Obama Chia Pet

The Obama Chia Pet ControversyThe Obama Chia Head is a handmade pottery
planter and comes with a Chia seed packet with
So, have you heard about the Barack Obamaenough for 3 plantings, a plastic drip tray and
Chia pet head? It's the HOTTEST product to beplanting & care instructions.
released in years from the creators of the worldThe Obama Chia Pet was licensed exclusively to
famous Original Chia Pet.Walgreens to sell at their nationwide retail
It's also turned out to be very controversial asconvenience outlets. Their company policy allows
well and has been pulled from retail chains afraidstores to choose their own merchandise so they
of offending their customers.can better serve their individual locations. In the
So lets take a look at this crazy product that likecase of the Obama Chia though, once company
Barack Obama himself, could "Only Happen inmanagement received some complaints that the
America"......product was "offensive", Walgreens ordered
Although you will usually hear this product referredstores to remove the Obama Chia headfrom the
to as the "Obama Chia Pet", officially this productshelves.
is referred to as the "Chia Obama HandmadeThe controversy around the Obama Chia and the
Decorative Planter".  It doesn't quite have theit's subsequent removal from stores has created
same ring, does it?an incredible demand for the Chia Obama head
The Obama Chia was created by Josephplanter. The only other major retailer to stock the
Enterprises, Inc, the same company who createdcollectible was Amazon.com, and they have sold
the Original Chia Pet in 1977. This also the sameout of the Obama Chia. Now the Obama Chia has
company that brought us "The Clapper", whichbecome a hard to find collectors item. Only in
was famous for it's old "Clap on, Clap Off - TheAmerica!
Clapper!" jingle.