Originally posted by lieu2:
Even if people were calling about defective dresses, wouldn't they have to return the defective one to get the new one. So they really don't gain much by making a false claim.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I thought so too Lieu, but from what others have posted here (and if anyone out there knows from experience please let me know if I am wrong) that if you call and say a dress does not fit and ask for a label to send it back, they will send you a new one (usually no questions asked) and tell you to donate the old one to a women's shelter or a useful charity as they have no use for a dress that does not fit their dolls. They can't in good faith turn around and resell it, or even donate it to the Madison sale if it doesn't fit the standard AG doll. If you just have one doll the dress does not fit, it's a problem with the doll; if the dress fits none of your dolls chances are it's a problem with the dress itself and then they don't want it. Make sense? [img]wink.gif[/img]

The measurements for all the talented seamstresses out there or the just plain curious:

* The doll herself is (obviously) 18" tall
* The chest (just under the armpit) should be 10 1/2" to 11 1/2" across
* The waist (which is 3 1/2" down to the center of the doll) is supposed to be 10 3/4" across, but should be within 10 1/4" to 11" and still be okay
* The hips (just above the leg joint) should be 12" to 12 1/2"

Likewise, I would like to know if they offer a weight gain program where if your doll is smaller than should be they can add to her stuffing. I would guess that wouldn't be as necessary because it doesn't impact how the clothes fit as much.

I am curious to see how my girls measure up and hear what other people have to say about their own!

Editing this to say that the rep (who was very helpful BTW) also said that the reason for such a wide variety of sizes in the dolls is because they are handstuffed. Very strange I thought! I would have imagined this done with a machine.

<font color="#020176" size="1">[ September 10, 2003 02:01 PM: Message edited by: Cleopatra of the Nile ]</font>