I agree QNS! After buying the boys a Christmas Gift that they "had to have" that was shown on TV one year, never again! They were bored with that toy way too soon. After that I informed them that anything they saw advertised on TV they would NOT get! They are too gimmicky (sp??). I guess I was a "mean" mom, but that's OK! I made sure that anything I purchased was something they could learn from, or sports related and they could use for many years.
We ended up with 12 for dinner and another 8 for dessert and gift exchange. I got 3 light weight jackets! Oh dear! Just what I did not need!