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« on: May 14, 2021, 11:52:24 PM »
I feel kind of old now that there's a doll from the '80s, ha! I think her name is Courtney. And I kind of want her...maybe I'll give one of my nieces her someday...
Courtney is a fantastic doll! I got her earlier this year and I just adore her. Her entire collection is so cool. I popped on the AG site today and I saw that there is no longer any mention of Molly or Kirsten...I don't know if that means they are no longer offering them, or they are sold out or what. If you click on Felicity, it only shows that she is backordered until September of this year. But she still at least shows up, unlike Molly and Kirsten. I hope they're not gone for good!
I don't know where you were looking, but they're still available. In the menu you click Dolls > 35th Anniversary Dolls. You can also get there directly through this link. Additionally, they are also on the main page when you click Dolls > Historical Dolls. They will only be available this year so they will eventually sell out. My Addy arrived last week and she's absolutely perfect! Honestly, I like her better than my PC Addy. visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or login visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or login visitors can't see pics , please register or login
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« on: May 07, 2021, 11:48:11 PM »
The 35th Anniversary dolls have neck strings. No other new AG dolls do.
Thank you for being the 1st person who succinctly answered my question about this. I have asked in like, 3 places and you are the only one who answered.
Oh gosh that's ridiculous! I'm happy I helped.
Just so you know, in case no one has told you, the normal new AG dolls have plastic zip ties holding their heads on. The construction of the heads and bodies is identical but the spot where the string goes just has a zip tie now. The neck seam is sewed shut but its very easy to open up for restringing, cleaning, or even replacing zip ties with neck strings according to everything I've read. Its just a little bit more work now. Why did they stop putting neck strings on them? How are the new heads attached? I just bought 2 NIB dolls today at a garage sale (for a really good price!), and I checked them...they do both have neck strings. Gauging by the meet outfits the dolls came in, I'm guessing their release years to be approximately 2009 and 2010, so the change must have happened after that.
That's horrible that they are excluding countries outside the US from purchasing the re-released dolls...I'm so sorry! I agree that someone could probably act as a go-between to help you get one. Still, that's super annoying that they won't ship even to Canada.
They stopped using neck strings because of safety regulations. Many of the original materials from the PC era days like glass and metal have stricter regulations now in many countries. There are honestly safer options now. I've never heard of anything bad happening because of an AG doll's neck string, but I can understand why its a risk and why they had to change. At the end of the day, these are toys made for children as the primary audience so its more important that they continue to be tweaked as needed to comply with modern safety regulations than have them stay the same to satisfy adult collectors. My collection consists of 17 dolls with a mix of neck strings and zip ties. There's literally no difference in quality between the two categories (outside of other factors like the lower quality body fabric they used for a brief period of time). Unless you need to remove a doll's head for some reason, it has no impact on the doll whatsoever. And its very cheap and easy to swap them out if you want or need to. I've also seen some comments on Instagram from American Girl stating that they can't ship to Canada due to the materials used - wood, glass, and metal - and the fact Canada has stricter regulations on these materials.
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« on: May 06, 2021, 11:48:27 PM »
I am broken hearted that they won't ship these to Canada. I have wanted Kirsten MIB for over 20 years. They teased for over a month that this would be happening... and then day of, all of us international fans got the middle finger. 
I heard its because of the neck strings, that other countries have stricter safety regulations on toys and won't allow them. It really is a shame. I wonder if the tradeoff for neck strings over excluding international customers will be worth it.
When did AG switch back to using neck strings exclusively? And why are there still Chapters Indigo stores selling AG dolls if it's a safety issue?
I think it's that they didn't want to put the French on their packaging for the language rights issue.
The 35th Anniversary dolls have neck strings. No other new AG dolls do.
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« on: May 06, 2021, 01:35:41 AM »
I am broken hearted that they won't ship these to Canada. I have wanted Kirsten MIB for over 20 years. They teased for over a month that this would be happening... and then day of, all of us international fans got the middle finger.
I heard its because of the neck strings, that other countries have stricter safety regulations on toys and won't allow them. It really is a shame. I wonder if the tradeoff for neck strings over excluding international customers will be worth it.
