Lucky Penny Shop Presents...

[calzephyr]

Some time ago I stumbled across YouTuber Lucky Penny Shop...not sure how, but I'm always checking in to see what weird and wonderful things they're reviewing, which is mostly toys. Love their enthusiasm and demos, especially when they pull out older toys. Here's just one video from an oddball set of McDonald's toys made in 1993 used to condition young folks into accepting McJobs. All the toys seem rather weird in that they don't produce the actual product in any form - the French fry maker cuts bread up into strips, for example - but I guess someone deserves props for thinking up something like this. The burger maker is by far the strangest of the bunch - and watching it in action as the narrator makes a cereal, chocolate and peanut butter burger patty is oddly gross, fun and...unique!

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Comments

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? It seems to me there would be a less complicated way of making the "meat" and it looks like a pain to clean. The chicken McNuggets in another video are made from bread, corn flakes and honey :-D

Mike Mozart is a hoot! I love him...should see what he's up to now. I haven't heard of Ashens, but I'll take a look. Thanks!

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

Main reason my mother didn't buy certain toys was she always took "ability to clean" into account; beg, plead, or whine, but Mom knows who get stuck with it.

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Oh totally!! I remember I really had to beg and plead for markers and plasticine. I didn't have paint either growing up :-D

[kittymink.livejournal.com]

plasticine is one of the best toys you can give a child too! It doesn't try out and provides one with endless creativity and playtime

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Truly! Mom just saw it as getting into the carpet and such. The dearth of art supplies I experienced as a child shows in my addiction to Michaels ;-)