Thursday, February 6, 2014

J-Dolls

Hello Dear Readers,

Thank goodness it is finally Friday!  I longed for some rest after this busy week :)  I was not going to blog again until next week but I saw these deals on Amazon.com and I just HAD to post about it.

Are you familiar with J-Dolls?  They were made by Jun Planning until Groove took over (it is also the company that creates Pullip dolls).  Well J-Dolls are like Pullip but without the big head.  They have jointed limbs and a very pretty face with strikingly beautiful stationary glass eyes! 

Here below is one of the most beautiful ballerina doll ever: J-Doll Rossi St.  According to this website, she was created in 2008 and her name Rossi Street is located in St. Petersburg, Russia, and is named for a famous architect who designed a theater familiar to ballet fans the world over.



They are named after a particular street in the world and they wear very fashionable clothes.  I noticed  J-Dolls have sometimes very adult-theme clothes like lingerie as opposed to the more fairy tales and anime-like clothes that the Pullip and Dal dolls wear.  They are certainly collector's dolls and not toys because of how fragile they are and the mature outfit they wear.

I never bought one before because a price tag of $60-100 seemed a little high, especially since the dolls do not have the same eyes mechanism like Pullip dolls and their head is stiff so you cannot tilt it or move it much.  And apparently they have very fragile wrists that break easily.

While I was looking for the Little Dal dolls on Amazon.com, I noticed the price on a J-Dolls and was quite surprised by how incredibly cheap it was! Some of the dolls are only $24.99!  I checked online to see if there were more and indeed, there seems to be a sudden boom of low-priced J-Dolls at the moment.

But wait, I found out that it was even cheaper!  Apparently the stores Tuesday Morning had been selling them for $19.99 in December 2013.  And the Little Pullip and Dal dolls were $9.99!!!  WHY DO I ONLY LEARN THIS NOW? T_T

Well I am too late as usual: I went to my local Tuesday Morning store and they had no J-Dolls left... but they did have some Little Dal dolls for $9.99.  Unfortunately there were only 3 types and I was not interested in them.

There were many Barbie, Bratz, La Dee Da, Monster High, and other dolls on sale in the Tuesday Morning store.  If you are a doll fanatic, you should totally check out your local store to see if they still have some of the dolls you might like!

Amazon was then the next best thing.  Of course, the rare dolls are not on sale and you would have a hard time finding them in any store but the cheaper dolls are still very pretty and constitute a great deal.

So I plunged and bought my first J-dolls :)  I don't have them yet but  I wanted to post about the J-Dolls today so you can get them at a good price while you can.  I have updated my Amazon store and added a J-Doll section.  If you decide to buy from my store, I thank you in advance for your patronage :D

Most of them will ship for free but some of the dolls require a shipping fee so you should verify before you check out!  I admit I usually buy from Amazon because of free shipping ^_^

Tomorrow I will go check another Tuesday Morning store and maybe I'll get lucky :)

Have a great weekend y'all!


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13 comments:

  1. I really like that ballerina. I may have to splurge.... ;-)

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  2. Ok...I could not resist...I purchased it! :-)

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    1. Congratulations on your new ballerina! :) I caved in and bought her too :D I don't usually buy ballerina dolls because they are difficult to pose due to the pointed feet but this one is jointed so I guess she will be much more flexible (no pun intended).

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    1. She is gorgeous! I love her outfit too! She has such an intricate dress and her leotard underneath is so pretty as well!

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  4. Looks like you found some amazing bargains, Jane Cherie! Hope you get lucky at the Tuesday Morning, my friend! xo Jennifer

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    1. Thanks Jennifer! I hope I'll be able to find some more but I doubt it. It's been nearly 3 months and merchandise in those stores move very fast.

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  5. Ooooohhhh! Love the ballerina! Lucky you and Lisa T :-) I really wouldn't know what to do with her and where she would go, but she's so pretty I almost....
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    Véronique

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    1. I don't even know if I have a proper place to display her yet to be honest but it was too much of a good deal to let it pass :D

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  6. You are truly a doll girl. I do not know this type of doll, but I'm also from a completely different generation than you. She has a very special expression and the expression, have I seen in some of the newer dolls. She is very special. You should be able to make a living from blogging about different dolls.
    Thank you for visiting my Etsy shop, many thanks for that Jane.
    Hugs and good weekend I hope you can relax.
    Wyrna

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    1. Oh Wyrna, if only I could live from making reviews :D That would be pretty awesome but many bloggers already do this and much better than I can! Your Etsy shop is so full of beautiful furniture and objects so it's only normal for me to like them! Happy weekend!

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  7. The doll has wonderful soft features and great clothes! You are making me consider getting at least one nice jointed doll with all these lovely inspirations :)

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    1. Some dolls have much better outfit than the ballerina actually but this one is so pretty and I do love her hair as well so it was an easy choice for me!

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