[ToyAddict]

Don't know who among us (the buying community) gave them (Mattel) hope. The club was their idea; they hoped it would work. IIRC, it squeaked by on the last day last year. And this year they raise the prices again.

I can think of a few hundred people to blame (most of them working or formerly working in Wash DC -- note not taking sides or pointing a specific finger) for making a crummy economy where a lot of folks don't have disposable income. But the blame is not on (most of) us.

There's lots of things I'd like to buy. . .I'd like a new car; I've had one for 8 years and it's broken/undriveable right now and my other one I've had for 14 years. I don't have the money for it. Bigger house. Dinner out. Fix my leaky roof. I could go on. Life will go on without toys. And my life will probably be better, now that I won't get "the eye" from my wife for subscribing!