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Toy Testing with Two Young Girls

Aired August 07, 2001 - 08:38   ET

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VINCE CELLINI, CNN ANCHOR: Now back to the toy testing we began last hour. It may be fun for the children, but it's serious business for toymakers.

COLLEEN MCEDWARDS, CNN ANCHOR: It sure is. And today's testers have been given several toys to check out. We want to get their reaction now from New York. We have got Victoria Lopresti and her sister, Alexa, who's been playing with some toys there in order to try to get a take on them, see what they like best.

Victoria, maybe you can start by telling us what you've there and how you liked playing with it.

VICTORIA LOPRESTI, 11-YEAR-OLD TESTER: I'm playing with the deejay mixer, and this is my favorite toy because you can make your own music.

MCEDWARDS: Good for you. What's it like?

LOPRESTI: Well, there are a lot of buttons that make plenty of different noises. And there with two records that you spin, and they make like a screeching scan.

MCEDWARDS: It really is a deejay center with records and everything. That's great, Victoria.

CELLINI: Do you like mostly electronic toys, or are there others that you like that don't flash, and buzz have and have music blaring?

Victoria?

LOPRESTI: Yes?

CELLINI: Hi.

Do you like mostly electronic toys, or are there simple toys that you enjoy as well?

LOPRESTI: I enjoy both of them, but I have to say I like the electronic toys more.

MCEDWARDS: I bet you do. They're interesting. Now what about Alexa? Is she there. Alexa, what have you got? And what did you like? ALEXA LOPRESTI, 8-YEAR-OLD TESTER: I like the electronic toys.

MCEDWARDS: You do, too.

What's in front of you there?

CELLINI: Alexa, is that something that you think you would play with for a long time?

A. LOPRESTI: What?

CELLINI: Would you enjoy that toy for a long time?

A. LOPRESTI: Yes.

MCEDWARDS: Good for you.

What is it, Alexa? Tell us what it is.

A. LOPRESTI: It's called the Barbie Karaoke.

MCEDWARDS: And what does it do?

A. LOPRESTI: Well, if you press the play button, it sings a song. And there's like different cassettes that you can pick out of and put them in and play the song.

MCEDWARDS: And why do you like it?

A. LOPRESTI: Well, because I like music.

CELLINI: Do you think you would like to grow up and be a toy tester?

A. LOPRESTI: Yes.

CELLINI: Sure you would.

MCEDWARDS: Victoria, tell us what else you played with and whether there's things you might put on your Christmas list, or things you might ask for a birthday or not.

V. LOPRESTI: Well, I played with a lot of the toys. And besides this deejay mixer, I like the cars no cars. And besides the deejay mixer, my other favorite was the Barbie Sing-A-Long Karaoke, because you get this thing with it.

MCEDWARDS: You guys really like the music, don't you? Anything else that's a must-have that you're going to go right home and ask mom and dad for?

V. LOPRESTI: Well, there are these log sets and you get to build houses with them, and they're are also other ones that you can cut into half, and that's a lot of fun.

MCEDWARDS: I'll bet. CELLINI: How about you, Alexa? Do you have some other things that you'd like for your holidays?

A. LOPRESTI: Yes.

CELLINI: OK, then. Thank you, ladies, very much.

A. LOPRESTI: You're welcome.

V. LOPRESTI: Bye.

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