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There are things you need like a hole in your head
and there are things where you'd prefer the hole instead.
What am I talking about? Well ...
How about ... "Chi Chi Love 2 Beach" blind bags?
What have the good folks from Simba done this time?
They took ugly Chiuwawa dogs - now with 8 new
ones, by the way - and put them into blind bags
and prentended that this is all the rage
and every girl around the world needs to have them.
"32 dogs to collect and trade." Marvellous!
What's inside? A "Collection Dog",
not a "Chained Dog" or a "Guide Dog", nope, it's a "Collection Dog".
A "List of all 32 dogs", which is just what I need
so I know what else to buy.
And not any ordinary trading card, but a "cool" trading card.
Guys ... how's the trading card going to fit inside? It'll be totally bent!
What you mean is a sticker, right?
More isn't going to fit that anyway.
"Please keep this packaging for later correspondence."
This phrase is printed on about any blind bag and I still don't know why.
What do they expect? Parents writing them,
"Oh, my daughter has choked on a 'Chi Chi Love'"
"blind bag and died horribly?"
"No problem, we'll just send you a new one!"
It simply doesn't work that way!
Seriously ...
I'm feeling slightly nauseous from just looking at these ...
dogs in their ... outfits ...
and ... bah!
Ah, whatever.
Let's open it up!
Interestingly these blind bags were purchased at Kik, which is a
shop for rather cheap clothes.
Why? No idea, maybe they sell even better than clothes?
But then, they were already discounted there as well.
Oh ...
Good Lord, what IS that?!
That's not a Chiuwawa, is it?
Hmm ...
he's got a swim ring and looks rather dashing.
That's likely ... he can't even stand, can he?
Eh ... looks like he has to pee.
And that's probably the "cool" trading card
which is so bent it barely looks like a card at all.
"Dani is a very balanced dog."
Okay ... "For the next beach season, she has brought a trendy swim ring."
Hmm ... okay. Yeah.
Rubbish. And here's the obligatory list
of all 32 dogs.
"32 doggies to collect, trade and love."
We'll see about that.
"Chi Chi Love is going to the beach."
"It'll be great summer fun for the 32 little doggies."
"Collect them all!" Ugh, no thanks.
Good Lord, their names ...
"Welsie-Love"
"Mitti-Love"
"Japi-Love" Oh my ...
God.
This is getting ... and "Pudi-Love".
Here. Ugh.
Well.
There's more on the back, but I think
I'll pass, that's just too much.
Anyway.
That's "Chi Chi Love 2 Beach".
I've got another one because I can.
What does it contain ...
"Tini-Love"
Yeah ... looks that way.
"Tini is the positively crazy optimist on Chi Chi Beach."
"With her cheerful nature she ensures there'll never be a boring moment."
It was already boring when I started to open these bags.
Who's the target audience?
Ages 4+? Possibly, it's not ages 0-3 at least because it says so on the back.
Oops.
Did I cut the "cool" trading card? I'm sorry.
And who do we have here?
Another cheerful soul?
"Havi-Love", aww, how cute!
"Havi loves to read while tanning on the beach."
"She impresses with her wit and intellect."
Oh God. Marvellous!
I'm really impressed as well.
So witty, so intelligent, although she doesn't really look the part.
But ... she has a cute little handbag!
Great ...
Whatever! I think I should ask an expert
on what she thinks about it.
Well, Minka? What do you say about this beautiful Chi Chi Love?
Nothing at all?
There you are, the expert has spoken!