WHAT'S THE APPEAL OF RETRO TOYS?: Cash-strapped parents and toymakers facing the difficult economy both find retro toys a safe bet for the holidays, since they have have tried-and-true appeal.
WHICH TOYS?: Lincoln Logs, TinkerToys, Cabbage Patch Kid dolls and Easy-Bake Ovens were all named by parents who are buying old-fashioned toys for their children this holiday.
QUOTE: "'Retro' or 'nostalgia' toys can be viewed as the 'comfort food' of the toy industry and I do think folks naturally gravitate to what made them happy when they were young, or what is familiar to them." _ Anita Frazier, a toy analyst at NPD Group, a market research firm.
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