tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post2496030036942445342..comments2024-03-27T14:27:38.958-04:00Comments on The Toy Box Philosopher: BeForever Mini Doll "Kit" by American GirlUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-34426937800725939482014-12-07T21:11:23.718-05:002014-12-07T21:11:23.718-05:00Beforever Kit looks great in Sienna's outfit! ...Beforever Kit looks great in Sienna's outfit! I prefer the older dolls, but, I have to say I like the newer Kit's face better, with the shorter hair and more youthful appearance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220364957755731620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-32287741361499469602014-09-18T21:03:28.823-04:002014-09-18T21:03:28.823-04:00Have you see the mini BeForever Addy's hair???...Have you see the mini BeForever Addy's hair??? My friend got her and she is gorgeous!!!Christina Pymannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-85181137957043316082014-09-16T20:53:33.339-04:002014-09-16T20:53:33.339-04:00I guess, but they could have used picture without ...I guess, but they could have used picture without the meet dresses- GEMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-7629828893670259992014-09-16T13:21:54.435-04:002014-09-16T13:21:54.435-04:00If they did pictures, they would have to pay someo...If they did pictures, they would have to pay someone to reproduce pictures for the stories of those dolls who have had their outfits changed.Barb the Evil Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635449477605703171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-90518262139297636902014-09-15T23:00:56.898-04:002014-09-15T23:00:56.898-04:00I know what were they thinking no pictures!? My li...I know what were they thinking no pictures!? My little coisin saus she won't read books without pictures, and I always am flippping back to the cover of books I read now. - GEM<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-34325287955992721732014-09-15T18:16:59.055-04:002014-09-15T18:16:59.055-04:00i think the new ones are 100 percent cuter then th...i think the new ones are 100 percent cuter then the old one. but i agree,<br /> the book thing bugs me. it lacks the charm it used to have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-61019078292375644522014-09-15T08:23:25.442-04:002014-09-15T08:23:25.442-04:00I have pre beforever(sorry about grammar,I'm o...I have pre beforever(sorry about grammar,I'm on a mobile device) Marie-Grace and Caroline.<br />NorahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-55758304929669004282014-09-14T17:52:44.025-04:002014-09-14T17:52:44.025-04:00I fully agree. Kids love the beforever line becaus...I fully agree. Kids love the beforever line because it is so much more relatable to them now.the historical girls are being advertized both in the catalog and on the website which makes them the center of attention. it means soon it will be trendy to get a new beforever doll rather than a MyAG so kids will gravitate towards the historical displays. the reason why historicals have been ingored by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-24176489333794287492014-09-14T05:27:17.894-04:002014-09-14T05:27:17.894-04:00Hi Emily,
This is an off topic comment- American ...Hi Emily,<br /><br />This is an off topic comment- American Girls aren't common down here! I stumbled across your blog when looking for Anna and Elsa for my 6 year old. Down here in NZ you can get the Mattel versions rarely for NZ $50 or Chinese ones. After making the terrible decision to get some on our version of eBay and ending up with the Chinese ones (where I read your review), I KazMazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299868211017420157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-40973033258809917282014-09-13T20:16:11.074-04:002014-09-13T20:16:11.074-04:00Its because AG never did vinal bodies before so ev...Its because AG never did vinal bodies before so everyones getting mixed feelings. Its not really that one or the other is that bad its just new ;) -GEM<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-75147587857124217282014-09-13T19:30:56.507-04:002014-09-13T19:30:56.507-04:00hello in my country American Girl dolls are rare s...hello in my country American Girl dolls are rare so do not understand the mania for them for my dolls are cloth bodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-26617394934185476402014-09-12T16:11:34.415-04:002014-09-12T16:11:34.415-04:00Le sigh. I was so hoping I would dislike these eno...Le sigh. I was so hoping I would dislike these enough not to support AG and buy them. Maybe my dollfairy godmother will drop the entire set on my doorstep at Christmas...great review. I am surprised at how much more I like the new mini Kit after your review. (I already have both sets of the all the old AGs but the GOTY minis and the OG minis. I was totally planning on using fishing line to Nonnahttp://mommysdollclub.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-26248703033364564462014-09-11T23:35:50.499-04:002014-09-11T23:35:50.499-04:00Argh, I'm so conflicted with the new minis! I...Argh, I'm so conflicted with the new minis! I think all of the faces are an upgrade, but they do look like younger versions of the originals. And I love the cloth bodies, even though I agree that the vinyl bodies are more practical. Stephhttp://www.manysmallfriends.