It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas or retailers expect us to think this as they stock their toy shelves with dolls that would otherwise not be there during other times of the year.
Lovely Patsy in a choice of tan, brown, or white complexions is available at Family Dollar for $5 each. I recently purchased a tan and brown Lovely Patsy for $7.50 for the pair during Family Dollar's buy one get one 50% off sale. This sale may or may not still be in effect. If interested, check your local Family Dollar.
The quality of the dolls is much better than I imagined. I was expecting to find thin plastic, pliable dolls, but I was wrong. The heads are made of a soft but firm vinyl. The bodies are rigid plastic (similar to that used by Mattel for the bodies of play line Barbies and So In Style dolls). The legs are flexible vinyl with knees that bend. The hair is rooted, but not closely; so restyling may be a challenge. The brown doll has larger-than-necessary ear piercings while the tan one's ears are not pierced.
Made in China, the Lovely Patsy dolls quite possibly are made in the same factory as Barbie and other brand name dolls. Their faces are quite generic, but on the positive side, each one uses a unique sculpt. I was actually more attracted to the tan one initially, but now that I have them both home, the brown one is just as appealing. Her wider jaw/neck area is what distracted me initially.
The quality of the clothing is not top notch but, for most pieces, it is better than expected. The fabric of the sateen dresses is a little stiff and nothing is lined. The turquoise lamé jacket worn by the tan doll, which coordinates with her turquoise and animal-print dress, is made of a thin fabric as is the black dress the brown doll wears. Included with each doll are two extra fashions in addition to the one they wear and three pairs of coordinating shoes.
At $7.50 for the pair, Lovely Patsy was a good buy for my tentative plan to transplant the heads onto a couple of the articulated bodies recently found at the thrift store. Lovely Patsy is also sturdy enough to endure child's play and can be used to donate to Toys for Tots and similar seasonal toy drives. These girls would make excellent repaint candidates for those who desire to try their hands at this. Their low cost should eliminate any apprehension of damaging a more expensive doll through the process of repainting.
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Lovely Patsy in a choice of tan, brown, or white complexions is available at Family Dollar for $5 each. I recently purchased a tan and brown Lovely Patsy for $7.50 for the pair during Family Dollar's buy one get one 50% off sale. This sale may or may not still be in effect. If interested, check your local Family Dollar.
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| Lovely Patsy Fashion Stylist with tan complexion |
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| Lovely Patsy Fashion Stylist with brown complexion |
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| Close-up image of tan complected doll |
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| Close-up image of brown complected doll |
The quality of the clothing is not top notch but, for most pieces, it is better than expected. The fabric of the sateen dresses is a little stiff and nothing is lined. The turquoise lamé jacket worn by the tan doll, which coordinates with her turquoise and animal-print dress, is made of a thin fabric as is the black dress the brown doll wears. Included with each doll are two extra fashions in addition to the one they wear and three pairs of coordinating shoes.
At $7.50 for the pair, Lovely Patsy was a good buy for my tentative plan to transplant the heads onto a couple of the articulated bodies recently found at the thrift store. Lovely Patsy is also sturdy enough to endure child's play and can be used to donate to Toys for Tots and similar seasonal toy drives. These girls would make excellent repaint candidates for those who desire to try their hands at this. Their low cost should eliminate any apprehension of damaging a more expensive doll through the process of repainting.
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Incidentally, Family Dollar also carries brand name toys such as Monster High, Barbie (of course), and many others. Based on your zip code, if there is a store in your area, their holiday toy book can be viewed here (enter your zip code, select your store, then scroll and find the holiday toy book in the Select Circulars window).Happy shopping!
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