Strawberry Shortcake Dolls - Reminiscent Of Simpler Times
The marketing folks are always up against a great deal of pressure to sell products. Not only do they need to
sell their ideas to the manufactures of the products, but to the public as well. It is very hard to predict what will sell well and what will
not. Different parts of the country may embrace a product while other areas will have nothing to do with it. In order to appeal to a
national market you have to know and understand the people you are selling to. The marketer has to know products as well as human nature. And
sometimes it simply comes down to the timing of the advertising campaign.
There are a few products that stand the test of time well.
Many of these are toys. Toys often pass the time test well because if the parent liked the toy as a child they are much more apt to buy it
for their children. One item that I am surprised is still so very popular is the strawberry shortcake dolls. These soft cloth dolls have survived
a couple of generations of children. They were popular in the seventies and are still a hit with kids today. The reason I am surprised that they
have survived is that the Strawberry Shortcake Dolls are not animated, they do not talk or light up and there is nothing high tech about them,
yet young girls love to play with them. There is a full line of Strawberry Shortcake Dolls and accessories. When my nieces were little they
even had strawberry shortcake pajamas. They also had decorations in their rooms with the Strawberry Shortcake Dolls on them. Even at that time
these dolls were old fashioned with their pinafores and bonnets. My nieces liked them because it reminded them of their favorite television show,
Little House on the Prairie.
I am glad to see that girls still like to play with dolls that represent a simpler time. The television show is
no longer on and there has not been a similar one to take its place. Unfortunately, it seems that the television programmers are often more
interested in having us watch people compete against each other in reality shows than in having story lines of family life and values.
I am glad that the toy manufacturers have not followed suit. Sure there are many toys that are high tech with bells, whistles and electronics,
but it is important that we still have simple playthings for our children to use their imaginations and create their own story lines with. These
simpler toys are also easier on parents because they do not need to be assembled or require batteries for a child to have fun with
them.
If you are looking for a toy that will encourage your child to use more of their own imagination, check out the complete line
of Strawberry Shortcake Dolls. These dolls are reminiscent of simpler times when a cute unanimated doll was more than enough to fulfill a young
girl's daily companionship needs.
Strawberry Shortcake Dolls
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