Saturday, April 12, 2014



Barbie shoes/accessories/clothes - free @ the swap  meet

All from the same person.  They were collected into two little pouches for easy access.  They could have easily sold them, so it was a nice gesture! 

I also got a tiny bear from another person, but I forgot to photograph it with these ones. 

Zhu Zhu babies lot:  $3 (RSP:  $60+)

I was mainly just interested in the frog carriage, but the figures won me over as well.  They reminded me of Sylvanians...it's the flocking and those little black eyes!



I was surprised they were Zhu zhu babies, since the adults don't look like that at all!  I think they actually look pretty strange together:


I see the adults for cheap all of the time, but I really don't want to buy any of them.  I am interested in seeing the playsets in action...but I don't think I'd be entertained for that long.


This one has the adult hamster attachment as well, but it's not shown in the picture.  The playset is actually pretty huge, they should have made the lawn part smaller.

I actually don't even remember seeing these sold here, but then again I never paid attention to that section.

Well, I'm happy to have them now, especially for the price I paid!  I can't wait to go to more swap meets!

Monster High - Scaris car:  $4 (RSP:  $30+)
Avengers car:  $.25
Chevron cars:  $1 each (RSP:  ~$10+)

All from a kid's swap meet.  I haven't seen that many toys in ages!  They're definitely worth going to, so I'm going to make a habit to go to them from now on.

That Scaris car was such a good deal, especially since it looked new!  I've always wanted it, but I didn't want to pay full price.  I thought I'd find it in a lot, but I'm glad I managed to get it this way instead.  

I've always loved those Chevron cars...they just looked so cute.  I didn't know they actually had models of them, otherwise I would have been all over them!  They don't make them anymore (though surprisingly, they did up until a few years ago), and I think they were only sold online.

Most of them have really great details.  Almost everything opens, except for the flame one.  There were a couple more, but I didn't buy them because I didn't think I could use them (my big headed dolls won't fit in there!).

Even for the convertibles, the scale didn't end up working out.  They're too tall for them!  If the seats were lower it would work out.  I'm thinking about modding them lower, but I'm not sure if I will.  Then they would look pretty bad when there weren't any dolls in them.

One cute detail - all of their eyes move!  From side to side, or up to down.  I've never seen these anywhere, so I'm really happy I managed to find them today...and at these kind of prices.

The avengers car was just because it was so cheap.  It looks cool enough, but it has no opening parts.  At least it fits my dolls with bendy legs...I though it would fit all of them, but it turns out I underestimated the available leg room.

Thursday, April 10, 2014



Arker - Noblewoman Icy doll:  $29.46 @ Aliexpress (RSP:  $35+)

I've wanted this girl for a long time.  She's just so gorgeous!  I've seen more flattering pictures of her than any other icy doll.


Even better, she has a great outfit too!  I didn't notice until I saw it on the bride doll:


It took almost a month to get her, but she finally arrived.  The back of the box is totally unexciting:
 


I also hate that the dolls I buy from this seller always look so disheveled.  Only 1 out of 3 have been properly attached to their box!



The doll is as beautiful as I thought, but this one was worse than all others for another reason -- she stunk!  Like mold!  It's horrible.  I've read that in some reviews from other sellers, but I didn't expect it from this one since my other ones are fine.

For now I have everything soaking in vinegar, so hopefully that does the trick.  The outfit is wonderful so I really don't want to have to chuck it.

The smell was so bad, I've already chucked the box...even though I normally keep them.  I have 3 more Icy dolls in the mail, so I really hope none of them will smell like this.

Full set of Adventure Time Mcdonalds toys/baby alive bottle:  $1.99
Blue Barbie Vespa:  $.99

Both @ Salvation Army

I should come here more often, I found so much great stuff today!  

I've been interested in getting the adventure time set ever since I found out about it...which annoyingly, was only 10 days after they stopped offering them!  I would have been fine with paying $2 each, which is the price you can get them for new.

But I really can't complain with $2 for all of them.  Some of them have scuffs, plus the Ice King is missing his projectile, but I don't mind.

Besides the Ice King, most of them seem a bit better quality than normal.  The bendies are great quality!  I wouldn't have batted an eye if those were carded and sold normally for much more.

The bendy Jake is my favourite...I wouldn't mind picking up a few more!

The Vespa needed a ton of work, but thankfully it looks great now.  I got rid of all of the nail polish, plus, all of the stickers came off too.

This must have been thirdhand, at least!  There was a round sticker, which means it was probably at a garage sale first.  Then I saw a Talize sticker, then the one from the store today.  All of the residue came off and it looks great.

Polly Pocket  Picnic to go car:  $1.99 @ Value Village

It was cute, and everything opens up, so I couldn't resist.  One door and the compartment at the front are broken, but they still function ok.  I'll just wait until I can find an upgrade!

Polly Pocket convertible/Marvel Super hero squad Iron man repulser racer:  $1.40 for both
Westminster inc - Chi chi chihuahua walking/barking dog toy:  $2.80
Ingledews - Snakeskin purse:  $5.60

All @ Value Village

They were all so cheap because I used a 30% off savings pass.  I just couldn't bring myself to pay full price on the purse, since it's not in perfect condition.  Still good enough to buy, but I wanted to pay less.

Plus, I did have another card that was almost full, so I decided to go ahead and use it.  The purse closes in a way none of my other ones do, so that was a factor too.

I originally came hoping to find cars for my petites.  I almost always see them, so I was hopeful I'd find some more today.  I probably wouldn't have bought these ones separately, but I couldn't say no for less than $1 each!

This is how the iron man car came packaged (taken from this ebay auction):


Sadly, there's not enough leg space for my dolls to fit in, but I think I can make some holes to fix that.  For now, I just have one super bendy doll in there.

The chihuahua was an impulse buy.  I'm a sucker for electronic animals, and this one is one of the cutest I've seen!


They have some other really adorable ones, so I'll keep my eyes open for them!