Here's something that I find kind of amusing. The doll stands for Tyler Wentworth et al. They blow. The metal rod is never the right height so the saddle part never reaches up far enough to support the doll's body. Or in other cases, the rod's too long so the doll's toes dangle a few millimeters up from the stand's base. No one can figure out why, WHY, the Tonner Company can't make a decent doll stand. Fashion Royalty stands are wonderful! No toppling dollies there. Well, not long ago Tonner came up with stands that actually worked. The metal rod was telescoping and there was a new rubber gasket where the rod met the stand for stability. But get this: there was a hole drilled in the crotch of the dolls and the "user" had to jam the rod up in there. There was an outcry in the dolly community! The new devices were dubbed "hoo-hoo stands." [Oh, and Regina Wentworth was nicknamed "Vagina" Wentworth.] Me, I admit that those new stands were aesthetically awkward (felt somewhat gynecological), but at least they worked. Now, in response to the collectors, Tonner went back to the stands that suck. *sigh*
posted by Newpeep, N.D. (neurotic depressive) @ 5:18 PM
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