REVIEW on new Molly: I have decided...

From now on I'm only getting PM dolls. I hate that it has come to this for me, but it has. I bought a Molly doll and she just arrived and her hair was terrible and she looked awful. I took her braids out and tons upon tons of hair fell out! Not to mention it was so thin you could see the wig weave no matter which way you combed her hair. It also seemed much finer then the older hair...like the hair of barbie doll...Her eye lids were also a completely different color from her face and her lashes were so stiff and smallI really hope this was a glitch and AG's have not gotten this bad, however as some of you remember I had the bad experience with the Kirsten doll last year.

Sorry for the rant, but I was so upset (I don't want to offend anyone either, if you love the newer dolls then that's great! This is just a personal issue for me)! However I'm finding some beautiful PM dolls on Ebay, I think I'm going to convert my whole collection to PM's. I'd sell the Molly doll, but I don't want anyone to have her in this condition, I'd hate for someone to have to pay so much for her. I'll probably return her to AG...poor, poor Molly.

Anyone else have this experience?

Some of Kirsten's hair did come out when I was brushing her and I just looked and her eyelids did lok a little different in the color but I still love her. I would like some more PM dolls sometime though.

PM or Mattel; I love them all!

Oh dear, how sad! Was it a brand new doll from the company? [img]rolleyes.gif[/img] I hope your next purchase is more satisfying.

It's great to have you post on the board again, JaneHart.

Julia
btw Prasnlrd, Jess looks adorable in that pink skiing outfit! I'm glad I have the outfit. I'll have to pull it out when I get Jess. She looks really good in pink.

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Originally posted by JuliaAM:
Oh dear, how sad! Was it a brand new doll from the company? [img]rolleyes.gif[/img] I hope your next purchase is more satisfying.

It's great to have you post on the board again, JaneHart.

Julia
btw Prasnlrd, Jess looks adorable in that pink skiing outfit! I'm glad I have the outfit. I'll have to pull it out when I get Jess. She looks really good in pink.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yep she was a brand new one. [img]frown.gif[/img]
Thank you for the welcome!

The Mattel dolls really seem to vary in quality.

My daughter won a Mattel Felicity at Barnes and Noble this fall and she is stunning. They are different from PM dolls though. I personally like both PM and Mattel dolls. I think my 10 yr. old prefers the Mattel dolls.

You're right, Mattel does seem to vary, I've been told it's because of the different factory locations.
Don't get me wrong, I still love AG, I was just really dissapointed! However I still find the clothing and accessories wonderful! And the dolls are beautiful regardless, I was just expecting more.

Plus I just realized, the hunt for PM dolls is quite exciting, you never know what you're going to get, who you're going to get, when you're going to get them, and if you even get them! Slightly more challanging! [img]smile.gif[/img]

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Originally posted by prasnlrd:
PM or Mattel; I love them all!

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Would have never thought that......
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Originally posted by LordofthePumpkinPatch:
In November I got 2 Josefinas - one had a scuffed up eye and the other the leg's were crooked - the way they were strung. I was really irritated. I didn't send them back, but was never able to bond with the scuffed eye. I ended up giving her to a freind, who couldn't see the scuff very well - unless she had her glsses on. So, she is happy, and couldn't care less about the scuff. The doll is happy. And I am happy. Wow, what happiness.

Anyway, I'm sorry that your doll was a screw up.

You'd think for $90 they could at least send a decent one.
*Ducks in case the comment irriataed soemone*
I mean come on. was PC this bad years ago?

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It's true, it seems now it's hit or miss and you never know what you're going ot get, atleast several years ago you'd order something and you could be confident that it was going to be the quality you expected.

It's really disappointing when you've been waiting a week JUST for the doll to arrive, and that's beyond deciding which to get, and making the order, and having her be anything less than perfect.

I've gotten 5 Mattel dolls in the last year and a half, and there hasn't been a single problem with any of them. Perhaps I'm not incredibly picky, or it might be that I don't take them out of the box and inspect them for flaws (as it seems many here do), if I don't notice something, it's nowhere near big enough for me to get worked up over.

But, if I were you, I would try one more before not getting anymore Mattel dolls, ever. Get them to send you another one, and tell them you're incredibly unhappy, and are contemplating not purchasing dolls anymore, I bet they'll hop up and find a perfect Molly for you if you tell them that.

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I mean come on. was PC this bad years ago?

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">In all fairness, the only doll I've ever had a problem with was my AGT I purchased in 1996. However, at 11, her horribly, horrible wig wasn't enough of a problem for me to wait ANOTHER week for my doll!!! [img]graemlins/devil.gif[/img] This is the one who I rewigged, but even before having to do that her wig was horrid, I have pictures of when she first arrived, and you can see the wig scalp all over the place. But, out of 8 dolls, she's the only one I've ever had a problem with, and now after rewigging and freckling, she's my favorite doll.

I do agree that when you pay the nearly $100 per doll, (and countless extras afer that initial purchase), you should end up with a doll you really like. If you don't, it's their responsibility to make you happy, and continue to send you dolls until you do get one you like. I do think that if enough people complain about the quality, they may start to do something about it. Look at how they changed the new Felicity/Elizabeth outfits after they were terrible fits.

Good luck with finding your PM Molly!

In November I got 2 Josefinas - one had a scuffed up eye and the other the leg's were crooked - the way they were strung. I was really irritated. I didn't send them back, but was never able to bond with the scuffed eye. I ended up giving her to a freind, who couldn't see the scuff very well - unless she had her glsses on. So, she is happy, and couldn't care less about the scuff. The doll is happy. And I am happy. Wow, what happiness.

Anyway, I'm sorry that your doll was a screw up.

You'd think for $90 they could at least send a decent one.
*Ducks in case the comment irriataed soemone*
I mean come on. was PC this bad years ago?