Hallmark to track down remaining copies of teenage girl 'bigger boobies' birthday card

A birthday card aimed at 13-year-old girls and which suggests they can get a rich boyfriend in a year’s time “when you’ve bigger boobies” has been roundly condemned for sexualising children. Bradford-based Hallmark has said they will now track down every copy of the card in the UK and remove it from sale.

The card has been attacked as hugely unsuitable in the current climate of celebrities being investigated for the abuse of children. The card is sold under the Arnold Barton brand, which has a trading address of Dawson Lane, Dudley Hill, Bradford, and a registered address at Hallmark House, Bingley Road - home of the Hallmark greetings card giant.



Hallmark said the card was produced before they took over the brand and is not currently in production. The pink card, with a cartoon picture of a teenage girl holding a huge diamond ring, says: “You’re 13 today! If you had a rich boyfriend he’d give you diamonds and rubies. Well, maybe next year you will - when you’ve bigger boobies.”

David Dean, Managing Director of Hambledon Studios, part of Hallmark, said, “This card was produced by Creative Publishing prior Hallmark Cards acquiring the company in 1998. We are as surprised and horrified as anyone else to have discovered that there are still copies in circulation. The card has not been produced for over 15 years and would never pass our own strict guidelines of taste and appropriateness. We would like to assure all our customers that we will do everything in our power to track down remaining copies.”