I've mentioned that I am not a Barbie expert, but when I saw this doll, I got pretty excited. I got a little confused, too, because I always thought Barbie's younger sister was "Kelly." I like the name Kelly and I think it goes really well with the name Barbie, but never mind that. What's really great about this doll (aside from her $6 price tag) is that she has a pet fish. A fish. In a plastic bag.
Let's face it, Barbie dolls usually come with impressive, out-of-reach accessories. Barbie sometimes comes with a pure-bred dog (or a pure-bred dog with puppies), a new custom pink convertible car, a "dream townhouse," a new kitchen, a vacation jet plane, a pool...heck, even Barbie's shoes are so cute they're probably Manolo Blahniks. But a fish? That's an awesome accessory. Virtually
anyone who wants to can have a fish. And as a parent, it's easy to say "yes!" to a fish. If your little girl buys a Chelsea doll and wants to emulate her by having a pet fish--that's a slam dunk moment. Buy a pet fish in a plastic bag and be Mom of the Year. Seriously, though, maybe buy the fish a nice tank, too. Actually, did you know that at certain chain pet stores they won't let you buy a goldfish (even a $0.25 "feeder" goldfish that is sold as
food for other animals...) if you don't also buy a tank and a filter? Yep. My son wanted to "rescue" a feeder goldfish and they wouldn't let us buy it because we didn't want to buy a filtered tank. Needless to say, we went to another store, rescued our fish, and put it in a nice big (unfiltered) tank. That was six years ago and the fish is still alive and happy. True story. That's a huge tangent, though. Sorry.
Look how thrilled Chelsea is with her fish:
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In a plastic bag. |