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Recession drives quads
from top
11.12.08
Nintendo Wii and DS
Lite remain the hottest items in Inishowen
by Liam Porter, Inishowen
Independent
IT WOULD appear as if the recession gripping the
North-West may even have reached as far as the North
Pole this year with less requests for large items
like quads from boys and girls writing to Santa,
according to the Inishowen Independent Christmas toy
survey.
For the second year in a row Nintendo consoles and
games are the most sought after items among boys and
girls in Inishowen, but quads which made the top ten
of most sought-after items for both boys and girls
last year, don’t make it onto either top ten this
year.
Instead, it is interesting to see that instead of
diesel-powered vehicles like quads, pedal-power is
very much in vogue with go-karts making a comeback
into the top ten of most wanted for boys.
And bicycles remain high up on the wish list for
both boys and girls, the third most sought after
item for girls and the fourth for boys. |
However top of the list
for both are Nintendo items, the DS Lite and DS Lite
games the most sought after item for girls and the
Nintendo Wii top of the wanted list for boys.
Both items also appear on the boys’ and girls’ list,
with the DS Lite the fifth most sought after item
for girls and the Wii the tenth most popular for
girls.
Another big surprise in the top ten for boys is the
appearance of Ben 10 |
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items as the second
most sought after item for boys. The animated
television series has become a huge success with
many boys wanting the Ben 10 watch.
Action heroes and figures are popular again among
the young boys in the peninsula with wrestling toys
and Power Rangers toys both in the top ten.
However they still come way behind a local favourite
- tractors, with the John Deere remote controlled
tractor a particular hot favourite among youngsters
in Inishowen.
Sporting goods, including football jerseys, football
nets and other equipment like footballs also make it
into the top ten for boys this year having been far
down the list last year.
Meanwhile High School Musical items remain hugely
popular among young girls in Inishowen this year,
coming no doubt on the back of the release a few
months ago of the third movie in the series.
A new item in the top ten this year for girls is the
Girl Gourmet Cupcake maker, appearing at number five
on the wish list. Bratz, Hannah Montana and Dora
items all also make it into the top ten for girls
this year who once again appear to have more
interest in music-related items and see ipods also
make their top ten.
Musical items including guitars and drum kits are
sought after by some of the youngsters in Inishowen
but don’t make the top ten for either boys or girls
while books and art materials are also sought after,
especially among girls.
Train sets, lego and PSPs are sought by boys but not
in huge numbers, while various dolls and doll-items
like prams and houses remain popular among young
girls.
Last year if you were to buy eight items out of the
Top Ten toys for the boys it would come to an
astonishing €1,729, while the entire top ten this
year would come to around €1,249.
There is also a dramatic drop in the cost of the
girls requests with eight of last year’s top ten
coming to €1,136 while the entire top ten comes in
this year at around €980.
Top ten toys for Boys:
Nintendo Wii and games
Ben 10 Toys
Tractors
Bikes
Nintendo DS
Football nets, jerseys etc
Wrestling Toys
Playstation and games
Go-Karts
Power Ranger Toys
Top ten toys for Girls:
Nintendo DS
High School Musical
Bikes
Bratz Toys
Cupcake Maker
Dora Toys
Hannah Montana Toys
iPods
Nintendo Wii
Dolls & Prams |
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