Monday, March 16, 2009

Product Review - Friends Forever Girls Giveaway



I am so happy to have been part of this product review and ecstatic to be able to host a giveaway from Friends Forever Girls.
When Mom Blog Marketing sent the notice out for reviewers, I couldn't respond quick enough. My daughter loves dolls.

When the box arrived I was like a little kid myself. I couldn't wait to open the colorful box to reveal the doll inside. I spread open the tissue paper and actually gasped. She was more beautiful than I had expected. Her name is Natalie and she is one of the Friends Forever Girls.

My daughter was sleeping after a traumatic bout with a medicine filled oral syringe, mommy when she arrived and I couldn't wait for her to see her. The kids are always so happy when I get to review a toy.

Even with a fever of 102 she was very happy to receive this doll. The exciting part for my daughter was that she isn't a baby doll. She is a big girl doll and very different from the rest of her dolls.


At 18 inches Natalie like the rest of the Friends Forever Girls comes with The First Day of Forever Book (introductory offer), Butterfly Promises bookmark, a cool clothing accessory (in this case a blue vest) and a duffel bag.


Lifted from the Friends Forever Girls Site:
Who are the Friends Forever Girls®? The Friends Forever Girls® are six characters with unique personalities that come to life through books and contemporary, age appropriate dolls for girls ages six and up. The dolls are 18 inches tall, have an all vinyl body, movable arms and legs and are able to stand on their own. The Friends Forever Girls® combine beautiful real looking dolls with content that delivers a much-needed positive message and image to the girls that play with them.

What are the Butterfly Promises? The Butterfly Promises are used as a tool to guide The Friends Forever Girls® when making decisions. They can also be used by you and your daughter! The Promises spell out “Butterfly” to make it easy to remember.

  • Be the best I can be
  • Use kindness and be fair
  • Tell the truth
  • Treat others the way I want to be treated
  • Encourage my friends
  • Respect myself and others
  • Find the courage to do what’s right
  • Listen to others, and remember…
  • You can do it!
In A Nutshell: There are a total of 4 dolls right now with 2 more being added this year. At a reasonable price of $59.00 a piece they are much more reasonable and practical than some other dolls. The dolls are beautiful and each one has a unique story. I love that they talk about friendship because, as we all can attest, female friendship are important to our psyche!

Also, Friends Forever Girls has also been very generous and issued a code to customers who order a doll. Enter the code Spring to receive a free Girl Friends Forever T-shirt. The code will expire on April 20th.

Now for the Giveaway Details:

Prize Description: One lucky reader will win a doll of their choice.

How to Enter: Visit Friends Forever Girls then come back and tell me (1) which doll you would choose, (2) why and (3) who will receive it. (If this rule is not followed you will be disqualified).

Deadline: April 6, 2008 by Midnight

Do You Want More Entries? (PLEASE NOTE: YOU DO NOT NEED TO LEAVE A COMMENT FOR EACH SEPARATE ENTRY. LEAVE ALL YOUR ENTRIES IN ONE COMMENT. I GO THROUGH EACH COMMENT AND I WILL ADD THE ADDITIONAL ONES TO MY SPREADSHEET).

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A winner will be chosen by Random.org and notified within 2 days. You will have 3 days to claim your prize or another winner will be chosen.

Good luck to all who enter.

117 comments:

  1. I'd give Natalie to Reagan becuse they look alike!!

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  3. Anonymous5:48 PM

    I asked my daughter to let me know which one she likes and why. She told me "I like Reina because she loves animals like me and I want to be a doctor like her." How cute is that. My daughter will LOVE this doll.

    I am a subscriber.

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  4. (1) I like Marlee. I would give her to my granddaughter Madison, because she has a younger brother named Jake just like Marlee.

    (2) email subscriber

    (3) blog follower

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  5. 1) the nika doll is pretty - it would be perfect for my niece

    2) blog follower

    3) twitter follower

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    5) http://twitter.com/valerie2350/status/1340762283

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  6. Too cute. I would choose Natalie, because she looks like my daughter and relates to her...skinned knees, pet fish. Yup, that's her. I would definitely give this to my daughter


    yzgirl4[at]verizon[dot]net

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  7. I subscribe via email

    yzgirl4[at]verizon[dot]net

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  8. I follow your blog


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  9. I would choose Marlee because I just love the little outfit she is in and her cute hair! I would give her to my daughter.

