Monday, 28 April 2008

Pocket Monsters Making a Comeback?


One thing that has surprised us recently is the seemingly huge appeal for Pokemon trading cards and gacha / toys, we thought they were diminishing in popularity as the likes of Yu-Gi-Oh et al took over the mantle, but how wrong we could have been, it seems the great Nintendo can do nothing wrong at the moment and rightly so, long may they rein supreme....

Thursday, 24 April 2008

Shiver me timbers.


Arghhhhh you scurvy dogs.... hoist the main sail.....and get dad to walk the plank (yeah ok... we know!!), but coming in hopefully tomorrow are these wonderful Pirate Flags, measuring 5ft x 3ft, they're a perfect addition to the little rascals bedrooms, or as a Cos-play accessory. Other items arriving with them include the hilarious Farmyard Flyers, which are plush catapults in Duck, Chicken, Cow & Pig guises, the cool bit is when you release them they fly off making animal noises!! We'll be looking to add a few more 'outdoor' items over the next few weeks now that the weather is getting better (ahem)..... More Gogo's Crazy Bones too, these are really popular at the moment. As always you can check out new arrivals from the 'Just In' button on the website which is HERE.... now where did i put that cutlass?.............

Monday, 21 April 2008

Heads down.....Incoming!!!!


Some really cool items arriving this week, including Mr Bean & Star Wars Boba Fett Bobble heads, these look really cool, and we will be introducing more Bobble Heads soon (you can check them out in our 'collectables' section). Are you old enough to remember 'The Clangers'? It's got to be one the best children's TV shows ever (along with 'Bagpuss' etc :)...), it goes to show the 70's weren't all bad! Anyway we've got some Ltd Edition Clangers mugs arriving too in the gift section (perfect for those soup dragon moments).
With everything 'High School Musical' seemingly flying off the shelves, we've got some 'Dance Card' action games incoming. Together with some Betty Boop Celebriducks, Happy Puppy trading cards, Ltd Edition Snowboarders Top Trumps, Pokemon Series 5 Gacha, and more!! There's at least 10 reasons to forget any April showers.......

Friday, 18 April 2008

Vinyl Toys...21st century pieces of Fine Art?


We're in the process of looking to slowly increase our number of 'Designer Vinyl' lines, we have found that 'Kidult' toys are extremely popular, and that collectors are both passionate and as unique as the toys themselves! We currently have 2 wholesale suppliers, one in the States and other based in Europe (we're refining our French as you read this!!). So keep your eyes peeled, and our Urban toys should be growing in number in the coming months.

Wednesday, 16 April 2008

Tumbling Tots....

In today, we've got a supply of Scooby-Doo Balance balls, quote - "Fitness is even more fun with Scooby-Doo along. Kids love bouncing on the Scooby-Doo Balance Ball, for ages 3-6 (45 cm)." In the box, together with the ball, comes a pump, and a 30 minute DVD of exercises and fun games especially for active tots, presented by award winning Fitness Instructor & Mum, Madeleine Lewis.

Indoors or Out, these look like a fun and safe way to burn off your tots excess energy, and keep them fit too!!
You can check them out HERE at ToyToyjac.


Monday, 14 April 2008

Slapped hands :(........

Unfortunately we've had to increase the price on some of our Uglydoll products after a call from the UK distributors, we fully understand why they wouldn't want the brand being 'brought down or diminished' by price cutting, and we love them so much we don't want to lose the right to sell them, just part of us feel it's a bit of sour grapes from some competitor here in the UK (If that is the case, good luck to them by the way). Saying that, we're happy to match any UK based genuine Uglydoll price you find, email us at info@toytoyjac.co.uk to see if we can help, the new 2008 Uglydolls are nearly here, so we're not too down hearted, and remember this - you will find it hard going to come across customer service and service in the UK to beat ours - our customers needs and requirements always come first before a quick profit - because we want our customers to come back time, and time again - if it's not right we'll sort it out quickly (as in right there, right now) whether it's online or at the shop.

Saturday, 12 April 2008

Finally...!!!


