I think so too, because I found them on Amazon Spain with 33€. If a doll is 50$ in US that means at least 55€ for us here, maybe even 60€. For Kia was the same, cheaper than in US on Amazon Sp.
I've heard the Slumber Party dolls at least are priced higher because of the stupidity it's costing to get the dolls shipped stateside and out of the shipping containers currently.
I think the price would be fine if the instruments actually had sound chips and played sounds but I ordered Carmen and Vanessa anyway😁, I hope I can find robin from the slumber party dolls soon🙏🙏🙏
true - they definitely should have included a musical element on all the rockstar dolls that would play clips of the band's upcoming song, like how barbie movie dolls do!
I agree!!! I have Carmen and Vanessa, I’ll wait for lyric to go on clearance to get her. I think they should had put the instruments with maybe a stage set so they can look like there having a concert
@@Shopaholic33forever yes that would have been cool and I’m gonna wait for lyric too I only really like her fur coat and that’s not enough for me to pay 50$
It's funny, here in Europe these dolls (the first and second wave) already cost 50$, and even the cheer dolls cost around 40$. So for us European ppl at least we're kinda used to paying a premium for certain types of dolls. Even ones that really don't come with all that much. As for the idea of selling the accessories separately, I feel like it's a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation cause if they did that people would complain still and ask why the accessories weren't included cause then their whole rock star theme wouldn't make sense. I don't know, these are gorgeous but at this price point I may have to skip out on them.
they don't scan on the Amazon apps because they are exclusive only to target, like the slumber party line are to walmart. :) they should not be there anytime soon.
It's so funny to hear you mention Vanessa being the rare one when my Cali friends have had that issue with Carmen instead LOL! The RH signature that's been popping up in this fall's offerings seems to be a Christian Dior nod while the portrait on the back of the jacket has been theorized as a nod to Britney Spears' 'Britney' album cover. I do agree the instruments could come separately - especially since Lyric's is seemingly the only one to make sounds - and that pushing them to $50 was a bit much but I find myself still liking Carmen a LOT - she's a must - still wanting Vanessa and likely leaving Lyric until/if there's a sale. I'd hope eventually some of these things go down but the Rocker 2 pack from last christmas is still $50 a lot of places so I guess it's hard to know. It's definitely a tight year tho - SO much is out at once that it's hard to focus on it all and it definitely has made me choosier with everything.
As a collector, I totally agree that they could skip the instruments to lower the price. If I bought one of these, I'd definitely put this plastic instrument away in a box and never take it out again. But maybe kids are fond of such accessories and it's worth the price if the doll is bought as a gift to a kid. I like your idea about accessories being sold separately. And I also hope that at some point these dolls will be released as a 3-pack without instruments. I'd gladly buy such 3-pack, because the dolls are awesome.
I would have to agree with you. I’d rather buy the doll with her extra outfit only for less. For us international collectors, we already have to add many dollars to the price for shipping and tax, so they already cost us way too much. I doubt I’ll be able to afford them, but maybe I would’ve been able to if they were a bit less to start with.
I love those ladies! Target has been raising their prices on a lot of their toys. What I paid $39.99 for in 2019, is now $41.99. I used the sale that was going on at target to get the dolls. Buy $100 and get $25 off. Then I used Rakutan as well, and Honey. I’m with you! $150 is way too much for struggling families. With her face make up, they should’ve added stars next her eyes and perhaps rainbow wings on her eyelids.
