My experience is that it's okay to take off the box lid to look, but it's not okay to detach anything or take the doll out. I don't have a personal shopper though.

I'm fine with that, everyone who shops at AGP should get a brand new doll, one that hasn't been taken out and "played with" by someone else. There really isn't a big need to detach the doll imho. You could choose the face/hair you prefer, and you can see the body thickness when you open the lid. I think the only things left are the tightness of the limbs and the writing on the back of the neck. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think I would reject a doll that's otherwise perfect just because of that.

I must mention here that at AGP, most people don't take the lid of the boxes when choosing a doll. So although it's technically "allowed" to open the lids, you WILL attract attention (both salespeople and other shoppers), especially if you have more than one box open at a time... Nothing wrong with that, but it did make me feel a little nervous when choosing my Jess [img]redface.gif[/img]

Good luck on finding that perfect doll! Don't worry, most AG dolls are wonderful, when you find one with the face/hair you just love, chances are that the body is going to be perfect too [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]

What do you guys think about whether AG should allow dolls to be taken out of their boxes when someone is choosing?

Katherine