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-90489562064732231962014-09-10T11:57:03.571-04:002014-09-10T11:57:03.571-04:00That's an excellent way of putting it -- tryin...That's an excellent way of putting it -- trying to make girls from the past seem more modern. That's exactly how I feel about where they're going with this. I don't mind that they've modernized the "dress like your doll" historical clothing line, but I do feel that the doll size Kit and Samantha's clothes, especially, are a modernized take on historical fashion. Barb the Evil Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635449477605703171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-91092373395782880892014-09-10T11:12:08.507-04:002014-09-10T11:12:08.507-04:00I get the American Girl catalogs, and one arrived ...I get the American Girl catalogs, and one arrived recently that showed this new line of minis. I was so enchanted by them! I think the faces are wonderful, better than the older faces. (Although the older dolls were cute, too.) I'm so happy you got one and did a review! I want to get several, now, although I'm not sure I'm ready to drop $100 plus shipping on four teeny tiny Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173168622600076696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-87067017504404869402014-09-10T10:56:23.466-04:002014-09-10T10:56:23.466-04:00Yay! So glad for this review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No...Yay! So glad for this review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />Now I feel way better about getting a Be forever Mini doll.<br />thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643602996019679732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-9803768739685191222014-09-10T09:41:59.935-04:002014-09-10T09:41:59.935-04:00I have had mini Kit since well a while now I have ...I have had mini Kit since well a while now I have all the historical minis exculeing Caroline so I was debating on getting her new as Beforever, but I love Kits new look it always dissapointed me that Kit's old hair wasn't very bobish and the shoes were gone pretty quick. Even though the sweater is cute I had a problem with the way it hugged her neck I had the same problem with Molly'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-47804086711412815682014-09-10T07:44:07.870-04:002014-09-10T07:44:07.870-04:00Hi Emily! I've been wondering how the new AG m...Hi Emily! I've been wondering how the new AG minis would look close up. My new favorite right now is Julie. It's a little sad that the quality has gone down with the BeForever minis. The real BeForever Kit dress looks very cute in pictures, I would love to get it but the prices for the "18 in dolls have gone up too. <br />BTW I have mini Nellie and she is so cute! The only thing I Zoëhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12574960707729905648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-39679881580571213292014-09-10T00:48:58.455-04:002014-09-10T00:48:58.455-04:00I love that you are reading my mind about what rev...I love that you are reading my mind about what reviews I want to see, Ms. Emily.<br /><br />Kit is actually on my top 3 list of BeForever minis I want to get, and is probably only one of two I will actually buy. Seeing this just made it more definite for me. I do not think she looks more like the 18" version, though. I just think she's one of the cutest all on her own. <br /><br />I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161473323096796302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-22059035662190071132014-09-09T22:55:18.357-04:002014-09-09T22:55:18.357-04:00Hmm, the things you said were good about the new k...Hmm, the things you said were good about the new kit are the things I like the least!!! :P I can't get over her face. It reminds me of Marie-Grace, with the vacant stare, creepy smile, and it just looks incredibly painted on to me. I'm so sad that American Girl got rid of the old style of Mini's. They were my favorites. Who knows if I'll ever be able to complete my collection, notMuzzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957308673230945194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-47120022353241369132014-09-09T21:57:15.321-04:002014-09-09T21:57:15.321-04:00Kit's new Meet Dress is something I am covetin...Kit's new Meet Dress is something I am coveting so badly! I was squealing at Neth when all the BeForever stuff dropped over all her new clothes. And Addy's because Addy <i>won</i> BeForever. Rebecca's new Meet is gorgeous too, very classy. I even like Samantha's, and I'm not someone who really ever went for Pretty Princess 'Mantha. The new Samantha is actually quite cute, AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15622558694977649448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-23781784009025125182014-09-09T21:23:59.326-04:002014-09-09T21:23:59.326-04:00i prefer the beforever kit's face, but everyth...i prefer the beforever kit's face, but everything else is just blah. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-52449934228833883782014-09-09T20:35:51.981-04:002014-09-09T20:35:51.981-04:00I agree with Molly! Thanks again for the great re...I agree with Molly! Thanks again for the great review, Emily...it's so nice to see the little details like the body, hair, etc before possibly purchasing these dolls. I think I am pretty 50/50 and although they are a little pricy, I still have an urge to collect them! There seem to be some pluses and minues with both...I think some new ones might make their way into my collection (Rebecca)Farrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131848005650508647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-6495706128879304642014-09-09T19:50:26.360-04:002014-09-09T19:50:26.360-04:00The new dolls are very cute, but I think I'll ...The new dolls are very cute, but I think I'll be picking up a couple more of my favorite old versions first. Change in inevitable, it's just too bad the price point had to go up and the quality go down, even if this isn't a bad doll.Mollyhttp://toferetstoybox.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726715699839627686.post-14021218676399794392014-09-09T18:00:34.726-04:002014-09-09T18:00:34.726-04:00Thank you so much AGCollector!! I just found Nell...Thank you so much AGCollector!! I just found Nellie there and she is one of my favorites...Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178054470349012341noreply@blogger.com