Monday, October 17, 2011

Barbie, meet Bertha.

In the United States we have Barbie, in Japan girls play with Jenny, and a parent in China can purchase... Bertha. Or Barrie. Or Bijiale. Or Pattaya Love. Or, if Modern Girl, Fashion Girl, and Beautiful Girl are too showy for you, simply, Girl.
Let's compare, shall we?

Bertha & Bertha (Deluxe)


Ooh! She's friends with Snow White and a criminal sketch artist's version of Belle


Barrie: Beautiful Girl Set

Now, although Barrie here is missing that all important fourth-letter 'b' in here name, she still boasts "Handsome Appearance", "Vivid and Great in Style!", and "Various dress styles!" And, she promises "More new item coming soon!"


Bijiale: Beautiful Girl Set, Fad disport

This photo is quite poor, but I got a good shot of the important parts, below.

 "Best gifts for children!" 
There is a caveat for perspective parents however:
"Specifications colours and contents may vary from illustrations. Please remove packaging and attachments before giving this toy to the child. Please retain packaging for future reference."



Pattaya Love

 Collect them all!


Modern Girl

"New Fashion! Versatile! Beautiful Girls!"


Fashion Girl

"come dlickly to collect them all!!"
(oh dear.)


Beautiful Girl

"Completely new to come into the market!! This is a colleclion that you can't miss!"


Girl
I'm curious as to who or what the sticker with the Chinese girl is referencing.

1 comment:

Eroc said...

Barbie's jealous sister Bertha... She never had the style and panache that Barbie has...