I loved Cabbage Patch Dolls, Strawberry Shortcake and Barbie when I was young. During the eighties, my Mom and other relatives would spend hours waiting for them to go on sale at local stores. I always ended up getting one of my favorites when Christmas arrived. Some of these dolls have gone on to be collector's items.
I also remember hearing about all the fights in the stores that the mothers, aunts and grandmothers would get into at the stores, trying to get that perfect doll for the special girl in their life. I was fortunate that nothing so dramatic happened during the purchase of my gifts. Some people did lose perspective however in their quest to get the doll their child wanted.
I think one of the things that made these dolls fun to play with was all the accessories. I would play with my dolls for hours. I still have one of the cabbage dolls and the strawberry shortcake doll. You can still smell the strawberry scent on the strawberry shortcake doll. I have them in my curio cabinet now. My 4 yr old daughter enjoys looking at them. When she gets older(much older) I am going to pass them on to her.
Another favorite doll is the Barbie doll. As a child, I enjoyed playing with Malibu Barbie and the ken doll as well. I enjoyed the fashionable clothes and shoes for Barbie. I could spend hours changing her outfits and accessories. I also like to style the doll's hair. Barbies of course offer a great variety in hair styles.
The most exciting gift I received was the Barbie with her own red sports car. Barbie is a lovely doll for girls of all ages. In addition, in our new day and age you can have a Barbie doll created to look they way you want them to look. Many young girls ruin the value of their dolls by "customizing" them with either makeup or by cutting their hair. Both of these things should be avoided.
Many celebrities have Barbie dolls created to look like them as well. Barbie was a great gift and it is a great collector's item. I have several Barbies that are in great kept condition as well. Some babies can be sold on EBay to make a profit if they are in good enough condition. For now, I will continue to enjoy my Barbies and pass them down in the family eventually.
The early eighties were a big time for Cabbage Patch dolls. My collection of these dolls was started when I got swept up in the frenzy to get one. My first one had dark brown curly hair. She was soon followed by a boy Cabbage Patch with no hair at all! My friends and I often babysat together as we played with all of our collected dolls.
I loved to get dress up clothes for all of my dolls. I loved getting the birth certificates they came with Cabbage Patch dolls and the signature that each one had on its bottom. The scent of baby powder still reminds me of them. I remember when the doll first came out they became so popular and were in high demand. I still have the dolls that I collected over the years. Collecting dolls is now part of my life, even though I never started a formal collection on purpose. Doll collecting is something I enjoy doing and will keep on doing for the rest of my life.
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