Horrible Thought./ Merchandise!

[Doreen Rich]

The good thing is that erm...uh...well...is 
> there a good side to this?!?! Yes because maybe even more people 
will 
> read HP, and that's never a bad thing!
> 
> Scott
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I always wondered about the people who are having fits about the 
merchandising. When I sit at my computer, Harry & the Quidditch balls 
are flying overhead, while Hagrid stand guard between my books. Mrs. 
Norris perches on top of one set of books... and soon Scabbers will 
be on top of the other set. I am getting the Bertie Botts Every 
Flavor Bean candie jar to hold all the BBEB that I can fill it with. 
I am enjoying the stuff I have immensely! 

Some of the HP merchandise is just downright shoddy ... like the 
light-up pens... and the trinket jewelry. The collector stones is 
such a farce! I mean, really ... a bunch of pieces of plastic with 
pictures ... and some of them are just names (I think).. stamped on 
them. Just another "collect them all" way to get your money.

Then again, some of the merchandise, such as the Gund stuffed 
animals, and the bookends, and the Christmas ornaments, are well 
worth the money. I used to think if I had a fire and could only grab 
one thing, it would be my computer. Now, it would be my HP books and 
my Hagrid doll ... and of course, Mrs. Norris, who looks just like my 
own cat from hell!

I don't know what it is like anywhere else, but around here, it 
doesn't seem as if the HP merchandise is doing all that well. Maybe, 
like Amber(or was it Amy) said, it will pick up when the movie 
comes out. It seems like the stores here are trying to get rid of 
what HP stuff they have. I have snagged some really good deals 
because of this. Do you think it is because they are getting ready 
for the movie stuff ... or that HP stuff just isn't selling?

Doreen, who resisted the Beanie Babies but went hog wild over Hogwarts