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Do you think toy companies get a kick back from battery companies?

Are some toys invented simply because the companies that make batteries pay to have them made, so the battery company can make money on battery sales?

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  • 2 decades ago
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    Never thought of it that way, but coming to think of it, I think it is quite possible it happens.

  • 2 decades ago

    Well that's an interesting thought, but if you think about it, there would be a neverending chain of paying other companies in a different field to keep the economy of the world stable.

    Some toys don't run on batteries

    =D

  • 2 decades ago

    not only do the toy companies get a kick back but so do the toy stores. I work at Toys "R" Us and we HAVE TO ask every guest if they need any batteries even if they just buy cloths. we are told to get more sales by getting them to buy the batteries are our place. if we forget to ask for batteries then the guest gets a free pop. we have to tally up how many batteries we sold by the end of our shift. and believe me WE HATE ASKING.

  • 2 decades ago

    You know what? I think about that all the time!! Actually, everytime I change the batteries in one of my childrens many toys that require them! I also wonder do they need so many darn batteries to work or are they made to suck too much juice? I sure would like to know too!

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    No.

    That would be like saying the Car Companies get a kick back from Oil companies or Microsoft gets a kick back from Hard Drive Companies (To keep the software bigger and bigger) or Tobacco Companies get a kick back from Pharmaceutical Companies and Health Care Companies (To keep producing more and more cancer patients) or Fast Food Companies get a kick back from Pharmaceutical and Health Care Companies (To keep producing more and more fat unhealthy patients)

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  • 2 decades ago

    no, unless they have an agreement for example if a pack is included with toy for sale

  • 2 decades ago

    well yes the same way bush is keeping us in Iraq kickbacks for the oil

  • 2 decades ago

    its the same with the wiener and bread companies

  • ditre
    Lv 4
    2 decades ago

    of course, or more products would be more battery efficient

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    yes

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