I completely understand, these dolls are pricey and it makes no sense cause the winter break dolls come with 2 skis or a skateboard and their first and second outfits but they are $36.99 so why make the dolls $49.99 ? I wouldn’t blame it all on MGA though ( not saying you are ) companies don’t always have as much power as we believe when it comes to retailers . Usually companies will give retailers a recommended price point for the amount of product an item comes with , but no matter how big of a company you are you really can’t obligated retailers to price the dolls at the price you recommend. Yes , companies like Mattel and MGA have money but I doubt they would wanna open there own stores , if they do it’ll usually be ONE store and it’s usually in California or New York and unfortunately not all of us live in or close to any of those states plus It’ll add more costs to the companies. Retailers are the biggest things for Companies like MGA snd Mattel because they are the ones who put the toys on the shelves and make them money so it’s 100% possible that they did recommend a lower price , but retailers didn’t listen . The rockstar dolls and slumber dolls aren’t the first dolls to be a bit overpriced , Kia heart is a good example the only reason she’s at $40 is because she’s special edition and she has like 2-5 more pieces than the normal dolls . Now Kia seems less expensive but at the time it was a huge jump of price point from $27 to $40 not to mention it was probably bad news for international fans , and it probably upset international fans when they heard these dolls were gonna be $50 here , meaning it would be 2 times more expensive. But , price point usually isn’t any toy companies fault it’s more of the retailers fault
I love these dolls so much more than the winter line, even though the winter line was super cute! I'm just not sure if they're worth the $60 CAD price when I also want to get all of series 3 and they're $40 each 😅
Where I live 50 dollars is an average price for dolls. The standard RH dolls cost like 31 euros (36 dollars) The winter doll line costs like 46 euros (53 dollars) And the special edition dolls are just crazy. The Laurel and Holly doll set goes for 59 euros which is about 70 dollars I wish I could find these rock dolls for under 100 euros but so far no luck!
Everytime I take a look at her, I fall deeper in love. My only interest in this line was Vanessa but the rocker girls are honestly all so beautiful! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Sorry… Any person of moderate income and limited living space who is totally ‘lost in the hype’ and feels that they have to spend their limited income on nice but expensive dolls and feels under pressure, stressed or depressed trying to keep up with having every release and feel lacking if they do not have all these dolls in their lives needs to take a step back and re-evaluate all these various (popularized) media platforms and individually determine how much they are helping to feed into the obsession. All things in moderation.
I just got Sheryl on Amazon for $26 I was so excited, I love that she looks like Cher, I can't wait to get the rest of series 3, but I think I may wait a bit on these and the winter break dolls as they are in fact a little out of my price range
With the way of the cargo ships, I was surprised I even found a slumber party doll at Walmart. Knowing its going to be ridiculous to get gifts for xmas, I snatched up Brianna right away. Every toy will be a hot toy this year because shelves will go empty.
What I can see is that most outfits are a little bit more detailed as well as the hairstyles and that might have increased the prices, like Carmen's skirt and Lyrics' Jacket / pants or Vanessa's gorgeous hair.
Not necessarily I’m not saying the dolls aren’t pricey , they definitely are but MGA or Rainbow high aren’t actually pricing the dolls they do in fact give retailers a recommendation for a price point , but after that it’s completely up to retailers if they wanna follow it or not so it’s 100% possible MGA might’ve asked for a price point of $39.99 but retailers upped it to $49.99
I found all three Rockstar dolls at Target, this weekend, and I'm done until the CNY Jett comes out. I'm just not interested in the Sleepover Dolls. Still hoping to eventually complete Winter Break with Jade and Violet, but at the $23 price that I paid for Ruby.
I don't mind the special edition dolls being $50 but they are coming out too often. if we had 1 special edition doll (or even just one set of 3) every year like the LOL collector dolls it would seem more special to me. and it doesn't even look like these or the slumber party dolls have the Jett Dawson body articulation either. I think having the accessories sold as separate packs is a great idea and would love to see them do that in the future!
I've slowed down a lot collecting the Rainbow High dolls. I got half of series 2 discounted mainly because I waited so long to buy them but those were the three I didnt fall completely in love with when I first saw them. I havent started series 3 yet or the winter break dolls. I hope to get the twins first though. There are just so many of them that im missing and a lot of them are expensive. They are all beautiful dolls. I wish I could afford to get them faster. I guess I'm just prioritizing completing my lol omg collection first because those are basically the same price depending on the doll.
Um I also believe that they shouldn’t be 50+ dollars 💵 but it isn’t mga’s fault it’s they stores a lot of people don’t know that mga made them around 35$ as the recommended price but often times the store changes the prices to what they think they should be because of the fact that they are store exclusives the rockstars and slumber party dolls Monster high did it to💅💅💅 so it’s really these stores fault
I feel like the rockstars and slumber party are overpriced. They only come with an instrument or a sleeping bag. They should have been priced at $35 like winter break. I am a collector so I got all 3, but I might not continue if they continue being so overpriced.
These fancier, pricier dolls (rockstar, sleepover, etc) I've decided if I get them I'll only get one, the one I like best from the line. It makes more sense for me budget wise and space wise. That being said I do really like them all. I did collect all of series 1 because I wanted to complete the rainbow. The other 2 series I tried to stick with only the ones I loved best.
i really really love them AND the slumber party dolls, but i'm also desperate for georgia bloom. i really cant afford any of the special edition dolls at all sadly, i can only hope i'll eventually be able to get them if they ever go on sale.