Finally, the Yu-Gi-Oh Gold Series is in stock at the suppliers and will be with us on Tuesday 15th, we lost count how many times we've answered queries about these, and being very limited in supply, we're not sure it's worth selling them online.

Coming in with the Yu-Gi-Oh packs are some of the new 2008 Gelli Baff colours (although again these are pretty light on the ground at the moment and we've only managed to get hold of a handful initially!), the colours are 'Princess Pink' , 'Colour Changing Ballistic Blue' , and 'Colour Changing Cosmic Yellow'. Also some 'Mr Bump' Mopods & BEN 10 Top Trumps are among the items joining the ranks. The 6" Southpark Plushies should also be making an appearance at the beginning of the week.... Roll on next week!!!

Thursday, 10 April 2008

The (Bad) Boys Are Back In Town..

We've ordered some SouthPark Plush figures, those foul mouthed boys from Colorado will be hitting our shelves soon in 6" soft form (from left - Stan, Kenny, Kyle & Cartman), just don't tell your Grandma!!

If Southpark's a bit rich for your taste, apart from Uglydolls, we've got a growing selection of Lil'Kinz and don't forget the 12" poseable Pink Panthers, Check out the Plush at ToyToyjac Here.


Wednesday, 9 April 2008

Hey Ugly.....


The new 2008 Uglydolls hit the shelves sometime this month, 'Babo's Bird' seems a popular choice among collectors and fans judging by the comments on various sites, personally we like 'Poe' (the green bat like one), and his story is - "Poe is an Ugly Dragon. Ugly Dragons come from the Ugly Dragon Mountain. But Poe has left the safety of his caverns in search of his big dreams. The other day he had a big dream about a big scoop of Ice Cream(Chocolate). While most Ugly Dragons sleep all day and fly all night, Poe is more into cars, trucks, bikes and anything that lets him sit down while moving. Flying is hard. You have to flap your wings around all the time! Can Poe ride with you?". With them all being available in three sizes, and we're guessing that the 7" ones will be different colours, it looks like 2008's turning very ugly....

Saturday, 5 April 2008

Turning Japanese...I think we're.... yes i really think so...

We're in the process of putting together an enquiry for these uber cool models (figures) from Bandai. Keroro Gunso models which you put together, although no glue or painting is required, you just snap the pieces together. We're not familiar with the Anime, but we love the look of the characters, and each model can be made into multiple different poses..... fingers crossed and we might be seeing them instore next month, can't wait :)............

Friday, 4 April 2008

Go Go Yu-Gi-Oh


Ahhhh..... the Gazillion bubbles have come into stock at the suppliers (well some of them anyway), but we're still waiting for the Yu-Gi-Oh Gold Series (due on Monday 7th now), so we are holding off till they come in to get hold of the Gazillions.

New in today though arrivals include more lil'kinz, Jeero 7" Uglydoll, Gormiti 2 figure packs, Simpsons colour changing putty, original Slinky & Pokemon TCG Lucario tins... oooh and some hair-ee drop n pop balls!!
Say hi to Jeero (left), Jeero wants to hang out with you. Why? He needs you. Jeero thinks life is so complicated, so he needs you to comfort him. Wage and Babo ask him so many questions, and he isn't sure what makes them think he has any of the answers. Maybe they think his red nose means he's Jeero the wise. Well he's not! What time is it? Jeero has no idea. How do you get from here to there? Don't ask…Jeero doesn't know! Jeero just wants to sit on the sofa with you and eat some snacks. Is that too much to ask? Jeero doesn't know, but he does know that it's time for you to cancel your plans and hang out with the Uglydolls.

Tuesday, 1 April 2008

Fools Gold...?

April 1st, and we wouldn't be surprised if we received an email from the suppliers saying the Gazillion Bubbles (which we seemed to have pre-ordered an eternity ago) have now come into stock, but then we'd have to take it with a pinch of salt (it's amazing what things these computers do on fools day, without human intervention :P !!!). The Yu-Gi-Oh Gold series were supposed to coming out yesterday, and no word on them either. We have a sneaky feeling the financial year end (31st March) might have something to do with it (they have quite a few lines which never made it into stock last month), but we live in hope that this 'day of fools' brings some good news.....
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