I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen Finding Nemo. Our house is a shrine to Lightening McQueen. But just when I think I’ve had about enough Disney, I get pulled back in. Today’s Earth Day promotion was one of those times.
They had me at their window display with this one. “Save Planet Earth,” said the Toy Story alien with his beady little eyes looking up at me. All three of them.
Turns out they have t-shirts, aluminum bottles, and even tree planting kits with this extraterrestrial environmentalist. Sure, it’s consumerism and more stuff for the landfills. And, oh yeah, Toy Story 3 is coming out soon, along with its merchandising. But they’ve got kids learning about recycling and the environment, so in many ways, it’s a promotion that has more heart than all the Disney princesses combined.
And, yes, I bought a reusable bag. The green guy is awfully cute.
Though, I did manage to talk myself out of getting the aluminum bottle. I have one and that would have been wasteful. Unlike, say, buying Toy Story 3 when it comes out on DVD.
