Barbie Celebration! You remember Barbie, Don't You?
By Kareng
@kareng (61740)
United States
March 10, 2009 12:48pm CST
As you probably heard on the news this week, Barbie has turned 50! That's right, she has been around for 50 years now! I had several Barbie dolls growing up and still have one of the "originals" although her clothing got misplaced through the years. I loved playing with Barbie Dolls and passed the tradition on to my own girls. Now there are special collectible Barbie Dolls that are one the expensive side, but the normal dolls are still reasonable.
An interesting fact that I heard on the news this week is that a Barbie Doll is sold every 3 seconds in the world! That is a lot of Barbie Dolls! She is just as popular now as in the 60's when she hit the doll world with a blaze. So did you have Barbie Dolls when you were growing up? Do you buy Barbie Dolls for your daughters, nieces, granddaughters or for your children's friends for gifts? Barbie Dolls are still one of my favorite gifts to buy for little girls!
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@amy_rebecca (29)
• United States
10 Mar 09
We bought our daughter a Barbie the other day. Its an nniversary one and it was only 3 dollars. Its the upgrade to the barbie that has the black and white swimsuit on. My daughter is only 9 months so parbie is staying in the box for a couple years. haha
@kareng (61740)
• United States
11 Mar 09
I saw the anniversary doll on TV. She looks like the original dolls from late 50's and 60's. I would save it for her or start a collection. You got a great deal on the Barbie Doll too! I would have picked up a couple of them at that price (saved a couple for gifts for Christmas and/or birthdays!)
@amy_rebecca (29)
• United States
11 Mar 09
Dang, I probely should have got some to save for gifts....But I think that night we only had like 15 dollars on us. haha...maybe they still have them.
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@MaryLynn321 (2680)
• United States
14 Mar 09
I never had a Barbie doll, but I did have skipper her sister. I had a Tammy doll and a Shirley Temple doll. I use to sew and make Barbie clothes to sell, and then later made them for my daughter and the neighborhood kids. It was a lot of fun, don't think I could sew that small anymore, lol.
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@kareng (61740)
• United States
15 Mar 09
Good question! I haven't browsed the Barbie aisle in some time since my girls are all grown and no granddaughters here either. My nieces are all older now too--gee I'm telling on my age now...LOL. I remember Midge too. They were all fun! Have a wonderful day!
@MaryLynn321 (2680)
• United States
15 Mar 09
I had the patience when my kids were younger, and so was I, LOL. I enjoyed it. But don't think my hands could handle such tiny pieces anymore. I enjoyed my skipper doll. Do they even have skipper anymore?
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@vivasuzi (4127)
• United States
11 Mar 09
I can't believe people still play with Barbies :) It's just funny because you would think after 50 years they would have a new toy out that girls love. I had barbies growing up and I mostly liked playing with them when friends were over. We had various costumes but not a ton. We never got into the cars and houses or anything like that - just the dolls themselves.
I think I would get my child into barbie dolls b/c I think they are fun for young girls. I'd probably venture out and try some of those houses or kitchen set ups or whatever that they have now adays. Barbie is better than a lot of other things girls are into now adays.
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@kareng (61740)
• United States
11 Mar 09
Yes, they were a lot of fun. I had lots of clothes for mine because I had an aunt next door that loved to sew! She was always making Barbie doll clothes for me with leftover fabric! It was really neat!
True, Barbie is a better icon to introduce young girls to today. At least you don't have to worry about what she is going to go out and do in public like real life role-models for kids like Miley Cyrus or Jamie Lynn Spears :)
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@vivasuzi (4127)
• United States
13 Mar 09
Exactly... Barbie is pretty safe and anyone that criticizes the doll is just being picky.
We did have a neighbor around the corner who had EVERYTHING, the houses, the clothes, the cars. But she was my sisters age so I never played with it much. I had fun making my own fun with barbies using my other toys and games.
Cool that you got all those free clothes made! I never knew anyone into sewing clothes or anything besides blankets :-D I gotta find a friend who has that hobby :)
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@kareng (61740)
• United States
13 Mar 09
I remember when my little cousin got a fancy Barbie doll house. Even though I was older, I was jealous! I used to sew, but I don't think I could handle such tiny projects on a machine. My aunt used to make anything and everything. She does wedding dresses also, so I guess she had the patience for the tiny things too! I know she loved sewing :)
@misshoney (973)
• Philippines
13 Mar 09
hi kareng:-) i think no girl in the world doesn't know Barbie. i think every girl may have dreamt of owning barbie at one point of her childhood. the barbie dolls is indeed a phenomenon and a legend. happy birthday barbie. quite amazing to realize that the gorgeous dolls have been around for so long. long live barbie and more power!
@bfarrier1 (2082)
• United States
15 Mar 09
Barbie was my favorite doll when I was growing up,I had a bullentin paper sent to me this week from AARP and they had progressed her age to be 50,she had wrinkles,bags under her eyes and long gray hair.Yes I do buy Barbie's as birthday and Christmas presents,my granddaughters dont really play with dolls at all they are more into sports and playing Baseball and Scoccer the 2yr.old will play with Barbie some.You have a great night.
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@snowcat46 (2322)
• United States
11 Mar 09
Since my daughter's name is Barb, I tried to get her one every year. She didn't care for them much. Especially since her dog at the time, a female, had it in for them. She was constantly burying them and taking them out of the gir's room to hide them. But the Ken dolls suffered the most. The dog loathed the male dolls. ??? My kid could not keep one in the house without it being massacred within a day. Literally torn apart. Barbie dolls were just hidden, maybe chewed on a bit, but nothing like the damage inflicted on the Ken's!
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@abanerji (1026)
• India
10 Mar 09
any girl who has played with a barbie doll would not forget it. i still have my barbie dolls with me. one has a broken leg and one with a broken neck, another is still in a good condition. i still cherish them. well, whenever i have to gift something to a little girl, i try to go in for gifting a barbie. nothing else can be a better gift.
i still would like to receive a barbie doll in gift. but at my age i can only keep it as a decoration and not use it for playing.
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