Gross Toys Dominate Holiday Season With Ugly Characters
San Francisco AP reports a surge in gross toys like Breath Blasters and Rude Ralph as kids favor disgusting playthings. ADA condemns the trend as sickening while manufacturers defend it, noting strong sales and brands like Victor Vomit and Dogbreath.
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San Francisco
Sewer Face
Victor
Ralph
Dogbreath
Americans For Democratic Action
Washington, D.C
Ms. Levin
Levison
ADA
Rude Ralph
Family Heirlooms As Affordable Holiday Gifts
County Home Economist Katie Walker from Kansas State University urges using heirlooms and family items as budget friendly gifts. The piece advises valuing treasured objects, offering tips on appraisal and relinquishing ownership, and suggests family members share cleaning tasks to reduce holiday stress while preserving sentiment and practicality.
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Marcial
Mages County
Katie Walker
Kansas State University Extension
Walker
Made In USA Okay If Price Is Right
An Associated Press summary of Money magazine survey shows 80 percent prefer buying American when prices match imports. The study of 2,555 U.S. adults notes stronger nationalism for apparel and cars, with 66 percent and 69 percent favoring domestic goods, and a 54 to 21 percent edge for import taxes to protect U.S. manufacturers.
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USA
Associated Press
Money Magazine
Time, Inc
Seymour Lieberman
Lieberman Research of
New York
Lieberman
Rent A Video Companion Sam Aims To Ease Loneliness
Chicago based Career Dynamics markets Rent-A-Friend, the Original Video Companion, a 42 minute tape featuring Sam a cheerful unemployed buddy who converses questions shares stories and lends a dollar. Shelf price 19.95 mail order with a yes Sam coupon for $1. Psychologist Freudenberger cautions it may comfort homebound individuals while modeling social interaction to encourage real friendships.
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Chicago
Ben H Shar Cote Gup
Sam
Career Dynamics
Hollis
Buddy
New York
Bernard Freudenberger
Freudenberger
Impromtu Gift Shows Christmas Kindness Across Class Lines
Dear Ann Landers recounts a Silicon Valley Christmas moment when a shopper paid for a vagrant's loaf and peanut butter, later realizing the giver's joy surpassed any yearly unseen pride. The column also notes tubal ligation reversal success rates and surgical options for reversing the procedure.
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Ann Landers
Silicon Valley
M. Inbutte
British Go Crackers Shine as Big Business
LONDON AP. Andrew Lauder, 40, chief executive of Tom Smith and Co. Ltd. in Norwich, runs the world’s largest Christmas cracker maker. The firm holds the Royal Warrant but keeps Queen’s cracker contents private. A six-pack costs about 99 pounds, each cracker containing a digital watch or clock or pen plus a joke. Crackers are pulled at table for crowns and groan worthy gags such as What’s a crocodile’s favorite game Snap.
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London
Andrew Lauder
Lauder
Tom Smith and Co. Ltd
Tower
Tower of London
Tom Smith
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