Star Wars Lego sets, Nerf blasters and selfie kits that let you make music videos are among the predicted best selling toys this Christmas.But shoppers should be aware that prices for the sought-after gifts can vary by more than 70 per cent between retailers as the holiday price war starts early.The annual Dream Toys top 12 list includes a £20 SelfieMic which features an adjustable selfie stick and a karaoke microphone that allows youngsters to create their own music videos.Lego's £70 Star Wars Rebel U-Wing Fighter, the £40 Paw Patrol Air Patroller and £90 Friends Amusement Park Roller Coaster also make the list, which was compiled by the Toy Retailers Association (TRA). The SelfieMic features an adjustable selfie stick with a karaoke microphone so budding pop stars can sing, lip sync and perform to thousands of songs Lego's £70 Star Wars Rebel U-Wing Fighter is also predicted to be one of the best selling toys this Christmas The incredible U-Wing Fighter includes 4 big engines, an opening minifigure cockpit with transparent lower observation window and opening side doors with pull-out stud shooters
The £60 Nerf N-Strike Elite Hyperfire foam dart blaster, £90 Wheels Ultimate Garage and the £100 Thomas & Friends TrackMaster Sky-High Bridge Jump are among the most expensive toys on the list. A cuddly toy that hatches out of an egg was also named as one of this year's must-have Christmas gifts, but it is already selling out.The adorable £59.99 Hatchimals - which come in brightly coloured speckled eggs - are already sold out or in short supply in some major shops after being on sale just a month.They are being offered on sites like eBay for three times the price, prompting makers Spin Master to promise to ramp up production.In the run-up to Christmas, Amazon and Tesco are offering the UK's best-selling toys online cheaper than rival e-commerce sites, according to independent research from global ecommerce analytics firm Profitero.With Black Friday more than two weeks away, parents can cash in now with bargains like an interactive Finding Dory My Friend Dory which was £28.77 at Amazon, 74 per cent less than the £49.99 price tag at toysrus.co.uk.
The adorable £59.99 Hatchimals - which come in brightly coloured speckled eggs - are already sold out or in short supply in some major shops after being on sale just a month The Little Live Pets Snuggle my Dream Puppy costs around £49. Youngsters can watch Snuggles breathe when he falls asleep Silly Sausage (left) is a family game where players respond to commands from the foot-long red plastic sausage – such as passing it on or twisting it. The game costs £17. The Lego Friends Amusement Park Roller Coaster is pictured (right) The Hot Wheels Ultimate Garage from Mattel includes five Hot Wheels vehicles plus a helicopter to get the action started right away. It costs just under £80 The £40 Paw Patrol Air Patroller (pictured) is expected to be one of the most popular toys this Christmas And a Nerf Modulus Tri-Strike Blaster, which costs £50.14 at Tesco, can be found for £35.98 at Amazon, £39.96 at Toys R Us and £44.99 at Argos. - than online at Toys R Us, where the price of one best-selling toy is more than 70 per cent higher than at Amazon.The Profitero analysis measures the price of the best-selling toys on Amazon and compares them with the price of the same products online at Tesco
, Argos and Toys R Us. Eight of the 10 best sellers are available on all four sites and these products make up the basket for the analysis. The basket bought on Amazon is eight per cent cheaper than the average price among all four retailers; the same basket bought from Toys R Us is seven per cent more expensive. Competition among retailers is particularly fierce this year which means these prices change on a daily – even hourly – basis. Andrew Pearl, from Profitero, told Retail Times: 'As Christmas approaches, we're coming in to the most important buying season for toys. It's vital for brands and retailers to closely monitor their performance on the digital shelf to remain competitive. Savvy shoppers are increasingly researching products online to choose the best deals.' The Shopkins Chef Club Hot Spot Kitchen Playset (left) can be bought for £24.99 on Amazon and comes with two recipe books, pictured (right) is the Speak Out Game which costs around $20 Youngsters can cook up a treat in the Shopkins oven and pop down the surprise breadboard for a slice of the good life
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