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I have Samantha and a personalized one. I decided that red hair and brown eyes was the most beautiful combination ever so it definitely looks nothing like me.

I also put up on Facebook that I was sad they were discontinuing Felicity so DH got me her for Christmas a few years ago.

If LO is a girl, she will definitely have an American Girl doll. I love them!

I had Samantha! I begged for it so much and my mom said if I could save up enough for half, she would pay for the other half. I was in elementary school and I saved up enough and more to cover the accessory set. I was so proud and worked so hard to earn her, I rarely played with her! I saved her for my daughter and I will make the same deal with LMW if she wants another one.

I had all the books they had at the time and the Molly doll

They are so cute but so effing expensive!!! I wish I could do that one day but good lord... I love seeing other little girls with them though! If I could I would get one that either looked like her or let her pick one out.

I had Kirsten and one who looked like me and the just a plain blonde one. I loved them! For sure I will get one for my daughter and get the American girl magazine for her.

I didn't know about them as a kid. I had cabbage patch kids.

I had felicity but had and read all the books !

Samantha! Still have her, actually. She's tucked away in a box in the closet, poor thing! I need a little girl!

Oh Pleasant Company, how you tormented me with your catalogs! I loved the books, too.

I had and still have Samantha and we will get LO one

Felicity! Loved her!

I didn't have one as a child. They were way too expensive, but I wanted Felicity so bad it hurt. I had a good friend who had them all and a couple doubles and I was beyond jealous. The last trip I took to NYC was 4 years ago around Christmas and it seemed there were American Doll bags everywhere. I kept talking about how badly I always wanted a Felicity doll and for Christmas, my friend surprised me with one. It was one of the sweetest gifts ever.

I had (well, have) Kirsten and will pass her down to my LO.

I actually already bought LO Marisol (and her dress trunk and tons of stuff, eek!) because LO's heritage is part latina, but I won't give her the doll for many years.

They are so expensive, so I want to wait to give her the dolls for when she can really appreciate them.

Did anyone see this article?
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/22/doll-of-pioneers-spirit-explores-the-city-one-loan-at-a-time/

I had Samantha and all her furniture and accessories. I took good care of everything so it currently resides in my daughter's nursery! We'd get her another one day but I'm glad I have the original because I think pleasant co was much better quality than Mattel.

I never heard of them until I was a teenager (I don't think these were popular in Canada?). I think their marketing is GENIUS but I don't know if I would spend that much on a doll.

I have Kirsten & Felicity. They used photos of my granny's barn for their first catalog (1988?) and I got Kirsten around that time. No DD so not sure where they'll end up.

I read allllll the books and loved AG but my mom absolutely refused to buy me a doll because they were so outrageously expensive. Yet now, my LO shares a name with one of the dolls and mum is already talking about how she'll buy her one!

Oh I LOVED these as a little girl. Most of the dolls my nana bought us, but I think my parents bought us a couple. I have Kiersten, Samantha, Felicity, Molly and the baby - and so many accessories and clothes. Thankfully all of my stuff is packed away at my parents so that when we have a little girl we can give them to her. Those along with my Madame Alexander dolls were my favorite - but I always wanted to keep them so nice. Original boxes, never took out their hair, etc. craziness! I didn't realize they were getting rid of the historical dolls - I'm so glad I kept mine now!