Doll Review: Monster High Monster Family Frankie & Alivia Stein Grill

I mean I thought I was going to have a couple image-heavy posts back in April but I only did the one. Instead here I am in October, with a HUGE backlog of stuff.

This is the first of those backlogged posts: I got the Frankie-Alivia Monster Family two-pack!



I found it on eBay for... uh okay it's been six months. I want to say around $22? In the neighborhood of MSRP, which was $20. And while cost is always one of my chief concerns, when I shop on eBay I'm also always looking to see who has a photo of the actual item they actually have for actual sale. It is true that no one can rock wonk-eye like a Stein but I'm only so willing to gamble.

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Oh right one more thing! ( Comparison shots of the Alivias! )

And there you go.

I actually genuinely do like Alivia as a character-- even as she was presented in the Howliday Special. How often do you see a nine-to-twelve-year-old girl presented as the strong, silent type? I could easily wish she'd turned up pre-reboot, because I think the Frankie-Alivia storyline could have benefited from Frankie having contact with her friends' sisters. (Although I do like that Alivia came about basically the same way Hoodude did-- Frankie takes after her grandpa, she got all wound up and made a person she didn't know what to do with. Twice!)

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Toy Review: Monster High Social Spots Studen Lounge Playset

Hm that's two Stein-based reviews in a row and I have one more to do, let's space these out a bit.



Pre-reboot this time-- I got the Student Lounge! I found this one on eBay for about $16 shipped, which I actually think is below the MSRP. I needed this set. Look at it. It's got a vending machine.

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Toy Review: Monster High Frankie Stein's Vanity Playset

Listen I'm just getting my unboxing/review backlog out of the way, really.

I got Frankie's vanity back in April, too, mint in box for a little less than $16. (With Frankie's vanity, you can bargain hunt. With Cleo's... well, I'm still hunting.)



Please ignore any blobs of green and peach in the mirror through this review. That's me and my green T-shirt, reflecting more than expected.

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Doll Review: Monster High I Heart Fashion Cleo (I GOT HER I GOT HER!)

My Monster High grail doll list has gotten shorter!

I have had '"Monster High" Cleo Fashion' as one of my saved eBay searches for... uh, a couple years now. Back in July, the right combination of 'not highway robbery' and 'listed at a time when I have money' appeared and I JUMPED.

I paid about $77 shipped (from Australia to California) and I'm STILL kinda proud of myself. I would not have gotten her if I hadn't been idly browsing eBay on my phone in bed the instant she was listed. I don't think she was up for an hour.

So!



I finally freaking got her!

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Picspam: He's Helping

Yes, Theo, that's exactly what I need in my photo backdrop, your handsome mug. Go on and steamroller Frankie Stein, it's fine, I never do wonder why I only spot the cat hair once I'm cropping the photos. No mystery there at all. Have a nap, it's not like I set that up for reasons that aren't, you know, you.

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