James Zahn aka The Rock Father
@therockfather.bsky.social
As Seen on TV! Toy Expert, Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book; Rock & Roll Gangster Dad/Husband/Writer/Actor/Director/Musician🎸
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James Zahn, @therockfather.bsky.social, is editor of the trade publication The Toy Book. He predicts we’ll start to see much higher prices and empty shelves in the toy aisle by Halloween. A word to the wise: Shop soon for the kiddos in your life.
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Toymakers are in limbo with uncertain trade policy
As many as 80% of the toys we buy in the U.S. are manufactured in China. The trade war will likely speed up the shift to those other countries.
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April 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
James Zahn, @therockfather.bsky.social, is editor of the trade publication The Toy Book. He predicts we’ll start to see much higher prices and empty shelves in the toy aisle by Halloween. A word to the wise: Shop soon for the kiddos in your life.
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Some toy history to start the day — I found this in The Toy Book archives last week… a 1986 story about the success of Hasbro’s G.I. Joe.
https://toybook.com/from-the-archives-impact-of-g-i-joe-continues-to-grow/
https://toybook.com/from-the-archives-impact-of-g-i-joe-continues-to-grow/
September 19, 2023 at 2:06 PM
Some toy history to start the day — I found this in The Toy Book archives last week… a 1986 story about the success of Hasbro’s G.I. Joe.
https://toybook.com/from-the-archives-impact-of-g-i-joe-continues-to-grow/
https://toybook.com/from-the-archives-impact-of-g-i-joe-continues-to-grow/
What’s up Bluesky? I’m now on Bluesky. Not sure who to follow or if this place is cool or not, but here we are.
August 15, 2023 at 12:37 AM
What’s up Bluesky? I’m now on Bluesky. Not sure who to follow or if this place is cool or not, but here we are.