I haven't even had breakfast yet

[cleolinda]

Okay, I am going to bring my squee over here and stop spamming the poor people on Twitter because OH MY GOD I AM GOING TO BE POOR! I AM GOING TO BE SO VERY, VERY POOR! They are making ANOTHER Tonner Edward!

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[escap1974]

Like I said, I'll do it if you need me to. I'm low on funds, though, so if someone else volunteers, I'll happily back out.

Just let me know when the time gets closer.

[cleolinda]

I will, thanks.

[jubilantia]

WOO CRAZY. The regular Tonner Edwards must really be selling. I suppose I underestimated the number of people willing to drop 140 bucks on a doll.

[cleolinda]

Never underestimate the willingness of people to throw money at Twilight. They only made a couple thousand each of the original Edward and Bella, I think--and then Books-a-Million bought like 400 each for their stores. And Tonner sold 100 each at NYCC. Twilight's one of the few things you can count on to sell in this economy. Last I heard, BAM is also getting a similar kind of exclusive for the holidays, although I don't know what--I suggested "baseball outfit," "prom outfit," and/or "sparkle" when I was talking to one of their buyers (who, uh, happens to be dating my sister).

[jubilantia]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the books are still in the top ten bestseller lists at the bookstore where I work. When I found out there were 25 dollar Twilight umbrellas- and that people were actually buying them- I died a little inside. I think the baseball outfit is a genius idea, and it's awesome that you have an "in" with the BAM folks- I remember you mentioning that before. Didn't you mention that you had influence with their last exclusive? Did you talk to him before or after BAM bought them the first time?

[cleolinda]

I doubt I have very much influence, but I think my sister's boyfriend hit on the "buying dolls for the stores" ideas because I asked him and my sister to take pictures at the Tonner booth at NYCC. He was like, "Can we have 400 of each?" and they were like, "Uh... YES." So I'm assuming he was the one who started asking/negotiating for a holiday exclusive, and he and I talked about it at some point. I think I said something like, "Oh, what, like prom outfits?" And then either he or I said "baseball," and then he said something about "sparkle," and I was like OH SERIOUSLY THEY WOULD GIVE YOU THE SPARKLE EDWARD? BECAUSE ROBERT TONNER TOTALLY SAID HE WANTED TO MAKE ONE, THEY WOULD SO DO IT, OH MY GOD YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM YOU WANT THAT. "People really want that?" "OH MY GOD THE PEOPLE WANT THAT. YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM, OH MY HOLY SHIT." I'm sort of... market research for him, I guess

[edda]

an army of Hungry Edwards in my room

*evil glee*

*hasty self-reproach*

[arvada]

I am still holding out for a Tonner McGonagall. I want her to exist so. badly.

[nicolars]

I'm surprised there isn't one already! It seems like such an obvious one since there's already a Snape and Dumbledore.

[arvada]

As they say, IKNORITE? *sigh* There is no love for kickass older ladiez.

[foresthouse]

Yeah, they seriously need to get on that!

[lylassandra]

How long will you be down? Epic tangent and I would still love to take you out for dinner or tea if you're up for it. (We have some rather excellent tea houses in San Diego.)

[cleolinda]

Hey, you can put it all on me. You're not buying an Edward doll; you're doing a favor for a friend that happens to involve, though no fault of your own, an Edward doll.

Although I am hearing that a lottery may be involved, just to win the privilege of paying for one. Grrrr. I personally would be shameless enough to try to wheedle one (to buy) out of them, but then that's me, and I tend to lose my mind when it comes to Tonners.