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[quote=Anonymous]My 5yo really wants an American Girl doll for Christmas so my mom said she would love to get it for her as something really special. My DD had picked out the exact doll she wanted so I sent a link to my mom and she said to consider it done.

Now here we are a little over a week before Christmas and my mom texts me to say that she found a different doll that her friend told her is better quality than American Girl and she has ordered it for my DD. The doll is completely different from an American Girl doll - it appears to be a knit material on the face and body instead of plastic, and its 15 inches not 18 (so it doesn’t fit the clothes I bought for this doll from AG).  And it was not cheap - more than an AG doll!!

My DD will be so disappointed now and I am strongly considering going to get the one she wants this weekend. What is my mom thinking??? I wish she hasn’t said she would get it for DD and then taken it upon herself to get something else that costs more and my daughter will hate. Good intentions, but swap outs don’t work with these kinds of gifts where kids want something very specific.

Do I go get the correct doll or let DD be disappointed?[/quote]

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