A Scranton toy manufacturer is fulfilling orders for female figurines that made national news. Author: Stacy Lange Updated: 6:45 PM EST December 23, 2020
SCRANTON, Pa. An extension of Santa s workshop exists in Scranton s Pinebrook section at the production facility for BMC Toys. Workers there have spent months making and then shipping the highly anticipated line of Plastic Army Women.
The owner promised they d be ready by this Christmas. As a toy seller, as somebody who sells toys and as an e-commerce seller, I know the difference between me being Santa s best helper and the Grinch s dog is one day. And I don t like to be in the doghouse come December 26, said owner Jeff Imel.
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Vivian Lord wrote letters to multiple toy companies last year, letting them know her wish.
A 7-year-old s Christmas wish has finally been granted in the form of Army figurines. Vivian Lord, who lives in Arkansas, wrote letters to multiple toy companies last year, asking them to design a female version of the Green Army Men figures many people grew up with, People reported.
“Why do you not make girl army men[?],” Vivian wrote in her letter. “My friend’s mom is in the Army to[o] so why don’t you make them to[o]?”
Vivian, who was 6 years old when she wrote the letter, said she’d seen pink Army figurines but not that the Army doesn’t wear pink. The president of BMC Toys said the letter touched him.
Credit: Brittany Lord
A 7-year-old Arkansas girl’s Christmas wish has been granted early, thanks to the internet and a special toy manufacturer.
Last year, Vivian Lord’s letter to various toy companies asking them to design a female version of the iconic Green Army Men figurines went viral. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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“Why do you not make girl army men[?],” Vivian wrote. “My friend’s mom is in the Army to[o] so why don’t you make them to[o]?”
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One young girl took action when she wasn t happy with the lack of female representation in toys. Photo / 123RF
One young girl took action when she wasn t happy with the lack of female representation in toys. Photo / 123RF
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When Vivian Lord won a set of plastic green army men she was happy and thankful . Vivian was very excited to have the toy in hand, her mother Brittany Lord told Good Morning America.
However, she wasn t very happy when she realised all the figurines were in the set were male.