100 Little Dolls for $1.00 was my first lesson about truth in advertising. These ads appeared in the back of comic books. They promised:
Baby Dolls
Nurse Dolls
Dancing Dolls
Costume Dolls
Ballerina Dolls
Mexican Dolls
Indian Dolls
Clown Dolls
Cowboy Dolls
Bride Dolls
Groom Dolls
Of course I wanted these dolls! I pictured opening a box that contained dolls that looked like Barbie and Ken, or better yet, my beloved Liddle Kiddles.
What the box actually contained looked more like this:
They were teeny, tiny plastic figures that looked more like little cake decorations. Sigh. A lesson learned!
Do you remember the ads for 100 dolls in comic books? Did you ever order anything else advertised in the comic book ads? I'd love to hear from you in the comments section, below.
7 comments:
I was always tempted to buy the x-ray glasses.
This is so neat thanks for posting
Loved your story about the doll disappointment. I never ordered anything like that, but I was always disappointed in the surprise toy from Cracker Jacks.
hahaha whaaaat? I don't remember these, but what a rip off :-P
Thanks for the comments!
Bob - what would you have done with x-ray specs?
Mary - ah yes, Cracker Jack prizes! I remember those well!
I actually played with these a lot and wouldn't mind finding some .
That would be a fun find!
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