Bad Waiting Room Toys

Good toys aren't necessarily good for your business. Here are some examples.

Toy Type	Safety	Durability	Appropriate	Results

STUFFED ANIMALS	VERY POOR	POOR	AVERAGE	NO GOOD
	Furry toys most likely carry infectious disease - best cleaning method likely to incinerate bear to get it germ free.	Material gets dirty and is simply hard to clean. It's possible to have the stuffing fall out of tears creating safety issues for babies and toddlers	Bears get dragged around but often do not create inanimate type of behavior.	Nearly a sure bet to transmit disease, especially in doctors offices.
BUILDING TOYS	AVERAGE	POOR	POOR	NO GOOD
	Only good way to clean is emersion scrubbing or dishwasher.	Still works pretty well after being sucked into a vacuum. Parts disappear but at least the remaining parts still work.	Cool building sticks also double as ninja darts. Parts easily spread across office or showroom floors. Top of container makes good Frisbee but may cause scrapes.	Not for businesses unless you like to have your staff pick up toys.
WHEELED TOYS	POOR	AVERAGE	POOR	NO GOOD
	Only good way to clean is emersion scrubbing or dishwasher. Often at least a few pinch points. Unsuspecting customers who step on these toys get quite a ride.	Fairly durable and tends to remain playable even when parts like wheels fall off.	Kids pushing toys across your floor just isn't good. These toys are often left on the floor and make for safety issues for others.	Not for businesses unless you have a race track.
LEARNING TOYS	AVERAGE	AVERAGE	POOR	NO GOOD
	Can be cleaned by scrubbing off organic material, then disinfecting. Harsh treatment, especially on cement floors can cause plastic to fracture.	Fairly durable and tends to remain playable even when parts break.	Battery operated means you have to be diligent in keeping it working. Sound, which is mandatory for the toy to work is disturbing to those around it.	Not for businesses since sound disturbs others and works against sales processes.
BOOKS	POOR	POOR	VERY POOR	NO GOOD
	We LOVE CURIOUS GEORGE!!! However, books are never cleaned. HOW DO YOU CLEAN A BOOK, eh! We happen to know that kids cough and sneeze on them.	Books get beat up in waiting rooms. Pages get torn and the edges of the cover get bent up. Missing pages anger readers.	As much as we'd like to endorse reading, children often ask their parents for help. Parents reading out loud can disturb a lot of people in a waiting room. Car sales tend to slow down too when parents are reading children's books.	Discouraging reading sounds awful, but books shouldn't be around your business.
Puzzles	VERY POOR	VERY POOR	POOR
	We like puzzles as long as they're made sturdy like this cool Melissa & Doug Puzzle. Stay away from puzzles with small pieces, they are a huge choking hazard for toddlers.	Puzzles are only good if the pieces are around. In a lot of research we never found a single puzzle that was left put together. Often times pieces are missing.	In theory, puzzles could be good, but in practice they are responsible for causing children to require their parents help whether it's because the puzzle is too complicated or because pieces are missing.	No, just no.

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