No, really, it’s innocent!
Links 08/30/2002 |
So it seems there’s a Harry Potter toy that’s becoming fairly popular with girls — the Nimbus 2000 vibrating broomstick.
The reviews make this even funnier…
When my 12 year old daughter asked for this for her birthday, I kind of wondered if she was too old for it, but she seems to LOVE it. Her friends love it too! They play for hours in her bedroom with this great toy. They really seem to like the special effects it offers (the sound effects and vibrating). My oldest daughter (17) really likes it too! I reccomend this for all children.
Heck, while we’re at it, why not just give them a Hello Kitty Vibrator, too? At least that’s a bit more honest about its intentions!
(via So Very Posh)
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5 Responses to “No, really, it’s innocent!”
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Michael Hanscom
jer@nyquil.org
August 30th, 2002 at 2:44 pm
the rest of the reviews @ amazon are funny too - my favorites are:
*** Reviewer: Ashley from TX My 12 year old daughter is a big Harry Potter fan, and loved the part with the Nimbus 2000, so I decided to buy her this toy. I was afraid she would think it was too babyish, but she LOVES this toy. Even my daughter’s friends enjoy playing with this fun toy. I was surprised at how long they can just sit in her room and play with this magic broomstick! A great buy for any Harry Potter fan!
Keep the batteries out!, December 26, 2001 Reviewer: A toy enthusiast from NJ This toy was #1 on my daughter’s Christmas list. So what the heck, although it has no educational value I figured it would be good for imaginative play. It wasn’t until after she opened her gift and started playing with it that I realized that the toy may offer a more than sensational experience. The broomstick has cute sound effects and VIBRATES when they put it between their legs to fly. Come on—-what were the creators of this toy thinking? She’ll keep playing with the Nimbus 2000, but with the batteries removed.
*** Obviously - this toy has the absolute worst implications for my childhood delusion that stoplights and certain electrical appliances and toys were operated by little gnomes. I mean - how does the toy know when you have the broom between your legs?
This could be a very useful piece of technology for the sex toy industry. Never again would your vibrator go off in your suitcase, like this woman’s did.
August 30th, 2002 at 11:58 pm
Wow, what I could do with a toy like that… I’m an even bigger Harry Potter fan now!
September 4th, 2002 at 12:09 am
Hot damn…I think this just may be the first time I posted a link before Boing Boing! And I wasn’t even the first, since I got it from So Very Posh.
Aaah, the things that keep me amused…
November 21st, 2002 at 10:26 am
Now I know what to tell hubby I want for Christmas!!
April 5th, 2003 at 12:24 am
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