davidd's A Doll A Day 2019

[davidd]

I am really liking the strong individual looks of these girks, but it would appear like they not doing so well? Idk, it can be harder to tell with retailer based exclusives

"Girks" ... a typo, or slang for "geek girls?" I hope it's the latter. If not, it should be.

(Okay, I looked it up on Urban Dictionary. Probably shouldn't have, but now I'm more informed.   )

I wonder if there going to have a web series I've seen some new doll lines but they haven't impressed me all that much. Last thing I  looked at were the L.o.L surprise big sisters.

I did not see any reference to a web site or YouTube channel on the packaging. Usually a web series would be prominently advertised on the box somewhere.

Pretty girls! I'm afraid that relying solely on instagram hurt their marketing, though.

I'm wondering if Instagram marketing as a "thing" in general is fading in effectiveness? Reading through the comments on advertising posts is usually pretty entertaining... if you find sarcasm and snark to be entertaining.

Cute, I like their outfits, but I don't think they'll ever make it out here.

I will be surprised if the entire line even makes it into general circulation here in the States.

Maybe it's just me, or the lighting here, or....?, but my first impression of Jacy in this pic was 'drag queen' ....

Okay, you said it first, so now I merely need to concur rather than mentioning it myself. That was absolutely my first impression when I saw the Jacy doll in the store last week. She reminded me of the actor/actress Divine, who appeared in several of John Waters' films.

I know that adult collectors are always enthusiastic about seeing "different body types" in playline dolls, or dolls that supposedly represent a more realistic figure, but I doubt that many kids will be enthusiastic about a "chubby drag queen" doll.

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17 July – "Where in the blazes are we?"

I dunno, some kind of action figures. I got 'em on eBay. The uniforms are very detailed. The soldier at screen left supposedly represents General Patton of Second World War fame.