It has always been my plan to visit the American Girl store in Manhattan. My mom lives in Manhattan, and I figured that the Big Apple would have a pretty great example of the American Girl shopping experience. What I failed to notice, though, is that there's a big American Girl store in Boston, and Boston is 2 hours away from where I live in Maine. So, this week I decided to hop in the car, go see what American Girl is all about, and finally purchase my first American Girl doll. Many of the other dolls I have reviewed (
Carpatina,
Princess & Me,
Our Generation,
Karito Kids,
Hearts 4 Hearts,
My Twinn) beg a comparison to American Girl, which is a hard thing for me to do without ever having spent any time with an actual American Girl doll in my hands. Besides, I'll admit it, there's a part of me that has always wanted to go to one of the American Girl stores and get one of those awesome big red bags.
Thanks to your help in my poll, I went to the store determined to purchase Rebecca. I'll say right up front that the experience was nothing like I imagined it would be, and I did not end up buying Rebecca...or at least not in the way I thought I would. Apologies up front about that. Let me tell you about my experience at the store, show you some of my favorite items, and explain why I came home with a different doll (and a few other goodies).
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| The American Girl store in Natick, MA. |
