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TorchTheWitch

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8. they're both normally the same price - the website put only the white doll on sale

Thu Dec 11, 2014, 07:49 AM

Dec 2014

and for whatever reason missed putting the black doll on the sale price as well. It's obvious just looking at the photo of the website in the OP. Whoever did the website was probably instructed to put the Barbie on sale for the sale amount not realizing that there was also a black Barbie or Asian Barbie or whatever that was set up on the website as a different product.

What they probably should have done was had a photo of all the races of Barbies on the same page with a check box for people to chose which one they wanted. Websites do this with shoes or clothes that come in different colors, and I think it would have made more sense for the different races of Barbies to be displayed much the same way. It would probably be easier for people that looked for the Barbie product as well... I wouldn't think I'd have to plug in a search for the product specifying the race of the doll seeing as I never have to do that for other products that come in different colors/fabrics/whatever.

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After father's anger, Target adjusts sales price of black Barbie doll [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2014 OP

How come the other barbie isnt listed as European-American? 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #1

She looks like she's from the Indian subcontinent. Warpy Dec 2014 #3

Here's one that looks even less African-American. pnwmom Dec 2014 #7

Ahhh . . . FYI, for the most part . . . brush Dec 2014 #10

Point being the other barbie is just known as "Barbie" not European-American barbie. 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #12

Okay, I see your point now brush Dec 2014 #20

WTF? They obviously wanted to be inclusive and you throw out an asinine attempt KittyWampus Dec 2014 #16

Why isnt the other Barbie labeled as "European-American"? n/t 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #18

Funny how you latch onto "European-American" and not "White". Should the African American doll KittyWampus Dec 2014 #21

My question exactly B2G Dec 2014 #22

I feel you. bravenak Dec 2014 #30

I have a black coworker who constantly corrects people B2G Dec 2014 #35

Me neither. bravenak Dec 2014 #37

On a college radio station a few years ago nichomachus Dec 2014 #36

Really? bravenak Dec 2014 #38

I feel you, too. Fawke Em Dec 2014 #40

Poor guy.. bravenak Dec 2014 #42

Kind of like Archie Bunker's two coworkers, "Black Elmo" and "Regular Elmo" Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2014 #24

The same reason people don't Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #17

The article explains it was an error by the store, a situation they quickly corrected. . . Journeyman Dec 2014 #2

I'm not annoyed at the store. Warpy Dec 2014 #4

It was Target's website that was in error, not Mattel's packaging. . . Journeyman Dec 2014 #5

Mattel had them both for $40 online, which makes both versions equally outrageously priced Hekate Dec 2014 #6

I went to find the Lammily doll for my little granddaughter and Skidmore Dec 2014 #19

The day after Christmas is the best time to get toys, imo. Hekate Dec 2014 #46

I know but because the kids aren't going to be with us at Christmas time, Skidmore Dec 2014 #47

they're both normally the same price - the website put only the white doll on sale TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #8

I can agree with this. bravenak Dec 2014 #31

if it is "one of the hot new toys this holiday " then it's gonna cost more belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #9

Greater demand for AA Barbie? treestar Dec 2014 #11

More likely that more white Barbies were manufactured B2G Dec 2014 #13

Looks from above like the person told to put Barbies on sale treestar Dec 2014 #14

I like that brush Dec 2014 #23

My daughter asked for (and received) a black American Girl doll. Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #43

Target has the BOTH listed at $49.99 now B2G Dec 2014 #15

I've seen much better African-American Barbies than that. Brigid Dec 2014 #25

Supply and Demand kwolf68 Dec 2014 #28

Some of those are considered collectible dolls more than toys.. Princess Turandot Dec 2014 #39

I don't think anybody will be buying that one for their 8-year-old daughter for Christmas! Brigid Dec 2014 #48

I wouldn't describe certain skin tones as "better" than others (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #44

Maybe the black barbie kwolf68 Dec 2014 #26

Duh shenmue Dec 2014 #27

The video makes it clear that it was a pricing/systems error. Both dolls are on sale now. MADem Dec 2014 #29

So non issue kwolf68 Dec 2014 #32

The dad was right to make that phone call. He got immediate action, which was good. MADem Dec 2014 #33

We don't need to turn over rocks to find racism, it is all over the place Bjorn Against Dec 2014 #41

The Frozen doll is outselling Barbi this year. Lilyhoney Dec 2014 #34

It makes no sense that they would sell one at a different price than the other. Jamastiene Dec 2014 #45