Government regulation is affecting young bakers all over America. Hasbro has been forced to redesign the iconic Easy-Bake Oven. And this redesign comes with a whopping 67% price increase.
The Easy-Bake bakes with an incandescent bulb -- you know -- those bulbs the government says we have to phase out and replace with compact flourescents. The problem, of course, is that compact flourescents don't get hot enough to bake anything.
So little girls will now be baking in a monstrosity that looks more like a purple portable stereo than an oven. Personally, I wouldn't give $29.99 for it, much less the updated price of $49.99. That may be the view of a lot of parents -- in which case, Hasbro will have to come up with some new toy or lay off workers. Your government dollars at work!
"After a no-light-bulb moment, designers tinker with Easy-Bake." The Dallas Morning News; September 15, 2011; p. 9A.
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