Multiple Furbies (per kid):
Moon shoes (that were never played with):
A very big projection TV in a dedicated TV room:
And a Bose CD player also in the TV room:
A "computer room" that had a computer with unlimited internet access:
And had fancy mouses that didn't come with the computer:
A CD storage cabinet that wasn't meant to look like it stored CDs:
A BIG collection of Playmobil toys (nothing screamed "rich kid" more than Playmobil figures and accessories):
And the Playmobil Victorian Mansion:
Beanie Babies collection that wasn't meant to be played with:
And, of course, also the Princess Diana Beanie Baby:
A large collection of chunky VHS tapes:
TVs and VCRs in every bedroom:
Also, phone lines in every room, and when your friends got older, they got their own private lines:
A giant armoire in the primary bedroom meant to hide the TV:
A jetted tub surrounded by tile in the primary bathroom:
Several of the latest Super Soaker guns so that no one would have to share:
A huge playhouse in the backyard (that was, honestly, bigger than some studio apartments):
Along with a trampoline:
Five-CD boomboxes with remote in the bedroom of any of the kids that were older and into music:
A refrigerator that looked like a cabinet:
A trash drawer that was also a cabinet:
A second sink (a bar sink) in the kitchen:
A collection of herb-infused oils and vinegars bottles that sat on a giant kitchen window ledge:
An old-timey popcorn cart "for movie nights":
A rec room or basement that had a pool table...
..and a *WORKING* air hockey table:
A rec room or basement closet stacked full of board games
A very fancy chess set that was purely decorative:
A ~quirky~ side-table that cost like $800:
Encyclopedias that were replaced every few years:
A fountain:
Every gaming system and almost every game that was released for it:
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Guess I never knew any poor kids.
Hey I wasted my own money from my high school job on those...
Those were pretty good toys though. Cheap, and most every kid liked them, so perfect birthday presents for all those lit parties every weekend.