BIG TOYS R US BARBIE SALE:  Deals include $7.99 for Card Captor dolls, $$8.97 for the Barbie Toy Store or the Kelly Petting Zoo (originally $14.99 each), and $11.99 for Princess Bride Barbie (originally $19.99). Plus, if you shop at toysrus.com, you get free shipping on Barbie items until April 14.  ALL sales are good until April 14.  And, for the little collector in your life, Barbie herself will be appearing at all TRUs on April 7th between 12 and 2.  Each child can get a FREE picture with Barbie at the event.

FASHION MODEL NEWS:  First, the third Lingerie Barbie doll, the one with jet BLACK hair, is shipping, and so is the Blush fashion!!  And, if you haven't ordered your silkstone Barbie dolls and fashions for this year yet, don't delay--according to www.dollattic.com, the line is officially sold out! According to Sandi Holder at the Doll Attic:  " Dealers will not be able to reorder, and as expected the quantities allotted to all dealers is something no one can predict.   I hope to have some extras for those who did not get a chance to preorder.  Collectors wanted an exclusive doll, not mass produced, very limited in quantity and one they can play with and enjoy.  Mattel is delivering just that...."  I agree with Sandi--its wonderful to have a limited yet popular Barbie doll line for collectors again! 

NEW CHAT ROOM--NEW CHAT TIME:   We have a NEW chat room--its lots of fun and easy to use!  The chat room allows for all sorts of fun things--sounds, emoticons, and easily adjustable chat fonts!  Come help us inaugurate the room.  The chat room is open 24 hours a day, and its free!  Just invite your friends in any time, or stop by to see who's there! Don't miss our NEW Official Chat Time--Wednesday nights at 8:00pm Pacific, which is 11pm Eastern, 10pm Central, 9pm Mountain.   http://collectdolls.about.com/mpchat.htm. 

THANKS TO FICTIONAL CHARACTERS, GLASSES ARE IN!:  "The glasses-wearing nerd is on the way out. He has been sent packing by Harry Potter and Chuckie the Rugrat, among others. Even Barbie has had a hand in his exile. Glasses, one of the defining characteristics of bookworms and nebbishes, are regularly popping up on the faces of well-known fictional characters. As a result, children are less balky about wearing them -- they're even becoming chic -- and that, experts say, can only benefit kids."  I couldn't resist sending you to this article--after all, even BARBIE is getting in on the act of changing kids perceptions of glasses!  Barbie may not be WEARING glasses (yet!) but there is a new line of Barbie eyewear (Barbie images and logos) for girls from 4 to 9 that will be coming out this year!  Get the whole story at Pioneer Planet.

iDOLLS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS:   iDolls, a very high profile web site that sold dolls online (and only online) has been swept away by the dot.com debacle, and has officially announced that it is going out of business.  There are only a few items left in their clearance sale, and all site services are already gone.  Very sad--to go to the Out Of Business Sale: iDolls

North Florida Doll Show To Benefit United Cerebral Palsy:  4th Annual North Florida Doll Show and Sale.  Sat. April 28, 2001  9:30 to 4:30.   Holiday Inn Select  2001 N. Cove Blvd. (Hy 77) Panama City, FL 32405.
Certified Doll Appraiser Cynthia Ogeron  $3.00 per doll.  Door Prizes every 30 minutes, raffles, silent auction,
wide variety of dolls, clothes, bears, etc., over 60 tables.  Admission $3.00.  
Sponsored by the Doll and Bear Study Group and J&M Doll Castle  (850) 872-0092 for more info.

New Jersey July "Christmas In July" Show:  The Delaware Valley Doll Club of NJ,  member UFDC, announces it's 23rd
edition of it's Doll Show "CHRISTMAS IN JULY", Sunday July 8th, 2001. 10 am to 4 pm. Angeloni's Cedar Gardens, Rt 33, Hamilton Square, NJ. Admission is $4.50.  For more info contact: Donna Rovner : mantua354@aol.com

TOY FAIR LINKS:  In case you missed last month's Special Toy Fair Edition of About Dolls Daily, with news on Harry Potter, Dawn Dolls revival, Shoezies. Cosmic Babies, Josie and The Pussycats, Elle dolls, Little Lady; Betty and Veronica and MORE, here is the link: Toy Fair Special Edition Of About Dolls Daily.

More Toy Fair Coverage: Toy Fair News  contains news from Toy Fair organized by doll company.

Toy Fair and IDEX Main Page and  Photo Gallery

Toy Fair and IDEX Links

About Dolls Daily Archive:
March 28, 2001:  Eminem dolls banned; Ken turns 40--a humorous look; Bobble Head Dolls are big; doll pattern charity program.
March 15, 2001:  Another Artist Folds, Spindles and Mutilates Barbie; The Over-Teching of Toys; toywhypayretail.com is gone.
March 7, 2001:  Tyler Wentworth and Barbie Fashion Model Sell-Outs; Theriaults Themed Ten2Go Auctions.
March 1, 2001:  Harry Potter Dolls Shown at Private Toy Fair; Naked Barbies; Japanese Dolls
February 21, 2001:  Barbie Nutcracker Movie; Twiggy Doll, MORE!
February 15, 2001:  About Dolls Daily from Toy Fair, Edition Two
February 13, 2001:  About Dolls Family from Toy Fair, Edition One (includes 2/5 Pre-Toy Fair Edition).
January 30, 2001:  Live IDEX update--news on all your favorite fashion doll lines and much more! 
January 23, 2001:  IDEX Preview--Clea Bella, Christina St. Clair and more!  Plus, site with sewing measurements for your favorite large fashion dolls. 
January 18, 2001:  New, higher eBay listing fees; eBay keeps Buy It Now; eToys really struggling; Are smart toys making kids dumb?
January 12, 2001:  GENE gets a male companion; more Gene 2001 news; Theriaults Auction News and Review
January 6, 2001:    Update from Theriault's Auction Weekend:  Automata; Antiques Auction.
December 30, 2000: Theriaults Auction Weekend; History of Fashion Dolls in Barbie Bazaar Magazine warehouse.
December 16,2000:  2001 Fashion Model Barbie pictures; Treasure Trove Of Vintage Toys found in Government Warehouse; Kitt Kittredge sold out 
December 7,2000:  Ferrari Evening Barbie; Power Puff Girls BAD; new Clip Art; No Toy Home-Run for This Year's Holiday Season

Click HERE for the 2000 Doll News Archive  

For all 1999 editions of "Dolls This Week" please go to the 1999 Dolls This Week Archives.

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