davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2023

[davidd]

25 September - A Doll A Day 2023:

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Bratz Selfie-Snaps Yasmin

Super lameness: the package says Yasmin loves to play her ukulele, but was

a miniature ukulele included with the doll? Noooo! Was a ukulele available as

an accessory set? Nooo! No wonder the New Bratz line was an utter fail!

Circa 2016 release, Bratz Selfie-Snaps Yasmin was part of an unsuccessful attempt by MGAE to re-boot the Bratz franchise. These "New Bratz" dolls only lasted a season or two before being discontinued. A more classic style of Bratz dollz has since been released to somewhat greater success, although they have achieved nothing on par with the once stratospheric popularity of the Bratz brand.

Selfie-Snaps Yasmin is an example of how not every old doll or toy that is kept "mint-in-package" appreciates in value. These particular dolls are practically worthless on eBay right now.

I purchased Selfie-Snaps Yasmin back in 2016 to participate in an online "Summer of Bratz" photo challenge. Since then, Yasmin has become one of my favorite "travel dolls" and has been a part of a number of adventurous trips and treks. Well... a Yasmin has; the one pictured here is my "back-up" Yas, in case anything dire happened to the first one. But the original is still going strong seven years later, after numerous hiking adventures and even a cruise through the Caribbean.

25 September - A Doll A Day 2023