teach2nuts Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I have never purchased an American Girl Doll. This year my neice is asking for Lanie for her birthday. Do any of the American Girl Dolls ever go on sale? Are there any free shipping codes or coupon codes that can be used? Thanks for your help!! I have boys and am accustomed to buying cars, trucks, and video games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhaferm Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 AG does not put them on sale. AG will offer free shipping a few times a year but I'm not sure when. If you live anywhere near an AG store you can save the shipping cost but there are not many of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockfordmom Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 When is her birthday? They have a sale once a year in Madison, WI of seconds and returns (that are in boxes and look perfectly new!) in June (I have the exact date on my calendar at home if anyone needs it). And they have 100's of dolls there for sale, they were around $60 for the ones that they normally sell for around $100, they have all the books pretty cheap, not too many accessories. You have to buy a ticket for $5 to get in to the sale and when you buy your ticket they give you a time that you can get into the sale. But they had almost all of the dolls for sale there, most of them had boxes. I think the babies / twins were about $30 each. I can check my receipt at home for the exact prices, I think I saved it. Go on their website and sign up for emails and to get thier catalog and they will email you their sales and the catalogs sometimes have coupons in them. But they aren't usually for the dolls, like the poster above said you can maybe get free shipping on the dolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmgrl Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 When is her birthday? They have a sale once a year in Madison, WI of seconds and returns (that are in boxes and look perfectly new!) in June (I have the exact date on my calendar at home if anyone needs it). And they have 100's of dolls there for sale, they were around $60 for the ones that they normally sell for around $100, they have all the books pretty cheap, not too many accessories. You have to buy a ticket for $5 to get in to the sale and when you buy your ticket they give you a time that you can get into the sale. But they had almost all of the dolls for sale there, most of them had boxes. I think the babies / twins were about $30 each. I can check my receipt at home for the exact prices, I think I saved it. Go on their website and sign up for emails and to get thier catalog and they will email you their sales and the catalogs sometimes have coupons in them. But they aren't usually for the dolls, like the poster above said you can maybe get free shipping on the dolls.I would love to get that date if you have it. We drive through the area to go to my parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeyorefamily Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I would like to get the date also, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teach2nuts Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share Posted January 9, 2010 My nieces birthday is the first of June. Thanks for all the help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kardomr Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 http://www.madisonchildrensmuseum.org/invest/annual-benefit-sale link for the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awilson261 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 keep an eye on QVC they have specials from time to time with good prices. Not sure when, you can search their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhaferm Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 keep an eye on QVC they have specials from time to time with good prices. Not sure when, you can search their website.That is true but be careful of the price. QVC usually sells the dolls with accessories in sets and usually, and I mean usually, by the time you add in the shipping it is the same price it would be at AG. A lot of times they offer easy pay though so I have ordered from them b/c of that. There is not a show scheduled at this time though so you will have to keep checking back to see when they have a show scheduled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerfan Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Keep checking AG last year when they came out with Chrissa I think at the end of January or in February they did free shipping if you bought Chrissa plus you got $10 off the doll. That was when I got Chrissa (who was doll of the year last year) for my DD. That is as much of a sale as you will get with AG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockfordmom Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Here's my experience from last year: Since I only live about an hour and a half from there, we just got up early and drove. I brought my 8 year old last year and it was fine. I would definitely bring your own bags and more / bigger than you think you will need, otherwise there are vendors outside selling bags. I think they just put your stuff in garbage bags after you pay & it was heavy and awkward to carry all the way back to the car. The sale is July 17 & 18 this year. When you get your tickets they have a time on them, and if you are bringing your daughter you have to have a ticket for her too. The times on the tickets are spaced out by every 15 minutes I think, you line up in their warehouse by the time on your ticket, and every 15 minutes they let the next group in. It's pretty crowded, but not terrible and the line to pay looks long but it moves pretty fast. Make sure you look around really good and have everything you want because once you get in line to pay they won't let you out of the line. It's in like an industrial area and as soon as you turn into there there's signs where to go and you park on the street and walk about a good half a mile. All along your walk there's vendors selling bags, doll clothes & accessories... Before the sale they do post online a list of what they will have for sale and how much everything costs, bring more money than you think you will spend and definitely bring bags to carry your stuff that you plan on buying. There books were so inexpensive! I got out my receipt - The Bitty Twins were $30 each doll, and the Historical Dolls were $65 each. That's what I bought so I didn't see the prices of the other dolls but I think the Just Like You Dolls were $65 too. They also sold the Bitty Babies but I don't remember if they were $30 too. I paid $1 each for paperback that's usually $6.95, and $8 for a hardcover story collection that's normally $29.95. They round up your purchase to the next dollar up and that amount is a donation to the museum. You do have to pay tax and they do take credit cards. I asked my friends that weren't going and they gave me money to get them dolls too. My daughter is 9 now and still loves and plays with her dolls just about every day, she has Molly & Emily. I sewed her clothes for the dolls for Christmas so they now have many outfits. Simplicity & McCalls have patterns for 18" dolls that fit the American Girl Dolls. I googled how to make a hat, I made a poncho and blanket and a scarf just buy cutting it out, and have sewed several pairs of pants now and they are pretty easy to sew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeno72 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 thanks for the link!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhaferm Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I wish I lived close enough to go. I would go nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1angelnhvn Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 keep an eye on QVC they have specials from time to time with good prices. Not sure when, you can search their website.The prices usually end up the same buying from AG as buying on QVC, but the good thing about QVC is sometimes they have certain ones on a payment plan and in these hard times, that helps alot! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC-Traderbear Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Wow, wish that sale was closer. THAT would be neat. Our area may be getting a store, but dunno for sure yet. The AG execs were here right before Christmas, and the mall had a big event with tons of little girls showing up-- dolls in hand-- to convince them that putting a store here would be a great idea! That sale would be awesome to attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nat1jen Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 That is true but be careful of the price. QVC usually sells the dolls with accessories in sets and usually, and I mean usually, by the time you add in the shipping it is the same price it would be at AG. A lot of times they offer easy pay though so I have ordered from them b/c of that. There is not a show scheduled at this time though so you will have to keep checking back to see when they have a show scheduled.Yes, I thought that the deals on QVC were great, but the shipping and sales tax took away the savings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhaferm Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Yes, I thought that the deals on QVC were great, but the shipping and sales tax took away the savings.Yea, the only reason I do order sometimes is b/c of the easy pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockfordmom Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Wow, wish that sale was closer. THAT would be neat. Our area may be getting a store, but dunno for sure yet. The AG execs were here right before Christmas, and the mall had a big event with tons of little girls showing up-- dolls in hand-- to convince them that putting a store here would be a great idea! That sale would be awesome to attend.I'm not sure if anywhere else besides the Madison, WI warehouse has the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okpooky Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 They may be getting a store in KC? Do you know where or when it might open?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threelittlecupcakes Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Do all these american girl dolls have eyelids that open and close? My dd wants one but is freaked out by dolls that have eyes that open and close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beck6100 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 They do open and close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threelittlecupcakes Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjune Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Aren't they fabulous? Very cool.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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