We give as we get, because that's how the world keeps turning.: seanan

We give as we get, because that's how the world keeps turning.

I asked Mom if we could go by the mall tonight after I got off work. "Sure," she said. "What for?" I told her there was a store I'd heard about called "Justice," and that they might have Monster High dolls. Mom, who is endlessly tolerant in some ways, thought this was a fine idea, and away we went.

Now, for the last month or so, we've been haunting the usual stores looking for the new beach assortment, the ghoulishly-named "Skull Shores." There are five dolls in the assortment, four of which have been released (the fifth, Draculaura, will be joining the set in the next wave of releases. This keeps you coming back to the shelves, even when you think you're done). We hadn't been able to find any of them.

We reached the mall, parked, and made our way to the Justice...where I immediately found all four currently available Skull Shores dolls, AND several Toralei dolls (the werecat I recently had wonderful people hunt for in Australia). I gleefully grabbed one of each of the Skull Shores dolls and, after a moment's consideration, snagged a Toralei as well. I wanted to compare her paint to the Australian version of the same doll.

Now, Mom and I go to Toys R Us a lot. I mean a lot. So we've come to know the people who work there pretty well, and one of them, M., also buys Monster High, for his little girl. Her favorite is Abbey Bominable, who is damn hard to find, and the reason that her father has also been awaiting Skull Shores anxiously. After a little more consideration, we grabbed a second Abbey. I paid for my toys (40% off the whole store!), and we decamped for the Toys R Us.

We took Abbey and Toralei inside, Abbey for M., Toralei to show the manager, since he's had people asking for her. M. was on lunch, and the manager said we might be able to find him outside. We went looking. Upon finding him, I thrust Abbey at him, going "Look!" He was very excited, since, well. Hell hath no nagging like a little girl in want of a specific toy. I explained that I hadn't found her inside, but we'd grabbed a second in case he needed her. He stared, and said (without handing back the doll—I think I would've lost fingers) that he had no cash on him. I affirmed that I knew where he worked.

Happiest. Dad. EVER.

I showed him the Toralei, so he'd know what she looked like. He asked, excited, whether they had another of her, too...so I handed him the Toralei. Dude, I have mine, and I am happy to play toy mule for actual small children. Tomorrow, I shall return to Toys R Us to get reimbursed for toys, and tonight, when he returns home, M. shall be a hero.

Karma is important. Pass it along.

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seanan_mcguire

November 18 2011, 03:14:41 UTC 5 years ago

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Hee!

Part of why Mom is so mellow about driving around with me looking for dolls is that she used to do the same thing with my grandmother, trying to find my My Little Ponies. I was a serious collector even as a kid.

How old are the kids?

November 18 2011, 03:18:23 UTC 5 years ago

I have a great deal of AG furniture, but I use it for my Wilde Imagination dolls, mostly the Ellowynes. It's just about the perfect size. I want to get the tree house. Ah, someday...

The AG Seder set makes me stupidly happy.

November 18 2011, 04:11:48 UTC 5 years ago

When I went to the store at the Great Mall of America, I had much the same reaction. I didn't know there was a store in Seattle! Since I'm moving up there, that is AWESOME news.

November 18 2011, 15:12:23 UTC 5 years ago

I'm hoping to move to Snohomish. The Perfect House is there. If I get it, you must come to the housewarming! We shall have lovely doll times.

evieeros

November 25 2011, 20:52:04 UTC 5 years ago

Pst. I have A Ton of American Girl stuff, some of which I'm looking to unload before my husband turns me in to that Hoarders show. In particular I have the Original Horse (bay with white socks) and her Stuff (saddle, outfits, etc). Let me know if you're interested as I'd be willing to give you a VERY good price since I know it is going to someone who will love it as much as I did. (In fact that's probably the ONLY way I will be able to let go of some of this stuff.)

I also have one of the original 'modern' custom dolls and a bunch of her stuff. The doll isn't for sale but her stuff might be.

Let me know if you're interested!

November 25 2011, 20:54:02 UTC 5 years ago

You don't still have any of those MLPies do you*? (Collector and Customizer) I wants them I does. :) Toys ARE important!

*That you'd be willing to part with.

November 27 2011, 22:50:29 UTC 5 years ago

I am a huge MLP collector, and have a list of about 160 I'm still looking for. So I still have many of them, but they do not leave me. :)

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