You know, I can honestly say we haven't wasted money on anything. DH and I are very discerning consumers; we love hand-me-downs, second-hand and found (on council clean-ups) stuff. But Geeezzz, the grandparents drive us completely NUTS with all they money they have wasted on toys, TOYS, TOYS. There is so much to choose from but I think the massive blow-up pirate ship would have to take the cake. And for the record, DS loves sticks and dirt.