scrabble babble

some discoveries while hunting a replacement for the elusive deluxe scrabble edition turntable:

ebay rules the world. or at least has major stock ownership in google 'cause that site turned up in every search i tried.

you can buy a (used) complete deluxe game edition on ebay for around $9.95. better hurray though, the auction ends on 11/6/2005.

if you prefer new, hit the toys 'r us portal on amazon.com to buy it new for only $24.99.

the hasbro site is selling it new for $29.99. guess mr. potatohead needs a cut in the action.

there is a spanish version of scrabble that comes with 100 tiles. and the spanish call it a replacement pouch, not a bag.

the canadian version (en francais) has 102 tiles. perhaps the french version has more "F" and "U" tiles than the american version?

the french even pretty up the word for the little blue tile holder bag -- le sachet. oh la-friggin'-la... at least it costs more than the bag.

which leads me to... why spend money on a pouch, bag or a sachet when a ziplock baggy will do?

michael graves is everywhere, too. we should see what level of ebay/google stock HE owns.

the customer service page on hasbro.com has mr. potatohead on it. under replacement parts, you can search from 4 main menus of hasbro products that have fallen apart. that's a lot of stuff to screw up. yikes.

mr. potatohead is obviously running a scam of some sorts. him and the missus must be breaking all sorts of pieces before putting them in the boxes... like evil elves trying to pump up sales to support a coke habit. they have been known to have had a nose job or two.

last thought to leave you with, why the hell do you need to replace play doh? sure, it's an edible treat for dogs and kids alike, but do ya think you can just run out and buy more?