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Same Day Delivery. Please select a store. Wham-O : Games. Finn's Games Dr. Jellybean Games Jenga John N. Louis Blues St. Sort by Featured. Add for shipping. The company's finances had been erratic at first, especially regarding the Hula Hoop. But sales grew steadily between and the early s.

Wham-O kept expenses down by having contractors do its manufacturing, and the company's product list was small. The company's unofficial motto was "Keep it simple, stupid!

Wham-O kept to active, outdoor toys, and so did not worry about following trends such as licensed toys or electronic gadgets. In addition, it derived steady sales from the Frisbee. In the company decided to relaunch the Hula Hoop.

This time it brought out pink-and-white-striped hoops filled with scented peppermint powder. Wham-O hoped the time was ripe for a new Hula Hoop craze. But the relaunch did not stimulate a huge revival. Several months later, Melin and Knerr decided to sell the company.

The two founders owned 52 percent of Wham-O's stock, and they had no family members following in their footsteps. Melin claimed that he was tired of the business, and he persuaded his partner to sell out. At first the company agreed to sell to Hasbro, the Pawtucket, Rhode Island company that was rapidly consolidating the toy industry. Kransco was a private firm that made various toys and sporting goods.

Under Kransco, Wham-O made a significant acquisition in the mids. It acquired the U. John Stalberger, Jr. The toy itself is a little bag filled with pellets.

The game involves players standing in a circle keeping the Hacky Sack in the air using only legs and feet. Stalberger began making Hacky Sacks himself and selling them, mostly at Frisbee events.

Within a few years, and with virtually no marketing beyond word of mouth, Stalberger sold more than one million Hacky Sacks. The sport seemed to appeal to the same group--mostly college kids--who made Frisbee a mainstay. The company moved manufacturing to Taiwan and was able to use its clout to get the product into major chain stores.

Wham-O also operated as it had with Frisbee, promoting Hacky Sack events and promulgating official rules. Yet little else of note seemed to happen to Wham-O over the s. The company came up with new toys such as bubble wands and skates, continuing its tradition of outdoor fun products. The company lost market share in the flying disc category, beginning the s with 90 percent and dropping to roughly 70 percent by the early s. Other companies were successful with new disc designs.

Superflight Inc. Another competitor, Sandee Inc. Although games like Ultimate and disc golf continued to grow, the Frisbee brand was not always the preferred disc.

This was the first time a Wham-O disc had not been used for the competition. Wham-O focused its Frisbee marketing on schools, producing a learning packet and demonstration for school physical education teachers.

But it seemed unable to recapture the leading position it had long held. Mattel was the nation's leading toy manufacturer. Its flagship product was the Barbie line of dolls.