Who remembers the Garbage Pail Kids? | cbc_archives
Posted: Aug 17, 2018 8:00 AM ET | Last Updated: August 17In the late 1980s, Canadian parents from coast to coast were doing double takes when they saw the gross trading cards their kids were collecting.
Pat Smith of St. John's said her kids brought some Garbage Pail Kids cards home, not knowing what they were. A few Newfoundland parents made a point of making official complaints, though the province's Consumer Affairs department told CBC it was hard to stop the sale of the cards without legislation."It could take more than public pressure to influence some stores which do sell them," reporter Deborah Collins told viewers. "One retailer we spoke to indicated she'd continue selling the cards until ordered not to.
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