Kinder Surprise Survey Result

Here is the result of our survey. 156 entries up to 15th of March 1997 are included. I will add the other ones as soon as possible.
About collecting:
When did you start collecting?
before 1990			25
1990 - 1993 			23
1994 				27
1995				41
1996 				39
1997                             1


How many different toys do you have?
less than 50 			40
between 50 and 100		36
between 100 and 250		29
between 250 and 500		28
between 500 and 750		11
between 750 and 1000		 4
more than 1000			 8


How many duplicates do you have?
less than 50 			99
between 50 and 100		23
between 100 and 250		12
between 250 and 500		11
between 500 and 1250		 5
more than 1250			 5


What are you collecting? (multiple choices possible)
all toys		       125
Italian toys			 8
German toys			19
hand painted figures		18
stick figures			 7
metal figures			12
others: (just a few)
cars, planes, motorised toys, jigsaw puzzles	12


How many other collectors do you know?
0				32
1 - 3				57
4 - 10				32
over 10				18


What is/are your favourite toy(s)? (just a few)
cars / planes / space ships
metal figures
jigsaw puzzles
Kinder surprise factory
all hand painted toys
motorised toys and planes
cars, toys with moving parts
birds on perches / K96 soccer player scene
mouse and rabbit with crayons
city scene with spinning super heros / clown on ladder
disney characters / TV characters / cartoon characters
seal balancing Kinder sign
Drolly Dino / Bill Body / Funny Fanten / Top Ten Teddies / Happy Hippos
African animals / Peppy Pingos / Top Ten Teddies in Volksfesstimmung
classic vehicles - cars, trains, planes, boats
Snoopy, Peanuts / Pink Panther / Tom & Jerry / Aladdin series
egg with animals / boxing kangaroo / snapping hippo
Leoventuras / Turtles
Old metal figures / everything with metal pieces
K94 102 / K94 109 / K93 18 / K92 58 / K95 27 - 30 / K97 57
too many to decide / all / they are all worth to be collected

The response to this point was VERY diverse. But many voted for hand 
painted toys, stick figures and toys with lots of parts.


What about the worst toy(s)? (just a few)
none, like them all / they are all great
carts / clown planes / dutch lady
1 piece metal figures / huns (K95)
kaleidoscopes / crayon teddy
butterflies
jigsaw puzzles
planes / cars
gnomes (K95)
hand painted figures, figures in 1 piece / Aladdin series / Leoventuras
cars / trains / toys with lots of parts
toys with fewer than 8 parts
K93 42 / K97 105 Bull and matador / soccer players
K95 112 + 113

The worst toys seem the ones with only a few parts or only 
one piece, like the metal figures or the hand painted toys. 
Also jigsaw puzzles and all the toys which are very often in the eggs.


Where do you get your toys from? (multiple choices possible)
shops			       120
friends				49
collectors			25
internet contacts		14
flea market			24
fairs				 5
dealers				 9


About you:
How old are you?
under 20			38
between 20 and 29		59
between 30 and 39		38
over 40				17


Gender?
Female				58
Male				96


Where do you live (country)?
Austria				 2
Australia			23
Belgium				 1
Brazil                           3
Canada				54
Denmark                          2
France				 1
Germany			 	20
Hungary                          3
Israel                           2
Italy				 5
New Zealand                      3
Norway				 2
Sweden				 3
Spain				 4
UK				10
USA				12
Greece, Holland, Latvia, Russia, Switzerland   1 each


Any comments? (just a few)
"I will collect until I die"
"love that chocolate! And the toys are great too"
"Great idea having this survey"
"Love collecting them"
"nifty little toys - wish I had known about them earlier"
"This site is great!!!"
"I've collected Kinder Toys since I was 5 years old and I've 
 never grown tired of them :) The range of ideas will never 
 cease to amaze me."
"I love your web site"  / "Cool site"
"Is there anywhere to buy Kindereggs in the U.S.?"
"Kinder surprises are cool!"
"I took a concert tour this summer with the Indianapolis Youth 
 Chorale.  We traveled all over Central Europe, and ate at many 
 Autogrills!  These places had Kinder eggs in abundance, and for 
 dirt cheap prices (about $2.00 American Dollars for 3).  Ever 
 since, the group has been hooked.  May KINDER SOPRESA live forever!"
"Kinder Eggs are Great!  Remember to Re-use and Recycle!"
"Help us find Kindereggs in the U.S., PLEASE!!"
"I really enjoy collecting Kinder eggs!"
"Kinder toys are darned good. I want to know where I could find a kinder
 surprise T-Shirt"
"mmmm.... kinder surprise"
"Greetings to all Kinder Collectors!"
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