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Ratatouile: the least marketable character

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Originally posted by: UNCjigga
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Modelworks
I work in the industry and you wouldn't believe some of the stuff we have had to make "cute"

roaches, bacteria/germs, tampons

Its all in the marketing.
</end quote></div>I'd like to see the cute tampon!!! 😀




On second thought...maybe not...
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Hey... If they can put "wings" on a MaxiPad and make that look cute, I could only imagine what crazy shit they would come up with for a tampon!
 
that's like saying shrek isn't marketable. i think the first Shrek's theme was that it's not what's on the outside that counts. it's how much merchandise you can sell.
 
How is it the least marketable character if it's selling?

You're skewing the facts/results by your own dumb opinion.
 
Originally posted by: ultimatebob
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: UNCjigga
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Modelworks
I work in the industry and you wouldn't believe some of the stuff we have had to make "cute"

roaches, bacteria/germs, tampons

Its all in the marketing.
</end quote></div>I'd like to see the cute tampon!!! 😀




On second thought...maybe not...

</end quote></div>

Hey... If they can put "wings" on a MaxiPad and make that look cute, I could only imagine what crazy shit they would come up with for a tampon!
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easy....you just look at the hot young chicks using them, and where they are using them.....tampons are VERY marketable, well, except it's only guys who care about that, and they don't buy them.
 
Rats are cool, I've kept them as pets for a few years now. Kids love them, my neices and nephews get the biggest kick out of them and can't wait to come over and play with them.

They are highly intelligent and adaptable, those are some of the reasons they are chosen for behavior studies. They are very social and interactive, other than the cooking and talking(ok, maybe a couple other things), the movie is pretty close to real rat behavior. One of my rats has me trained rather well, while sitting on my shoulder she will tug on my sleeve for me to raise my arm so she can go and explore.

As far as calling them "cute", that is up to each individual person to decide, you can ask Hzl-eyed-Grl (my ex-sister-in-law) I think I may have sent her a few pics. We have Sphinx rats (hairless) and at first people are weirded out, I think one comment I got was "It looks like someone turned your rat inside out".

On the issue of buying plush: I have a Ty rat that I keep on my desk that I had a hard time finding because they sold out so quickly. I haven't been to the Disney store yet to see what they offer but I may buy if the item look right to me.
 
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