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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

In the 80s parents were waiting on lines to pay $100 for a Cabbage Patch Kid doll. Flash forward to now and parents pay an average of $115 for American Girl dolls. I used to wonder why seemingly sensible adults would go to such lengths. Never discount the 'whine-factor' especially if you don't have kids and aren't familiar with their incessant mewling for things they believe are 'must-haves'. From what I've both been told and seen personally, it's enough to inspire what most would consider nonsensical action.

It's funny, because as an 80s kid my parents weren't waiting in those lines, whining or not. Whining got my ass smacked.

My parents would usually buy toys at flea markets so it would be easily affordable, and I could get an entire box of say GI Joes at once to enjoy.