Been to Asda lately? I would strongly recommend you do if you have some children to buy for.
At this point, I should say that all Asda toys in my house have been presents from other people. I didn't even know that they made their own toys. I have since wandered the aisles with amazement at what is there.
My 8 month old son has two Asda toys, one which is his all time favourite, a great caterpillar. It consists of a head with four cubes individually joined on to each other with velcro to act as its body. Each cube is multi-coloured with having a letter, a digit and the same number as on a dice on the sides, oh and two legs, rather educational as a 0+ toy, don't you think? On top of that, each cube also has different textures and sounds. Me being the nosey kind went to see how much the toy had cost and I was 'gob-smacked' to find it was less than £5.
We've also got some great teething keys with a key fob that plays 'It's a small world' which was £1.99. I now go there as my first stop when buying presents for people rather than the ELC. They also stock a range of branded toys at competitive prices.
Other 'Asda' branded toys include those for imaginary play and construction.
So, what are the negatives? Firstly you have to go at the right time as sometimes you can't get exactly what you want (doesn't happen often). Secondly must be purely down to pride. I certainly have no problems giving presents in a box with Asda on the label but some of you may prefer a Harrods label!!!
Advantages: Excellent choice of goods, good quality,low prices Disadvantages: Not always in convenient locations, untidy store layout,queues at checkouts can be long
gingergoosemail 19.09.2008 (19.09.2008)
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