Tenney is in the same kind of box.

you have a very good point about her story being boring. You could tell it was rushed – I found myself skipping paragraphs just to get to the exciting parts, and the story had no hook to make you actually WANT to read the book. I almost had to force myself to read.

exactly! When I got my first AG doll, I LOVED the traditional boxes, and even though you couldn’t see the whole doll when the box was closed, it was so special to open the box and hold your dollie. This new look just cheapens everything.. so frustrating especially when you spend so much money on this brand…

I worked in branding for many years, actually even had a Mattel product line as a client for a short while. The reality is that AG has not been that profitable for the last few years, and has lost money several quarters. It’s EXTREMELY expensive to maintain a brand like AG. The reality is that since the new CEO has taken over and they have expanded their distribution and reduced the amount of discounts they offer, the company has been doing better financially. However, selling where there is no product oversight (like at Kohl’s) is a major mistake IMO. It is destroying their brand experience, which IS their brand. In Canada, we have a store-in-store concept in Chapters/Indigo, and the experience, though is a scaled-down version, is at least maintained because there is dedicated sales staff and the area is sectioned off from the rest of the store.

It is quite possible that Tenney was supposed to be the Girl of the Year, and that the plan for Gabriela was to be GOTY 2018. My guess is that there was a problem with manufacturing the doll (possibly due to her new hands) and they had to make a last minute switch. Which would explain the lack of special details for her, and why Tenney is going to be released so soon after Gabriela.

There are some new dolls that just came out, they come in there own carry case, they have their own story line, they are not historic characters, they are strictly new age today. It’s called girls & co, price is about 80-90, I believe they have the two available now, but don’t just look at the dolls, watch the video, they are truly an empowering girl tool!! We have ordered both! The owner will reply to you Personally via text.

For me it’s not the materialistic side. Yes they supposedly do share the same factory, it’s the way they are made, when PC sold the line to Mattel they insisted the dolls be made the way they were designed to, for us, the AG dolls are the story lines, we also own both, the hair in the AG dolls are better, the vinyl is thicker, the legs and arm bends are much better, if you do a true comparison you will see the true differences, I had no passion for the dolls until I had grandkids, for me and my GD it has become an amazing bond, we make most of our clothes, we make our furniture, etc. occasionally we will purchase accessories, and we buy from many lines, we have donated dolls, as we feel the eye of imagination play is so crucial, especially in today’s world. The art of giving should be outside of dolls, it should also not be just the wants in life but also the need. I am a firm believer that there’s always someone worse off than us, and we have raised our children that way and grandkids, I truly believe my GD has learned so much about life through the dolls stories and trials. Nothing against OG, but there books are not a story line that is real history,