Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Grumpy news day.

Flash Dance Barbie--It looks nothing like the actor. I hate raw, fraying edges on "collector" doll fashions.

Louboutin Shoe Pack--Nine pairs of all-plastic Barbie shoes went from $50 to $70. WTF??? That is absolutely insane. $50 was ridiculous to start with.

Sometimes I wonder how detached from culture I really am. Are the Barbie Basics really that shocking? They seem like standard fashion magazine content to me. And I really, sincerely doubt that $20 Basics are popular with kids, while Mattel has to coat the $10 dolls in neon colors, glitter, metallic foil, and then package them in a holographic foil box.

SIS time.

3 comments:

studioseven said...

Thanks for tempering all this bad news with such a great photo. SiS time is gorgeous. I love all the little sisters facial expressions.

You break my heart on the change in price point for the Louboutin Shoe Pack. Did you see a photo? If so please share it. I was looking forward to this shoe pack to avoid purchasing Dolly Fever since I'm really only interested in the shoes (the branding and the packaging).

I just saw the Flashdance Barbie myself and was disappointed.

MissSpottyJane said...

I love the little SISes.

It looks like Angelic Dreams still has the price set at $50... but I don't know how their pre-order pricing works.

Here's a pic:
http://www.angelicdreamz.com/Barbie-Christian-Louboutin-Shoe-Pack-40-Pre-Order-for-September-Delivery41_p_5937.html

MissSpottyJane said...

I love the little SISes.

It looks like Angelic Dreams still has the price set at $50... but I don't know how their pre-order pricing works.

Here's a pic:
http://www.angelicdreamz.com/Barbie-Christian-Louboutin-Shoe-Pack-40-Pre-Order-for-September-Delivery41_p_5937.html