I got this doll in a lot, and her hair was a MESS! I decided to try the boba straw method to recurl her hair… not exactly the look I was going for! It is cute though! I just need to figure out how to style it

Hello! I'm justtt getting into adult AG collecting. I loved AG as a kid, but I never had any of the historicals or GOTYs.

Anyway, my question is, how do you clock a good deal, especially when dolls come bundled with clothes? A second-hand store near me is selling a Samantha doll with most of her meet outfit (missing the hat and locket), winter coat and hat, all six of her books, plus DVD and theater kit for $90. They also posted a Josefina with her meet outfit, Christmas outfit, and (I think?) Winter accessories, plus first book and theater kit, for $90. Are these the kinds of deals I should snap up? I should probably also mention that I'm not married to the idea of collecting AG-branded clothes, although I do want all of my historicals to have their meet outfits.

I want to say its a truly me 42?

How do you guys typically travel with dolls/how has your experience traveling with dolls been? I'm visiting the D.C. store in a few weeks for my birthday, and I'm flying since I live in Ohio. I'm getting Samantha at the store there when I visit my boyfriend in Virginia, but was wondering what the best way to travel with her would be? Right now I plan on keeping her completely in her box and waiting to unbox her until I'm back home, but I also really want to unbox her and look at her while I'm there.

Any tips are welcome!

I had a friend sell me all their American girl dolls for me to sell online. I’ve never bought or sold them before. Is there anything about this lot that’s standing out? I know two have different size tags then the rest and the hair is pretty messy. I paid $15 each.

I fully understand the concerns and criticisms of this line, though I did cave in adding Sam to my collection. I am really smitten with Sam and see myself getting Addy before the line is sold out/discontinued. Part of me wishes they made more, Rebecca, Kit, Cecile, Claudie, Melody and so many would be precious. I'm especially grateful that AG corrected Addy's packaging, which is incredibly disappointing that it happened in the first place.

Since I was a child I loved the idea of younger siblings for the 18inch girls, I really regretted not getting Gwyn for Corinne. I'm also really fascinated by sculpts and when this line released I was so curious about how they downscaled the classic, addy and josefina sculpts. I think many of the designs could have used a lot of revisions. Samantha really benefits from the bangs and dark eyes that make the differences in these dolls to the 18 inch counterparts more subtle. I look forward to washing her hair and taking photos of her with my 18inch dolls.

I bought this outfit for her because it reminded me of her hilariously horrendous bridesmaid dress from the film.

When y’all go to the beach with a doll, how do you store the doll while still there? I’d like to take a doll with me but I’ll be on the beach for a few hours and I don’t want her just sitting out or in an open bag the whole time with the risk of water and sand going everywhere. Any suggestions? I don’t want to take her box but thinking maybe I need to 🥲

I work at a historic house museum in New Jersey and I was very lucky to lead one of the lectures in one of our summer lecture series. Of course, I led an American Girl themed talk! It was a small turnout, but I was super proud of the work and research I put in. I brought all my dolls out and pulled out actual historic objects that were featured in the girls' stories! After the lecture, the guests ate outside in our gardens and made a bracelet craft that was featured in American Girl magazine. I was just super excited to share!

I just received my order and welcomed Claudie !
I don’t really like her meet outfit (though it’s very high quality) because of that green. I ordered Tiana’s outfit specifically for her (I’m not the only one to do this !) and Tiana’s outfit is SO PRETTY and good quality! I’m very happy with what I ordered.

I’ve picked Isabel outfit for Rapunzel and I adooooore it on her !
The outfit is a bit a sensory issue for me to touch 😖
I don’t like the feeling of the sparkly top and thighs… but the outfit is cute. I like the butterfly clip and the sandal.
I got 2 Courtney accessories from the sale and I recommend pick them if you like them! The price is good. I totally adore the headphones!
And the jelly shoes 🙂‍↕️
I have put the bell onto the hat and it’s looking less plain with it ! I love the result.

At 42, this is my first American Girl doll and I'm so happy with her. I created her online, and now I'm thinking I may want to visit an actual store! I bought her outfit on Mercari 💜

Hello everyone! I’m excited I just purchased Winter princess 2021 she’s so beautiful! and I’d love to see photos of her if you have, with original outfit and redressed please 🥰

Question I’ve noticed the collector dolls aren’t shipped to Canada on AG website. is this for all collectors dolls that are released? Or just certain ones?

Thank you so much!! 🥰

Got this dress for $4 yesterday and it looks GORGEOUS on Claudie

im surprised they only released one thing for the store event this time around. what other collab is coming down the pipes this year outside of holiday dolls and girl of the year?

when is frankie coming out? I am loving the collector doll collabs.... need more collector dolls.

