The Barbie camper van. I coveted this so much, probably chatted about it throughout the year and asked for it every christmas but santa never delivered.
I've never had a good explanation either. My parents were definitely not above getting me overpriced plastic tat. I was given a Barbie house (fair enough, I loved that) but also a Barbie car, a dance studio and a style boutique which were all surprise gifts which I hadn't requested. Don't get me wrong, I played the hell out of them but even at a very young age, could not understand why my those arrived rather than the requested Barbie toy. When I was old enough to learn the truth about santa, I asked my mum who just shrugged and said it was a load of rubbish . Well, yes, but then why all the other stuff???
I remember there was once a fairly intact campervan in a charity shop near us - a little battered but seemed to have around 90% of the accessories and obviously much cheaper than new. Still though, my mum wouldn't buy it for me, despite me dragging her to the window to see it for weeks before it finally sold.
I'll go to my grave still disgrunteld and not understanding why I didn't get a Barbie campervan. I was so delighted to see it so faithfully recreated in the film though - definitely a classic of it's time.
Actually, I'm coveting an actual real life campervan now and my parents don't understand that either. Perhaps it was less about Barbie and more about not encouraging that way of life all along 😂