ISO American Girl 20% off coupon, please!

StaciaRae

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Hi! I'm looking for an American Girl 20% off coupon from the most recent catalog. Mine didn't have one and my DD wants lots of AG this Christmas. If you received one that you won't be using, I'd love to! PM me, please. Thanks!
 
My nine-year-old wants an American Girl doll in the worst way. Is this still appropriate for her age? I don't want to drop that much money if it's something she is going to grow out of right away. I don't know the age range of dolls anymore...
 
My nine-year-old wants an American Girl doll in the worst way. Is this still appropriate for her age? I don't want to drop that much money if it's something she is going to grow out of right away. I don't know the age range of dolls anymore...

My DD is 6. She has two of the 18" dolls and plays with them every day! She is asking for all the new AG Wellie Wishers (and their $250 house - ouch!) for Christmas. I got one when I was 10, when they first came out and I still have it. Someday I'll give it to dd, but she's still a little too rough with them. Yes, they are so expensive, but I think they are well worth the cost. The age range for the 18" dolls is 8 yrs and up. The Girl of the year holds her value better than the Truly Me ones, plus the a Girl of the Year has her own books and a movie. I'd get the Girl of the a Year (Lea) if I was getting one.
 

My DD is 6. She has two of the 18" dolls and plays with them every day! She is asking for all the new AG Wellie Wishers (and their $250 house - ouch!) for Christmas. I got one when I was 10, when they first came out and I still have it. Someday I'll give it to dd, but she's still a little too rough with them. Yes, they are so expensive, but I think they are well worth the cost. The age range for the 18" dolls is 8 yrs and up. The Girl of the year holds her value better than the Truly Me ones, plus the a Girl of the Year has her own books and a movie. I'd get the Girl of the a Year (Lea) if I was getting one.
Thank you! I don't know anything about them. This info is very helpful! My daughter only ever asks Santa for one thing each year, and this is the thing this year.
 
Sorry to hijack this thread... where is the best place to buy the dolls? From AG directly? Are they less expensive at a different retailer?
 
My DD is 6. She has two of the 18" dolls and plays with them every day! She is asking for all the new AG Wellie Wishers (and their $250 house - ouch!) for Christmas. I got one when I was 10, when they first came out and I still have it. Someday I'll give it to dd, but she's still a little too rough with them. Yes, they are so expensive, but I think they are well worth the cost. The age range for the 18" dolls is 8 yrs and up. The Girl of the year holds her value better than the Truly Me ones, plus the a Girl of the Year has her own books and a movie. I'd get the Girl of the a Year (Lea) if I was getting one.
Actually, I'd go with the historical (Be Forever). They're the original American Girl (albeit a bit rebranded since then) and in my opinion are the reason to pay so much for a doll. The historic ones are set apart from the Target/Walmart/TRU 18 inch dolls. They have a full series of books and historically-based accessories. I agree that Truly Me doesn't hold its value very well at all, but Be Forever has got to be similar to Girl of the Year in terms of value retention (I don't think Isabelle or Grace held value particularly well after the end-of-year sales for both of them). And you can buy the Be Forever stuff even after the current year is over.

But it's definitely a personal choice and a matter of which doll the recipient girl is most likely to actually play with.
 
Sorry to hijack this thread... where is the best place to buy the dolls? From AG directly? Are they less expensive at a different retailer?

Pretty much the only place to buy them is direct from American Girl (or ebay). There are other 18 inch dolls at Target/Walmart/Toys R Us, but the real deal is only sold direct. I heard that there might be "Store within Store" concepts being tested at select Toys R Us locations, but those are a direct partnership with American Girl and I would expect to see the exact same prices at either TRU or AG direct (the advantage of TRU being no shipping charge).
 
OP, If you have a Costco nearby, you may want to look there. Ours still have the AG gift cards for 20% off!
 
Hi! I'm looking for an American Girl 20% off coupon from the most recent catalog. Mine didn't have one and my DD wants lots of AG this Christmas. If you received one that you won't be using, I'd love to! PM me, please. Thanks!
Just received the new catalog last week and I did not see a 20% off coupon. I was at the AG store last Friday and there was a sign at the entrance that read "20% Truly Me collections." And I received an email about that too. It's on a collection you create: 1 doll & 1 special extra (like a purse) & 2 outfits. I've been shopping AG for years and I don't recall ever seeing a 20% off coupon. As Christmas approaches, AG seems to offer 20% off shipping and/or sometimes free shipping with orders of $100 or more. Like another poster mentioned, I have seen AG gift cards at Costco last year. Get a $100 gift certificate for $25 but I haven't seen them since. AG recently started a reward program, I just earned $10 this go around. Every dollar counts, especially at American Girl.
 
