Yeah, I miss that aspect of that time period, where most of what was on the shelf was clothes and accessories. Back then I had like 4 Barbie line dolls and only two were actually Barbie. One had a different face sculpt that made her look slightly older so she was always the mom. I think it made play more fun when it was more about getting more clothes than dolls. There were more things to do with the dolls you had. Now kids are getting tired of Barbies at a younger age.

@@SharmClucas[edited] I had a dark haired Barbie that was a hand-me-down from a teen babysitter (still have that 1960s doll), a Malibu Francie? a blonde Barbie with a tightly curled flip, a Growing Up Skipper, a Skipper with the pigtails that Buffy and Cindy had on TV, a Mod Ken with brown hair and a dad doll that was maybe a Tammy family (another babysitter hand-me-down). My sister had a few Barbies and a huge Johnny West family. I forgot that I had a Julia doll!!!! She was never Julia or Diane Carroll, but was instead Diana Ross!!! I had an evening gown that was a black velvet sleeveless top and a long sparkly black and silver skirt. She was always giving a show with dark haired Barbie being her agent and blonde Barbie wearing the nurse outfit to serve her orange juice for her voice. Everyone else was the nightclub audience. Then Diana Ross would leave the nightclub in her topless sports car ( my best Sunday patent leather Mary Jane shoe)

@@SharmClucas the little girls get tired of dolls earlier and their mothers and grandmothers are growing their own collections. LOL

I don't really like Barbie dolls themselves but I do like some of the sets. I hate seeing a set come with a doll I don't want when I know the set it perfect for Monster High or even My Little Pony Equestria Girls or whatever other doll I would like more. I get Barbie stuff for the accessories and sets not the doll itself. There are some Barbie dolls I would get if someone came over and wanted to play dolls with me. I don't want to be the one giving an older Monster High to a kid who could potentially destroy it or damaged it during play especially with the prices of them now.

Omg so true!

Me too!!! Personally I find the things Toya makes much more attractive/appealing. The playsets featured today were very nice, but I don't always want everything in pink. Definitely needs a "versus" video! Please?😁

You put the pizza into the oven and then put the sponge down on the pizza and then you should get a detailed pizza!

Yes! I was gonna say this!

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@@MyFroggyStuff lol omg dolls vs Barbie stuff

When I first saw the Barbie restaurant playset online (recently), I found myself thinking, "Oh no, *Another* overpriced gimmick! 🙄" (because they typically rely too much on stickers and printed backdrops for details; and are soooooo miniscule). It didn't help that the price has gone up to almost $55 on Amazon! But then the more I looked at it, the more I began to see potential. Not so much for my own collection; but for two youngsters (one aged three, and one nine) whom (I'm guessing here) don't have much in the way of Barbie; and for whom storage space would likely be a challenge. The fact that it folds up (with a carry handle) after playtime is over, is likely to be much appreciated by their mom; while simultaneously being large and detailed enough to spark their imaginations and hold their attention by providing a framework for creative, interactive storytelling. Like Toya, I think that the _height_ of this restaurant adds to the total package, for more realism. The two separate seating areas can accommodate a total of five dolls; plus you can add another table (or two) and chairs in the foreground area (not saying these will pack up with the remainder of the set), so as to create the busy illusion of a "crowd" if desired... I didn't even realize the option of putting the table and counter on the outside of the case, for an outdoor "food court" effect! (thanks, Toya, for pointing that out!) That it now includes a doll with the set, with a matching cook/waitress outfit would not be a selling point for me; but for those two young girls, perhaps they might wish to use the outfit with another of their dolls which could be more articulated... and so it goes on. As for the LoL OMG dolls (or anything such as Monster/Rainbow High, Bratz, Ever After, etc.), I just don't get into them. 🤷‍♀ Their heads and their bodies are so out of proportion to one another; and the "wide-eyed" anime(?) look is off-putting. Say what one wants about Barbie's "unrealistic proportions"; but at least Barbie and her friends (though little) more closely resemble actual people.

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You know, this might be a little cynical of me, but ... I suspect that Mattel continues manufacturing mostly 5-point articulation dolls (some with distinctive-looking head sculpts) so that they can continue making two doll sales for every one that collectors (and older kids) have to 're-body.' 🙁 First it was the Fashionistas; then they "added" ankle joints; now it's MtMs (_finally_ they got the Kens-whenever will Skipper, Stacey and Chelsea be upgraded?)... perhaps the next body style will make the joints "seamless"-looking; and/or add changing facial expressions? "I'll take 'planned obsolescence' for $200, Alex..." 😔

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Me too

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I've yet to see a crafted set fold up AND have a carry handle for portability! Maybe there was one; but if so, I missed it. :) Other than that, I love the crafted ones for their creativity (and the ways they can be customized); only I can't use printables.