[PEN-L:1153] marketing marches onward!

Frances Bolton (PHI) fbolton at chuma.cas.usf.edu
Sun Aug 23 13:16:22 PDT 1998


I just looked in my Parade magazine and ther's no fully posable Harley Doll. I think you're making this up. In my issue, the Franklin mint has a Harley pocketwatch, with "Black pouch, chain, and custom designed stand."

frances

On Sun, 23 Aug 1998, James Devine wrote:


> >From today's PARADE magazine:
>
> >"Bobby": The Little Biker Baby.
>
> >Hand-painted fully poseable porcelain doll. Complete with leather vest,
> bandana, and keys.
>
> >Available only from The Franklin Mint. Officially Licensed by Harley
> Davidson.
>
> >He's Mommy and Daddy's little daredevil in diapers. Born with spirit of
> the open road -- the spirit of the Harley-Davison (R) rider! ...
>
> > Crafted in hand-painted porcelain with an impish grin on his face, he's
> rarin' to go, dressed in his own Harley-Davidson-(R) style leather vest and
> bandana. He's grabbed the keys, and won't let go -- because it's never too
> early to imagine yourself on a Harley-Davidson (R) motorcycle.
>
> >Bring this newest Harley (R) "model" into your home today. Just $110,
> payable in convenient monthly installments [of $22 each month over 5 months
> -- what's the implied interest rate?] ....
>
> [ I can't see any tatoos on the picture of the doll. ]
>
> Jim Devine jdevine at popmail.lmu.edu &
> http://clawww.lmu.edu/Departments/ECON/jdevine.html
>
>



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