$50 Dollar toy.?

We went to Walmart with our daughter to let her look around in the toy section to see what she likes get ideas for her birthday. She will be turning 3. She kept going to the new Baby Alive doll and that thing is $50.00 bucks, my husband can't see buying her this and to some point neither can I. But she loves this doll and she is not one for dolls. I am just wondering what all of your opinion on buying a three year old a $50 dollar toy doll. I probably won't get if for her but she is just so intreged by this doll.

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To be honest with you, I think the doll is just the toy of the moment. I have three daughters, none of doll age any longer, and there has been some version of this doll available when all three were of the age. We bought one for the oldest daughter for Christmas, and it was an orphan in the toy box within a month. They use batteries, and the food is a real messy disaster. If the consistency isn't just right, it doesn't go down or it gets stuck inside. The first diaper change is an excitement, and after that it becomes a nasty chore they don't like doing. Our daughter was willing to feed it- but then it got left laying before a "change" was needed. Except you can't leave them that way, and guess who gets the job? Yes, that's right- you. After that, we refused to get suckered in again.
We discovered that they are usually happiest with the simple dolls, with bottles that are pretend where the milk disappears into the top. The closest we came to one of the Baby Alive dolls was a German made doll called Baby Born. They do not use batteries, and do a lot more- including crying. It was a gift to our youngest daughter from a German aunt, and it actually did get played with quite a bit. They are available in the states, but I couldn't say for how much. They do all the things the Baby Alive does, including eat and poop- if fed- but all without battery aid. Considering the new version wants 4 AA at a whack, that means serious money on a regular basis. Also a consideration is the weight of the doll. If it is too heavy, they leave it behind. So all things considered, having been down this road before- I would stongly recommend against it. Find a simply doll that runs on imagination, they get played with a lot more.

well 50 dollars is a lot for a toy, but c'mon we all do it sometimes here and give in to an extravagant want for our child. if she really wants it that bad and she likes it ...you will get your 50 dollars worth. anyhow if she isnt one for dolls and wants this why not. perhaps santa could bring it for her ...;)

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