I am going to start doing something new here on I Heart the Mart. As many of you know I walk the aisles of Walmart an obscene amount of time. Let me assure you that as tedious as it is, it is so worth it! Not only do I get to find you the hottest Walmart Deals and Price match opportunities, I get to see some pretty funny stuff. Each week I am going to be giving something away that either tickled me or that I found amusing.
I am assuming that because Merliah Barbie has body art she is 18 years of age. I don’t know if that makes her age inappropriate for your daughter (or son, not judging) but most of the Barbies at our house end up with body art or a hair cut at some point. I will tell you that I was a little disappointed to find out that she can’t stand alone unless on a surfboard, and borderline distraught to find out that she can not surf unsupported. It turned out okay though, when some lady at the store told me that she can do it on her own if she just gets a little encouragement…
The box actually says:
Doll cannot stand alone unless on surfboard. Doll cannot surf unsupported.
Please note that this week Barbie did not actually tickle me, if so, they would need to add that to her disclaimer and my wife would dismember her.
HOW TO WIN this emotionally needy, tatted up Mermaid Princess:
1. Leave a comment by midnight tonight PST! (FRIDAY)
Winners will be announced on Saturday!
Pretty Easy Huh!!!
Worried you might not win- Here’s a printable deal!
Barbie A Mermaid Tale 2 Merliah Doll: $18.97
$3.00 off BARBIE™ in A Mermaid Tale 2 Merliah
Total: $15.97
My, oh my! What will barbie be up to next? lol. Awesome find. My niece would love this!
My niece would love this!
My daughter loves mermaids!! A little body art is ok i guess
Why can’t we just go back to the days of plain old Barbie and Ken? lol
I just got back from California and trust me this is plain old Barbie and Ken. I think they give tattoos away with the purchase of a Prius in California.
My little girl would love to have this!!
Awesome! Great giveaway idea!
Your comments made me laugh. I would love to win one of these for my daughter, and I think your site is awesome!! Enough of a comment? Lol! 🙂
you forgot to mention how awesome I am and that I am your favorite male run blog and that you will name your next child after me.
Actually, you are my favorite male run blog! My hubby thinks it’s cool that there are men out there doing this. As for the next child thing…I’ll get back to you on that. 😉
My middle name is Boris and would qualify you in the best reader ever contest.
Christmas is fast among us!I have 3 neices one would love this im sure!
i know a little girl that would just love this barbie!
I would Love to get that lol 😀
My daughter loves Barbie and would love this! Thanks for all your hard work to bring us deals and the giveaway!!!!
By the time my little girl gets a hold of it, it will be missing some limbs, lol, love it, thanks.
i know a little girl that would just love her!
sorry, for the second post, it said it didnt take my first one or something…but it looks like it did
now you have to go share and like it on FB to legitimize your illegal second entry 🙂
My daughter would go crazy for this!
If she can’t stand up by herself or surf can she at least swim? I have a pool that has her name ALL over it. If you hear on the news HPD has been called rest assure that your name will not be mentioned, lol. Love your blog!!!!
My daughter is 7 and has had “altercations” at school with kids trying to convince her that mermaids are not real. She is a true believer!! Her whole room is done in mermaids and she is being a mermaid this year for Halloween. I am amazed everyday by her spirit and her love for sticking to what she believes in. Kids these days have no imagination anymore and I am proud to have a child that thinks there is still magic in the world. Bring on the tatted barbies!!
ME AND MY DAUGHTER ARE BARBIE JUNKIES WE HAVE TO HIDE THE FACT THAT SHE HAS OVER 50 FROM MY HUSBAND SHHHHH! LOL
cute..love barbie
This would be a fun present to give. Ty for the chance
Too funny!! Love how you described it!! My daughters would love this!! Ever since they saw the coupon for it the other day they have been after me to get them one a piece. (Twins so they think that is a requirement! lol) Maybe I will get lucky and win this one and then can buy one. 🙂 Thanks for the great site!!
My daughter sometime(on a whim I guess) colors Barbie’s whole face blue with an ink pen and you know that never washes off. I always think..”that was a decision Barbie will regret later!”
Yay!…would love to win this!!
Hilarious! Thanks for the laugh and the chance to win!
My daughter saw this in the k-mart sales paper as we were looking for price matches so she circled it and put stars next to it. I know she would love this doll. Thanks Paul!
My daughter would absolutely adore this little emotionally needy Barbie. Tats and all!
My little girl would love this!
I have to say that I haven’t had a giveaway make me laugh so hard!
Liked and Shared:)
My daughter loves Barbie!!
“Liked” on fb!! Love the website!!
What a great give away, and easy also.Thank you so much. 🙂
My daughter would love this. She asked me could she turn into a mermaid. She is crazy about anything mermaid!!
