Hey everyone! You may be wondering about the title of this post, and for starters I am too. Here is why:
I love American Girl. And I think it's a great company but lately I have been wondering (and worrying) about it. Is American Girl losing it's charm? It used to be about the Historical Characters, exploring history, and finding yourself through high-quality dolls. But now, I feel that AG doesn't care about the Historicals anymore- it's all about the MAGs. MAGs are great but I thought American Girl was about more than the contemporary style and I always thought American Girl to be one of those companies with a Historic Feel.
With tomorrow being the opening of Innertstar University, I have often wondering if I'm really excited about it. It seems like they are copying Webkinz with the addition of the online world and buying a toy to get in. So I'm often asking myself- "Am I really excited about this?" Am I excited that American Girl is opening a virtual world? Am I excited that American Girl is changing JLYs to My American Girl- a title that could refer to any of the dolls, but yet, AG says it's only for MAGs? Am I excited that there will be new dolls? Am I excited that American Girl is giving to other charities?
Am I really that happy about it? I honestly don't know. I know lots of people are and maybe American Girl is just ready to change-
change
Change into something better? I can't tell yet, and it's so hard to describe it in words! I feel excited about InnerstarU but I feel disappointed though because it's just changing way too much and too fast.
But I also don't understand why American Girl has to go towards the Internet, I though Lanie was showing girls to get outside. And AG has always tried to stand out- and they have, but with this new virtual world on the way will it just be another doll company like Barbie and Liv (they have virtual worlds too)?
I don't know. But I hope this post gave you all a lot to think about it before it opens tomorrow. And I am excited and upset so we'll see where this takes me tomorrow.
Oh if only I could predict the future!
~Gabby
4 comments:
I am not so excited. It's just another thing to make us spend money.
I don't think we need ANOTHER virtual world. Kids really don't need to be on the internet.
I don't know...
I agree with you. I'm probably getting a MAG doll. But I would have gotten a JLY one anyway. It doesn't affect me. And some of the outfits are complete crud. Did you see the vanity set? That looks like an enlarged barbie item.
I completely, completely agree with you. I'm really disappointed. This InnerstarU thing is just AG trying to get in on the online world market, like Webkinz and Buildabear. Absolutely hypocritical of themselves too, since they said to get outside with Lanie and now this. It just seems like a completely commercial move for profit.
AG is slowly retiring the historical things and not releasing anything new for them, and now with this "My American Girl" title, I really think things are changing. Though, not for the good.
Quality seems to be going down and prices are going up as well.
Yeah, My Americangirl is a terrible idea... Thanks to it I don't like AG that much anymore.
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