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Mattel Barbie Dolls
The Twilight Barbies are the newest in the line of Mattel Barbie Dolls. The original Barbie Dolls, manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. back in 1959, were an instant hit with little girls everywhere. Over the years, Mattel produced many more Barbie Dolls to reflect the popular movie star or trend at the time. It makes perfect business sense to introduce the Twilight Barbie Dolls just before a major theatrical release like The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and more importantly, to have it coincide with Christmas gift giving.
The Twilight Phenomenon
For anyone new to the Twilight phenomenon, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) are two of the most famous teen vampires to hit the screen in the movie, Twilight (2008), and also upcoming The Twilight Saga: New Moon movie (2009). Seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" Swan, moves from Phoenix to Washington and finds her life in danger when she falls in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen.
Based on the #1 New York Times best selling book series Twilight, Mattel claims the new Twilight Barbie Dolls look just like the stars, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.
Where to Buy Twilight Barbie Dolls
Walmart - Barbie Pink Label - Edward & Bella Twilight Collector Doll Bundle can be purchased for $49.94. That's a pack of two Twilight Barbie Dolls for the price. Purchased separately, Bella Swan's Twilight Barbie Collector Doll and Twilight Edward Cullen Collector Doll are going for a reasonable $24.97 each, considering the The Twilight Saga: New Moon movie will open in theaters in a few weeks.
Toys"R"Us - Twilight Barbie Dolls – Bella Swan and Edward Cullen – are similarly priced at ToysRUs for $24.95 each.
Ebay - Buy-It-Now and Ebay auction prices are reasonable right now, ranging from $9.99 for one Twilight Barbie (auction price) to $104.98 for a two-pack bundle of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan (by-it-now). As always, know who the seller is, check their feedback when dealing with Ebay's auctions.
Amazon - Although Amazon has the traditional Twilight Barbie Dolls for $24.99, they also have Amazon Exclusive 17" dolls from Tonner for an amazing price of $139.99. They claim the dolls to be life-like in appearance. By the way, that's for one doll. You can buy a set of three Twilight Barbie Dolls for $329.97!
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Sources: amazon.com; ebay.com; toysrus.com; wikipedia
Written by Donna Diegel
Exclusive to HULIQ.com
Posted November 2nd, 2009 by Donna Diegel