My nine-year-old wants an American Girl doll in the worst way. Is this still appropriate for her age? I don't want to drop that much money if it's something she is going to grow out of right away. I don't know the age range of dolls anymore...
My daughter started with AG dolls around 7. I believe that wasn't within AG "guidelines" but IMO, I think girls start growing out of the doll phase to the later age(s) they had listed.
 
OP, If you have a Costco nearby, you may want to look there. Ours still have the AG gift cards for 20% off!

Thanks, but I don't have a Costco near by. The nearest Costco is several hours away, the closest AG store is 7 hours away. I don't live near any of the good stores.
 
Sorry to hijack this thread... where is the best place to buy the dolls? From AG directly? Are they less expensive at a different retailer?

I read on some of the facebook groups that AG will start being sold at ToysRUs and Kohls this Christmas season. There seems to be alot of speculation that they will be excluded from the sales coupons in those stores.
 
The best place to buy AG dolls is directly from AG, either through online order, phone order, or in store. Over the past couple of years, they were running many discounts and offers through Jill's Steals and Deals on the Today Show, Zulily, and on their site. With the new management, they are moving away from those deep discounts but pushing for more visibility by making product available at other retailers. AG now has a rewards program on their site and will probably still run occasional free shipping promotions. The coupons in the catalog are being sent to select customers and not all to entice sales from people who may not be regular customers. Be aware that there are scams on eBay. People will offer a new in box doll below retail and have it shipped directly to you from AG with express shipping. What they are doing is pocketing your payment and using a stolen credit card to pay AG. You can end up being in investigated as part of the fraud. You can get some nice used dolls on eBay but I'd stay away from the NIB listings that are too good to be true.
 
Toys r us will have a store within a store and some already carry the new line of Wellie Wishers. They will soon be carrying Truly me dolls as well. Kohl's will be selling them as well.
 
I read on some of the facebook groups that AG will start being sold at ToysRUs and Kohls this Christmas season. There seems to be alot of speculation that they will be excluded from the sales coupons in those stores.

I'm very curious to see what this will look like and how successful it will be. I'm inclined to agree that the coupons will exclude AG and so I don't think I'd buy from Toys R Us. I don't like the locations near us and their return policies are terrible. I'd rather pay the shipping to AG (or make a lovely outing to the AG store) and know that I can return it easily if the doll doesn't quite look right, etc. I'm sure it's aimed at making them more accessible across the country, but I try to avoid setting foot in our Toys R Us.

Now when they sold Caroline in Costco last year, I was all over that! I know both Costco and American Girl will stand behind what they sell so I felt very comfortable buying Caroline there (and she was a great discount).
 
The best place to buy AG dolls is directly from AG, either through online order, phone order, or in store. Over the past couple of years, they were running many discounts and offers through Jill's Steals and Deals on the Today Show, Zulily, and on their site. With the new management, they are moving away from those deep discounts but pushing for more visibility by making product available at other retailers. AG now has a rewards program on their site and will probably still run occasional free shipping promotions. The coupons in the catalog are being sent to select customers and not all to entice sales from people who may not be regular customers. Be aware that there are scams on eBay. People will offer a new in box doll below retail and have it shipped directly to you from AG with express shipping. What they are doing is pocketing your payment and using a stolen credit card to pay AG. You can end up being in investigated as part of the fraud. You can get some nice used dolls on eBay but I'd stay away from the NIB listings that are too good to be true.

Ah, I miss the Jill's Steals and Deals. My daughter was starting her collection at just the right point in time! Now she's got enough dolls and I can add the outfits slowly as the smaller sales come through.
 
Ah, I miss the Jill's Steals and Deals. My daughter was starting her collection at just the right point in time! Now she's got enough dolls and I can add the outfits slowly as the smaller sales come through.

Jills Steals and deals is the best. That's how my daughter got Marie Grace and Isabelle. And 2/4 of her doll beds.
 
You can pick up a coupon on eBay. Since they're selling for around $50, it seems unlikely you'd get one by begging on a forum.
 
TRU has 10% off on Thursdays if you use their card. I think in store only. Maybe this would work on AG store w/in a store at TRU.
 













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