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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions: 2004 May - July: Free Expressions (ARCHIVES): American Girl Experience users admin

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Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, April 19, 2004 - 7:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Another mom and I are thinking of taking our daughters to the one in Chicago. Anyone done this? Any tips?

Spygirl
Member

04-23-2001

Monday, April 19, 2004 - 8:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What is it?

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, April 19, 2004 - 11:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ROFL!! guess, if you don't know, you haven't been.
American Girl are dolls, and they have a store in New York and Chicago that has all sorts of things you can do.
www.americangirl.com

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Monday, April 19, 2004 - 12:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
annie, i've been to two local events(before they had "American Girl Place"). my daughter and i had the most wonderful times. one was for the launching of josefina, and the other was for a samantha ice cream social. the events were all handled professionally, and with great attention paid to the girls who attended. everything that i has been associated with the pleasant company has always been done EXTREMELY well. from their clothing, to their dolls, to their events. if you daughter is an "american girl" kind of girl.... GO GO GO GO GO!

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, April 19, 2004 - 12:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cool, Landi..now will you advance me the cash? LOL

Teachmichigan
Member

07-22-2001

Monday, April 19, 2004 - 9:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have not DDs, but I do have 4 DNieces that all love American Girl. Not being a "dolly" kinda' girl, I was a bit leery of entering the "mecca" in Chicago. However, if you can handle the color pink, it was a doll lover's paradise (Loving neither pink nor dolls, I did find that the displays of all the various clothes sets at least kept my interest and prevented the gag reflex.)

For girls who love A.G....they will go nuts!!! They have everything from the doll clothes to the furniture to the clothes for the "real" girls. The one thing I actually liked was that the price you see on their web site and in their catalog was the same price they charge in the store. No surprises, no price gouging (even when we were there shortly before Christmas)...and some pretty good sales on discontinued items. Have fun!

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 6:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ROFL!!! glad you were able to control your gag reflex!

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
hmmm, I thought I wrote about my expereinces?

I'm going crazy...

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 5:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
How weird...I read it reader and responded!!!!! Did we do something wrong???????

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 5:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, found it annie, over in the parent thread... I had been reading the Columbine right nows... then saw the AG thread, and could've sworn I answered~! :-)

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 6:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ROFL I forgot I posted over there.

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 5:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ME ME ME!!!

Hi Texannie...

I took DD there last year , the store in Chicago. The outfits and dolls were/are expensive, I got hers on ebay, and didnt realize at the time, it was froma smoking environment, hence I got a great deal for a doll she can actually play with!! My mom gave her a gift certificate, so we booked a lunch there!!

Lunch (as I'm sure all the meals) are reserved. There is a set menu to choose from (like 3-4 courses) you bring your doll, or you may borrow one of theirs... they give the doll a chair to put on the table, and a service tea set. The lemonade was very very sour. THe first course from what i recall was crudettes, veggies, cheese, fruits. 2nd may have been the pizza for dd, and I had a chicken salad, we took doggie bags home!! Dessert was the dirt - a pretty clay pot with a silk flower for a keepsake, and chocolate pudding with a gummy worm. The napkins had a scrunchie, another keepsake, one for dd, one for the doll!!

Overall, I would go back. The store was crowded, all girls!! Well, the one time we checked it out, ds 14 at the time was mortified!! And he was right, there werent any guys!! lol... the lower level had a museum type area displays of all the dolls and their eras, plus tags to take up if you wanted to purchase any... and that is where the Chicago store has the play. My friends' daughter tried out for the play, she didnt make it, but they've enjoyed the theatre productions they've been to...

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 5:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks! I think we are going to take the girls in early fall.

Moderator
Moderator

06-30-2002

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 7:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I moved the posts from the other thread in here.

ModND

Jkm
Member

07-10-2002

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 1:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi -- We took a brownie scout troop up to Chicago for the weekend and did the American Girl lunch. I've been on other trips where we just visited the store as part of overall site seeing shopping/ museum visiting.

For girls 10 and under it is a wonder experience -- we had 7 of us. We had made reservations a month or two in advance. Most of the girls already had dolls and brought them with them.

Dinner was cute (though I was still hungery later) each course came with seven pieces for each of us as described above -- the chairs for the dolls were so cute!! and the desert was adorable.

Now that my kids are a couple of years older - they would not enjoy the dinner anymore -- still like the dolls -- but now boys and clothes are on the minds.... I think the dolls will be put up this summer in a case of some sort.

They have always played with them - now I guess they'll be look at dolls.....

They have one doll a piece -- but it's one of the dolls that looks like you - not one of the "Molly" or other period dolls. We had bought a couple of outfits from there overtime and the hair care book/accessories -- but found munch cheaper and almost as nice outfits at the toy stores/ department stores at home.

Playing with her dolls hair is how my oldest finally gained practice and confidence in trying to do different hairstyles to herself and her sister.

I'd follow up a visit to American Girl Place with a few block walk over to the Rainforest Cafe for a Volcano dessert to be shared by all -- that place is just cool inside no matter what age you are.

Teachmichigan
Member

07-22-2001

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 5:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Completely agree, JKM...Rainforest Cafe is awesome! If you head the other way down Michigan, you can get to Bandera...one of the best jazz bars in town! They've got two specialties...wood rotisserie chicken and prime rib. They have to die for cornbread...and the jazz isn't half bad either! LOL

IMHO..if the kiddies get American Girl, the mommy should get good entertainment later in the evening! LOL

Twiggyish
Member

08-14-2000

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 7:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My daughter and I both love these dolls! DD collects them and LOVES the magazine.

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 8:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ooooooooooooo taking notes....

I thought Rainforest overpriced, and over something, but I'm glad to note you enjoyed it..

BAndera - I've never heard of it!! THank you for sharing!! How does it compare to the Hardrock Cafe, or the Blues up State Street?....

Teachmichigan
Member

07-22-2001

Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Never been to Blues, but it beats Hardrock HANDS DOWN! IMHO, Hardrock is a more of a pub hangout...Bandera is an jazz club with class. Top notch service, more "proper" than hardrock. More sophisticated menu (although fewer choices). Have fun!

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 1:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
House of BLues!! LOL I couldnt remember the name till I was driving around today!! THANK you again for the update!!

Teachmichigan
Member

07-22-2001

Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 3:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hee, hee...I knew what ya' meant. It's the one place my mom and I have talked about visiting for a couple years now, but we just haven't taken the time to go. Maybe I should tell her we need a weekend trip so that we can do a "proper" review / comparison for one of my cyberfriends! LOL

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 4:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well consider the weekend of May 22 2004 - and come meet some of your cyberfriends... just sayin!! :-)