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As is the tradition, the after Christmas leaks of the new GoTY from AG have truly escalated. We have the updated promo picture of McKenna at her gym, McKenna on the beam, and McKenna wondering how in the hell she's going to scale up her loft bed with a cast on her foot. Courtesy of Bonggamom which does not roll off the tongue all that easily.
First of all, I tire of typing McKenna already. It's just too much for me. I prefer McVelma. (Velma was her code name during production.) It involves the whole upper-lower-upper thing, but it's more fun to say each time I type it out, k? I also agree with the McChrissaBeth christening. (Chrissa with a blond wig. or Elizabeth with a different blonde wig.) The doll herself calls to me a little bit, but even if I'd been swayed enough, two things stop me.
1.) Principle. If Cass had a little girl (or a boy who collected/played with dolls), she would be unable to look through the GotY vault and find a doll that looked like her, that represented her in any physical way. That's bullshit. The GOTY dolls have enough oomph behind them that with the combined push of the summer Olympics next year, 2012's doll need not be whiter than I am. The only upside is that apparently the prices are going up another $5 and since that'll trigger the next shipping tier, it would probably keep some of the population from buying, so this way they can't say the doll underperformed and blame it on her race. Well. They could, but it's not like they won't make another blond/blue eyed doll again for the line.
2) The aforementioned price hike. AG, if you're trying to keep people from using eBay as a first choice, you're doing it wrong. Raising the prices is not conducive to people going to you first. So you'd damn well better only be doing this hike for McVelma or you're recalibrating the shipping tiers, because otherwise you're reconditioning people to wait for sales. No. Really. I promise.
So, ultimately the doll will probably not come home with me. Which is just as well because she's my favorite mold, but... Lizbeth doesn't need a twi...shit. I could Wakefield that up, couldn't I? BEING STRONG NOW. Stop it, brain!
McVelma in her gym reminds me of Nellie. Again, same face mold. I freakin' hate that shade of green. Anything that reminds one of boogers or pollen is not a color that needs to be used repeatedly in a line. That said, I cannot wait until someone buys this and puts it on Ivy so I'll know whether it'll look as good as I suspect it might.
The beam... is pink. Right. Of course. Honestly, not all that fussed about either the beam or the thought of uneven bars. Why? Because I had a Barbie would had actual articulation (not the awesome amount now given to such dolls, but a fair amount) and it was dull as hell after awhile. I am not the target audience in any way for that, however, so there you are.
McVelma's bed. It's PURPLE. Want. Want hardcore. I've had a love/hate relationship with the idea of loftbeds. On the one hand, awesome. On the other hand, I occasionally fall out of bed. My bed is far enough off the ground, thank you. That far and we're talking some serious pain. :P I've nowhere to put it, however, but it does take the sting out of not getting Mia's. Hrmm. I do hope they don't bundle all the fun stuff with the bed. I want that hamster. Pretty sure the dog (how cute!) isn't in any danger of being bundled with the bed. Normally the plush dogs don't appeal to me, but after passing on Nani's, I want McVelma's if it remains this cute.
(Let us take a moment to marvel at the cute room set up they've got going on there.)
The pajamas aren't doing much for me in this shot. I think I'd like them separate but together, in this shot alone, it isn't feeling properly cohesive. The doll looks so cute though. Trade off, I suppose. Ham-ham! I want.
Pictures from the Dallas store bring us the Valentine's stuff, well, some of it, and I luff the red dress. This is a bit weird since I'm fairly certain it's one of those that shows the shoulder cups and I hate that. But... I want anyway. Necklace and shoes as well. $28
Yes, my way of coping with stress is to oooh and ahh and fixate on cute things, why do you ask? :p
First of all, I tire of typing McKenna already. It's just too much for me. I prefer McVelma. (Velma was her code name during production.) It involves the whole upper-lower-upper thing, but it's more fun to say each time I type it out, k? I also agree with the McChrissaBeth christening. (Chrissa with a blond wig. or Elizabeth with a different blonde wig.) The doll herself calls to me a little bit, but even if I'd been swayed enough, two things stop me.
1.) Principle. If Cass had a little girl (or a boy who collected/played with dolls), she would be unable to look through the GotY vault and find a doll that looked like her, that represented her in any physical way. That's bullshit. The GOTY dolls have enough oomph behind them that with the combined push of the summer Olympics next year, 2012's doll need not be whiter than I am. The only upside is that apparently the prices are going up another $5 and since that'll trigger the next shipping tier, it would probably keep some of the population from buying, so this way they can't say the doll underperformed and blame it on her race. Well. They could, but it's not like they won't make another blond/blue eyed doll again for the line.
2) The aforementioned price hike. AG, if you're trying to keep people from using eBay as a first choice, you're doing it wrong. Raising the prices is not conducive to people going to you first. So you'd damn well better only be doing this hike for McVelma or you're recalibrating the shipping tiers, because otherwise you're reconditioning people to wait for sales. No. Really. I promise.
So, ultimately the doll will probably not come home with me. Which is just as well because she's my favorite mold, but... Lizbeth doesn't need a twi...shit. I could Wakefield that up, couldn't I? BEING STRONG NOW. Stop it, brain!
McVelma in her gym reminds me of Nellie. Again, same face mold. I freakin' hate that shade of green. Anything that reminds one of boogers or pollen is not a color that needs to be used repeatedly in a line. That said, I cannot wait until someone buys this and puts it on Ivy so I'll know whether it'll look as good as I suspect it might.
The beam... is pink. Right. Of course. Honestly, not all that fussed about either the beam or the thought of uneven bars. Why? Because I had a Barbie would had actual articulation (not the awesome amount now given to such dolls, but a fair amount) and it was dull as hell after awhile. I am not the target audience in any way for that, however, so there you are.
McVelma's bed. It's PURPLE. Want. Want hardcore. I've had a love/hate relationship with the idea of loftbeds. On the one hand, awesome. On the other hand, I occasionally fall out of bed. My bed is far enough off the ground, thank you. That far and we're talking some serious pain. :P I've nowhere to put it, however, but it does take the sting out of not getting Mia's. Hrmm. I do hope they don't bundle all the fun stuff with the bed. I want that hamster. Pretty sure the dog (how cute!) isn't in any danger of being bundled with the bed. Normally the plush dogs don't appeal to me, but after passing on Nani's, I want McVelma's if it remains this cute.
(Let us take a moment to marvel at the cute room set up they've got going on there.)
The pajamas aren't doing much for me in this shot. I think I'd like them separate but together, in this shot alone, it isn't feeling properly cohesive. The doll looks so cute though. Trade off, I suppose. Ham-ham! I want.
Pictures from the Dallas store bring us the Valentine's stuff, well, some of it, and I luff the red dress. This is a bit weird since I'm fairly certain it's one of those that shows the shoulder cups and I hate that. But... I want anyway. Necklace and shoes as well. $28
Yes, my way of coping with stress is to oooh and ahh and fixate on cute things, why do you ask? :p