Treasure Found: Barbie My Size Throne

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We find it and try it before you go out and buy it

Find It

When you’ve got at least two kids close in age, there is a lot of competition and the battle over toys can be epic. If one has something cool, the other one wants it too so it’s often easier to get two of everything. Treasure hunting can be a fun way to score some deals, but it certainly has it’s drawbacks – especially when trying to duplicate a find. Last week on our way home from the Farmstead we took a different way home and stopped at a garage sale along the way. Our eldest jumped from the car and immediately ran toward her holy grail…a throne. Not just any throne, a Barbie Princess throne covered in jewels. She sat down, her eyes lit up and I was trying to figure out how to convince her that we didn’t have enough money for it, but little smarty pants went right up to the lady running the sale and asked how much it was.

I anticipated it being more than the leftover cash I had in my pocket but she looked at B and said $2 for the little Princess. Well my argument for it being overpriced was quickly squashed and B’s delighted scream-twirly dance overruled any other argument I had. She proudly handed over the dollar bills and told the lady that she was 3, she was strong and she could carry it herself. Getting back to the car, we had to stop and make GiGi close her eyes so she could take in the full effect. 

Try It

When your three year old wants to call everyone she knows to tell them all about her new chair, you know you have a winner. She was so excited to show off the hidden compartment, the jewels all over and how the arm rests held all her favorite cups. We knew she would enjoy it, what we didn’t anticipate was how much our youngest would love it too. 

She wanted to be in the chair at all times, whether it was occupied or not. Since she has recently started standing her ground and taking what she wants, this became an issue before we had started dinner on the first day. She loves to crawl in from under the armrests while her big sister sits on the edge and then pushes her out of the way so she can take over. My husband joked that we would need to find another one and by the end of dinner, had me looking up where to buy another one. 

Would we buy it?

One problem – they originally came out in 2007 and are no longer available. I checked all the second hand sites, eBay and even did a regular search and came up empty handed. By day 3 I was ready to come up with an elaborate plan to extract it from our home because the fighting non-stop. By the end of the week I was over it and had thrown in the towel…they would just have to learn to share, and I would invest in quality ear plugs. 

Then a late night miracle happened, I was up way too late feeding Sienna and browsing Craigslist for upcoming sales and I saw it. Tucked away on an inside page was the same exact chair in a pile with other treasures. I couldn’t believe it! I emailed the seller right away and hoped that she hadn’t already sold it and didn’t think I was a crazy person for emailing at 3 am. I got up super early with the girls in tow and made it shortly after she opened. I didn’t see it on display so my heart dropped a bit but as we walked up, the lady in charge asked if I was the one who inquired about the throne chair as she drew it from the back and I did my own delighted scream-twirly dance. When the girls saw it, they both squealed and ran up to it. Little sis hopped on up to do her best Captain Morgan impression and it made the most magical sound causing both girls to start up their own happy dance again. Apparently we were too excited about the first chair before that we didn’t know there was an on/off switch. Best day ever!

Oh, and the topper – it was only $6, so for the two combined we spent $8. After seeing the prices these chairs were originally going for on eBay, we definitely got a deal. Back to the question, yes. Not only would we buy it if we had to, but we did and we have two very happy princesses on our hands.