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Kidult Toy Buying Trend

from Secret Service Sloped Roof Party | The Tim Dillon Show #401 · #401

2 min

News

He reports on a news story that adults have surpassed young children as the top toy-buying demographic, riffing on adults stealing Halloween and video games from kids and now toys too.

In this bit3 moments
  • Tim explains how adults have stolen everything from children—Halloween, video games, toys—and then perverted it so kids can't enjoy it back.
  • Data shows adults 18 and up have now surpassed children ages 3 to 5 as the biggest toy industry customer demographic.
  • The 'kidulting' trend drives grown-ups to the toy aisle for Funko Pops, action figures, and comic books, with nostalgia as the bottom line.
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