‘Squeeze the Banker' Stress Dolls Crush Financial Pain
Katie Cordrey — January 23, 2009 — Life-Stages
References: creativefeed.net & squeezethebanker
You are not alone if you want to not only invite Wall Street flops to jump out of their office windows, but give them a little friendly shove. Since such proactive undertakings would likely land you in jail, the folks at CreativeFeed have created an alternative.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson and former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan are all available for a squeeze--and not in a good way. Go ahead--wring them until their beady little eyes pop from their heads. It’s the healthy way to vent your pent-up frustrations.
The characters are $8.99 each and 5% of sales will be donated to charity.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson and former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan are all available for a squeeze--and not in a good way. Go ahead--wring them until their beady little eyes pop from their heads. It’s the healthy way to vent your pent-up frustrations.
The characters are $8.99 each and 5% of sales will be donated to charity.
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