aster
than the line at the drive–up window; stronger than steaming–hot
coffee; tastier than a flame-broiled burger; and able to get full-grown
adults to order children’s meals, it is none other than the colorful
little tchotchkes that come packed with a child’s fast food meal.
That is to say the premium or toy. Now, appearing at your local fast–food
restaurant (no matter in what part of the country you live, and no matter
what fast food chain in which you choose to eat), you will find that the
establishment offers a toy, collectible, or item specifically designed
to induce your child to want to eat there, rather than at the other 40-odd
places that look just like and serve exactly the same kind of food, prepared
in precisely the same way. Interestingly enough, it is this that has been
driving people to fast food restaurants for over 30 years, and we don’t
mean secret, special sauce or flame-broiled anything.
Yes,
we’re talking about toys. Who cares about the food these places serve
up (one instructor of ours once referred to this type cuisine as “Asbestos
covered with tomato sauce” (hey, don’t blame us, it wasn’t
our quote, we’re just the messenger here). Needless to say, we personally
love these toys so much that we’ve written the book
on the subject. Want to know what (or how many) fast food chains are issuing
toys? Want to know how much the toys you’ve collected over the years
are now worth? Well then, you’ve come to the right place. Kiddie Meal Collectibles (Krause books), written by noted collector and author, Robert J. Sodaro, is an accurately-priced, reference book
on the subject of fast food toys and collectibles. Carefully researched
and compiled, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever purchased
a kid’s meal from any U.S. fast food chain and kept the toy! Here’s
What you get:
- Company histories for over 40 chains!
- Listings that go back nearly 30 years!
- Articles on:
- Star Wars
- Superheroes
- The Art of Collecting
- And more
So dig through your
toy chest today to see which toys you still have. Then check out this
book and see what they are worth.
Media and Press Info:
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Articles about me have already appeared about me in a number of publications (both local and national), and I have been granting interviews to several radio stations across the country.
