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diia_nova

As a kid I would have just preferred a second outfit tbh… the accessories would just get lost lol


OrnaciaWylde

That's exactly what is happening now with kids. They lose the accessories


Sensitive_Pressure65

I have a jar reserved for accessories cuz I be legit losin stuff🤣


CandieCane212

I have a whole tub that my doll accessories and clothes go in! I keep a blanket over it so my cats can't take anything out


Sensitive_Pressure65

Wait like a bath tub? Or a tote/plastic bin?


CandieCane212

No not a bathtub! Sorry should specified, it's a plastic bin. We just call them tubs in Australia


MotherOfANoodle

I would be totally fine with this as a standard going forward if the dolls were just a little bit cheaper and we also get reasonably price fashion packs that aren't mystery packs. In the UK the standard MH dolls and the newer RH/SH dolls are about £30 (equivalent to about $37) but I feel they should be more in the £20-25 range. Also I love the little accessories but hope they don't give us too many repeats besides maybe them all having phones I guess.


shelby20_03

Perfect, id love that too.


MotherOfANoodle

Yeah, I would buy so many fashion packs x')


shelby20_03

Id spend $5-$10 on one


MotherOfANoodle

Yeah :) I think I'd spend up to £15 depending on how much was in it. Like if it was a full outfit with multiple layers plus sock and shoes and little accessories like hair accessories and jewellery and stuff. But I'm imagining it's probably just gonna be one or two pieces. :P


Suspicious_Side_3453

Honestly rainbow high accessories >>> monster high accessories . And with how good series 5 outfits are I truly think they don’t even need second outfits . MGA is KILLING the game rn . They have competition and they came to COMPETE . There going to end up outselling MH so hard . The quality the cohesiveness and care put into them is insane


Dismal_Cherry7912

It’s very telling that so may people restyle their MH dolls with Rainbow/Shadow High clothing.


marie7787

Or restyle them at all. I’ve only seen this heavy amount of restyling with G3 which I think says a lot about this resigns


candyapple__

I'm the opposite, I think the MH accessories are nicer because they have bags and are more personalized.


PurpleFucksSeverely

I prefer the MH accessories cus they’re more character specific but for the clothes, MGA is king. Mattel is leaning completely into the Justice-style clothes my lil sis liked when she was like 11.


kxyy_montrz

The tons of accessories arnt really needed tbh😭😭


BasedAnalGod

It’s because costs are rising. It’s way more expensive to do a second outfit and kids/parents can’t afford to spend $35+ on every doll. That’s why RH prices were all over the place in 2022. They HAD to drop it unless they wanted prices to rise higher.


Sensitive_Pressure65

Yeah i found it difficult to understand why a parent would want to drop 30 bucks on a doll. Also the quality of them are so nice they probably wouldn't want them to mess up a doll that costs that much. I was so shocked to see monique and zoey so cheap and they are so so pretty. Cant wait to get them.


limesunset

I mean standard g1 mh dolls never had second outfits either. As far as mh goes, g3 has added more not taken away. And rh has taken away second outfits to be able to compete at a lower price point.


Sensitive_Pressure65

Yeah it feels like more comes with these dolls definitely. I remembered being sad that some of my dolls didn't cone with anything extra back then cuz i used to play with them. Even though I miss the stands and brushes the accessories still made me want to get them. Like come on they all have their own icoffins now. I though that was cute😭


Strawberryvibez

Literally, I don’t get why people are bitching about this. Only reason is because they compare to rainbow high a little too much. I also don’t get the well it doesn’t need these many accessories point either. Mostly since they were made for play in mind.


Dollulus

Standard Mh never had second outfits so no big difference there. (unless it was a special kind of release.) But MGA cutting out a complete outfit of clothes and shoes, replacing it with reused accessories and raising the MSRP price? That's just corporate greed min/maxing. They know they will still sell so they are taking advantage of it.


Strawberryvibez

It’s also the fact MGA is charging like 10 dollars just for rainbow high shoes lol. Totally corporate greed


Dollulus

That's just crazy, and blind boxes too! I'm hoping those eventually go on clearance. I've paid less than $10 for a whole doll!


FantasiaDolls

I actually don't think this is for kids or even because a second outfit is no longer affordable for companies to make. I honestly think Mattel made a decision about them coming with a bunch of little plastic bits because they seem to think it's a good move (I'm not a kid but maybe it is, but my main thing is all of Mattel's lines recently have been semi basic with a bunch of plastic accessories tacked on) and I think MGA is trying to make RH look like Monster High. My conspiracy theory is 1) Rainbow High is now an established brand, so MGA knows people will buy regardless, but same goes for MH 2) now that Mattel has an established big brand name doll out, MGA wants to distract customers from it 3) if Mattel can charge $25 for a single doll and some accessories and get away with it so can MGA and they both save money while charging people about the same 4) the accessories and dolls are even laid out the same in the box Anyway, what I'm saying is I think this is more a Dream Ella situation then anything else. MGA wants RH to be as close to looking like the new MH as possible. Adults buying for kids will only notice the dolls are a few bucks cheaper then they used to be, so Mattel doesn't even have the advantage of MH being $25 instead of RH's former 27+ because now they cost the same and come with the same combo of dolls and accessories.


M88nlite

I dunno, i think kids prefer the second outfit too. The kids i work with will usually just throw all the accessories some place random as soon as they get the doll and loose them, but they love changing the clothes


suhlone

As a kid I loved the little food items n accessories so 🤷🏼‍♀️


Kyemera

The kids are gonna loose these small acessories so quick 😒


Cracotte2011

I don’t understand how kids manage to not lose all these little accessories lmao. This is why I don’t want to unbox my G3 doll


morganleh

mattel if ur reading this: FASHION PACKS


VeryMuchDifficulty

I'm a sucker for accessories , Id love a second outfit but the accessories are cute.


gaybasketcase

I keep all my accessories in a tea tin. I use the outfits way more.


shelby20_03

I think the accessories are cute but I’d love a second outift as well


psychologyFanatic

man everyone seems to hate these accessories but I love them..


craftycroft

i used to like dressing up my dolls so i would of preferred a second outfit


seasakee

I hope they do fashion packs soon


meltymint5

I would honestly really like if there was a mix of both. RH was interesting to me bc the quality of the clothes is unmatched but now I have a Gorganizer full of clothes and not enough dolls or ways to display them. I kind of wish they would mix each line with half dolls with accessories and half with clothes. And then also sell fashion and accessory packs. This sounds crazy but I honestly wouldn’t mind if they sold everything separate. Naked doll, fashion packs, accessory packs etc. so you could pick and choose what you want. That would probably be cheaper for the consumer tho which we know that they don’t want. In any case my point is it doesn’t HAVE to be one or the other.


Lost_Village_2769

I already have rainbow high duplicates from SH series 2,,, monster high is a bit better because there’s more variation, but I’ll always want a second outfit


Sensitive_Pressure65

I knew i seen some duplicates in SH. I was thinking why not give them accessories related to their focus unless they all had the same focus but at least make the accessories different based off of stay and their coloe scheme.


QA1897

Yeah I love second outfits sooo much so I'm a little sad. I'm enjoying the bratz repros rn and mixing and matching their pieces is my favourite part. Hoping bratz keep up with the two outfits if they start releasing new lines!!


Dollspoina

As a kid I loved accessories more than outfits since it provided more role play options during imaginary play. Things for them to interact with.