"Ross Sauer" <patch02_at_charter.net> wrote on 10/25/03 10:51:05 PM:
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>You have to see it, and have the same warped sense of humor I do, to
>make the connection. <G>
>
>http://www.barbie.com/catalog/product.asp?type=100001&subtype=100005&product_id=1003242
Uh, right. Well, that's Mattel for you. Nowadays, they'll stamp anything with the Barbie or Hot Wheels
franchise logos in hopes people will shell out money for them.
I read somewhere that a doll maker sold the rights to a doll line to Mattel, and is now suing Mattel for not
complying with the terms of the sale- the products they put out did not fit with the original maker's
wholesomeness guidelines. They put out worthless unrelated crap [just like this porcupine and skunk doll-
what the heck do they have to do with the franchise?] with the franchise's name, tarnishing the quality of
the line.
Mattel created the Swan Lake line to introduce a fantasy element to capitalize on.
Received on Mon Oct 27 2003 - 00:37:14 CST