Not all that glitters...

Wendi sent me an IM today telling me about a new Barbie she saw a commercial for. I have to wonder what the focus groups were thinking with this one. Any parent who lets their kid ask for one of these from Santa is going to be sooooo sorry.


Without further ado, I introduce to you the new Barbie Loves Glitter doll.


This barbie includes everything seen here, a barber chair , a curling iron and a blow dryer. Sounds like the perfect gift for the young Barbie lover in your house. But this doll has a secret added bonus. Wait for it...the blow drying really blows air and with a flick of a switch glitter. Yes that's right, for just $25 a kid in your house could have in their hand a convenient glitter dispensing device.

You know how easy glitter is to get off of your. Now just imagine it all over your house. On your door knobs, couches, telephones, refrigerator and everything else you child touches. Yeah, good luck ever getting that glitter out of your house. You would pretty much have to rip out all of the carpet and have a has-mat team come in to clean it to get most of it. You may as well burn your house to the ground since that is pretty much the only way you will ever leave the house without glitter on you somewhere, and it will probably be on your face somewhere like always.

I can just see it now.... a brother is tormenting his sister and gets his grubby little hands on the dryer. She's screaming for him to give it back "Mommy, Billy won't give me my toy!!". He decides to take it to the next level and points the dryer at her and pulls the trigger. Next thing you know your daughter has an eye full of glitter.

Thanks for blinding my child, Barbie!!