Happy New Year! Bring on 2011!

Happy 2011 folks! Bring on the new year!

On behalf of us at Urban Taggers, we're wishing you a happy and safe 2011! Whatever toy blaster news is in store for the new year, we'll be doing our utmost to bring it to you first:)

Take care folks. Again, thanks so much for reading and being a part of the Urban Taggers community. Spread the word, tell your friends and above all, share the love for foam, water and..er... lasers:)

News: NZ 6yo becomes partially blind from Nerf dart

Eyewear looks dorky. Probably beats a patch eye though

Ahh, more alarmist news regarding the evils of Nerf..  Apparently a 6yo boy in New Zealand copped a Nerf dart in the eye after being shot with his own Christmas present and now has permanent vision loss. I reckon there'd be more accidents with people stepping on Nerf blasters than this sorta thing actually happening. Still...

Boy Partly blinded by Christmas Toy via New Zealand Herald

Nerf sustainability: While we're on the topic of being 'green'

easily ripped in 15 seconds! Whoo hoo

The shells of the new Sonic Series aren't the only thing green:) A few days ago, Hasbro (the manufacturers of Nerf) made a press release regarding their values and strategies towards sustainability:

"Beginning in 2011, the Company will eliminate all wire ties from its packaging. In addition, for 2011 the Company has set a goal that at least 75 percent of its paper packaging will be derived from recycled material or sources that practice sustainable forest management."

I've noticed over the past few months that the new 2010 line of blasters (and any of the older blasters with updated packaging) have done away with the traditional metal/plastic twist ties and replaced them with paper string; much to the relief of parents everywhere (when you get a new toy, you wanna play with it NOW, not wait for 10 minutes untying all that crap!!)

On opening my new Sonic Series Vulcan and Recon, I've noticed Nerf have gone one step further and done away with ties all together- it's now just cardboard holding the blaster in place. Niiice! And it's not even 2011 yet!

Hasbro Sets New Environmental Sustainability Goals via the official Hasbro website