Love your sense of humor! My 6 year old daughter creates “body art” for all of her dolls – no matter how much they cost. Drives me crazy!
LOVE your site!!
Great find!!
My daughter would LOVE this! Thaniks for the opportunity!
thanks for the chance to win! Great gift to save for christmas!
I would love to bless a child to have this, as I’m already starting shopping for Christmas and giving to those to only “dream” of having a toy. Good luck to everyone!!!
How awesome!! Thanks Paul for giving us the chance to win 🙂
My daughter loves barbies!
LOL…thanks for the giveaway! Have a great weekend!
Wow! Barbie has really come a long way these days. Keira Deara, my five year old miracle, will love to play Mermaid in the bathtub with Merliah the 18 year old doll!
Barbie has definitely turned into something of a party girl recently eh? My cousin has 3 little girls who now have a pool after moving around for 8 years. They would love to be able to play with her and have her surf around their pool. I would LOVE to be the hero of our family and give them a great present! 🙂
My daughter loves this Barbie and the movie!
Would love to win one for my two year old who would drag her around the pool! 🙂
Thanks for the opportunity to enter the contest!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Even if she needs a surfboard to stand up it’s still a cool giveaway.
My 3 year old would love that doll. She has recently gone crazy with the love of mermaids that on a daily basis she is one, and refuses to wear shoes and needs to be carried since she cant walk. I hope I win 🙂
Wow Barbie is surfing now …… Whats next ??? Bungie jumping ?????
thanks for the great giveaway!
LOL! I think you need to trademark “Emotionally Needy Barbie” along with her little sister “Narcissistic Skipper” and BFF “Boarderline Personality Theresa”!!
would love to win thanks for the giveaway
This post made me laugh! What a great idea – and sometimes you find the most odd/strange toys at walmart. My 2 year old received a “inflable” (is that a new abbreviation for inflatable?) water jet ski thing for her bday, found at our local walmart.
Thanks for the giveaway — my daughter would love this! She is obsessed with mermaids!
So she wont be able to teach me how to surf?
What a funny post! My daughter loves A Mermaid Tale 2 movie. She thinks that’s all Redbox is good for.
My 7 year old girl has watched that movie everyday this week, and as a matter of fact she is watching it now……She loves the sea, all she writes about in her school is the beach and mermaids……..Thank You
I’d love to get this for my niece!
Ok i think its funny they list her age, as if we may have thought she was 12yrs old. But at anyrate i know a lil girl this doll would make her day as she lives in the pool all day. So crossing fingers hoping i win it for her.
Oh Paul you are funny!! And Awesome and have the BEST blog ever (sshhhh… don’t tell Tiffany I said that) 😉
Paul stop leaving comments for me on your Blog 🙂
Just found your blog and loving it. My twin daughters would love this mermaid. Thank you!
Thanks for the giveaway : )
Thank you for all the great deals!! My daughter would love to get this Barbie for her Birthday!
My twin 5 year old girls would love this Barbie!!
My daughter would love this! The disclaimer on the box is hilarious!
Would love to win this for my girls! 🙂 Thanks Paul!
Commenting to win…thanks so much and just loved the post.
Always read your posts first as Wal-marts is just about our only shopping place where I live. My grandaughter would love the Barbie! Thanks for the chance.
I love your blog! You always put a smile on my face. 🙂 I would love this Barbie because of the “body art” 🙂
Oh…my 4 year old daughter would LOVE this mermaid! She had a mermaid birthday 3 weeks ago & this would be a great belated birthday present!
I really love your site, I check it like 4 times a day and I have a lot of your stuff shared on my facebook. People where I live think couponing is a waste I am trying to change that one person at a time. The bit about you and barbie is really funny, I’ll cheer your wife on if she has to dismember barbie!!
you crack me up–but I am their with you, but my granddaughter would love this
hmm… well, considering most of our Barbies look slightly Gothic and Emo thanks to a certain 3 year old and a black sharpie marker… this emotionally needy Barbie who chooses to express herself through body art should fit right in…
I had a mermaid Barbie when I was little, but this one looks so much cooler! Thanks for the chance to win!
My baby girl would love this! I hope we win.. Thanks!
Sweet give-a-way! would be awesome birthday gift in a month for my soon to be 6yr old 😉
what a fun giveaway! My daughter would love this!
The mermaid collection is very nice.
I have a 3 year old niece that would love this barbie. I would love to be able to give this to her. I am only 18 and I am in college and don’t have the money to buy her cool things like this. All my money is going to college and I don’t see her very often so I thought it would be great to give this to her so she can think of me when she plays with it.
Thanks, Katelynn
my daughter would love this! Thanks for the giveaway!
What a great item to give away, my neice would love this.
