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Big retailers price black, white Barbies differently
cnbc.com ^
| Dec. 9, 2014
| Katie Little
Posted on 12/09/2014 7:12:27 PM PST by PROCON
Why are black Barbies priced differently than white Barbies?
It's a tough question and one that some of America's biggest retailers are having to answer amid the biggest shopping time of the year.
For example, Tuesday afternoon Wal-Mart's website listed an African-American ice skater Barbie for $11.87 while the Caucasian version costs just $9.88.
The retailing giant said the pricing discrepancy was an unintended error.
"They should always be the same price, across all ethnicities," a Wal-Mart spokesman said Tuesday evening. "This is just a pricing error. We corrected it immediately."
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KEYWORDS: barbie
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To: PROCON
Well have you ever seen one ?
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:31:56 PM PST
by
molson209
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To: fhayek
It has already, hasn’t it?
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:34:15 PM PST
by
Bob
(Violence in islam? That's not a bug; it's a feature.)
To: fhayek
I think it’ll be a keeper anyway.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:37:03 PM PST
by
Fester Chugabrew
(Even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.)
To: PROCON
They’d have been called “wacist” if it was cheaper.
To: molson209
I didnt know African-Americans could skate ? A few have come along:
Debi Thomas
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:38:13 PM PST
by
Will88
To: Diana in Wisconsin
*FIST*
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:38:16 PM PST
by
tomkat
To: PROCON
At least Ken’s last name ain’t Johnson.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:39:48 PM PST
by
Fester Chugabrew
(Even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.)
To: molson209
Well have you ever seen one ?
Shani Davis
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:42:26 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
To: fhayek
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:44:22 PM PST
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: PROCON
Black paint costs more than white paint.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:44:45 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: PROCON
You mean welfare queen Barbie isn’t as pricey?
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:47:31 PM PST
by
Bullish
(He's just NOT presidential material.)
To: UCANSEE2
Black paint costs more than white paint.Well, there you go, more BIG PAINTSTORE racism; we need a Congressional Hearing...
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:49:03 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
To: fhayek
Let’s go lay down in front of the Barbie Display and play dead.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:49:26 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: molson209
African-Americans? I don’t even know any African-Americans. Most of the people I know, black, white or otherwise, are Americans. Born in America just like me. Only a couple of people I know have even been to Africa. And they’re white. Maybe I can be a European-American. After all, my ancestors came from Europe. But I wasn’t born in Europe. Heck, I’ve never even been to Europe. So I don’t think I can be hyphenated. I guess I’m stuck with just being an American. Oh well.
Oops, figged it was the other way around but that just wouldn’t be PC now would it?
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:50:12 PM PST
by
Bullish
(He's just NOT presidential material.)
To: UCANSEE2
Lets go lay down in front of the Barbie Display and play dead.ROTFLMAO, 2nd keyboard I lost tonight...
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:51:56 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
To: lakecumberlandvet
And to think you’re insensitive enough to talk like that right before the holy celebration of Kwanza.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:52:29 PM PST
by
Bullish
(He's just NOT presidential material.)
To: PROCON
we need a Congressional Hearing...Is Sandra Fluke busy ?
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:53:32 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: bobby.223
“I could see the black Ken doll being priced a bit larger.........”
I’m hoping that’s not true
To: lakecumberlandvet
I dont even know any African-Americans. Obama. He's from Africa. I don't know about the 'American' part though. That might be pushing it.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:56:26 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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