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MATTEL’s NEW
BARBIE PRINTER COMES WITH OVERPRICED CARTRIDGES
Mattel
Sells Overpriced Barbie Printer, Forgets To Make Overpriced Refill
Cartridges
Mattel’s new “beautronics” device aimed at tween girls,
the Barbie Nail Printer, is a glorified inkjet printer that customizes
and prints designs on your fingernails. Neat idea in theory, though a
bit pricey at $180. However, Mattel has apparently overlooked an
essential part of the inkjet printer business model: selling new and
overpriced cartridges. The problem, reader Richard writes, is that the
company refuses to take orders for new cartridges, saying that they
won’t be available until next year. But I want pink leopard print
fingernails now!He writes:
My daughter
got a Barbie “Doll’d Up Nails” printer for Christmas. Its a cute
device, exclusively sold through Toys R Us. It lets them print on their
finger nails all sorts of designs. Only one problem, you cant buy the
ink till next year! Mattel will only sell it to you if you call their
888-892-6123 and when you call to order it the customer service person
said: “We are running low on supply so they wont let us take any orders
or ship any until after the new year.”The Ink is $29.95 + shipping but
they couldn’t even quote the shipping price. So fair warning if you
bought a Barbie nail printer ration your kids’ fingers or they may wind
up with a huge paperweight in the short term.”Consider
yourselves warned, parents. Also, if you want to see the Nail Printer in
action, printing pretty pictures on a man’s fingernail, here you go:
http://consumerist.com/2009/12/mattel-sells-overpriced-barbie-printer-forgets-to-make-overpriced-refill-cartridges.html
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