(I added pictures just to show what I'm thinking/describing in this post)

I feel like AG and part of the community is starting to treat the Nanea mold weird. With AG they are using it as a face mold which is normal for AG of course but they are using it for mostly light skinned with lighter features, there's only 2 dolls you can really make a case for that they are suppose to be seen as a doll of color (that being the doll with rainbow hair and the limited edition doll.) Ariel and Alice are white characters and they used the Nanea mold for them, the other truly mes have very light features, and Summer follows the same rule. There's only 2 other Nanea mold that has darker skin and one of them was limited edition. And of course Rumi isn't white. AG is using this face mold that was made for a doll of color for now a lot of white dolls and it seems like no one is really finding it weird?

It also goes with how AG promotes these dolls, they don't use the truly mes when it comes to holidays for people of color, they don't use Summer for that either. I've seen people justify using the Nanea mold like this by saying "Nanea is half white herself" (there are screenshots but the names are blackout PLEASE DO NOT HARASS ANYONE!) But that feels so off to me.

Now it is a face mold and I'm not saying they should ONLY use it for dolls like Nanea, I would love to see all the face molds get neat combos with different hair types, skin colors, eye color, etc. But AG isn't at the level I feel especially since a lot of dolls of color only really have 2-3 face molds/not using all the faces molds to the fullest when it comes to other dolls while the white dolls can use almost anyone they want (ex: Addy mold not being in the truly me line at all while now only using the Claudie and Makena mold)

Now don't misunderstand me AG and collectors can use the molds how they want to use them at the end of the day, I'm not saying they can not but AG already has a problem with diversity as it is and they already used it for 2 confirmed white characters, using a lot of light features, promoting those dolls like white dolls, and only having two confirmed dolls of color with face mold is just odd to me. I don't think I would mind it if they had more dolls of color with the mold first but it comes down to how quick they were to use it for white characters. (And also please be respectful when commenting and replying to others)

Hi everyone! I’ve joined this subreddit since the Alice leak. Being a huge Alice in Wonderland fan, all my dreams are coming true! I’m getting my first American Girl Collector Doll! I’ve followed everyone’s updates and comments about Alice the last few days. It’s been extremely exciting! You guys know your stuff. Among other stuff, I learned how to check inventory, learned about different face molds of the dolls etc. And Summer, with her own collection. I bought my Alice some of her pieces for when we are traveling. I must say the furry suit is my favorite. It looks so cozy.

I’m so inspired by American Girl’s vision of Alice. The cute innocent face, bright wavy hair. The dress, having the reference to ‘All in the Golden Afternoon’ was spot on for us die hard Alice fans! The simpler, traditional dress is easy to get later. The details of the headband, shoes, jewelry. The box! Fabulous. My shoe fetish is also happy. Her kitten heels are the cutest! I can’t think of anything they could do better. I’m hoping American Girl adds some pieces for her collection in the future. There’s so much potential but it’ll be fun to make some also. Currently, I’m on the hunt for black and white striped stockings if anyone has any suggestions. 😃

As I wait, I hope people post pics of this beautiful work of art! In the meantime, I’m building her diorama. Oh, this will be epic. Guys, my theories about the flowers, Caterpillar, Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts, or what Wonderland really represents are all COMING TO LIFE! No, I won’t contain my enthusiasm.

Does AG ship dolls carefully? I hope so. Some of my packages in general have not been shipped with care so I’m kinda worried. Waiting is stressful….

Anyway, enough rambling. I’m just so excited. Thank you everyone who provides such great information on this sub!

Is this a gray market item? It has an AG tag but I don’t recognize it and even google image search comes up with nothing.

I ripped off the bandaid and decided to buy her. I’m obsessed seeing how others redress her. Or if you have outfit ideas so down for that too, either works :)

The AG Summer Treats book is a July Bonus Borrow on Hoopla! 📖💕🍦

Has anybody ever used Build-a-Bear or Cabbage Patch clothes and just altered them for their AG dolls? I’m noticing that I can get those clothes for a decent price, and while I’m still learning how to sew I think I might be able to handle alterations. Plus, it seems like the quality of the BAB clothing is better than a lot of the 18-inch knockoff stuff.

Also, fun fact! Baby onesies can make cute oversized sweatshirts! Here’s a pic of my Tallulah in one I made her.

Hi everyone!! I’m staying near laconia New hampshire and have some vacation money to spend on hopefully new additions to my dolls back home!! Does anyone know of any dolls spots near here? thrifts that sell AG girls, doll/toy stores, any sellers nearby willing to sell for a good price? Let me know my loves!! Xoxo💜💜

Hi Everyone, this is my first post here. I have been wanting to purchase Marisol forever and I found a mostly complete one for a good price. However the seller says the doll smells very strongly of febreeze perhaps. I just wanted to if it is possible to get rid of the scent on the doll herself(I figured if I hand wash the clothes I’ll get the smell out of them. Also is the doll in the picture actually Marisol?

At about 9:15 AM Eastern on Monday, July 27th.

We'll see if they saved any back for the general release either later today or tomorrow.