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27 Nov 1998
FOE campaigners will also be available to talk about Wonder
Waster (“a wicked waste of materials and money”)
and International No Shop Day, which takes place on Saturday
28th November .
An exciting new range of expensive and wasteful children's toys is
to be launched on Friday 27th November. The launch by Friends of the
Earth is timed to co-incide with International No Shop Day,
and involves four additions to the Trashformer range
of toys. They are:
Wonder Waster - “A wicked waste of materials
and money”.
My Little Phoney - “Guaranteed to disappoint”.
The Fibby - “Talks rubbish, looks rubbish, is
rubbish”.
Flip and Break Bobby - “Breaks at the touch of
a button”.
... these are just some of the words not associated with the new toys.
Friends of the Earth wants to see a ban on exploitative TV advertising
aimed at children (so-called“pester power”). Such a
ban already exists in other European countries including Sweden.
Commenting, FOE campaigner Anna Thomas said:
“Christmas is ruined for many families by grossly exploitative
TV advertising aimed at kids - aiming to sell them useless products
at prices their parents can't afford. It's time we cracked down on the
cynical advertisers and manufacturers who rely on pester power to sell
their products”.
Contact details:
Friends of the Earth
26-28 Underwood St.
LONDON
N1 7JQ
Tel: 020 7490 1555
Fax: 020 7490 0881
Web: www.foe.co.uk/feedback.html
Media team
