Gentle Readers . . . and Maxwell,
The Mantel Gang has been pretty quiet since the rigged election that put a traitor and a convicted felon back in the White House. I'm sure you all saw the videos with suitcases full of votes for Kamala Harris hidden under tables so they wouldn't be counted and the My Pillow Guy has proof that voting machines were messed with so if you voted for Harris the vote would go to the felon instead. You know how these things work.
The Gang has also moved around. For a while they were The Top of The Pie Safe Gang, but that didn't go well. Although they enjoyed the pastel floral prints in their background, they tended to fall over and lose their tiny accessories. Stacy Abrams' microphone disappeared (another Republican plot to keep her from getting out the vote for Democrats), and Nancy Pelosi's gavel got lost THREE TIMES!
Look at the way Nancy holds out her hand as if a gavel is in it, but her poor, little hand is empty. The first two times the gavel fell I found it on the floor, but the third time was not the charm.
I asked RBG if she would share her gavel with Nancy. Try to imagine how that went down. Ruthie does not share.
And I'm not the only person who has asked the action figure company to please make replacements for the tiny accessories with no response received.
After leaving the Pie Safe, these good folks moved to The Top of The Book Shelf for quite a while, and then moved again recently and are now The China Cabinet Gang.
They were pleased about their move because they had great expectations for long awaited additions to the family, one of which couldn't be coming at a more crucial time.
Then we received a crushing disappointment, about which we want to vent because it must be the result of a republican conspiracy.
When I first purchased FCTRY action figures, I bought what they had in stock. Then I learned about their Kickstarter campaigns for new figures. I pledge money for the campaign and when the figure is finished, it's shipped to me. That's how I got the bad guys, Putin and Kim Jong Un, and I think I backed Mayor Pete. But one time I backed a campaign (I don't remember which figure it was), and when the product didn't arrive, I emailed FCTRY and they said I had not pledged money. Okay. I thought I had but figured I was wrong.
Then an opportunity came up before the 2024 election for a new Kickstarter campaign and I was all over it: Back the creation of Michelle Obama and Tim Walz figures and receive a free Blue Goose presidential lectern! Some other figures were also available, such as different versions of Kamala Harris and a Barack Obama with gray hair, but I'm happy with the Kamala and Barack I have and didn't need others. I wanted Michelle, Tim, and the Blue Goose. So I signed up and waited.
I waited some more. I checked the FCTRY site and saw creation and production were slow for various reasons. I was patient. But ICE created havoc in Minnesota and I really wanted Governor Walz to join The China Cabinet Gang, so on Jan. 12th, I emailed FCTRY to ask when they would send Michelle and Tim because the rest of my action figures wanted to be with them. "Macky" replied that it would be soon and offered to check my pledge to make sure they had my details correct. Yes, please check, I wrote back to him.
No further response from Macky, but on Feb. 4th I received a generic email stating the Michelle Obama and Tim Walz action figures were shipping. Michelle Obama had already arrived. We were thrilled to see her, but I emailed the company again: Where is Tim Walz?
Again, it was Macky who responded and told me I hadn't backed the Tim Walz campaign, which is not true. I know I did. Macky said I should check my records to see if my card had been charged for both campaigns. It turns out my card wasn't charged for either one! I believed it the first time FCTRY told me I didn't back a campaign, but this time, I am absolutely positive I did.
Macky insists I didn't. I reminded Macky that he offered to check my pledge details, didn't follow through, and if he had, I would have known at least a bit sooner that there was a problem. No apology from Macky. I'm very disappointed in FCTRY. Some kind of disconnect exists between the Kickstarter campaigns and the FCTRY order fulfillment.
I can't order Tim Walz or the lectern because they're sold out.
I haven't introduced Michelle Obama to The China Cabinet Gang yet. Carol and I are going out to lunch tomorrow. Perhaps I'll remove Michelle from her box while Carol is here.
Carol and I love Michelle. I'm happy that Michelle has been doing her own thing and didn't bother to go to the inauguration of the fake, illegally elected president. That election was all a hoax. It was all rigged. It was terrible, so terrible, sad, sad, sad. Dozing Don can't stay awake for five minutes. Throws his food at the walls in what's left of the White House. Shutting down the Kennedy Center pretending it needs to be remodeled because he can't cope with the embarrassment of acts refusing to perform there and ticket sales are way down because of the stupid shit he's done and it's all a hoax. It's all rigged.
