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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get one of the WellieWishers or Sisters dolls. They are smaller (14.5" instead of 18" like the historical dolls) and less expensive, but still high quality with all the attention to detail, which is what girls respond to with these dolls.

My DD has a WellieWisher as well as one of the $30 Target dolls. The WellieWisher is a lot nicer. It cost around $100 which is pricy but my DD has had hers for 3 years and still plays with her almost daily, so as toys go, I think it's been worth the investment. The $30 doll is noticeably chintzier and just doesn't feel good to hold or interact with in the same way. Also I think the smaller size of the WellieWisher is a huge asset. She fits in a backpack for road trips and takes up less room in DD's bed and is just generally more portable. Those 18" dolls feel huge to me.

The Sisters dolls are even less expensive, I think more like $65. We got the WellieWisher because my DD had read the books that go with that line at the library and really loved them but if it's just the doll they want, the Sisters line might work too. I think the quality is comparable but the WellieWishers come with more accessories and might have slightly nicer hair?

One tip I will give is that once you have the doll, you can get much cheaper clothes and accessories off brand. I just search for stuff for a 14.5" doll and buy what looks cute and is affordable. The AG stuff is really pricy. It's better quality but my DD just wants to have lots of different outfits to play with and likes matching (they have matching holiday nightgowns I got from Carters on a Black Friday deal for really cheap -- she loves them). The dolls themselves are good quality at AG but you don't have to go in for all the stuff there. Another reason to stay away from the historical dolls because if your kid is locked into the story/timeline of one of those dolls, it's harder to find off brand stuff that works. But with the other doll lines it's way easier.[/quote]

PP again. I just peaked at the website and actually the WellieWisher is $70 -- the $100 version we got came with a ton of accessories so that she could start out with a couple outfits and some stuff to play with. So less than half of what an historical doll costs if you just buy the doll.[/quote]

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