Probably, almost all of our readers are familiar with “Kinder-Surprise” - a chocolate egg with a surprise containing inside a plastic container with a toy or a souvenir, which are developed by both our own and invited designers. Behind long years the existence of this brand, such chocolate eggs were made by many companies around the world.
1. Trademark owned by the Italian company Ferrero. The production of chocolate eggs by this company began in 1974.
2. The inventor of Kinder Surprise was Henry Roth, a Swiss designer who came up with the idea of creating chocolate gift who puts a surprise inside
3. Kinder surprises are sold and bought on 5 continents in 60 countries
4. The entire line of Ferrero products for children goes under the name Kinder. It is for this reason that the word "kinder" (kinder) is an integral part of the name of a chocolate egg. But the second part of the name, the word "surprise" is translated into its analogue, depending on the country where it is sold. So Ferrero's chocolate eggs in Germany are called "Kinder Uberraschung", in Italy and Spain - "Kinder Sorpresa", in Portugal and Brazil - "Kinder Surpresa", in Sweden and Norway - "Kinderoverraskelse", in England - "Kinder Surprise", well, in Russia - "Kinder Surprise"
5. For countries with a hot climate, Kinder Surprise eggs with toys inside are produced by Ferrero in a less “fusible” version called Kinder Joy
6. To date, "kinder surprises" have become popular not only among children, but also adults who collect toys from these eggs. Collecting has become quite serious. At online auctions, prices for rare types of toys can exceed 1,000 euros. In February 2007 on eBay auction a collection of 90 thousand toys was sold for 30 thousand euros
7. In Russia, 93% of the population aged 4 to 50 know about Kinder Surprise
8. In addition to Kinder Surprise, Ferrero produces sweets, dragees, cakes, pastes, chocolate, bars: Ferrero, Raffaello, Fiesta, Nutella, Duplo, Tik-Tak, etc.
9. The Kinder Surprise chocolate egg is prohibited from sale in the United States, where, according to federal law 1938, you can not put inedible items in food
10. Total weight eggs approximately 35 grams
11. The content of milk components in Kinder Surprise is 32% (this is NOT the case when tasty does not mean healthy)
12. Kinder boxes come in 3, 6, 12 and 24 eggs
13. Surprise toys are created specifically for Kinder Surprise - they are unique. More than 100 different kinder toys go on sale every year. Among them are plastic, metal and even wooden "surprises"
15. Kinder Surprise has sold 30 billion chocolate eggs in its 30 years of existence.
You can also buy Kinder Surprise separately for a boy and a girl, if you want the gift to match the gender of the child.
What they don’t collect is coins, and badges, and scarves, and cars, and recently toys from kinder surprises. By the way, toys from kinder surprises are very suitable to be collected. Firstly, they are produced in thematic series, secondly, the small size allows you to arrange the collection in various ways, thirdly, the missing pieces for the collection can be bought without any problems using the Internet, fourthly, so far toys from kinders are not expensive, and there is a trend towards their rise in price.
Today, Kinder Surprise toys are quite popular among "family" collections. Of course, basically the family collection consists only of those specimens that have come across in the last couple of years. But more and more "stubborn" people are becoming, for whom it is important to collect complete series. Buying large quantities of chocolate eggs is not an option, there will be too many repetitions, and sometimes you can only find the last toy on the “hundredth egg”. Alternatively, buy necessary toy or exchange for duplicates.
Recently, a certain level of prices has already been formed for certain toys from kinders, which can be safely attributed to collectibles. For the most part, these toys were released back in the 90s, and today you can only buy them.
Consider the prices for toys from kinder surprises that are currently in effect:
Metal figurines (Swissmen, hussars, Romans, etc.). The cost of one figurine is 60-90 rubles. If something else came with the figure, then the complete set costs another 20 rubles more. It is metal soldiers that are today the leaders in demand on the market.
Various vehicles (engines, cars, motorcycles, etc.), depending on the mass character and time of release, the price is 50-80 rubles. The condition of the toy must be at a high level
Various thematic serial one-piece figures (hippos, penguins). The price is around 50 rubles apiece. Shabby, badly played, bitten specimens are better not to sell.
Various one-piece figurines recent years(like, "Masha and the Bear") cost around 30 rubles apiece
Various prefabricated thematic figurines of recent years (all sorts of princesses, animals, etc.). Average price - 20-30 rubles
Various "functional" toys of recent years (key chains, spinning tops, etc.) - 10-20 rubles apiece
In view of the increasing interest in Kinder toys, as well as the availability of their purchase and exchange, this species collecting is very promising. Prices for some toys are rising quite rapidly. I can say with confidence that another ten years will pass and the toys released in the early 90s of the last century will cost the price of not the cheapest collectible coins.
"Kinder Surprise" is a confectionery product in the form of a chocolate egg containing a small toy inside; originally intended for children. The toys are designed by both in-house and guest designers and (over time) have been made by many companies around the world.
The total weight of the egg is approximately 35 grams.
Chocolate egg surprises have been pleasing us since 1972. Their inventor was the Swiss Henry Roth, a designer who came up with the idea of creating a toy that fits inside Kinder Surprise.
In Russia, Kinder Surprise is known to 93% of the population aged 4 to 50 years.
Surprise toys are created specifically for Kinder Surprise - they are unique.
The chocolate egg is banned from sale in the United States, where a 1938 federal law prohibits inedible items from being placed in food.
The very first batch of Kinder Surprises sold out in an hour!
Russia ranks fourth in the world in terms of sales of Ferrero products.
The surname Ferrero in translation into Russian means "Kuznetsov".
In Italy and Spain, chocolate eggs are called "Kinder Sorpresa". In Germany - "Kinder Uberraschung". In Portugal and Brazil - "Kinder Surpresa". In Sweden and Norway - "Kinderoverraskelse". In the USA - "Kinder Surprise".
In addition to Kinder Surprise, Ferrero produces sweets, dragees, cakes, pastes, chocolate, bars:
Ferrero;
Raffaello;
Fiesta;
Nutella
Duplo;
tick-tock;
and so on and so forth...
In February 2007, a collection of 90,000 Kinder toys was sold on eBay for 30,000 euros.
(I just want to ask: “Are you weak”? Not to collect, so at least buy ...).
Kinder surprises are sold and bought on 5 continents in 60 countries.
Over the 30 years of Kinder Surprise's existence, 30 billion chocolate eggs have been sold.
Kinder boxes come in 3, 6, 12 and 24 eggs.
More than 100 different kinder toys go on sale every year. Among them are plastic, metal and even wooden "surprises".
In connection with the ubiquity of the Internet, the manufacturers of "Kinder Surprise" introduced an innovation - "Internet Surprise". The insert accompanying the toys began to contain the so-called "Magicode", which gave access to games on the site www.magic-kinder.com. But the existence of the Magic Code was short-lived and lasted only a few years. The site www.magic-kinder.com currently offers entertainment and games for any of its visitors - no code required.
Ferrero opened its representative office in Russia in 1995.
Ferrero's commercial network in currently covers 93 cities of Russia.
And, finally, on the site www.KinderCollection.ru you will find information on more than 183 series of whole figurines made of chocolate eggs "Kinder Surprise". And that's not counting the "reissues" in various countries. And 34 more series of prefabricated toys, 12 issues of mules and 75 super puzzles...