tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161155155638715504.post4702622965934236583..comments2023-07-03T18:35:37.155+07:00Comments on Elyani's Place: Meet Salma, the Indonesian BarbieElyanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520287171556578033noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161155155638715504.post-38124286992393632372008-04-30T11:53:00.000+07:002008-04-30T11:53:00.000+07:00i wonder if they would produce Asmat dolls...ah ga...i wonder if they would produce Asmat dolls...<BR/>ah ga mungkin amat yach kan mereka wear next to nothing... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161155155638715504.post-62901188631270159062008-04-27T22:27:00.000+07:002008-04-27T22:27:00.000+07:00@Toni : Salma bodies were imported from China, but...@Toni : Salma bodies were imported from China, but the costumes are designed and made locally in Indonesia. So you worked at Mattel before? which plant? Jababeka I or II? I went to Mattel one time when one of the end user in production line was looking for vibration isolation pads. From what I heard, those Barbie dolls made in Indonesia are not for Indonesian market but to be exported to overseas.Elyanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02520287171556578033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161155155638715504.post-9411981674738817202008-04-27T12:10:00.000+07:002008-04-27T12:10:00.000+07:00I was working at Barbie before and they had produc...I was working at Barbie before and they had produced some locals Indonesian dolls too, but not as Salma. Those dolls in the pictures are beautiful and stylish. Good to know that Indonesia product is not much different with global producer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161155155638715504.post-15716744901981490402008-04-27T11:19:00.000+07:002008-04-27T11:19:00.000+07:00you are right, these salma dolls look more regular...you are right, these salma dolls look more regular barbie dolls dressed in a conservative Indonesian costumes. i think that it would be much prettier and more unique if they used native or local features. i, myself, don't mind getting one, just because it is different from what i see in the market here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com