17 July 2024
What's worth knowing
The Australia and New Zealand Toniebox range is launching in 4 different colours: Red, Blue, Pink and Purple. Matching headphones are sold separately.
The box itself comes with a Play Time Pup, which has 50 minutes of preloaded kids' nursery rhymes and songs to sing and dance to. The included charging station has a USB port, which means no need for travel adapters when you take your toniebox overseas. This was definitely the biggest win for the Australian and NZ market.
16 July 2024
Tonies pre-orders have officially started!
Tonie pre-orders have officially started in Australia and New Zealand, but not all the stores have gone live with their sales yet. If you're trying to get your hands on some tonies, or just want to see the range, these are the stores that are live: Big W, Mighty Ape, Gamesmen and Toymate.
Of these 4 stores, Big W is so far your best option. Tonies at Big W are currently $29 while the tonieboxes are $199. Creatives are $25, headphones are $49 and the bags $45. It's not much of a saving (literally less than a dollar off the RRP of each item) but it's better than nothing, and they have free shipping.
Tonies official launch and pre-orders start on the 15th of July
Tonies will officially launch in Australia and New Zealand in August, but if you're credit card ready you can secure your favourite tonies from 15 July with pre-orders.
If you're ready to shop till you drop, here are the retailers to check out for all the Australian and New Zealand tonies: Amazon, Myer, Big W, DJs, Mighty Ape, Gamesmen, Kidstuff, Toymate and Toy World.
The Tonies Australia and New Zealand website is live
While the website only hints at which tonies might be coming out, it does say there are over 50 best sellers. It currently has information about what tonies and tonieboxes are, their history, and the major retailers that will be stocking them.
Take a look at the website here: tonies.com/en-au
The Tonies Australia and New Zealand Facebook group
If you hadn't heard, there's an unofficial tonies Facebook group that was started on 4 February 2023. It currently has over 700 members (as at 1 July 2024, before tonies launched in Australia) who have been buying tonies and importing them from the UK, US and Germany for quite some time.
You're welcome to join us in the Facebook group. The group also runs group orders, so if you're looking for a specific tonie that's only available in the UK, US or Germany and you'd like help getting it into your hot little hands at a reasonable price, make sure you join.
