Thoughts on Archiving

Hi!


I love American Girl. I do, but it's hard when they archive dolls. I think what it all comes down too is that American Girl isn't perfect. And they make mistakes just like any other company (just take Bratz for example, who really wants a doll named after a snobby type of person?). And I think that a lot of things that they done have been mistakes. For example bringing a virtual world into a high-quality line of dolls. Don't get me wrong, I like InnerstarU but I don't think it was the best thing American Girl made. I think they should've focused on the Historicals, because after all, wasn't that what put the American in American Girl? 


And now with Felicity going way, I'm starting to think that maybe American Girl doesn't care about the doll going way itself, but what money will be going into it. 


Take for example, Samantha.
She was a doll, a happy doll.

She had a best friend, Nellie.

She even got her own movie!

So she was pretty much set to retire. She had everything any doll could ask for and was one of the Original 3, so it made sense that she was first to retire. I'm not saying that it was good that she was archived, I'm just saying that she was set and had everything.

Now what about Kirsten?

She was happy doll.

But had no best friend.

She had no movie.

But she was one of the original 3, which I guess made it "okay" for her to be archived.

Now look at Felicity. I've decided I want her more than MAG 37, so if I get a doll, I'm getting her.

I don't want her retired, but she again has everything, a movie, a best friend. So why is she getting retired? We may never know, but I do know that every single doll that will every get archived will have a home in our hearts.

~Gabby

Show and Tell Wednesday Week 9

Hey! So last weekend, to beat the winter blues, I decided to bring out the old AG mystery puzzles I got for Christmas 3 years ago. It was really fun, especially because everybody in my family helped out and because the puzzle set (there were 4 puzzles, Kit, Samantha, Molly, and Kaya) came with a booklet with a mini-mystery for each character. The answer (or clue) was glow-in-the-dark on the finished puzzle.

I think this is a really cool way to have puzzles, especially if your favorite character is on one of them! (Mine is Kaya, we did her puzzle but I didn't take a picture).

Do you have any AG products that aren't sold on the website or in-stores? I got my sister a Samantha Mini-Doll and book collection from Costco, check your Costco(if you have one near you) and see if there is any AG products, you might be suprised!

~Gabby