It was truly just what this old girl needed.
They both have young daughters.
I do not.
So I got introduced to a number of new things during their visit.
One of those things was the morally, spiritually, and financially bankrupting phenomenon of the American Girl doll store.
(Full disclosure, my friends' daughters don't own AGDs--they have knock-offs, love them, and don't know the difference.)
I know that there were expensive trends when I was a kid, but nothing even touches this.
The dolls themselves start at $110.
And then there are the clothes, which start at $28 per outfit.
And the accessories.
And the pets ($24 for a stuffed dog that's 3" tall).
And the HAIR SALON (no idea how much that shit costs).
And on and on and on.
As we wandered through, I was completely agape at the prices AND the people buying into this bullshit. Parents left the store with huge bags filled with hundreds of dollars worth of "accessories."
I wandered through and chuckled and snapped these photos (and more, but I'm practicing self-restraint in my 40s--heh heh).
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| WHERE YOUR SALARY GOES TO DIE. |
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| THE AFOREMENTIONED SALON (CHECK OUT THE DOLL ON THE RIGHT; SHE'S GETTING THE COOLIO TREATMENT) |
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| AMERICAN GIRLYATOR |
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| THE. DOLL. IS. FUCKING. WEARING. HEADGEAR. (HEALTHY SMILES SET: $14) |
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| CREEPY, FOUND-DEAD-IN-THE-TUB BUBBLE TUB $58 |
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| DEEEEELICIOUS PLASTIC DINNER SET $58 |
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| THAT'S RIGHT. I SAID $58 |
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| THIS WAS MY FAVORITE. THE ALLERGY-FREE LUNCH. I SHIT YOU NOT. |
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| IT COMES WITH AN EPI-PEN |
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| THIS IS IN THE TODDLER DOLL SECTION. APPARENTLY, TODDLERS IN THIS STORE NEED TO EARN THEIR KEEP BY SELLING LEMONADE TO STRANGERS ON THE STREET |
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| AND OPERATING HOT OVENS TO CREATE BAKED GOODS |
I weep for the future of this country.
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