when i sent in yet another dollar
for yet another mail-in adventure
i was very excited and waiting to play
with my 100 international dolls
expecting them to look like the dolls below
all in fancy and exotic dress
and ready for me to proudly display
when they arrived
they were tiny, pink plastic, flat dolls without any outfits at all
and actually looked like the ones in the comic book ad
not sure why i had such big visions about them
but even then
that was how
i made my way through the world
always hopeful, expecting good things, and full of possibility.
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“for me, a life without expectation results in a life with inspiration.”
-alanis morissette
LOL! Me too! Not dolls, but other things. I ordered a live chameleon from an ad in the back of a magazine once. It surprisingly arrived alive and well.
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yes, i had many of these experiences and never stopped hoping. amazing about the chameleon !
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I couldn’t believe the chameleon made it alive. It was just mailed in a small box with some food
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it shows how resilient they really are to survive us
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What a let down.
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yes, but i still continued these mail-order adventures/misadventures. it never stopped me)
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Ever the optimist, eh?
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indeed, i am
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😊
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You never get what you order online. I gave up online shopping long time ago 🙄
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i always know that it’s a risk, even as an adult – but know that going in )
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I love this series, Beth. Your young view on the world is priceless still. This doll issue surely gave you a push into marketing.
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oh, that’s a good thing, mark, because there are more coming…) i think you may be right about the marketing thing, too –
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I can’t wait to read the continuation of the series, Beth!
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Awwww. This is so funny and a little heartbreaking
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yes, a bit of both. and even funnier looking back now. it never stopped me from trying again and again, though and made me realize that i still have this approach )
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Those comic book adverts were so misleading!
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I know, but I loved them)
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LOL. My daughter collected dolls for years when she was young. They’re all still in a specially built doll case in the basement, and some of them look like your image. They bring back lots of memories.
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☃️
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I remember those days, such innocence then. Kids today won’t have that particular brand of magic.
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You are right
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I am thoroughly loving these mail order adventures!
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Thanks and there are more to come)
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I can’t wait!
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These stories remind me of the scene in Christmas Story where Ralphie finally gets his secret decoder pin and it says, “Be sure to drink more Ovaltine.” Marketing to kids was shameless. I certainly had my share of sending away for stuff, hoping for gold and getting plastic. ❤️ Sisterhood of getting let down.
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oh, i’d forgotten about that, so apt – here’s to the sisterhood )
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