Clump #276: Deliver Barbies to food pantry holiday giveaway; day four of seven-days of holiday to-do list.
Today I got rid of … gave away … a bag full of Barbies to the local food pantry’s annual gift giveaway for people in need. Interestingly, when I went to the register at Toys R Us, the woman who was ringing up my purchase was obviously interested in why I was buying so many Barbies. I told her that I was donating them to the food pantry’s giveaway, and she said, “Oh, I use that food pantry.”
She tried to allow me to use as many coupons as the register would, well, register.
I’ve heard that Barbies are losing popularity to Monster High dolls, which sound weird, except for their body proportions, which makes Barbie the more unnatural.
Here are some “Fast Facts About Barbie” from the Barbie website:
- Barbie® doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts
- She is from (fictional) Willows, Wisconsin where she attended High School
- Barbie® doll’s official birthday is March 9, 1959 – the exact date she was unveiled to the toy industry during New York Toy Fair
- Barbie® first appeared in the now-famous black-and-white striped swimsuit
- Barbie® doll’s debut look was polished off with her signature ponytail – a hair style representative of the times (1959)
- Barbie® doll’s first pet was a horse named Dancer
- Barbie® doll’s signature color is Barbie™ Pink (PMS 219)
- Barbie® doll stands 11.5 inches tall
- The best-selling Barbie® doll ever was 1992 Totally Hair™ doll, with hair from the top of her head to her toes
- The Holiday Barbie™ Doll continues to be the number one selling Barbie® doll year after year. In 2013 the annual collectible line celebrated its 25th anniversary
- Barbie® doll has had 150+ inspirational careers
- Barbie® recently announced she will be celebrating women in business with her new role as entrepreneur
- Barbie® first broke through the plastic ceiling as a business executive in 1985
- Barbie® traveled into space in 1965, four years before man walked on the moon
- Although she has never won an election, Barbie® has run for president 6 times since 1992
- Barbie® has been a muse to many artists over the past 5+ decades – including Andy Warhol and Peter Max.
I love the fact that her middle name is Millicent. She traveled to the moon before man, but still hasn’t succeeded in winning a presidential election. Even with 150 inspirational careers!
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