BIG DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING DAY SALES!

HERE ARE SOME OF THE BIG DOLL SALES FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23:

• KB EARLY BIRD SALE:  This is the BIG one--CELEBRATION BARBIE $19.99!!  Limit 2 per person from 5am to 12 noon ONLY!  Regular price is $39.99 or more.
• KB EARLY BIRD SALE:  GENERATION GIRL BARBIES only $9.99 each!  This is 50% off!! Again, from 5am to 12 noon ONLY!  
• KB EARLY BIRD SALE:  TALKING POWERPUFF GIRLS:  9.99 each; regular 21.99  Again, this is an early bird sale; 5am to noon ONLY!
• TOYS ARE US:  GENERATION GIRLS buy one get one free (18.99 each)!. Friday AND Saturday!
• TOYS ARE US: JEWEL GIRL BARBIE AND FRIENDS  $10 each; regular 13.99 each.
• TARGET:  JEWEL GIRL BARBIE AND FRIENDS:  $9.98.  Friday and Saturday
• TARGET:  BARBIE VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE:  $19.97.  Friday and Saturday.

There are LOTS of other sales, but these were some of the bigger discounts on some of the more popular dolls.  Watch out for false "sales" though--some major chains are advertising certain prices as sale prices which are NOT much different from what the prices have been all along. Some other GREAT non-dolls sales are out there, including an early bird sale at TRU which is a Furby for only $5 with ANY purchase!   Happy Shopping!

CHECK YOUR THURSDAY NEWSPAPER SUPPLEMENTS!  Because Friday is THE big sales day to kick off the official holiday shopping season.  Many big toy retailers and "big box" retailers run BIG specials on dolls and toys--some require getting up at the crack of dawn, others require a coupon, and others just require that you get to the store on Friday before they sell out!! 

CAROLE AND BARRY KAYE MINIATURES MUSEUM TO CLOSE:  The Los Angeles Time reported yesterday that the Carole and Barry Kaye Miniatures Museum in Los Angeles will close at the end of this year. This is a sad loss for the doll and miniatures community, as the museum has one of the most spectacular displays of dolls and miniatures in the world.  If you are in Los Angeles, don't miss the closing sale, which is on right--50% off anything in the gift shop (which carries an amazing line of dolls and miniatures).  The web site says that the museum will have a "new location" to be announced soon--it is possible that that location will be in Florida, where the museum principals are moving. 

NEW BARBIE BOOKS!:   Two great titles have been released--the "Fashion Doll Price Guide, which is an expanded edition of the old Miller's Price Guide, and "Barbie:   A Visual Guide to the Ultimate Fashion Doll."  The Fashion Doll Price Guide is very comprehensive and a MUST for vintage Barbie collectors (though it covers much more) and its available from www.dollattic.com OR Portfolio Press at 1-877-737-1200.  The Visual Guide has wonderful photographs and covers Barbie from 1959 to now, and is available from most bookstores and major online booksellers.

TOYS AREN'T JUST FOR KIDS ANYMORE:   Check out this great editorial in the Calgary Herald--the toy and doll industry is now a $30 billion a year industry.  But....are all these toys for KIDS?  (well...here at Doll Collecting at About, we sure don't think so!!) It's OK To Give Toys To Adults

VISIT THE CHAT ROOM!:   Its open 24 hours a day, and its free!  Just invite your friends in any time, or stop by to see who's there!  http://collectdolls.about.com/mpchat.htm. 

Start a chat now!

November 10,2000:  Gene Fan Appreciation Weekend; Lovely in Lace; Random Gene Rumours; More!
November 5, 2000:  Modern Doll Collector's Convention News; Basil St. John doll; Special Gene "Moments To Remember"
October 30, 2000:  ABOUT.com and Doll Reader parent companies to merge; Barbie Challenger Pro and Con, more!
October 23, 2000:  Eve arrives; American Girl Holiday Catalog; Joan Nerini Antique Costuming Seminar
October 19, 2000:  Halloween Kellys; Sothebys.com leaves Amazon; Doll Costuming Magazine Premieres, more! 
October 13, 2000:  Middle-Aged Barbie; KB Holiday Toys; Vintage Barbie by Mail Auction, more!
October 6, 2000:  TRU Big Barbie Event; Robert Tonner Showcase; Holiday Toys; Sad Toy Story
October 3, 2000:  New doll books; Barbie Volkswagen Beetle, Chuck E. Cheese Doll; Barbie Hallmark Ornaments
September 28, 2000:  Mattel Buy-out rumours; Elle dolls; Barbie Fashion Models
September 25, 2000:  Ginny and Vintage Barbie Auctions; Online Toy Store Wars
September 22, 2000:  Daisy and Willow Line In Turmoil; Olympic Dolls; Lee Middleton Showcase
September 18, 2000:  Top Holiday Toys List; Barbie Markets to Moms; Black Widow Released
September 13, 2000:  New American Girl Kit; $15,000 Gene Package; Robert Best; eBay and Featured Items
September 11, 2000:  $8,000 Fashion Model Barbie Doll; Lee Middleton Dolls; eBay tackles fraud; Encore Gene shipping
September 8, 2000:  eToys; The World's Biggest Toy Store; Some Alexs' Sold Out; No AA Fashion Model Barbie
September 6, 2000:  Doe Barbie Manipulate Children; Venus and Serena dolls; Baby Boomer Toys; Robert Tonner 18" dolls 
September 1, 2000:  Modern Doll Convention; New Barbies; John F. Kennedy Doll; ViewMaster 
August 30, 2000:  Reproduction Dawn; Electronic Toy Shortage; Theriaults Upcoming Online Auctions; Paper Dolls
August 28, 2000:  Auction-Site Shake-Out; Barbie in the New Millennium; New Links
August 25, 2000:  Ask the Editor Chat; AA Prince Ken; Doll Reviews

Upcoming Doll Events

• Timeless Treasures: The Story of Dolls in Canada is on display now through  March 30, 2003 at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec. For more information on this huge (over 400 dolls) landmark exhibit, visit http://www.civilisations.ca/cmc/cmceng/pr113aeng.html 
• Theriault Premier Marquis Auction Weekend:  January 5 to 7, 2001, at the Western Coast Plaza, Newport Beach, CA.  3 catalogued auctions PLUS a Disovery Day.  Stop by and say hello to your Guide--I'll be attending!
• Baton Rouge Doll Show:  February 10, 2001.  Ramada Inn and Convention Center, 1480 Nicholson Drive, from 9 am to 4 pm. Competitive and special exhibits, helpers, and door prizes. Proceeds to  benefit local charities such ads JC's Christmas programs for needy children and Easter and Thanksgiving programs for seniors and shut ins; and the UFDC. For additional information contact Pat Duncan pduncan@premier.net or George Orgeron at 504-386-4291 or orgeron@i-55.com.  Stop by and see your Guide; I'll have a table at this show!

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