Toy Bender

I realize that I don’t let the loyal Toy Bender readers behind the curtain much to get a glimpse at the magic that happens behind the scenes while I create this wonderful blogerrydo. The simple answer is I don’t want to ruin your sense of disbelief when reading the site. Each post should be a magical adventure, unhampered with the knowledge of the boring details involved with creating this amazing place of splendor. For example, once you learn an AT-AT is really a model, everything goes downhill from there. However, I must make an exception in this case. I don’t get a lot of Toy Bender email yet, but every once in awhile I get something noteworthy. Sometimes I get emails from marketing folks that never email me back when I agree to pimp their products. I don’t know why, but it happens. This last week when I checked my email I found this strange marketing mail:

Hi Paul,

I am with *website name*, an e-retailer of children’s toys. *website name*.com sells appropriately-aged developmental toys for children 0-5 years of age. We have been developing a Mother Board to help us test and review toys. I was wondering if you would be interested in joining the Mother Board, a group of moms from across the U.S.

As a part of the Mother Board you would be sent a children’s product once every 3 months to review and to keep. There is no cost involved in participating on our Mother Board.

After reading your blog, I thought you might be interested in joining the Mother Board. If so, please send the birthdays of your children and your address to our Assistant Director, *Name Here* at: *NameHere@Website.com*. She would be happy to answer any questions regarding the Mother Board and/or *websitename.com*.

Sincerely,
Gina

Now anyone who has ever looked at this blog will realize that this isn’t a site for children. More importantly, the name Paul that is attached to every single post and in that box in the upper right hand corner of the page is not a god damned woman’s name. I do feel honored that they think I’d make a good mother for their board, but I posess neither a vagina nor children. Sorry Gina, I’ve got to pass on this one.

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