The American Girl Theory

   They've done it multiple times and I feel that it needs to be addressed. A great example of this is when someone posted pictures of a new doll with squishy vinyl. American Girl basically responded by saying that therefore it couldn't be one of their dolls. Don't get me wrong, it easily could have just been in a hot car for a while, but when the doll was  clearly  American Girl, and them saying that it's not one of their dolls is just stupid. They could have at least responded by saying that they were sorry. Then there is the most recent event of this, when American Girl stated that they new, downward looking eyes, had "more pronounced colors" and were more "lifelike." What about those eyes is lifelike?  I've shown it with my Luciana before, pinwheel is supposed to have depth and her eyes don't have that. Also, the eyes are supposed to face forward, not downward like the new eyes. Based off of all of this, I believe that American Girl is tr...

Yes, I know that I said I was going to wait until September or October, but I have an idea and I will not let it wait. First off I believe that it will be Emory Van Zant for the following reason: The trademark is from 2017. 2 years. Not less than one year like Blaire. That was weird, sorry, it felt like it fit. I have no clue what she'd look like. Or he, maybe a Boy of the Year as well as a Girl of the Year. I don't know, American Girl has 0 leaks, it's annoying. I just thought I'd share this little theory I have, I hope you enjoyed. Also, I've had Nanea for a year now! Thanks for reading!!! ~Ella

I haven't done one of these in a while and since I recently got #4, so I thought it was fitting. If you don't know what Special Molds is, it's basically where I analyze one of American Girl's molds. First off, #4 is the only doll with this mold. If you compare #4 in catalogs from 2003-2005 vs catalogs from 2007-2009, you may, like me, think that they are different dolls; yet when I asked an American Girl employee if they were different, she told me they were the same. I feel like I should do a series of what American Girl employees teach me about the brands. Anyways, I also think that #4's mouth looks similar to Addy's, because when #4 was released the only 2 other molds were the classic molds and the Addy mold. In my opinion, #4 doesn't look very similar to the Jess mold. I find this interesting because I feel that American Girl would try to make the 2 molds look similar. I think that I may bring Special Molds back, this was fun to make.  Thank you so muc...

    Sorry this is so late, I was at a school thing and didn't have me journal with the post in it. Then, when I got home I decided it was a bit late to be posting. It's hard to explain the whole thing. Anyways, normally around this time we know at least a little about the next Girl of the Year. Yes, American Girl has been better about hiding stuff, but still. The reason I'm questioning if we'll even have a Girl of the Year for 2019 is because with both no leaks and American Girl's sales going down, it just makes sense. Another reason is because Luciana will be sold a bit into 2019, almost like American Girl didn't expect her to do well. I personally believe that Gabriela wasn't originally going to be sold at all this year and she only was because she wasn't doing well. They really aren't Girl of the Year dolls anymore. I'm hoping that it's just like last year, where American Girl is just better at not leaking. I do not think that Blaire will ...

I'm back!!! In case you didn't know, I recently sent a letter to American Girl about their quality. After reading it, it was clear that it wasn't an automatic message. They said they are listening, which was clear after reading due to the fact that the employees don't usually write the letters themselves. Also, good news, American Girl isn't partnering with Kohl's anymore, this is more proof of them listening to what we're saying. Apparently, fans wanted Girl of the Year dolls to last longer, but I'm not sure how much I believe that. They are sorry and they are passing on our messages. They've told me this before and the employees have always been very nice to me which is why I don't want any more of their employees to get fired. This was the fastest American Girl's ever replied to me. Also we got to 10,000 page-views while I was on vacation which I am so happy about, so thank you. Thank you so much for reading!!! ~Ella

In my last post I talked about it a little, and I want to explain what I mean. Since 2016, American Girl's quality has really been dropping. They aren't paying attention to us, or are just ignoring us. They seem to think that dropping quality and keeping prices is the answer to save their sales, even though ,us, the customers, are disagreeing. Even if they were to drop their prices, it wouldn't help them. This is because there fans would still be upset because what they would want to change still wouldn't be changing. The only change American Girl has made is the perma-panties thing. The more that Mattel treats American Girl like Barbie, and the more American Girl lets it happen, the lower their sales will go. This isn't just about us wanting to heard, it's about letting their employees keep their jobs. American Girl could end soon, we need to prevent this. Here are some ways you can help. -Follow @bringbackagquality on Instagram, they are really helping me ke...

I've talked about it a little, but I feel it needs a full post. I'm not the only one who thinks this, and don't get me wrong, I think it is better in states without an American Girl store. The problem is that they are being sold like any other Mattel product, products that they don't even compare to but may in the near future. If you didn't know about American Girl and saw them in a Toys R' Us, you'd think they were stupid overpriced items, which once again they may become in the near future, but that's for another post. It's hard to explain, but what I'm trying to get at is that American Girl will not thrive if their dolls are being marketed like Barbie dolls. It's way more fun to go to a store dedicated to one thing filled with people who are obsessed with that thing than go somewhere with a bunch of different things with people who obsess over different things. It feels nice to be with your people, that's what I'm trying to get at....

