"Hi, I'm Lily! Sing a counting song with me! Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-doot 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9- do-do-do-do-do-10!"

Someday I WILL throw her away :)

@mamaluv, I always found baby dolls so scary. The fact that yours made sounds, freaks me out!!! Good thing you chucked it when you could!

Claire, this is too funny! I can just imagine you driving alone in the van with that noise going off. I bought some toys from Disney's Cars that were like that. I had them in the trunk and they make noise from movement. Dialogue and roaring sounds along with some tire squealing. It was the most ridiculous drive home from Wal-Mart, and then when I gave them to my nephews I did feel a certain amount of guilt that the parents wouldn't be too pleased when they noticed how much noise they make. I have the feeling there will be many revenge gifts from aunties and uncles via my child.

@Takoda - we had a baby doll that was like that. It cried when it wanted its soother or to be held. The power source was sewn inside the body, so we couldn't remove the batteries. Eventually the batteries ran down and the toy was forgotten in a bin somewhere. A few months ago, I was cleaning out some stuff and was freaked to hear this low, demonic gurgling sound. I dug deep in the bin and found this doll - it was the culprit and I guess the batteries were so low that it was running the noise super slow which was why it sounded so weird. Luckily my kids were out of the house so I tossed it in the garbage where it grunted and growled until garbage pickup day.

OMG I once saw the cutest little toddler walking around with shoes that squeaked--- like a dog's chew toy(?)--with every step... that was WAY CUTE!

Totally not the same thing, I think, as an annoying toy.

hahahha!!! These are all such funny stories!!! Now I know why my barking dog doesn't make a sound anymore.
I also used to have a pair of dinosaur shoes, where with every step, a huge roar will come out from the shoes, and lights will start flashing. This isn't a toy, but it drives everyone around me crazy.
Ahh...good times!

What a funny article Claire. Not to mention they funny stories from both takoda and MaryGorgeous. I never thought about how these toys with sounds can be such a bother but I really see it now. Haha from this article I know to never get a toy with noise for anyone.

Hahaha! What a funny article!



When my sister and I were little, I distinctly remember a particular
long drive home where my sister (cute little blond with big pigtails)
was sitting beside me with a stuffed cat from the dollar store (gift
from grandparent) that would MEOW every time you pet it, shook it, or
lifted it. It was a very sensitive sensor as every bump we went over,
it would "meow meow MEOW". That's right THREE meeeeeeows!



After a while, I remember my mom reaching back and smiling"hey sweetie,
can I see the kitty?" My little sissy passed the meowing kitty to my
mom. My mom turned in the seat for just a moment, then returned the
kitty toy smiling again, "how cute!"



My sister smiled and looked down at her toy, and I watched as her face
change from proud owner of the meowing kitty to--confusion. She shook
the toy and... silence.



She shook it vigorously...silence.



...At the time, I was also miffed... thinking about it now--I realize my mom's bold trick!



One can only take so much of the toys that make noise...

Every thing and every thing
that makes repeating sounds. All of us that have kids have gone through the
same thing at one point or another. My brother in-law that lives out west sent
our first son a dinosaur that roars when you touch it. I still to this day, 18
years later, think it's possessed. It has no batteries in it, but it still goes
of on its own. Two months ago I thought my dog was having some kind of a
seizure in the middle of the night. I was awaken by this horrifying sound. I
jumped out of bed to find out if this sound was coming from the dog, or one of
the kids. Only to trip over the dog that was lying at the foot of our bed.
After I collected myself I continued my screech for the sound that I could
still hear, confirming to my self that I wasn't dreaming. Finally after going
from room to room, stopping ever ounce in awhile to listen for the direction
the sound was coming from, I found it. It was on the sun porch six rooms away
from our bedroom. It was coming from that @%$$&^ dinosaur!! It has no shout
off button on it, so I picked it up and tossed it out the back door, where it
stayed until it finally shut up. My son won't let me give it away because he's
only bin able to talk to this uncle over the phone. NOT FAIR!!! It made it's
way back into my house later that day and I can just bet that now that I've
talked about the stupid thing it will scared the crap out of me again tonight.
LOL