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  10. MARILEE BECauSE SHE IS CREATIVE AND BEAUTIFUL and looks like the girl who might get this..who is my niece

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  11. Marlee is my favorite - I would give her to my neice because she actually looks like her and some of things she likes to do are similar - writing in her journal and art

    dctm at bellsouth dot net

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  12. The Natatlie for my duaghter because her best friend is named natalie

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  13. Anonymous2:21 PM

    Marlee doll because she has the same color hair as my niece and that is who will be the lucky recipient :o)

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  14. Anonymous2:21 PM

    tweeted and follow too -
    lisagee123 Friends Forever Girls doll ~http://tinyurl.com/cwh9pbless than 5 seconds ago from web

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  15. I would choose Marlee for my niece Maddie who is also a take charge kind of girl and loves art projects and funky dressing. This would be fun for her cuz her dad recently lost his job so lifes been kind of rough for them lately.

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  16. My choice would be Nika. It would be for my daughter. I like this doll b/c her hair is almost exactly like my daughter's and that is very hard to find!

    ajcmeyer aT go dOT com

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  17. Anonymous4:56 PM

    My choice would be Reina and it would be for my daughter. I chose Reina because she is a Latina just like my daughter (and it's important to me to find dolls for my daughter who represent her background.)

    melissalam100@yahoo.com

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  18. I like Marlee and would give this to my daughter because they both like horses.

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  19. I would choose the Marlee doll. I choose this one, because of her blond hair. She looks so much like my daughter Rielly. I would give this doll to Rielly.
    Thanks so much for this wonderful giveaway.

    I also subscribed.

    Thanks.

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  20. reina because i like her style and so does my niece the recipient

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  21. Anonymous9:29 PM

    I would choose Reina if I win. My daughter is half puerto rican and Reina reminds me of her. I know she would just love her. bill110@optonline.net

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  22. I love Nika because she's a cute African American girl doll. I would give her to my future foster girl.
    meredycat*lycos*com

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  23. I'd pick Kristina for my daughter, as we are Asian, and I want her to relate to that with her doll

    I'm a subscriber.

    juan_hurrican(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  24. My grandaughter would love this doll.

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  25. Reina cuz it means queen and the daughter i would give this to is a drama queen

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  26. I follow you on Twitter under Meredycat and tweeted. https://twitter.com/meredycat
    meredycat*lycos*com

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  27. Anonymous12:04 AM

    My daughter would love Marlee, they're both horse-crazy.

    galeogirl at comcast dot net

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  28. Natalie is the doll that I would love to win for my niece. They both have blonde hair, talk lots and play sports! I am a fan/follower of your blog. Also, I am a subscriber to your feed via my Google Reader Page and your email updates! Many thanks for the chance to win one of these wonderful dolls. Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  29. Alison wants to be a vet so Reina would be a perfect doll for her.

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  30. My choice of doll would be Natalie because she is my grandaughter Destiny's best friend. So Destiny would get the doll. I AM AN E-ail subscriber and I follow your blog. jelly15301@gmail.com

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  31. My choice would be Natalie because she looks just like my daughter. My daughter also plays soccer and has a pet fish!!! I also became a follower!

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  32. I would choose Natalie. She looks closest to my granddaughter and she sounds so much like her.
    I'm a subscriber
    I'm a follower

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  33. Marlee because she looks like my daughters friend. She'd love that.

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  34. I would choose Marlee for my daughter Avery because they look similar. Thanks for the chance to win this awesome prize!

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  35. I would choose Marlee for my daughter because they have similar interests!

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  36. Anonymous10:48 AM

    I would pick Marlee for my granddaughter...she loves dolls...thanks for the great giveaway
    csbondell@cox.net

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  37. Anonymous10:54 AM

    I would choose Marlee for Liz because she looks most like Liz and has alot of the same traits.
    traymona[at]aol.com

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  38. Marlee for my granddaughter, she i very pretty and I would love to give her to my grandaughter

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  39. I'd give Natalie to my greatgranddaughter because they both are Tomboys!

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  40. I like Marlee because she is most like my girls and I would keep her to entertain my granddaughters when they visit

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  43. 1.I would give the pretty Marlee to my granddaughter,because she has her eyes and hair color.
    2. I am following
    3. I added you to my blogroll.
    smchester at gmail dot com

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  44. (1) Marlee
    (2) Because like my daughter, she likes to "take charge of things"
    (3) For my daughter
    gkstratos@yahoo.com

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  45. Sorry - I should have put this in my previous comment:

    1)Following
    2) Subscriber/email

    gkstratos@yahoo.com

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  46. My little girl would be thrilled with this! Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill@comcast.net

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  47. I would give my daughter a Marlee doll. They seem to have a few interests in common. My daughter likes art and creating her own fashion too. Thanks for the chance.