First off, I believe that they were archived due to multiple reasons. One of these reasons is that Toys R' Us damaged American Girl a bit. Since Tenney and Logan were sold there and they are currently being sold at Kohl's it's bringing American Girl down. I'll go more into that in a different post. For Z a lot of people complained about her hair falling out easily, my Nanea is the same way. Tenney got backlash and I don't believe that she sold very well. Z is basically just #64 with longer hair and a beauty mark. Logan goes with Tenney and I don't think that he sold very well either. With American Girl's quality dropping, I have a lot of post ideas.  Thank you so much for reading!!! ~Ella  

I'm not going to take pictures of everything, because that has been quite time consuming. (I'm talking about taking pictures of all of my archived clothing items.) So here is everything that I got. 1: Fern 2: The blue dress that is on Fern. I got it from one of the vendors and it fits her perfectly. The shoes that are on her I also got at the AG Benefit Sale. 3: Maryellen's School Dress. I also put in a picture of Fern, to just show you how it looks on her. 4: Samantha's Special Day Dress I got it for Clara (#3) and I will probably take pictures of her in it soon. 5: Lea's Beach Dress I don't have many outfits for Lea and since that dress only came if you got her exclusive collection or whatever it was, I was glad they had it. 6: Some items from the fall 2017 mix-and-match collection A pink purse and a headband also came with it. 7:  The clip is from Lea's Beach Dress and the shoes were on Fern when I got he...

I just couldn't help myself, she's so pretty. I personally think Fern looks a bit like Cho from the Harry Potter series. If you haven't read my last post, it would be great if you would. It'll make sense once you read it. Thank you so much for reading!!! ~Ella

I've been a fan since 2012, they started falling in 2016. They need help. Sooooooooooooooo , would you guys like to help me make them listen. First off, we need to contact them telling them how we are feeling. Ever since I found about what they did with the eyes, I decided I needed to actually say something. You can call, email, or send them a letter.  https://www.americangirl.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/MattelAGContactUsContentView?catalogId=10601&langId=-1&storeId=10651 I'm writing them a letter to start. Let's try to have contacted them by the 15th. If you need some ideas on what to write or call about, here are some. -Doll quality -Selling dolls in Toys R' Us and Kohl's will drop their sales. -Dropping quality isn't going to save their sales. -Their quality doesn't match the price -They are going to lose customers Those are just some, I personally will keep buying from American Girl, but I will be cautious. American Girl isn't lis...

First of all, sorry I haven't been posting. Secondly, the second day was pretty boring. I decided not to go in the warehouse (may have said that in my last post, I'm not sure) and I just got the dress that Fern is wearing in these photos. Also, I learned that Tenney was inspired by Taylor Swift from the same vendor who I bought Fern from. Fern's full name is Fern Willow Yang. Yes, I'm literally terrible at coming up with last names so I just used Z's. So, here is Fern. I love   this one. It's my favorite, so I decided to post it first. I honestly have nothing to say except why is she tilting so much. (That isn't meant to be a question, she just is tilting a tad to much in my personal opinion, other than that I like it.) I really like this one, I'm gonna edit it because it'll look so cool. Yes, there is a rock behind her to help her stand. I think she was starting to fall during when I took this photo. (She fell and I couldn't ca...

I'll be going again today, but not to the warehouse. I'm not going back in the warehouse because it's kind of pointless at this point. I went in at 1:30 and I got everything I wanted. I don't like any of the dolls in there and I have Melody, Maryellen, Lea, Grace, and Kit. I don't need a 14th  doll. I also don't have room for doll furniture I won't use much. I am going to try and be there by anywhere between 10:00 and 10:30. I'll be bringing Fern, but I still will still be showing more pictures of her tomorrow. I will be bringing her in the outfit she's in in this picture.   It's not great, but it's not terrible. She's one of those dolls whose way prettier in person. I'll be posting 2 more times today. Once about my experience at the second day of the AG Benefit Sale and then about Fern. She needs a bit of cleaning up, but she's great quality. The old American Girl I miss. Now, I need to stop raving about Fern in this post and j...

 Vendors and Hidden Mattel Store       First of all, I'm internally screaming. I have #4, who I named Fern, you'll see her on Sunday or Monday. Second, I think I saw Des from Once Upon an American Girl on Instagram. Let me fill you in on how I got #4. So, it was around 8:40 probably and I went to see vendors. The first vendor I went to is where I got Fern. So, the vendor had a lot of archived stuff. I decided to ask her if she had #4. She said she had one and she brought her over. She's super good quality and her limbs are kinda loose, but not as bad as a doll I once got who was new. She has a little pen mark under her bangs, which is fine with me. After going to the vendors I went to a store at the American Girl headquarters. It's open to the public. It's towards the back, you just have drive into the parking lot and you should see a sign. They have Mattel stuff that isn't American Girl and some old American Girl stuff. I got 2 outfits, the Merry Magenta ...

Sorry this took so long. We drove by the American Girl headquarters and it turns out that there is a little Mattel store inside. So, here's the information about me going for tomorrow. Vendors: So, I'm trying to be at the vendor area by anywhere from 8 to 8:30. I don't know if I'll be bringing her or not. It depends on how close our parking is and on just how crowded it is.  Entry Time: Okay, so my entry time is 1:30 if you wondered, just thought that I'd include that. Hair: Okay, so this is a weird one, but if it matters my hair is kinda aqua and more of a blue-ish color on the ends. It hard to explain. Links: So, this will help give additional information I've included before this post.  http://theamericangirltheory.blogspot.com/2018/07/information-about-sabrina-for-tomorrow.html http://theamericangirltheory.blogspot.com/2018/05/ag-benefit-sale-2018.html The outfit part in the second link is unneeded, I just ended up picking out my favorite. I also...