Saturday, September 6, 2014

Deboxing Moxie Girlz Camping Kellan


 
Actual video dialog and some pics below:
 
 
"This is the area of my office where I keep boxed dolls, clothing accessories and some crafts. I like to keep dolls in their boxes as long as possible but since my space is limited I've devised a plan.


For each new boxed doll that I buy, I either have to open it immediately or open one already on the shelf. So far, I'm just opening boxes of dolls whose bodies I know I'm not going to keep. This brings us to Moxie Girlz Camping Adventurez which are at Walmart from $15 to $20 bucks.




You can get Sophina who has a light up camp fire and yummy treats. Or Avery with her working bow & arrow and archery gear. I'm going to be deboxing Kellan.



She has light up fireflies and scavenger hunt gear. I probably picked her over the others because I like her accessories better. The box design is interesting, but it's also very awkward to store which is why I'm opening it. The back of the box has a double fold and all the ties and fasteners are sandwiched in between. That means it's going to be annoying to open. I'll speed up the video, but it still took awhile to get through all that glue. The accessories are just rubber banded to the place card so it's easy to remove those.


Let's check out the small stuff first. The lantern is quite sturdy and seems like it could take some rough play. However, it can't stay on unless you press the button. Also, it lights up green, not yellow, like it shows on the graphic. To get your apparently radio active fireflies to blink constantly, you have to keep pressing the button down. The leaves are your basic molded plastic and nothing to get too excited about.

[Shows Nature Scavenger Hunt card] I'm not a fan of "nature" but I assume these are real things you can find outside if you were so inclined. Perhaps these are pictures she took with her neat little camera. I like birds and butterflies... sometimes. Okay, not really. The glow stick does glow in the dark and has a very long string so she can hang it from a tree, I guess. My favorite item is the camera. LOVE IT! For a simple little mold, it has some nice details and shapes to it.


We finally get to the doll who still has stuff fastened to her, so I'll fast forward through that. Okay. What a cute outfit! I like the whoot owl top, the striped ruffle skirt and the teal colored boots. The boots are very detailed in every aspect, from the strings, to the stitching, to the soles. The back of the outfit has your typical Velcro and there are little undies sewn into the skirt.


The knitted scarf has a multi colored diamond pattern. The nylon bag is a little basic, but still kinda cute and roomy enough for her stuff. I like it.


For the price I paid, $15, I think the accessories and outfit are worth it. However, unless you collect Moxie Girlz bodies, which I don't, $20 is way too much... for me. Anyway, here's how her outfit looks on different body types.


Monster High. She wears the skirt well, but the top only looks fitted because of the stiff Velcro in the back.


Fashionista. Chesty McGee here is about to burst out of the top and it barely fastens in the back. She can wear the skirt, but again, it barely closes.


Liv. The Liv body probably has the best fit overall, but it's not perfect. She too is a little busty, but not as much as the Fashionista.


Bratz. Older articulated Bratz are thinner than Moxie Girls, so this is very loose on her. The top is okay, but the skirt barely hangs onto her hips. She still looks cute in it though!

That's it! Hope you enjoyed."


27 comments:

  1. Great video review! The outfit and accessories are lovely, the t-shirt is my favorite garment. She's definitely worth the price you paid I think!

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    1. Thanks, Night Owl! I was a little iffy on getting her, but I really wanted that camera.

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  2. Hey Muff - I enjoyed viewing your deboxing of Moxie Girlz Camping Kellan video. It was great to hear your, voice too. You sound like a sweet little girl. :-)

    I am so not a fan of Moxie Girlz because I cannot get past their alien-looking eyes. The outfit and accessories are nice.

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    1. LOL, Debbie. My voice must be deceptive because I don't think I've ever been sweet... ever.

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    2. LOL! Oh, I bet you have but in an edgy sorta way.

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  3. Very interesting! Nice accessories, but now I know not to ever buy a discounted Moxie for the clothes, as all my bodies are Liv and Fashionista.

    I really like that Moxie Girlz get to do outdoor, adventurous things, but the faces somehow don't speak to me, possibly because they look too young for my existing plot line.

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    1. Smaller, it really depends on the fashion. I have quite a few Moxie Girlz stuff that does fit my Liv bodies with no problems. I just have to pay attention to the shape of the clothing.

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  4. Great video and review! I am also not a fan of Moxie just because of head size and no articulation. Like the comparison of the clothes on the different doll bodies. Who wore it best? My vote is Monster High.