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  48. I like Marlee and would give her to my Grandaughter cause they look alike!

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  49. I would give Marlee to my niece Reagan because they are both outgoing and love animals.

    charlies_secret_angel2006 at yahoo dot com

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  50. Anonymous10:28 PM

    How cute! My daughter would love it.

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  51. I would love to win Marlee for my niece. It is exactly what she loves.

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  52. I'd give Reina to my cousin since she has a lot in common with her. :)

    lilacbutterfly [at] earthlink.net

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  54. I would pick Marlee for my granddaughter. They have many things in common, i.e., younger brother named Jake who sometimes they drives her crazy! She loves horses and art projects. These dolls are gorgeous! Thanks for the great giveaway.

    (2) I follow your blog.
    (3) I subscribe via Google Reader
    (4)I follow on Twitter and tweeted:
    http://twitter.com/taterbugtx/status/1352723048

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  55. Marlee because she reminds me the most of my daughter. She too loves drawing and considers herself an artist. Marlee also looks the most like my daughter and she love dressing up too. I would give marlee to my daughter.

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  56. I'd choose Nika! Why??? Because my % years daughter did it!!!! And, obviously it would be for her!!!!

    Thanks!

    I'm suscriber by mail and follower too!

    cal_rubies at yahoo dot es

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  57. I'd choose Natalie or Kyleen for my daughter who loves all dolls with red or blonde hair :) Thanks!

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  58. I would choose Reina for my daughter because she loves animals like my daughter and she has younger sibling

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  59. I would chose Reina because my oldest granddaughter is so much like her Hailey also wants to be an animal doctor. She loves all animals and my son and DIL are now home to two cats, one dog and four kids all because Hailey just had to keep them. Hailey would adore having Reina come to play with her.

    I am a follower and I subscribed via email.

    Thanks so much!

    dbkagrayson2002 at gmail dot com

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  60. I would choose Natalie because she most resembles my baby girl who I would give the doll to.

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  61. I would choose Marlee because she looks like my daughter. She would love to receive this doll! cookiecutter72 at hotmail dot com

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  62. Wow this is a neat doll. I haven't seen these before but I can see how big a hit they will be with girls!!

    Jenn
    www.LearnHowToMakeBows.com

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  63. Natalie - she looks like my daughter -who also wants a dog....

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  64. I would choose Marlee because of her funky fashion sense. She would be given to my youngest granddaughter because she loves dolls and horses (like Marlee). Thanks for the great giveaway.

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  65. My daughter would love the Marlee doll!

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  66. Anonymous11:15 AM

    We would love the Marlee doll. My daughter says it is because she has the same hair color.

    Thanks for the contest.
    Gabrielle

    gabriellebrkl@aol.com

    Subscriber
    Follower too

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  67. Anonymous11:18 AM

    I like the Natalie doll because she is so pretty. I would keep it for myself.

    Jordan
    princessjordanna @ aol.com

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  68. I would choose Kyleen because she has red hair like my nieces. I would give Kyleen to my older niece. She'd love it. Thanks for the chance.

    sweetascandy579 at yahoo dot com

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    http://twitter.com/yzgirl4/status/1377290338


    yzgirl4 at veizon dot net

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  70. My niece would love Marlee.

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  71. I would pick Reina because she is Spanish like my granddaughter and I would give her to my granddaughter
    rosans4@comcast.ent

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  72. Marlee, because she is just like my 8 year old grandaughter Sierra.

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  73. I would pick Marlee to give to my niece, because she looks like her!

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  74. I would pick Natalie because she looks like my granddaughter who I would give it to. They also have a lot in common. Thanks! I subscribe by email.

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  75. i would pick the marlee for my grandaughter.

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  76. Anonymous1:33 AM

    I would choose Natalie for my daughter because my daughter, like Natalie, likes to talk and is into sports. I'm an e-mail subscriber.
    -Terra H.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  77. I think I would go with Marlee....my girls are Hailey and Riley and this seems to go. Plus, I prefer the brunette dolls (even though the girls are blondies!)

