Used to be very good show. The characters however weren't friendly much with each other. Since the movie 'Hero of the Rails' has released and the episodes that follow led the show into an entirely new dimension. Now it became very much child friendly compared to the first generation. Friendship strength and good manners and much much more were taught in an interesting way. This show however became low standard and childish so much that I won't show it to any of the kids I meet. New and new characters of no importance and no position in the show added each time and sometimes a bunch in a movie. This promoted business and new and new toys were released based on this show that instantly attracted the innocent eyes that their parents could not resist to buy them the toys. This created addiction to buy more and more toys that were infinitely countless in numbers. This is nothing but a cheap thinking! As helpless to resist buying, many problems related to purchasing these trains instantly pop out in many countries such as India (my homeland) etc.
1. There are few options in toys. The buyers fall prey in a condition where nothing but to buy in much higher prices I'd the only choice.
2. International sellers mostly don't provide shipping to India, thus decreasing 90%, of choices.
3. Even if they do so, the shipping cost becomes too much that we can hardly affort considering for a toy. For instance I search over weeks overnight and finally after elimination the offer the only so left best option was about Rs 2,000. At first the seller didn't select to shipping in India. After requesting and waiting for a reply, she finally accepted: unlimited thanks to her!! But all people are not like that, infact almost everyone. She was an angel to me!
The fact is that the shipping cost more than Rs 5,000 totalling to more than 100 USD (more than Rs 7,000) Can u guess shipping being more than 2.5 times its cost!
The fact is that it brings sorrows to thousands and thousands of kids who are unable to buy what others in US or UK get so easily.