{"product_id":"1997-barbie-holiday-treats-doll-nrfb","title":"1997 – Barbie – Holiday Treats  – NRFB","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Skirt Pocket Is an Oven Mitt and the Apron Has a Gingerbread Man Embroidered on It — Mattel Thought This Through\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoliday Treats Barbie arrived in 1997 as a Special Edition Christmas release, dressing Barbie not in a ballgown but in a baking apron — a red mini dress with a green-trimmed white apron embroidered with a gingerbread man, two front pockets with candy cane appliqués, and a green headband. The apron pockets are shaped as oven mitts. The box is illustrated with gingerbread men and candy canes, which is the kind of packaging design that works entirely for a Christmas doll and nowhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1997 mid-nineties holiday season was the year Tamagotchis arrived in Western markets, the Spice Girls had Wannabe at number one across most of the world, and the Christmas toy aisle was working at considerable intensity. Holiday Treats Barbie sat at the warm domestic end of that market — a kitchen-concept Special Edition that was more likely to be bought for a child than displayed by a collector, and has therefore ended up being harder to find in the original box than many of the collector-tier releases from the same year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mattel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of manufacture:\u003c\/strong\u003e China\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel #:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17236\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelody Likes box condition grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/MelodyLikes-Doll-Box-Condition-Guide_05303af8-20b2-4137-8091-87f3c51d9668.png?v=1773150063\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView our box condition guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mattel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47701371158718,"sku":"BARBIE-1997-HOLIDAYT-DOLL0001","price":92.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/1997-barbie-holiday-treats-doll-nrfb-front.jpg?v=1782213803","url":"https:\/\/melodylikes.com\/products\/1997-barbie-holiday-treats-doll-nrfb","provider":"Melody Likes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}