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I got Pregnant Barbie Pulled From Shelves - can you top that?
by ned1 | Dec 28 '02
Having reached many milestones and the height of my Epinion success, it may be time to say goodbye. Why not go out on top (after all it's my favorite position).

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Comments on I got Pregnant Barbie Pulled From Shelves - can you top that?" (18 total)  
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omg really? (Reply to this comment)
by loubella_04
hey i was just looking on ebay for that pregnant barbie, as i had one as a child, im going back like 13 years or something now! But is that really true about the barbie dolls being taken off the shelves because of you? I'm shocked!
x x x
Jun 12 '06
10:16 am PDT

Welcome to my WOT (Reply to this comment)
by jenb123
And pass that preggers doll over here?

Wal-Mart also has been sued for what they do to formerly pregnant email shoppers. Lactating at Wal-Mart is a no no.
Jan 09 '03
5:22 pm PST

My gosh (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
I read your review on pregnant Barbie but then went on vacation. It is amazing (well, I guess nothing should amaze me at this point) that you got hate mail over your opinion. I think people do forget that these reviews are supposed to be about our opinions and if someone doesn't agree, they need to write their own. Having said that..well maybe I'll just leave that alone - I'm tired of having to delete my comments for fear they'll show up elsewhere. I must admit I edit them for content. Don't think there is anything in this one that can be too offensive to anyone. jo
Jan 08 '03
5:00 am PST

Here's to the new ned1 (Reply to this comment)
by randomkill
We love us some bad @ss ned1
Dec 30 '02
5:11 am PST

Welcome To The Dark Side... (Reply to this comment)
by 29th_Candidate

You GO Girl! (I Mean "Stay" Go; Not "Go" Go.)

["My piece was truly meant not to inform consumers but was written just a goof piece about a stupid product - OK, so saying it that way sounds like it was meant to inform some that I think it's stupid, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I wrote it to escape the drudgery and sameness of my life - more like a creative writing piece than an actual information piece."]

You ba-a-ad, ba-a-ad girl. Congratulations, you've passed your initiation. (Extra points for doing it "with glee.") Here's your ceremonial dunce cap. Wear it with honor...

["So in a nutshell, that’s why I’m quitting Epinions – of course it’s nor quitting in the traditional sense of the word. I’m not quitting as in never reading, rating and writing again (although some might find that the more favorable alternative). It’s more like quitting the way I use to be and embracing the Epinioner I want to be – sort of like taking of my bra and dancing naked in the forest (so ok that’s a scary visual after 4 kids, but you get the idea)."]

Get down wit' ya bad self! --Such a conscience-unfettered declaration of freedom! Did you hear the celestial choir of angels sing out in the background as you spoke it? It was positively SCADSlifferous! By Cracky! I may start going to church again (well, okay, let's not push it. I think you get the idea.)

You throw a mean "Coming Out" Darksider's Debutante Ball.

--29th_Darth Vader

Dec 29 '02
8:05 pm PST

Pass... (Reply to this comment)
by maggsmomm
That preggo biatch on!

HAHA I love it, us Barbie freaks, MT is also supporting our habit.

Gotta love it hun, you may actually be the first person at EPS to make a red cent off a doll review!

Muah thanks for shelving that doll!
Jana
MM
Dec 29 '02
5:23 pm PST

Phew! (Reply to this comment)
by AEOakley
I'm glad you're not REALLY leaving!

Ann
Dec 29 '02
3:48 pm PST

Oh oh oh! (Reply to this comment)
by char.mike
You can't go, at least not until you review Bag Lady Barbie. She come with her own shopping cart full of those ever so important essentials like whiskey bottles, ripped sweaters and a couple of bags of trash. Sorry, I can't tell ya more, gotta go get mine before they all sell out! ~teehee~ Can't wait for Preggo Barbie to visit me! I'll be waiting. Smiles, Char
Dec 29 '02
3:21 pm PST

LMFAO (Reply to this comment)
by drdevience
I love this.... you go get em!

Right on about parents being the ones who should decide what to buy their kids.. I get SO irate when someone starts a petition to remove some ignorant toy.. grrrr argh!

