hook line and sinker wrote:I am not complaining. I am merely illustrating what I think is causing for the price hike here in the sates. And that is devalued money. I still plan to pick up the toys I really, really want though.
xyl360 wrote:hook line and sinker wrote:I am not complaining. I am merely illustrating what I think is causing for the price hike here in the sates. And that is devalued money. I still plan to pick up the toys I really, really want though.
I agree. And minimum wage in the US has risen dramatically in the past few years, that means more money in circulation, which means an increased cost of living and cost of everything in general due to increased inflation. Such is the nature of economics, and it's hitting everything else too, not just toys.
Hasbro (and other companies) have tried over the years to keep the prices as low as they were in the past, but eventually they have to hike the prices to make a profit. I just wish they weren't also sacrificing size and quality. That makes the sting of all this that much worse and is why Takara's getting more of my money than Hasbro these days. The figures are still smaller, but the quality and paint apps are there and import prices are closer these days to Hasbro's retail pricing.
I'm sure these particular cases of extreme price hikes are just for the holiday 'sales' however, and that pricing will return to what it was before that (though never back to $10 or whatever I'm sure, as that ship sailed with the current economic situation).
noctorro wrote:I don't mean to depress you americans. But the FOC figures cost 25 euro's in The Netherlands.
25 euro's = 32,30500 Amerikaanse dollars
So quit complaining!!!
Stockade wrote: but i think ill just wait until they hit TJ Maxx and Marshalls to pick them up at a much cheaper price.
It Is Him wrote:Second, the US dollar has grown weaker to the Chinese Yuan. Where do our toys get made? Exactly. That means the price of labor, land and other costs are increasing when converted back into the US Dollar.
Lasteye wrote:(And no, the Federal reserve isn't printing more money than it should be)
I never post here but a statement like that bewilders me.
Ominous Prime-Evil wrote:While I have not read all 13 pages of post, my 2 cents is, that walmart will jack up the price then give the item a lower "Rollback" price, having a high "Was" price to show the "value" that the consumer is saving. This makes sense give how close we are to Christmas.
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