Samantha Doll - Pre-Mattel (PM)
Jul 11, 2012 5:07:55 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2012 5:07:55 GMT -5
I adore Samantha more than words can say! I've wanted her since I first discovered American Girl (in 2006) and asked my mother if I could use my savings to buy her when I was eight, but she told me no. I was devastated when Sam was retired, but now I have her as of June 9, 2012!
I just discovered this morning that she is in fact a PM Sam, not Mattel, and that made me overjoyed. I am constantly irritated with Mattel over one thing or another that they do, so having a doll made by Pleasant Company is very... well, pleasant.
I got her somewhat-played-with (she doesn't look much like she was played with though) on eBay for $65.00 Buy It Now, and I would have paid more for this beauty. She'd been stored in a box for a decade, (I'm assuming since 2002) so that helps. Her hair has kept their curls even with all the laying down she's done ("sleeps" next to my stuffed animals, Sage (#40), and myself on the bed every night). She's extremely low maintenance as far as hair, but that's partly because I have yet to try and tame her hair. There are several hairs sticking up, but that isn't a problem since I'm not too picky. Her eyes are gorgeous, brown, no silver-eye, opens and closes perfectly, and her eyelashes are almost brand-new condition--nothing cut, sunk in, or torn off. As with PM dolls, the eyelashes are rather soft. She also has the decal brown eyes, rather than the pinwheel (I think it gives her more character).
On to her body: Soft, huggable (as AG says), and she's rather cuddly. Her fingers have no dark spots on them, unlike my two-year old JLY doll, and her nose doesn't either. Her legs may be a little loose since she sits easier than my JLY, but that doesn't matter. Her arms are still good and her head is very attached. Her vinyl is sort of soft and squishy, plus her body is cuddly (as stated above) with no body tags.
I don't mean to sound biased, but I'd give Sam an A++
I just discovered this morning that she is in fact a PM Sam, not Mattel, and that made me overjoyed. I am constantly irritated with Mattel over one thing or another that they do, so having a doll made by Pleasant Company is very... well, pleasant.
I got her somewhat-played-with (she doesn't look much like she was played with though) on eBay for $65.00 Buy It Now, and I would have paid more for this beauty. She'd been stored in a box for a decade, (I'm assuming since 2002) so that helps. Her hair has kept their curls even with all the laying down she's done ("sleeps" next to my stuffed animals, Sage (#40), and myself on the bed every night). She's extremely low maintenance as far as hair, but that's partly because I have yet to try and tame her hair. There are several hairs sticking up, but that isn't a problem since I'm not too picky. Her eyes are gorgeous, brown, no silver-eye, opens and closes perfectly, and her eyelashes are almost brand-new condition--nothing cut, sunk in, or torn off. As with PM dolls, the eyelashes are rather soft. She also has the decal brown eyes, rather than the pinwheel (I think it gives her more character).
On to her body: Soft, huggable (as AG says), and she's rather cuddly. Her fingers have no dark spots on them, unlike my two-year old JLY doll, and her nose doesn't either. Her legs may be a little loose since she sits easier than my JLY, but that doesn't matter. Her arms are still good and her head is very attached. Her vinyl is sort of soft and squishy, plus her body is cuddly (as stated above) with no body tags.
I don't mean to sound biased, but I'd give Sam an A++