Sad news from the world of American Girl Dolls

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

Bumping this to sadly report the impending retirement of Felicity.

Apparently Kirsten is gone too. Those were the two I had, and I'm kinda sad they're gone.

FELICITY?!?!?! WHAT? Are they stupid? I feel like Felicity is probably their most popular doll.

I knew about Kirsten. I was in NYC last fall and went to American Girl Place and one of the associates broke the news to me.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

FELICITY?!?!?! WHAT? Are they stupid? I feel like Felicity is probably their most popular doll.

I knew about Kirsten. I was in NYC last fall and went to American Girl Place and one of the associates broke the news to me.

I'm going to sound like a smart ass, but I suspect she wasn't their most popular doll if they're retiring her. That or they intend to bring them back later ala the Disney vault.

I grew up with Kirsten (and Samantha and Molly!) but Addy has been my favorite for a long time and I feel like the newer ones are even easier to relate to.

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I'm going to sound like a smart ass, but I suspect she wasn't their most popular doll if they're retiring her. That or they intend to bring them back later ala the Disney vault.

I think it's the latter. IMO, Samantha was the most popular...but that's just based on the fact that the overwhelming majority of my friends who had AG girls had her, and she was first to go.

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I grew up with Kirsten (and Samantha and Molly!) but Addy has been my favorite for a long time and I feel like the newer ones are even easier to relate to.

I was the same way, that's why I got Molly. She was the most recent at the time.

Just checked their website...if I were to get one now, I'd TOTALLY get the 70's girl, Julie.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by lovespink88

I think it's the latter. IMO, Samantha was the most popular...but that's just based on the fact that the overwhelming majority of my friends who had AG girls had her, and she was first to go.

Yeah but we're not the target market anymore! The originals are also the oldest so if you have to cycle them out it makes sense to choose those.

I was the same way, that's why I got Molly. She was the most recent at the time.

Just checked their website...if I were to get one now, I'd TOTALLY get the 70's girl, Julie.

I haven't read Julie, I've read Kit though! I need to find the books. The librarians are going to think that I'm either really immature or that I have six year olds!

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

FELICITY?!?!?! WHAT? Are they stupid? I feel like Felicity is probably their most popular doll.

I knew about Kirsten. I was in NYC last fall and went to American Girl Place and one of the associates broke the news to me.

That makes me sad. I had and still have my Kirsten doll, her bed, trunk, and everything she had in her collection up through about 1992?

My mother took my sister and I to the Williamsburg, VA premiere of Felicity. We actually went on that trip with two other girls from our neighborhood. We grew up playing with our dolls (Felicity, Kirsten, Samantha, & Molly) for COUNTLESS hours...I guess this means the value of my Kirsten, her collection, and my sister's Samantha have gone up in value!