{"product_id":"2001-barbie-birthday-wishes-purple-doll-nrfb","title":"2001 – Barbie – Birthday Wishes – Purple – NRFB","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Box Wraps Itself and the Card Is Already Inside and All You Have to Do Is Write a Name — Mattel Understood the Assignment in 2001\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBirthday Wishes Barbie 2001 is the fourth Collector Edition in the Birthday Wishes series — lavender gown, strapless fitted bodice with bow detail, a small wrapped gift for the doll to carry, and the self-wrapping box concept that made the series what it is. The packaging is designed to be handed over as a present without any additional wrapping: the ribbon and bow are built into the exterior, the acetate sleeve tucks back into place, and the gift card on the front is blank. Everything else is already done. The Birthday Wishes series figured out that sometimes the packaging is the whole point, and then it kept being right about that for several years in a row.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe series started in 1998 as a simpler play-line gift concept and graduated to Collector Edition production values with the Bob Mackie face mould, bringing a certificate of authenticity to what was, at its core, a birthday present you could give without visiting a gift wrap counter. The 2001 lavender is the fourth entry — the one where the pattern is established enough that the packaging design is exactly right and the early novelty hasn't worn off yet. The self-wrapping concept was the idea that held the series together. Everything else was just the gown colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mattel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of manufacture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indonesia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel #:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28435\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelody Likes box condition grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pristine — \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":47696709255358,"sku":"BARBIE-2001-BIRTHDAY-PURPLE-DOLL0001","price":189.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/2001-barbie-birthday-wishes-purple-doll-nrfb-front.jpg?v=1782133871","url":"https:\/\/melodylikes.com\/products\/2001-barbie-birthday-wishes-purple-doll-nrfb","provider":"Melody Likes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}