OT: American Girl Just Like Me doll or My Twinn doll?

[triplefigs]

DD wants one from Santa. She wants one that looks like her. AG now has one called "Just Like Me" that you can get to resemble your child, and she loves the AG movies. Do any of you have either of these dolls?

I'm looking for any pros/cons. The AG doll is around $50 cheaper than the My Twinn doll. I also want to get her a few matching outfits. Is it easier to find the matching girl/doll clothes for AG or MT or is it about the same?

Thanks!

 

[DRRluvsWDW]

Triplefigs,
I would love to help you out! Your live trip report was fun for our family! I have now discovered the wonderful tee shirt design threads, thanks!
We (DD7 & DD4) have American Girl Dolls. They play with them alot! DD7 is "Molly" for Halloween! The neighbor girls have them too. They all say the My Twinn dolls are scary looking! I have ordered accessories from My Twinn and they are good quality( the school desk & bday cake), but the clothes are too big for ag dolls. They have matching long sleeve tshirts, and they have to roll up the doll sleeves. I do look for short sleeve deals on their web site because they like to match too. AG has monthly sales, I usually buy ahead all year for bdays. AG clothes for girls do run small, be carefull. The mail orders from AG come very quickly!
"Molly" & "Kit" will be traveling with us in Dec to WDW, they are hoping for princess gowns. We have a Cinderella gown from WDW 6-2005, it is snug, but it fits.
Your DD will love her new doll! And if you are ever in Chicago, the cafe is really cute! Happy Shopping!

 

[luckey-lasvegas]

I asked the exact same question a few days ago and the AG was hands down the winner .

 

[Hannathy]

Read the other thread, many of us responded. The big difference is size. The AG doll is a nicer size to play with and is much easier to find clothes and accessories for. The off brand doll like Target's is the same size as AG. My DD preferred her AG dolls.

 

[tripplanner]

The AG's are good dolls and there are plenty of clothes and accessories that your DD can collect. The one thing I found good about getting an AG is that most of my DD's friends have AG's and when they are playing they can easily share clothes.

 

[DisneyMomx7]

Denise,

I would definitely go with AG dolls - I think they are much nicer. Beware though, my girls got into AG dolls about a year and a half ago. Now they're hooked and so am I. We went to the AG Place in NY City in May and had a ball - did the lunch, photo shoot, had the dolls hair done etc. I think I left that day having spent about $400! Its really a nice collection though that you can keep adding to. This year one dd wants Emily (Molly's new friend) and they both want so many accessories. Have fun!

 

[triplefigs]

Thanks, everyone! So should I get my DD the just like me doll (looks like her), or one of the character dolls? Which character doll would be best for her first AG doll? Thanks for all the help! And does anyone have the link for the other thread?

 

[DRRluvsWDW]

We have both a today doll and characters. The girls share the clothes with all the dolls. "Elizabeth" wears a leotard & "Molly" wears the soccer uniform, etc. If you choose a historical doll, I suggest reading the books first. My girls chose the dolls by their stories and "looks." And yes, I agree with disneymomx7, you will get easily hooked!

 

[3littleHalls]

I was in your shoes last Christmas. DD wanted a AG doll(Marisol) and a My Twinn. I had a really hard time justifying the extra cost for the MT doll. So, DD ended up with the AG doll and a few outfits. She would have rather had the doll and outfits than just one doll.

 

[DisneyMomx7]

Has she seen the catalog? I let my girls look through the Christmas catalog last year and make a "wish list". You can also do that online. For their first AG dolls dd (6 at the time) chose Molly and dd (8 at the time) chose the Just like Me doll. Next they picked the Bitty babies, and this year one dd wants Emily and the other one wants Elizabeth. Of course they also want the bed, the desk, etc.

 

[whogirl'smom]

So, I'll be in the minority here. We ordered a My Twinn for DD5 and it is being shipped now as we speak. DD had seen the American Girl catalog and the My Twinn and she thought it was very cool that she could get a doll that looked like her (she is an only child and would have loved a real twin.) Also, my friend ordered a look-alike AG doll for her DD who is half-Hispanic, and the doll looks half-Asian, instead. So, I figured if DD really wants a doll that looks like her, I'll go with My Twinn.

Maybe the doll will get here today and I can let you all know what she looks like!

 

[luckey-lasvegas]

Thanks, everyone! So should I get my DD the just like me doll (looks like her), or one of the character dolls? Which character doll would be best for her first AG doll? Thanks for all the help! And does anyone have the link for the other thread?

If you click on my screen name it will have a link to the thread.

 

[triplefigs]

If you click on my screen name it will have a link to the thread.

Thanks, everyone. I checked the link, and I'm definitely going with the AG. I think I'll let DD look through the catalog and pick which doll and clothes to ask Santa to bring her.

 

[triplefigs]

I see from an above post that the clothes run small for the girls. My DD is 48.5 inches tall and weighs 44 pounds. She needs a 6 or 6x for pants as she is all legs. Should I order up a size for matching outfits?

thanks again for helping Santa out this year!

 

[dismom301930]

My oldest DDs have My Twinn dolls and love them. They also have American Girl dolls (Molly and Kirsten - my original ones from 1986). They love these, too. I have no personal experience with the "look alike" ones from AG, but I really like My Twinn.

 

[triplefigs]

DD has decided she likes Emily the best as it looks just like her. I appreciate all the help. She likes Samantha the best (from the movie), but wanted one with blue eyes.

Thanks again!

 

[whogirl'smom]

My Twinn is here--she did come this afternoon! She is really beautiful with a soft body which suprises me. Yes, she is large, but we told DD that she could pick out an outfit for each birthday, Christmas, Easter. She doesn't look so much like DD that she is creepy; I think it depends on how distinct your daughter's features are or how different the face or eye shape. Anyway I am thrilled with it and I know DD will be too at Christmas.

You know I do find it odd that none of DD's friends have AG dolls, b/c I know they're very popular . I was actually waiting a year or so more to see if DD wanted an AG doll when we got the My Twinn catalog in the mail. So, I may end up buying one of those by next year!

 

[DisneyMomx7]

My dd is getting Emily too! She already has Molly and with the movie coming out the timing is perfect. Her other "wish list items" are Molly's desk, Molly's bed, the "beauty parlor set" and tons of clothes. She's also getting the "movie theatre seats". Believe me you can really get addicted! Have fun.

 

[suffolkprincess]

My DD4 spent a LOT of time going through the catalog we got yesterday... and she takes great care of her toys and dolls, always keeping like things together, etc. So taking care of the doll is not my issue: something as pricey as an AG doll + accessories is something I want to get a LONG life out of, so I want to get it for her early on in her interest... but is 4 too young? She certainly didn't stay interested in the AG book I tried to read her...

We got a Madame Alexander doll that "looked like her" this spring when we were at FAO Scwartz in Vegas but she didn't really get into it...

 

[Silly Girl]

I was so excited to see this thread I just had to chime in. My DD's are complete AG addicts (I kinda am too). DD 10 (almost 11) has 2 AG dolls and a Bitty Baby. Of course, we started with bitty baby and worked our way up to AG. She has Kit and "Elizabeth" (this is the one that resembles her). DD 7 has Bitty Baby and Molly. We have so much AG items we could probably start our own store. We've been to AG Chicago as a family and had Tea with our dolls and this summer I happened to go to NY and I had to shop at that store as well.
triplefigs - I think you made a wise choice and your DD will love her new doll.