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« on: May 04, 2021, 01:16:04 PM »
For their 35th anniversary, American Girl has re-released the first 6 dolls with their original outfits, accessories, and book! Rumors have been swirling around online for the last few weeks but Mattel didn't say a word until today when the line dropped. What do you guys think of this? I bought Addy as soon as she was available last night and I'll probably get Josefina when my Rewards come in. The nostalgia is really working on me, haha. visitors can't see pics , please register or login
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« on: April 22, 2021, 02:29:50 AM »
It would most likely damage them in some way. It could ruin their hair or damage the paint.
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« on: March 27, 2021, 06:20:22 PM »
Oh gosh these are so cute! I'd love to get one! Pony Reference?: SakuraMorning, evening, or night?: Evening Are you an early bird or a night owl?: I think a bedtime of 4am speaks for itself 😂
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« on: March 23, 2021, 12:31:39 PM »
I have some ponies who were already stained by accessories so they get to keep them. Anyone else does not get displayed with accessories.
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« on: February 28, 2021, 03:35:05 PM »
Thank you both! I hope to have a complete Kaya collection one day and the Hallmark merch is a very affordable way to start.
I wish we still got new Hallmark stuff. At least ornaments of the newer character dolls would be awesome.
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« on: February 27, 2021, 09:14:31 PM »
Oh man I know what you mean about rough play! I was absurdly gentle on my toys as a kid so the few Barbies that I still have are basically mint. Watching other kids play was traumatizing even as a child, haha. My little sister just bashed her toys around. Now as an adult knowing what they cost, I cringe a little seeing kids bang their toys around. But as long as they're happy that's what matters. I just won't buy them fancy toys  The Hallmark stuff is mostly the older dolls in their meet outfits in generally the same pose, but there is definitely some interesting stuff if you look around! I have a little chunk of Kaya's stuff. There's also this list on the wiki, but its not 100% complete. Looking up "American Girl Hallmark" on eBay brings up a ton of stuff. visitors can't see pics , please register or loginFigurine, with MIB Kirsten figurine peeking in the background visitors can't see pics , please register or loginBookend, which is huge, heavy, and gorgeous! visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginSnowglobe, which is hands down my favorite piece visitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginStory box, has a few different settings and a bunch of pieces
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« on: February 27, 2021, 08:24:29 PM »
I love the body style but hate everything about the heads/faces. These examples look frightening head-on and bizarre from the side.
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« on: February 27, 2021, 02:34:28 PM »
The recent minis are actually really great. The originals with glass eyes are kind of scary imo, and the cloth body ones look strange to me. I vastly prefer the new vinyl body minis. They look so much better. You can even find a variety of outfits for some of them.
Kit and Julie are both very common dolls, especially Kit. I've been buying up a storm of secondhand AG dolls lately. Its very, very easy to find regular dolls for $50 plus around $7-15 shipping. Prices as low as $30 + shipping aren't rare. They go super fast, but I still see dolls popping up for around that price. If you're willing to pay around retail price you can easily find beautiful dolls in perfect condition or even MIB. I wouldn't worry at all about the supply running out.
Certain items like clothing or accessories are harder to find, but I wouldn't really recommend buying a bunch of rare items for play anyways.
In the meantime, you could still incorporate the historical dolls in other ways so your girls are familiar with them. Read them the stories, buy the ornaments if you guys do holiday trees, show them the movies. There's a lot of Hallmark merchandise of the older girls, like bookends, statues, and snow globes. Some of them have the dolls' names on them.
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« on: February 07, 2021, 08:48:15 PM »
I had one years ago that I made out of a cardboard box, tin foil, and white scrapbook paper. It wasn't even good quality but it helped a ton with my photos! I'd like to get a new one and when I do, I'm going to make sure its collapsible because the box took up a huge amount of space.
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« on: February 07, 2021, 06:50:27 PM »
I know exactly what you mean. Browsing toy aisles is depressing now. It seems like most things are blind bags and just... generic dolls, if that makes sense. They seem to mostly be cheaply made too.
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« on: February 03, 2021, 11:37:08 PM »
For me, it devalues the pony. Who knows what someone did and how it will affect the pony over time. Certain cleaning solutions, paints, glues, etc will damage the ponies in the long-run. I would rather have a pony in less than perfect condition who won't be damaged later because someone was overzealous with a "restore".
I prefer to collect baity G1s (especially ones with tails) so I'm an outlier.
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