Come ride my broomstick

[QuickDuck]

hmmm i am not sure if this has been done before, but some of you might get a laugh out of this...

Are Amazon.com really this stupid?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...B00005NEBW/qid=1030849063/102-8398657-4248134

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005NEBW.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

"From Toysrus.com & Amazon.com
Editorial Review
Kids can now "fly" a Nimbus 2000 broomstick just like the members of their favorite Quidditch team. A replica of the broom Harry uses in the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the Nimbus 2000 features a grooved stick and handle for easy riding. Enhancing the excitement are the vibrating effects and magical swooping and whooshing sounds the broom makes when on. Sounds can also be activated when the switch is set in standby mode. Requires three AA batteries (included). --Larry White"


"Keep the batteries out!, December 26, 2001
Reviewer: A toy enthusiast from NJ
This toy was #1 on my daughter's Christmas list. So what the heck, although it has no educational value I figured it would be good for imaginative play. It wasn't until after she opened her gift and started playing with it that I realized that the toy may offer a more than sensational experience. The broomstick has cute sound effects and ***VIBRATES*** when they put it between their legs to fly. Come on---what were the creators of this toy thinking? She'll keep playing with the Nimbus 2000, but with the batteries removed."

"GREAT TOY!, June 11, 2002
Reviewer: Ashley from TX
My 12 year old daughter is a big Harry Potter fan, and loved the part with the Nimbus 2000, so I decided to buy her this toy. I was afraid she would think it was too babyish, but she LOVES this toy. Even my daughter's friends enjoy playing with this fun toy. I was surprised at how long they can just sit in her room and play with this magic broomstick! A great buy for any Harry Potter fan! "

"Excellent!, June 11, 2002
Reviewer: poola13 from Ohio
When my 12 year old daughter asked for this for her birthday, I kind of wondered if she was too old for it, but she seems to LOVE it. Her friends love it too! They play for hours in her bedroom with this great toy. They really seem to like the special effects it offers (the sound effects and vibrating). My oldest daughter (17) really likes it too! I reccomend this for all children"


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*chuckle* looks like someone at Mattel has a strange sense of humour..... i like it

/wave
QuickDuck

 

[Eumenides]

I'll ride your broomstick any day!

 

[QuickDuck]

I'll ride your broomstick any day!

oh you say the sweetest things

i know though... you only want me cause i give good beak

 

[Eumenides]

And Feathers, don't forget the feathers.



BTW-I think KM posted this earlier, which may lessen your responses.

 

[Monazwx]

Laurel had a simliar thread earlier, but I still smile seeing it again.

 

[deliciously_naughty]

"my 17 year old really likes it too?"

gee honey, I wonder why????

 

[HeavyStick]

I'll ride your broomstick any day!

did you get your "Nic Fit" taken care of?

 

[QuickDuck]

Laurel had a simliar thread earlier, but I still smile seeing it again.

she did? oh doh... i am old news.

hehe oh well, consider this a repeat performance

 

[QuickDuck]

And Feathers, don't forget the feathers.



BTW-I think KM posted this earlier, which may lessen your responses.

*sigh* thats me.... living in the past

always late with the news hehehe.

 

[MechaBlade]

Well, Amazon is not stupid. But the toymakers and parents are.

 

[Eumenides]

did you get your "Nic Fit" taken care of?

Yes, I'm much nicer now.

And I was wrong. It WAS laurel, not KM.

 

[asenath]

"my 17 year old really likes it too?"

gee honey, I wonder why????

I'm thinking that review was a prank. *L*

 

[deliciously_naughty]

I'm thinking that review was a prank. *L*

I was being sarcastic. Let's hope it was a prank....

However.....

I've worked in the public service industry....no amount of idiocy on the part of adults surprises me. Sadly, I could easily see that being written by some clueless parent.

 

[asenath]

I was being sarcastic. Let's hope it was a prank....

However.....

I've worked in the public service industry....no amount of idiocy on the part of adults surprises me. Sadly, I could easily see that being written by some clueless parent.

Yeah... When I was a teen this friend of mine had a clueless mom - needless to say I was jealous. She once told her mom that she had rug burns on her back... her mother was all concerned and wondered how that could have happened.