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| Barbie Loves the Ocean |
Dark-skinned Barbie has straight long auburn-streaked black
hair, hazel painted eyes, smiling mouth with the appearance of teeth. The
doll's plastic parts are made from recycled ocean-bound plastics; clothes are
made from recycled plastic, and the packaging is made from recyclable plastics.
The dress is a two-piece sleeveless top and skirt made of ocean-scene recycled
plastic. The yellow thongs and white sunglasses that have white opaque lenses
are also made of recycled plastic.
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| Upon arrival from Amazon, the package was in a plastic sleeve, twist-tied at the top. |
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| The plastic sleeve was removed for this photograph with the doll still inside the recyclable package. |
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| The back of the box illustrates the White and Black dolls. With one hand touching the other doll's hand, they form a heart shape. |
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| A checklist of recyclable features and a QR code to scan "for more information on how Barbie loves the ocean" are on the back of the package. |
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| Released from the packaging, Barbie wears her white opaque sunglasses on her head and her yellow faux flip-flops. The sunglasses and flip-flops were attached to the inside of the package. (I used clear bands to keep the flip-flips on Barbie's feet.) |
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| The clothing has a soft texture and feels similar to parachute material. Do you remember the parachute pants trend of the 1980s? My daughter had some. |
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| Another close-up of her lovely face illustrates her full lips. |
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| The length of the hair is illustrated here. The jagged ends were trimmed a bit before this photo was taken. |
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| At the ocean |
Barbie illustrates how much she loves the ocean in the final photo above.
This doll was $9.99 at Amazon (but was sold out there at the time of this writing). I ordered from Amazon because I am a Prime member. Walmart (online) had the doll for $7.94, but shipping would have been extra unless I spent $35. Shopping inside a Walmart Super Store is not an option for me yet.
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Well....... I do love the concept of recycling. Her face does resemble Naomi Sims. I simply wish there was more originality and modernity to her garment and perhaps her hair style. But then again, she only costs $10, so I am probably asking for too much. That said, she is, indeed, a playline Barbie so the fact that Mattel is thinking about sustainability with their mass produced lines is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteAll true statements, April.
ReplyDeleteI was actually surprised that the dress didn't feel like plastic (like most other Barbie playline clothing feels that's not recyclable).
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