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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Knockoff Barbies v.s. Real Barbies

Hello Again, and as the title suggests, I'll be talking about knockoff Barbie dolls. The most common fake Barbie I know of is the Dollar Tree "Fashion Doll" A.K.A. Barbie.
 My local Dollar Tree has "Barbies" and Mermaid dolls. the quality... well, it's a dollar, what would you expect? Low, low, quality. These dolls only have hair rooted on the hairline, and occasionally you will find one with their face on the side of their head. As soon as you take out their hair, it will all come out. Other knockoffs are Sparkle Girlz Dolls, which I've only seen at Walmart.
 Image result for Sparkle Girlz Quality isn't as nice as a real Barbie's is, but much nicer than the Dollar tree Barbie. The expression can be either really cute, or really horrifying. Outfit's can be purchased, and quality is nice, but not great. Normally, the single dolls have rubber legs, but the 4 or 5 packs have hollow, plastic legs. The 4 or 5 packs look suspiciously like certain princesses, like Elsa, Belle, Anna, etc. Anna-like dolls usually have much thicker hair than the other dolls (And it gets frizzier...) and has the white streak. Sparkle Girlz usually cost 5 or 6 dollars, so you're getting what you pay for with these dolls. There are also dolls that don't necessarily "copy" Barbie, but try to "topple her throne." The biggest competitors to Barbie are MGA Entertainments Bratz dolls, and Hasbro's Disney Princesses.
Image result for Bratz Bratz are huge competitors to Barbie, due to their cool, modern, older look. In 2002, Mattel released the My Scene Barbie line, which resembled Bratz because little girls thought Barbie was getting babyish and pink, where Bratz were hip.
Image result for my scene barbie Here is My Scene Barbie, who I think looks like Bratz' Chloe. If her clothes were more covering, I'd really like her, but, they aren't. I love the boots though... I think I prefer My Scene because they have FEET, and the body is just the typical Barbie body, so it's easier to find clothes for them. The My Scene Barbie dolls are commonly found on EBay as "Bratz doll?" or "Barbie?" in my experience. If one didn't want to try to find an actual My Scene Barbie, they could widen a Bratz dolls head hole with scissors and put the head on a Barbie body. Which do you prefer, Bratz or My Scene?   'til Next Time!  - JCole

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