As it was, we did purchase a couple of unplanned items for the kiddo. I thought, "We're here in the land of the cheapest toys on earth. I'll let Bridgette pick out a stuffed animal."
So we maneuvered through a lot of other moms who had the same idea, looking at the oodles and oodles of stuffed bears of all sizes and colors, dolls, giraffes, and...
"Mmm! Mmm!" Bridgette says to me, pointing directly and determinedly.
"Really?" I say. "That's what you want?"
She was sure. I handed her a little stuffed pear with swinging legs and bright red shoes. She hugged it close and beamed for a moment before pointing to its sibling. We couldn't leave it behind. Cuddling them both tightly, we proceeded to the kitchen aisles to look for a pastry cutter.
Little did I know.
We got to the the checkout counter, and the woman at the register says, "Naruto!"
I looked politely puzzled.
"Hey look," she says, taking him over to the next aisle's checkout lady.
"Naruto!" she exclaims. "I didn't know he was over there. How much?"
"This lady is buying him," our register-woman says.
"Yes," I say, "I'm buying him." That's right. Three minutes earlier I'd never heard of Naruto, but I'm suddenly feeling possessive.
"Oh," says register-woman-two in a most dejected manner.
I feel the need to explain, so I don't seem like a total heel.
"It's my daughter's. She picked him out."
To my surprise, register-woman-two puts hands to prayer position and bows to my baby, stating something about a good choice and wisdom.
I forgot his name by the time we arrived home, so first I Googled "Anime names A-Z" then turned to Wikipedia to learn about Naruto. It appears Naruto Uzumaki is the star of his own Manga series, called Naruto. Those of you who know this are rolling your eyes.
And in case you wondered if I truly am a heel, the answer is yes. I've already looked up "Naruto action figure" to see what he's worth on eBay.
Ends up he's worth about $0.50... for now...
6 comments:
Bright colors, big eyes and mouth - who wouldn't want them?!?
Love you,
Mom
P.S. Please give your daughter a big hug from her Gramma!
hahaha...gotta love DI. I like Bri's creative little mind. An action figure and a phone is quite awesome.
It's fun to let them choose out toys - we just had a similar experience at the dollar spot at Target. :)
Those pears are cute! I would have chosen them as well.
Awesome toys! Pears and Naturo....Bridgette has good taste. We also have grown to love DI.
I love thrift store finds! HOORAY
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