You are too funny!
i want this, just in case she is the very first body art barbie. i have no clue whether she is or not, but your story about her was too funny for me NOT to comment. needed that chuckle!
Im a Barbie collector and a tattoo lover so this would be perfect for me!
I love your blog and check out all the deals daily. It has really helped make a difference in our families shopping habits. My daughter with be 3 in a couple of weeks and would love this Barbie.
That’s just creepy enough to be cool. My niece will love this!
My daughter would love this Barbie 🙂
My daughter loves mermaids so she would love this Barbie to play with!
have a question… how does barbie stand on the surf board? seeing how she is a mermaid..mermaids have fins (lol..) sounds like one of those toys you would find on the island of misfit toys..would love to have her for my daughter…she loves barbies… by the way, thanks for a great website 🙂
It doesn’t hurt to enter the giveaway. If I am the lucky chosen winner, this would make a great gift for my niece. Her birthday is coming up.
HAHAHA-you are too funny. My niece would love this Barbie.
Thats pretty funny, Im sure some mommies buy that and bring it home to a daddy that thinks body art Barbie is not cool.
My daughter would love this “rebel” mermaid!
would love this! thanks for all you do for us!
My daughter would love this mermaid Barbie. Perfect to play when she is playing in the her small pool
My daughter is currently in LOVE with surfing Barbie and would play with this toy in the bath daily—standing or floating or drowning he he. 🙂
My daughter watches these movies religiously. She would love this one. I will try to win, if not I guess at least I have the coupon! HA HA Thanks!
Paul you and Tiffany, are hillarious! You two make the perfect couple. Thanks for all the Walmart deals!
My daughter loves barbies..hope to win for her
Would love to win!
Ha ha…a tattoed Barbie! My granddaughter would like this!
My little girl would love this doll!
Barbie sure has come a long way since I was little! lol My granddaughters would love it!
I would love this Barbie I can give it my grandchild so she can have a tattoo Barbie to go with her tattoo Mommy. Lol
Teachers are always looking for the “teachable moment”, so I’d just tell my granddaughter that Barbie has temporary body art, and she’s not ever allowed to get a tattoo!
Love it!
My daughter would love this! She is fascinated with tattoos!
Just discovered your site. Loving it so far…
Would love to win this for my little mermaid! 🙂
Sweet! Thanks for the chance to win, I know my daughter would love it!
I would love to win!
Always looking for free toys for my grandchildren , I have 3 grandsons and 6 granddaughters
Ummm, wow! This is absolutely hilarious! But actually my (about to be) 7 year old daughter would love this for her birthday. She’s a huge fan of Soul Surfer and Bethany Hamilton!! We’re crossing our fingers! 🙂
A tatted up barbie?! That’s one we need to add to my daughter’s collection. 🙂
I want the Barbie! Thank you!
My little girl would love this!!! Thanks for all the wonderful deals! You have saved me tons!!!
My 5-year old daughter peeked over my shoulder and shouted” I need that”.
Thanks
Anita
I think my sons ken dolls could really use this barbie to hang out with 🙂
I have a niece who would enjoy this….thanks for posting
My 4 year old daughter would love that…..
Hahahaha! This post made me laugh, after this week, I needed it LOL! I would love to win her for my little girl : ) Good Luck to everyone!
My little princess will love to play with this Barbie!!! 🙂
My niece would love this: )
Too funny!!!
My daughter and I will have fun giving her the body piercings to go with the body art!
We love this movie. Jacqueline needs this Barbie bad!
Just was going to buy this for my granddaughter with the coupon that you told us about, but free is free what a really great deal.
I would love to have this tatted up Barbie! My husband has tats, and my daughter will think it is cool.
We love your site and spend all day on it. Thanks for all you do for us. My daughter would love to win tHis. Have a great day.
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen all day. Thank you for sharing and for the laugh! I hope my daughter, Gabriella wins! 🙂
My niece would love this! You never know what Barbie will be next. 🙂
My daughter would love this. She’s been trying different spells hoping to turn into a mermaid with no luck. Atleast she’d have one to play with!
I have 2 daughters who would love to have her! Plus they have birthdays coming up Aug. 30th, this would help mommy out a lot!!! Thanks Paul, for the chance to win 😀
My two grand daughters never have enough Barbies, they each have their own personality.
To funny, I practically live at Wal-Mart as it is my neighbor, We have a Love-Hate relationship, love the convience hate that I spend so much their however love the coupon deals………………. My girls would love this Barbie. I am certain as much as my five year old is in the pool we would never have to worry about barbie as she would be swimming everday no standing required lol…… There are some funny items in that place. Thanks for the chance and the Freaky Friday Giveaway, I Love your site as much if not more than Walmart as you are the one showing how to save the cash.
who wouldn’t love to have this doll. Thanks for the giveaway!
