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Pittsford Federal Credit Union

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Top 20 Toys Recommended by Readers

Which toys have the longest life and the lowest "dollars-per-play-hour" ratio? Read on!

1600 Rochester-area parents were asked what toys their children had played with that lasted the longest and held their child's interest through several developmental stages...toys which, when counting "dollars-invested-per-play-hour," were the best value. Here are the top 20 toys that were recommended.

(Thanks so much to all who contributed to the ideas on this page. Your names are too numerous to mention individually, but you know who you are!)

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