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LISTEN: Toymakers Are Saying Bye, Bye, Bye to Batteries
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Eric Sorensen
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According to Reuters, toy makers are looking for ways to further cut costs to cushion the blow from a 30% blanket tariff on Chinese goods, and it has translated to product and packaging redesigns.
The first to go, which may rile the "back in my day" members of the crowd, are batteries.