I realized today that a toy I was supposed to review, had not yet arrived. The toy.. a Mr. Potato Head. I contacted the nice lady who I had spoken to about the review, and she not only assured me that the anthropomorphic spud had indeed been sent, but even sent me a copy of the delivery record. I checked my calendar, and we had work done on our house that day. Now I am not prone to pointing fingers, but Mr. Potato Head did not walk away by himself. He was kidnapped.
For most of you a the loss of a $10 “spud bud” would not be of any special note, but I am a Rhode Islander. To be more specific, I live in Pawtucket, the birthplace of Mr. Potato Head. Around here, Mr. Potato Head is an icon. We take him seriously.
Heck, in 2000 we had a statewide installation of 6 ft. tall Mr. Potato Head statues. Three of them are still on public display. The original one is in front of Hasbro headquarters, Pawtucket. Another is in the Hasbro sponsored playground in Roger Williams Park, and a poor bedraggled “pizza” Mr. Potato Head abides at Caserta Pizza, in Providence.
Life moves on, and a replacement Mr. Potato Head is on his way. We can only hope the missing spud has found his way to the care of a child.
Update: The replacement Toy Story 3 classic Mr. Potato Head arrived safe and sound 
So sorry for your loss! But I have to say not only was your post informative, but really, I laughed, I cried and learned all at the same time! Let’s just hope that some child somewhere is really enjoying him.
Poor Mr. Potato Head
At least you’re going to get another one and I really hope that your stolen one is in the hands of a child. I always try to think positively and say that if someone stole it from me then they probably needed it more than I did.
*Gasp!!* Who would’ve stolen such a sweet and caring spud … what is this world coming too ….. lol. But on a happier note, those giant Spuds sound so fun!! We love the potato here in this family and more so because we found a Chicago Cubs one for my 5 year old lol.
Oh my goodness, the horror! This is a sick world we live in, I’m telling you! Is nothing SAFE anymore? What next…Barbie? The thief will stop at nothing it sounds like, sheesh!
‘I’m deeply troubled’ by your loss, hopefully this ‘studly spudly’ will be returned unharmed and well-nourished! I would hate to see any type of misfortune brought on to this STUD of a SPUD!
Best of luck and God Speed!
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LOL…I was totally laughing out loud…Poor Mr. Potato Head. Great post and I hope the replacement does not get kidnapped too!
Great story, I too was laughting out loud. Poor Mr Potato head! I know about a month ago we had 2 packages stolen from outside our front door! One was a dvd & the other a shower curtain. Now I try to get packages as soon as I can when they are delivered. Of course our fedex guy is too lazy to knock or ring the doorbell so it’s a guessing game with him. I’ve got the ups guy trained just right though!
I also don’t leave my packages outside the door anymore when shipping my ebay packages. I make the usps guy come to the door to pick them up. It’s too bad it was such a nice system just leaving them out there until the criminal saw them.
I hope he or she had fun watching the dvd & taking a shower everyday on us. It makes me feel dirty to think about it!
Anyway, loved the post, I have a bunch of giveaways up that need some one to enter to win!
Very interesting facts about Mr. Potato Head. I’m glad your getting a replacement!
The travesty! The gall! The horror!
I am in pain for you . .. and the missing Mr. Potato Head.
How dare they steal Mr. Potato Head! I was laughing the whole time I was reading your post. Hopefully the replacement comes in good order!
You sure Mr. Potato Head didn’t walk away by himself? Maybe someone at the factory had already installed his feet instead of sealing them up in the tiny packet for the new owner to put on. Just kidding. I hope whoever took him has totally been turned into mashed potato’s or at least french fries by the Mr. Potato Head legal system. Hahahahahahah.