11-10-2013, 09:34 AM
Well, I was at Fred Meyer (owned by Kroger, for those not on the West Coast) last night and lo and behold, they had just set up a huge Ever After High display. I had been eyeing them on eBay for awhile, and just couldn't bring myself to pay the prices I'd seen. However, they were $24.00 each at Fred Meyer, plus 10% off because I have a club card, plus an additional 10% off because I had a coupon for Mattel toys, so I figure I got them for about $19.50/doll.
I went ahead and bought Raven Queen and Maddie Hatter, because I had no interest in Apple, though I might get Briar down the road.
They were definitely lovely in the box, but I'll admit that I was a bit disappointed when I took them out. Both have serious hair issues (anything not visible when they were in the package was matted and gnarled behind their bodies, I actually had to cut knotted mattes of hair off both of them). I'm going to have to completely re-set Maddie's curls, though I'm becoming a pro at that after de-boxing all my Monster High dolls. Maddie also had a problem when they made the hole for her earring, so she had a glob of flesh-toned plastic coming off the side of her face like a tumor. Luckily, a bit of a trim with my X-acto knife, and you can barely tell.
Raven's knee joints don't work properly, and I cannot even bend her right leg. Her left leg only bends a little.
If/when they release more dolls, I'll probably only get them if I have coupons. I would love to see them release Kitty Cheshire and Lizzie Hearts, as I love all things Alice in Wonderland anyway. I'd also like to see the pets. But, we'll see.
I went ahead and bought Raven Queen and Maddie Hatter, because I had no interest in Apple, though I might get Briar down the road.
They were definitely lovely in the box, but I'll admit that I was a bit disappointed when I took them out. Both have serious hair issues (anything not visible when they were in the package was matted and gnarled behind their bodies, I actually had to cut knotted mattes of hair off both of them). I'm going to have to completely re-set Maddie's curls, though I'm becoming a pro at that after de-boxing all my Monster High dolls. Maddie also had a problem when they made the hole for her earring, so she had a glob of flesh-toned plastic coming off the side of her face like a tumor. Luckily, a bit of a trim with my X-acto knife, and you can barely tell.
Raven's knee joints don't work properly, and I cannot even bend her right leg. Her left leg only bends a little.
If/when they release more dolls, I'll probably only get them if I have coupons. I would love to see them release Kitty Cheshire and Lizzie Hearts, as I love all things Alice in Wonderland anyway. I'd also like to see the pets. But, we'll see.
Feel like so.