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What gift did you open for your birthday this year? Were you gifted any toys?
Lots of adults were.
In fact, figures suggest that adults buying toys for themselves is keeping the toy market alive, driving nearly a third of global sales. But what’s behind shift? In this episode we meet the makers, the sellers and the buyers.
Produced by: Megan Lawton
(Image: A man playing with cars. Credit: Getty Images)
By BBC World Service4.4
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What gift did you open for your birthday this year? Were you gifted any toys?
Lots of adults were.
In fact, figures suggest that adults buying toys for themselves is keeping the toy market alive, driving nearly a third of global sales. But what’s behind shift? In this episode we meet the makers, the sellers and the buyers.
Produced by: Megan Lawton
(Image: A man playing with cars. Credit: Getty Images)

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