Love ya man!

~Lori
Dec 29 '02
2:19 pm PST

Whew! (Reply to this comment)
by jillmkk
You scared me there! For a minute I thought the morons had won! I am so glad that you are not leaving, because I love your reviews! Some people just need to get a life...

Jill
Dec 29 '02
7:24 am PST

Thank you (Reply to this comment)
by pluckyduck
Dear Nancy,

My mother taught me that it was polite to write thank you notes when someone has done something nice for me. I've had trouble picking up on this lesson because I never had a Thank You Barbie, complete with personalized stationery, to show me the way. [i]However[/i], now that you are responsible for having Barbies removed from Wal-mart's shelves, I may never have the opportunity to purchase a Thank You Barbie, and will have to learn on my own.

Here goes:

Thank you very much for posting your review of Pregant Midge. Thank you for stumbling into attention for the posting of same. I get very tired of reading Cookie Cutter reviews on Epinions.com that go into describing and detailing the most minute details that no one could possibly give a rat's tush about. I am now hopeful that your excellent review and acclaim for same will herald a new era where Barbie and the like can be trashed or complimented free form.

Sincerely,
Andrea
Dec 29 '02
6:29 am PST

You gotta be kidding me! (Reply to this comment)
by katybrighteyes
"Mary-Kate and Ashley toilet paper"

For REAL??!

Nancy, you've gotta do a review on this next...please?
Katy :o)
Dec 28 '02
11:32 pm PST

You said a mouthful here (Reply to this comment)
by bonniesayers
Wow this is impressive with the non member hits, never know in another month or two you might make a few bucks on that one.

I have not looked at the comments but now say I have to shoot over to that review. Hate mail, who knew they were out there...

Bonnie
Dec 28 '02
8:10 pm PST

hey there... (Reply to this comment)
by sleeper54
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Well, real sorry to hear you are leaving Epinions. We will miss you. Don't let the door hit you in the buttocks as you leave...
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'. . .what's that?, she's not leaving ?? '

But she said she was, right there at the top of the epinion!
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'. . .at the bottom, she's "not really quitting" ??'

Well, h*ll, I quit reading a long time before that......dang long essays...:-!
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Well, hey ned, glad to hear you are going to hang around after all. Gotta get my 'Barbie' fix somewhere.

Just no "dancing naked" through the advice/writer's corner areas, OK ??


...tom...
"I think they should have a Barbie with a buzz cut." —Ellen DeGeneres

P.S. Link to the off-site article is on her Midge review, props/kudos to joubert for finding it...:-)
Dec 28 '02
5:05 pm PST

OMG! (Reply to this comment)
by MumMumMum
So you're the reason those Barbies were pulled? ROFLMAO!! Thank you for not quitting! I enjoy you too much!!

Now, what's this about lingerie barbies??? LOL!

Bev
Dec 28 '02
4:24 pm PST

I got Barbie Pregnant on the top shelf! (Reply to this comment)
by cr01
There!! topped that!

Seriously, really enjoyed your last review which I think is the first one I have read (sorry).

I wrote about a dodgy beer and wine warehouse in France, the CEO of which took the trouble to sign up to Epinions purely to comment on my review, but no, nothing as dramatic as your experience.

Sorry to hear that you have been hounded by e-mails as a result of your last review, and even more sorry to hear that yet another long established epinionator is considering winding down... although I'm sure from your later words you will still hang around.

Thanks for sharing, it's easy to forget the power of Epinions!!!


Chris
Dec 28 '02
4:22 pm PST

Re: You better not quit (Reply to this comment)
by ned1
heck no - I have one of them on order and I just bought the Alan & Ryan set - I have plenty of Barbie dolls to keep me busy. Oops, not to mention the fruit Barbie dolls I just bought - I think they are brand new and very stupid - got them at Target, but I'm not sure there is a link to them anywhere.

Nancy
Dec 28 '02
3:24 pm PST

You better not quit (Reply to this comment)
by marytara
I just added the entire line of Lingerie Barbies the other day.. I'm sure you could have some fun in that category :)

~MT
Dec 28 '02
3:14 pm PST
   

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