understandable that Pixar, and Disney, were keen to capitalise on its popularity.And what better way to do that then a Buzz Lightyear doll? The doll sold out so rapidly before Christmas, with such high demand, that emergency stock was shipped to the UK, arriving at selected UK stores in time for December 24, 1996.
The Furby is still a popular toy today, having evolved to a more technologically advanced model, featuring LCD eyes and its own mobile app. Lego Lego is one of the biggest selling toys of all time, and as such, demand for its many iterations has caused frantic parents everywhere to go the extra mile to get their hands on a particular set at Christmas. One such set was the Lego train set which was Argos' most popular toy in 1982.
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