Oh my 🙂 my girl would love this doll. Her and my son really enjoyed the movie and love the surfing in it. I have been wanting to get this doll for my girl but just haven’t bought it yet to put up for christmas.
I would love to win!
Please let me win this so I can make the tough decision on which granddaughter to give it too.
Oh Gee, Our daughters Birthday is next month and she gets one of these every Birthday. My husband made her a 4 foot high, 4 foot wide doll house for them all.
Pick me, Pick me!
Thanks a Bunch Paul
My daughter would love this and her birthday is Wendesday!
My daughter would love to win this!
My daughter’s favorite movies for the last couple of years has been Barbie in A Mermaid Tale. For her birthday last month I got her the second one. Since then she has BEGGING me to get her the Merliah doll!!! She’s even telling me that she wants to be a surfer when she grows up so that she can be just like Merliah.
my daughter would love this with her birthday coming up in august -makes a wonderful gift add on to the barbie house shes getting
Thanks for the great giveaway! 🙂
Would LOVE to win!!!! =)) thanks for the chance!
would love it starting to get ready for christmas already lol… This would suprise a little girl….
My daughter’s birthday is in a month and I know she would love a new Barbie.
I would love to have this Barbie to add to my collection that I have and I know several little girls that would love it as well.
My little girl LOVES mermaids!
My husband and I find a lot of enjoyment off your website!
My daughter will love this I hope I win!!
Hmmm, this is quite different from the Barbies I remember!
My daughter would love this! She swims like a mermaid herself!
Mu daughter would love this!! Great idea!
Thanks for giving us a chance to win my little girl will love it. 🙂
That would make a great gift for one of my girls!!
Would love to win this 🙂
Thanks for this freaky giveaway!
My daughter would love this.
I have a very special little girl in my life that would absolutely love this!!!
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
You guys are great!
Shelley
My niece loves Barbie, just like me 🙂
Okay everyone is saying their daughters would love this! My daughters would live this but I would too! I love playing barbies with my girls! This is one we don’t have!!!
My daughter is sitting on my lap right now saying “I want that!!!” I wasn’t even going to enter because I have never in my life won anything lol. Will definitely be grabbing the coupon, thanks!
Thanks!
Lol. Love the disclaimer.
Heck I want it for myself!!!!!! 🙂
Love: Please note that this week Barbie did not actually tickle me, if so, they would need to add that to her disclaimer and my wife would dismember her.
Oh, and my daughter would love this!
This would be my daughters first barbie.
I have 5 girls in my house. I’m sure they would LOVE to SHARE this doll!
Merliah could use a trip to my 7-year-old niece’s house in Cincinnati, OH. I betcha she would take her to The Newport Aquarium where she would feel right at home! Maybe this tatted-up Barbie would enjoy a trip to The Cincinnati Zoo as well. She’s gotta go somewhere since she needs help and can only stand on her surfboard! LOL.
I have 2 granddaughters that would be thrilled if I win!
Thank You for the giveaway Paul!
What a strange doll…. My daughter is slowly getting into Barbies. I’m kind of afraid that my house will be overrun with them in the years to come….
My daughters watch this movie daily and would love the doll from the movie!! even though she does not stand on her own or surf =0)
Shared this and hope to win
I want her for myself!
daughter loves this!!!
My girls would love this. They have watched the movie countless times.
Shhhhhhheeeeewwwww WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I almost missed out on this amazing doll! Not only do we have over 50 barbies in my house, now naked and it storage bins…..I can not say we have completed our Barbie mission if we did not get the barbie with the tats! Now that is totally EPIC! We will call her EPIC BARBIE! lol thanks! enjoy your weekend!
My neice would love this. 🙂
I liked and shared on facebook
this is a strange giveaway but fun!!!
Your posts crack me up…thanks for the giveaway!
My daughter Isabella would love this one!
My 7 year old Goddaughter would love this 🙂
Grand daughter loves barbies 🙂
liked and shared on facebook 🙂
Kind of strange doll, but my granddaughter would like it.
Im determined to try and make her surf unsupported.. If all else fails, I have a niece who would love to have her marry her Justin Beiber doll.
With twin girls in the house money is tight so ill take the tatted up barbie. Lol my daughter would love it.
My daughter loves this Barbie and watches the movie all the time…have been wanting to get this Barbie for her!
My daughter’s birthday is next month and she would absolutely love this! How do I win? Leave a comment on here? Or somewhere else?
We love Merliah! Our whole family watches this movie! We would love to have her come live at the Rodriguez house!
Barbie with a tattoo….count me in!!
What kind of a name is Merliah???
Oh wow, I think my kids will still like her.
Thanks much for the giveaway. My daughter would love this.
My daughter will be 4 at the end of this month, and she would love to get this as a gift! She is all about dolls right now, so this would be fantastic!