Saturday, March 28, 2015

Insurgent Tris plus Other Purchases

I have the next three photo stories all written out, but I can’t seem to find the time to photograph them. Yet, somehow I’ve managed to find the time to purchase more dolls and doll stuff. I am determined to get the next story in the Friends and Family of Amber series posted before this month is over. In the meantime, though, have a look at what I bought.

I’d been holding on to my TRU reward coupon for over a month, because my closest TRU closed its doors for good in January. My venture to the Duluth store a few weeks ago was a major let down. It simply doesn't compare to the store they closed. Today, since I had to take the girls to the mall for new shoes, I picked a mall close to a different Toys ‘R Us. They were advertising a number of promotions on each doll aisle. I took advantage of the $10 off any $35+ purchase of Barbie dolls, accessories, and/or playsets . I bought the new Insurgent Tris doll and the TRU exclusive AA cheerleader.

I passed on the Tris doll from the first movie, but this one caught my eye because of her spunky short haircut. I worried about having to purchase an articulated body for her since I knew none of the bodies I had on hand would be a match. She has the nostalgic tone, which is quite pale. Articulated options to match this tone include Pop Life Kelly, Frank Sinatra Barbie, and Liv Hayden. I was pleasantly surprised to find that her knees are articulated. I may be able to live with this since she can at least sit comfortably. She does not have molded panties, and either her vest isn’t meant to be unzipped or mine is stuck. Her new name is Tristin Turner, and she is a police detective.



I spotted the cheerleader doll on my last trip. She caught my attention because she has articulation in the elbows and knees and provides a body donor option that is less expensive (at $13.99) than the Barbie Style dolls. With the promotion and my reward coupon, I paid about $8 for her. I forgot to photograph her before the deboxing. Here she is next to Robyn (on the new Barbie Style Grace body) and Amber (on the Barbie Style 2.0 Nikki body ). You can see that her legs are similar to the now discontinued SIS dolls. Also, she has pink molded panties, but thankfully they do not have Barbie printed all over them. The cheerleader I bought is a body donor for my 2014 Holiday Barbie, a new resident who will make an appearance in the coming months. I finally caved and bought one when Walmart marked them down to $7. You will see pictures after her body transplant.



I finally got to see the Fashionistas below in person. I'd only seen these ladies online before today. They are both much prettier in person. Mattel.com identifies both dolls as African American, which surprised me initially. The curly-haired doll is as light in person as she looks in the picture, and while this isn’t the tone that comes to mind when I think of an AA doll, I’ve known plenty of AA girls with this complexion. I am quite tempted to get both of them…oh when does it end? I’ve added 10 residents already this year and I have another 5 on my wish list. I may need an intervention.





And while I’m on the subject of dollies vying for a ticket to Dollton, let me add that the Fifth Harmony dolls are suddenly very interesting to me. When they first came out, I was like “meh” every time someone blogged about them. Lately, I find myself staring at their boxes and contemplating them for longer periods of time on each visit to a store. Tonight I snapped a pic of Ally as I wondered if she would be a good match on a Barbie Style Teresa body. Has anyone rebodied an Ally? If so, I’d like to hear about it. I like Dinah as well, but they didn’t have her at this store.



In other news, I used my Barbie Fan Club reward to buy a second bakery set. I paid 74 cents plus shipping. I'm waiting for another sunny day to paint it to match the first one. I also have new Etsy purchases that will make an appearance in the next photo story.



Thanks for reading!

18 comments:

  1. Hi Jewell, the Tris Doll is very beautiful, I love her hair. It looks like you've been very busy buying new dolls! I look forward for the stories

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    1. Thanks, Billa. Tris is a refreshing change from dolls with waist-length hair.

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  2. You have been busy! I ordered the new Tris as soon as she came out from Barbie Collector, but she was already backordered on the very first day to April 7. So I am still waiting for her. I have the older Tris already that I plan on using as a body donor. I also have the 5th Harmony dolls and I rebodied my Ally on a Life in the Dreamhouse Barbie body. See my blog for pictures:
    http://adayinthelifeofmydolls2.blogspot.com/2014/12/dolls-dolls-and-more-dolls-part-1.html

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    1. Thanks, Phyllis. I'll check out those pictures on your blog. Hmmm...I suppose I could buy an original Tris as a body donor if I can find one deeply discounted. I paid about $15 for Tristin and would be willing to pay a few more bucks for better articulation.

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  3. Well, well. well. been shopping, lately? lol. I love dolls with short hair. I say buy the 5th Harmony dolls you are interested in. I've never regretted buying a doll, only not buying one. Which TRU closed?

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    1. The Lavista Rd store near Northlake mall closed. I was never disappointed with their selection, so I was really sorry to see them go. I went to the Stonecrest store this weekend. It has a great selection, too but it's out of the way. Good advice about the dolls. I'm definitely getting Dinah since I don't own any dolls with that facial sculpt.

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    2. OMG!! I can't believe that. It's been awhile since I've been over there. I used to go there when I worked out of that real estate office. That sucks. That was a really good store.

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    3. Oh, no they closed the Northlake store?! I really liked that one as well! It was bad enough that they closed down Fuddruckers, but now the TRU too. That really does suck!

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  4. Congratulations on your new dolls. Tris is lovely. I look forward to seeing her in your stories. Thanks for sharing the photos of the new AA Fashionistas and the Fifth Harmony Ally doll. I saw the Fashionistas the other day, but I didn't have my camera. They are on my Wish List, too.

    Happy body swapping!

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    1. Thanks, D7ana! My body swapping skills have improved. These days the challenge is finding affordable donors.

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  5. I'm really digging the albino toned Nikki. I don't know if that was their intention but I've known a few albino kids and I'd imagine they'd be ecstatic at finding a doll like that.

    Tuesday Morning has the first Tris who is completely articulated for $14.99.

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    1. Thanks for the Tuesday Morning tip! I haven't been in a couple of months. I'm due for another visit.

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  6. Tris is very nice! I love love her short hair. I purchased the two dolls, bright skinned Nikki and the other one. I am contemplating on keeping them. That was a sweet deal getting the bakery for less than a dollar. Nice haul!

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    1. That bakery has such great dio potential with its cute chairs. I'm happy to have a second one.

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  7. Tris is cute, I checked her out when I was flipping through the online catalog. It unfortunate that nothing sparked my eye but her, lol. You got a great deal on the bakery too.

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    1. Brini, I had the same reaction to the current catalog offerings. Tris was the only thing of interest to me on BC.com right now. I'm waiting for the new Asian city shine doll with the asymmetric bob due out this summer.

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  8. Buying dolls somehow always takes less energy than doing anything else with them!

    I like the 5H face-ups but they haven't really made my to-do list due to the need to rebody.

    Tris looks splendid and will make an excellent detective.

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    1. That is exactly my hesitation with the 5H dolls. I have to factor the time and money it will take me to find articulated bodies into the cost and that makes them a bit less desirable.

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