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    1. Phyllis, so far no one is a fan of the Moxie face/head. I guess I don't think too much about them and just admire their clothes and such.

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  5. Hello from Spain: great review. I like these clothing samples. Great accessories. I like the camera. It seems real. I also enjoy seeing your dolls space. Very inspiring to me. You have so many dolls in box. Keep in touch

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    1. Thanks, Marta! Yes, the camera is very nice and I'm glad to add it to my very small collection of play cameras.

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  6. Yay and thanks for this review. I have NOT seen these sets in my stores yet. (Haven't been to a Toys R Us for some time though so who knows if they have them there. ;-D)

    I love seeing the fashions on other dolls. Helps with deciding whether to get a set or not. A little.

    Don't like birds and butterflies? Here in Philly, birds usually mean pigeons who for some reason think that my head is their walking toilet. They see me and daloop! nasty, smelly, eggy goop gets unloaded. Butterflies can stay free - they go their own way. None of them have crapped on me. Pigeons though ... ack!

    Kellan has gorgeous red hair from your photos. Pity her eyes are so very ginormous. Like she's part human, part alien.

    It is so fun to see your boxed dolls. Nosy me, I squint at them and try to guess what's in the box. That's not that I didn't enjoy the review. Just something about boxed dolls that evokes the snoop ;-P

    Thanks for sharing!

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    1. My pleasure, D7ana! I think I've had mine for about 5 months now and the only place I ever saw them was at Walmart.

      I'm pretty sure that I've chased butterflies as a kid and I know I caught a mountain of fireflies too, but birds never did anything for me. I don't like squeaking and flapping and mid air pooping. It just aint seemly. I also don't like how they dive bomb cats just to be a-holes.

      If there's a particular box that caught your fancy and you cant figure it out, let me know and I'll take some pics of it for you.

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  7. I enjoyed this video review! I watched it all and was entertained, even though I'm not a big fan of the Moxie Girlz. I liked seeing all of the accessories, and seeing how the fashion fits other dolls.

    D7ana, :-((((((((( I think that I would be traumatized having that kind of experience with pigeons. Sometimes there are an unusually large amount of them that hang out on top of the building where I work, and I've thought to myself that if one of them ever got me, I'd have to leave for the entire day (and would be tempted to call in the next day).

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    1. Thanks so much, Roxanne! When I saw it was getting past 5 minutes I thought about cutting a bunch out, but then I was all, "Eh. What the heck."

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  8. Excellent video! Thanks for the info about how the clothes fit other dolls. I've admired many Moxie play sets for the accessories but couldn't justify the price for a doll I knew I wouldn't keep, especially since I didn't think I could use the clothes. I only have one Liv body (just put a Stardoll head on it today) but I think the Moxie fashions might be just a little too sweet for this doll's persona.

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    1. Jewell, compared to other brands, I would indeed say that Moxie Girlz wear sticks with being sweet and kid friendly, instead of the usual super tight fashions. They have been around the entire time I've been collecting (3 years), so I cant say they have a marketing/sale problem but I cant help think they would be even more popular if they changed up the eyes a bit and had some full articulation. However, they seem to do alright.

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  9. Hola, me parecen muy bonitas para nenas de 5 o 6 years, saludos.
    Gracias por la comparacion.
    Saludos.

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    1. Hola, Lindaivette. Muchas gracias por parar cerca y hacer comentarios.

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  10. Andaaa que bien si les vale la ropa a la Barbie que chulooo me gustaaa. Besosss

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    1. Hi, Carmen. Sí que sería genial si Mattel haría ropas como éstas.

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  11. Hi Muff, I love the video!!!
    even though I don't collect anything but MM Barbies and FR, I really enjoied this!

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    1. Thanks, Billa! Even if I don't collect a particular doll, I'm always interested in accessories.

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  12. Hi Muff!
    I like everything in the sets. I have several Live dolls so I would be able to use them. If I don't sell them off that is.

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    1. Grandmommy, I like the juvenile look of Moxie wear and it's a good compliment to Liv bodies.

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  13. I like the accessories and the outfits. I never collected these dolls so I really never looked at them. I always like to see and know what other dolls fashions would look like on other dolls so this helps me a lot.

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    1. Thanks, Brini! Trying the outfits on different bodies is part of the fun for me.

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