    I like that these dolls are bigger and more able to "play" with the toddler set. I can see my girls twirling and dancing and interacting with a big doll like this....they don't really care for the little ones.

    What a great contest...thanks for offering one of them up!

    becca951(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  78. I 'd like to give Nika to my niece. She's cute.

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  79. I'd choose Natalie for my granddaughter because Natalie likes to talk a lot. The two of them would go well together.

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  80. I'd choose Kristina--when available--because my daughter is Chinese.
    Jennifer, jennem22 at yahoo dot com

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  81. I would give Natalie to my niece because she reminds me of her.

    Thank You!

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  82. I follow.


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  83. I'd give Nika to my daughter because they both have curly hair.

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  84. I would pick Marlee to give to my daughter. Marlee is very active, has older siblings, a pet fish and apparently skinned knees, just like my daughter!.

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  85. I would choose Marlee for my 9 year old daughter.My daughter(like Marlee) loves riding horses and writes in her journal daily.Thanks!

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  86. I would pick Natalie

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  87. My family would love to WIN this! Please enter me & thanks for the great contest!

    clemensrhonda@hotmail.com

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  88. shirley6:18 PM

    my grandaughter would love marlee

    cpsnsamples@aol.com

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  89. Anonymous9:04 PM

    I would pick Natalie. She reminds me of my daughter and what she likes. So, I would give it to her.

    raquelrasmussen (at) aol (dot) com

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  90. I would choose Marlee for my niece Peyton. Like Marlee, Peyton likes to put together her own outfits and she can come up with some real humdingers! Thanks!

    sherri419 at gmail dot com

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  91. I like Nika!
    She loves books! So does my daughter who would get the doll!
    Carla
    cpullum(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  92. I WOULD GIVE NIKA TO MY DAUGHTER BECAUSE THEY BOTH LOVE BOOKS! I SUBSCRIBED.

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  93. I would choose Marlee for my daughter-they both are artists!

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  94. I love love love the Marlee doll! She reminds me of my girls! I would give this doll to my 4yr. old and 8yr. old daughters. Thank you!!

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  95. I'd pick Marlee. She resembles my littleone the most with the brown hair and eyes. It would be for my daughter of course. Thank you!

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  96. My favorite is Natalie for my daughter because she bears a striking resemblance to the doll!

    jnkrim (at) qwestoffice (dot) net

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  97. Anonymous1:04 PM

    My niece would just LOVE Natalie!

    froggypartyof2@aol.com

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  98. I would choose Reina for my daughter Brielle because she loves that name.

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  99. I would choose Natalee to give my daughter. She just turned 13 - the pressures these girls are under nowadays... I just don't want her to forget about the power of friends as she gets older and having Natalee would be a reminder. She still plays with her dolls(secretly!)

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  100. I would choose Marlee because she looks a lot like my daughter, who would be the one who receives this!

    I have your button on my blog: Here

    I have you on my blogroll: Here

    I am a subscriber!

    I blogged about this giveaway: Here

    I am a follower!

    Tweet: http://twitter.com/wastebasket/statuses/1464969667

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  101. I like Marlee because she looks the most like my daughter. I would giver her to my daughter Isabel.

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  102. I know that my niece would love Marlee. Great looking dolls!

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  103. Sorry but I forgot to add that I subscribe.

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  104. I would choose Kristina for my daughter as we're Hapa and it'll be a doll that looks like her.

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  105. I would have to pick marlee because she resembles my daughter and I would give her to my daughter.

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  106. My daughter would love Marlee because she loves art projects and creating funky outfits! This would be perfect for her!

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  107. Anonymous11:41 PM

    I WOULD CHOOSE REINA BECAUSE SHE IS LATINO. OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WOULD BE THE LUCKY RECIPIENT!

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  108. Anonymous11:44 PM

    tweeted

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  109. Anonymous11:45 PM

    subscribe via email

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  110. Anonymous11:45 PM

    follow your blog

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  111. ok i'm entering late on this one but i like kyleen and thats becuse shes a olny child/doll and well that would be grate for my girl even thogh she not realy a olny child. but well she will never get to meet her bothers or sisters tell well thay turn at age to come and see her so in the men time she needs all the dolls she can get to have some play friends. and well i follow and subcribe thanks jenny9675309@yahoo.com

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  112. I would choose Marlee because she loves horseback riding. I would give this great prize to my friend. I subscribed by email.

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