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Outrage as US baby wig craze hits Britain
Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | 09/29/06

Posted on 09/29/2006 9:02:31 AM PDT by Pokey78

It's never too long before the latest craze to sweep America makes its way to the UK but most would wish this one really hadn't.

Celebrity wigs designed for babies up to nine months old and are set to hit the market, to the outrage of children's charities.

There's a Bob Marley style dreadlock wig, a Samuel L Jackson afro as seen in movie Pulp Fiction and a Donald Trump comb-over - perhaps for that mature look.

For the girls there's flowing pink locks based on singer Lil' Kim.

But Michelle Elliott of Kidscape said as well as unnecessary the wigs could be dangerous.

"This is ridiculous. Any parent who buys one of these wigs for their child needs their head examining."

Wigs are incredibly uncomfortable for a start. Babies are wonderful but dirty little things and the last thing they need is a wig."

The wigs are manufactured by California-based firm BabyToupee and cost £14.

The firm's website says its aim to "show that while parenting can be a great responsibility, it can also be a source of endless amusement."

Founder Graham Farrar said: "Having a baby doesn't mean you have to stop having fun or do everything by the book. We don' take ourselves or our products too seriously."


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: letslaughatthebaby; suri
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1 posted on 09/29/2006 9:02:33 AM PDT by Pokey78
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Is this real or have the Brits been taken in by a SNL fake commercial?
2 posted on 09/29/2006 9:04:49 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Dems - Your conduct is an invitation to the enemy, yet few of you have heart enough to join them.)
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Those brits will buy anything!

(psst - to our friends in GB...this is NOT an American craze. You've been had)


3 posted on 09/29/2006 9:06:53 AM PDT by Hoodlum91 (I've been rocked.)
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To: Pokey78
When my daughter was a baby we put the Rastafarian wig on her and took photo's for our own amusement and her later embarrassment.....hee hee.
4 posted on 09/29/2006 9:07:34 AM PDT by ThisLittleLightofMine
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To: Hoodlum91; MadIvan

Ivan,
Tell your friends this is not a US craze. As Hoodlum91 says you're being had.


5 posted on 09/29/2006 9:09:31 AM PDT by kalee
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To: ThisLittleLightofMine

Having lived in londonistan for a while I can confidently say that England is a country filled with Hipster doofi.


6 posted on 09/29/2006 9:10:49 AM PDT by Conservomax (There are no solutions, only trade-offs.)
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To: Pokey78
Is Aston Kutcher around somewhere?
7 posted on 09/29/2006 9:11:00 AM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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I'm still laughing at the wigs worn by British and many Northern European adult men during the 17th and 18th century. What was with that?
8 posted on 09/29/2006 9:12:10 AM PDT by NavyCanDo
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To: NavyCanDo

Filth


9 posted on 09/29/2006 9:14:28 AM PDT by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
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To: Hoodlum91

Yes, but how many info-commericals with the brit accents have you seen on these wonderful european products they push here.


10 posted on 09/29/2006 9:16:10 AM PDT by edcoil (Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
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To: Pokey78

That's awesome.


11 posted on 09/29/2006 9:19:01 AM PDT by mysterio
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To: Pokey78

And the burquas aren't far off for Britain either. Some fun...uh, "Sun".


12 posted on 09/29/2006 9:21:59 AM PDT by onedoug
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I wonder if the Californian company bribed a Mail reporter to advertise their product. I have never seen a "Baby Wig" in Britain.


13 posted on 09/29/2006 9:22:00 AM PDT by agere_contra
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"The wigs are manufactured by California-based firm BabyToupee and cost £14."



Oh, I get it. BabyToupee is hoping that the Brits will buy these, erroneously thinking that it's a craze here in the US. Ya gotta hand it to those Californians. They really are the most accomplished scam artists.


14 posted on 09/29/2006 9:25:28 AM PDT by Brilliant
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Does the Daily Mail run prank articles?


15 posted on 09/29/2006 9:26:36 AM PDT by Sloth ('It Takes A Village' is problematic when you're raising your child in Sodom.)
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To: Pokey78

When American hubby's start powdering wigs....Then worry!!


16 posted on 09/29/2006 9:27:39 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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...how do Londoners explain Galloway?
17 posted on 09/29/2006 9:29:37 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
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To: Brilliant

Nah, Florida scam artists are far slicker. Of course the Nigerians have us all beat. :)


18 posted on 09/29/2006 9:30:43 AM PDT by anymouse
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To: NavyCanDo
What was with that?

Probably a stylish way of keeping their heads warm. Half the people who signed the Declaration of Independence wore wigs or little fur hats. There was no central heating remember!

19 posted on 09/29/2006 9:32:14 AM PDT by agere_contra
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To: Pokey78
Just wait till these hit Britain.

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20 posted on 09/29/2006 9:32:17 AM PDT by N. Theknow ((Kennedys - Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat - But they know what's best.))
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