Rigged rigged rigged hoax hoax hoax illegal illegal illegal
All these distractions and none of it erases his name from THE EPSTEIN FILES. The President of The United States is a pedophile and a rapist, and that's no joke.
| Remember how the republicans complained about Michelle Obama's bare shoulders? They don't say one damn word about Melanie's naked ass. It's hilarious that Melanie doesn't understand the attitude of Americans toward her nudity because it was an art form. Yeah, posing naked in cheap ads as a model who never really made it –– you just keep telling yourself that's art, honey. |











I like your little gang that moves around your house. The Melania 'film' is causing waves, though not the sort she would like.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why anyone would want to see it. Amazon financed it. Bezos probably hopes it will protect him from the felon's wrath.
DeleteDear Janie, great photos.
ReplyDeleteI will only say this...we have our problems here in 🇨🇦 🍁 Canada as well, but I am very grateful I was born here and live here.
I love my U.S. neighbours and always will.
It's the current government that concerns me.
Sending you warm hugs 🫂 🤗 and much love ❤️
Thank you, Linda. After the first time the felon was elected my son and I talked about the possibility of moving to Canada, but it wasn't practical.
DeleteThat little action figure company seems to have burned you more often than not with their kickstarters. But I've had my issues with action figure companies too. One American company shipping a fig to me abbreviated "Canada" as "CA" on the shipping label and so it went to gawd-knows-where in "California" according to the tracking info. But they remedied it and sent me another with a correct label this time.
ReplyDeleteUsing CA was pretty silly. I'm glad you ended up getting what you ordered.
DeleteOne First lady is a class act and the other is a Slovenian hooker who banged her future husband at an Epstein party right after Cankles had raped a child.
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They are vulgar, disgusting piggies. So is their social circle.
DeleteMelania has been a whore her whole life ~
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When the felon was running for president most recently, the republican party paid her to make campaign appearances and give speeches. What kind of speech could she possibly give? Be best.
DeleteVenting always helps! Not that there's much you can do, otherwise. I'm sorry you got screwed over by the action figure company, Janie.
ReplyDeleteI pointed out to Macky that I've purchased quite a few of the action figures and I've given their web address to other people who have made purchases. I guess they don't care.
DeleteI wondered where you got all those groovy action figures. I probably won't buy any, given your experience, but they sure are fun. The company doesn't seem to know much about customer service.
ReplyDeleteAs for "Melania," WHY would anyone want to see that movie? Who cares?!
I have a lot of fun with my little people. When I order figures they have in stock, I never have a problem. It's "ordering" by backing the Kickstarter campaign that leads them to screw up. I keep asking the same question. I imagine Mel's "creative experience" will stream on Amazon Video before long. I won't waste a single minute on it.
DeleteHow disappointing about Tim. He seems like such a good guy, it would be nice for him to be with the others.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Orange Moron, is the entire republican party so weak and corrupt that it is happy to stand by and see what is happening to America?
The Gang desperately wants to support Tim during these times of ICE trouble in his state with two of his citizens murdered by their agents. And yes, the republican party is that weak and corrupt, but also they are afraid of their leader. If they speak out, they know his wrath will come down on them, which will trigger death threats and all sorts of ugliness from his most devoted followers. Their leader enjoys the violence and believes anyone who defies him deserves it.
DeleteWhy does this lively diorama of dolls remind me of my collection of Barbie dolls of yore? We're never too old to play with dolls. Glad you're having fun with un-fun reality of now.
ReplyDeleteI loved my Barbie dolls and many of them live above The China Cabinet Gang in a cabinet with glass doors. The Barbies are more fun because their clothes can be changed. I wish The Gang had different outfits and accessories and could sit in chairs.
DeleteI knew nothing about FCTRY and always wondered where you got your figurines. Even though it's a grand idea, it sounds like they have some issues they need to get cleaned up, including PR.
ReplyDeleteI guess they're so successful they don't feel they need to apologize to a nobody of a Janie Junebug.
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