SO! Here's some big news.
http://www.target.com/Planning-Pullp-Prmnt-Roman-Prncess/dp/B002QU0A2U/ref=br_1_42?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&searchView=grid5&searchNodeID=2230379011&node=2230379011&searchRank=-product_site_launch_date&searchPage=2&searchSize=30&id=Planning%20Pullp%20Prmnt%20Roman%20PrncessPullips are at Target.Er... well... coming soon according to the website, at least.
But what I find MOST interesting is, well, everyone remember a year ago where Blythe was used in a Target marketing campaign for some of their "high-end" clothing? You know, the type of shit that doesn't show up at regular Targets, but the big fancy-schmancy Targets in LA and NYC? Yeah, well, I remember.
I also remember how there were talks between Target, Gina, Hasboro, and Takara about getting Blythes onto shelves in Targets. But then some over paid marketing guys somewhere getting wedgies from their dry-clean-only-suits said that "no one who shopped at Target would pay $100 for a collectors doll..." so they nixed that idea.
Yet, a year later, they stick a doll up for $130 that's notaBlythe? Yeah, that makes sense.
As for personal concerns as a Pullip collector, I'm going to sit tight and see what happens. I know a lot of people are already in panic mode about what this will do to the community (aka influx of stupid), but I think just like the Disney/Marvel thing, it could go really either way - or maybe even enough of both that it'll even out - so my ultimate plan is to not overreact, and not jump to conclusions, and just watch and wait.
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