Plastic neck ties....

emmmmm....not good. I noticed that when Cynthia Diane went into the hospital this summer she came back with that plastic zip-tie; even after I had enclosed a note specifically telling them that I wanted her string put back in.

I did not press it as I was so glad to have her home. I have noticed that her head does not turn easily any more. The new zip-tie thing is too tight.

I also agree 100% with AsianAG that there is an ulterior motive behind the plastic zips. It does prevent self maintenance and give AG Hospital a monopoly.....I guess its' time for me to email and call CS. As much $$ as I spend there and will continue to spend, I expect them to maintain a quality product worth the prices we customers pay.

BTW: Excellent thread Angie!

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I wonder if we could do an email petition or something. Just a thought! [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

Responding to the ? above about new dolls - we have Jess and Elizabeth who just arrived and neither have the plastic ties. They both have strings.

Our PS told us that Samantha is the best selling doll and I thought that Molly was right up there as well. I'll have to ask her again.

If they are really making the dolls like this I would like every one of my dolls to have the cord in the back esspeccally Elizabeth I brush her hair a lot. Any doll that has long hair such as Samantha, Felicity or the AGT's Exculeding #22 #23 and Jess because they have shorter hair should have the cords because the strings could get caught in the poor dolls ponytail. I also have done this when traveling with a doll I can never leave home without a doll but when I take them out of the house I put thier hair in a ponytail or braids just in case it might be windy or rainy outside to save me from having to brush out thier hair for so long.

I have two dolls like this they are #22 and #24 both purchased at AGPNY!!

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Originally posted by emmaashley2:
I have two dolls like this they are #22 and #24 both purchased at AGPNY!!

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">OH.. curious!!! Did you get them in the past 6 months?

Ang'

As a doll-maker and sewer (amateur!), I can echo the comments that this probably makes manufacturing cheaper. Zip-ties are much easier to install in a doll than a cord. They go into the opening without any additional tools since they?re already stiff, whereas with a cloth cord you do have to run it through with a tool (such as a safety pin). The positive of zip-ties is that they can be tightened a LOT more than material ties. They tighten themselves (you just pull on the zip) *and* self-lock, whereas with material ties a person has to make a knot. So it does make sense that less heads would fall off when zip-ties are used.

There are actually positives and negatives to both . . . it just depends on what you want personally and if you want to work on the doll on your own.

For little girls the zip-ties might be a benefit since heads will pop off less, and the strings won't get caught in clothing.

I personally like the strings better. [img]smile.gif[/img]
I like the thought of someone taking the time to put the neck string in manually. It just shows that an individual put some unique thought or effort into the doll.

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ January 07, 2006 02:41 PM: Message edited by: Melissa ]</font>

For $100 a doll, seriously, they should still do the neck strings.

I can see how it would be harder for kids to lose the head w/ a zip tie, but the neck strings are tied on awfully tight, too.

Thanks for starting this thread I wasn't aware of this!!!!
I like the cords!!!!!
I don't want the plastic ties either!!!!!
We have one doll, Kit, with the plastic tie, but she was purchased off Ebay a few years ago.
Her head is harder to turn.

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Originally posted by Magdalen:
Hmmmm heads popping off when they have the strings? Well I've had my Felicity for 15 years, give or take, and this has never happened with the strings...

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The only one I keep hearing stories about the head popping off is the Marisol/Elizabeth/Josefina/Nellie mold, Maybe the longer neck makes it more prone to working it's way out?