I like the second outfit better too. I haven't yet gotten any of the "Special Edition" dolls cause they are too expensive. Yeah, this wasn't the time to make such expensive dolls. I guess their target audience doesn't have to worry about price.
the dolls will only be on Amazon for Europe where they’ll be Amazon exclusive there. In the US they are Target exclusive and in Canada they are Toys R Us exclusive. Rainbow High doesn’t have complete control over the price point over exclusives either, so it’s not the instruments fault it’s Targets.
The clothes are very detailed and pretty but still too pricey for collectors outside North America, basically you could feed a family for 2 weeks with that doll's price.
In Australia, the core dolls are $49. Winter ones are $65. Two packs are $89. Am guessing these ones will be around $70. I love the guitar and wish there were more one sixth scale electric guitars available because my TBLeague Anubis needs one.
I wanted to replace the electric guitar with an acoustic one (I just prefer country music) & found both acoustic & electric guitars on Amazon for about $20 with cases if you're still looking.
I personally only bought Vanessa because I have to stick to somewhat of a budget with my doll collecting. I can't speak for children and parents, but as a DOLL collector, the first thing I did with the drum kit was take a photo and put it up on eBay. I couldn't care less about the accessories
Luckily, it appears they will only be $60. They aren’t here yet, but I have seen them listed. Same with the slumber party line: only $55. I say “only” relative to the fact that Canadian prices can be up to 1.5 times the US price.
I found her today at target for $30 and while she’s not new now I’ve never actually seen her in store and she was the only one so I just had to get her!
She is gorgeous but it comes down to my adulting responsibilities/other loves. Send over $150 for the three or that money going toward getting a new terrarium for a python I would own and/or new pet yet to come. Choices, choices, choices.
The basic series 1 RH dolls over here in Sweden is more than this doll so to me it's always funny to hear people from the US talk about the prices like this 😅 I guess we are just so used to pay higher prices for dolls here. (It's not fun but what else can you do really if you want to collect them?)
My theory is that that supply chain is making the doll and outfit pieces cost WAY more to make and/or the dolls cost WAY more to ship, so they throw in some giant plastic things (the winter break skis, the instruments in this line) or things that aren't too difficult to make/don't increase the production cost too much (the sleeping bags), in order to make the consumer think the price is due to receiving more items. I bet they are making much less profit than they are used to on the 27.99 dolls, and they use these exclusive dolls (that people who are more financially able can buy) to make up for that.
my other theory (that i think is acting in combination with the first) has to do with the fact that I am pretty sure Target and Walmart are the ones who set the final price point for the exclusives. I bet that they set them really high so that when they run their sales and say oh look the dolls are "only" 30-40 bucks, people feel like they are saving money, and dont realize that 40 is still a little bit pricey for a doll (remember when we were shocked at kia hart's price point?). kind of like how justice always runs 40% off sales, so the majority of people are getting the 40% off price (which is the "real market value"), but they think they are getting a steal. and as a bonus, they get the extra profit from the few that aren't waiting for a sale (well-off present buyers and collectors who are willing to pay more just bc they want it so bad).
I think the winter break dolls were more expensive because of the winter clothes, not because of the skiis/snowboards. As for the Rockstar line, it might be the same reason e.g. Lyric's hat made of fabric instead of plastic like Ruby's. The signature on the boots reminds me of Gianni Versace.
Super hard to find. It's the instruments that are making it a little more expensive. Grrr My favorite is definitely Carmen. I had to wash out the crunch. The spiral curls are popping now ❤
Hey...yea I'm with you. They should have sold the instruments separately or they should have sold the clothes separately. It is too pricey for me because I need two of each dolls. I buy two of each of the special dolls to keep one in box. That $300 that I dont have. Omg.
You might want to rethink regularly buying doubles. Yes, dolls have gone up in value lately, but so has real estate and other investments. I’m glad I wasn’t collecting in my 20s and 30s and saved money to buy a house. I don’t know how old you are or your financial situation, but I see young people very fixated on dolls and not thinking about their larger financial picture. I’m just offering this as a counterpoint to the very consumeristic hype on RUclips and Instagram. Even I get drawn in, and I know better. None of these are actually a “need”.
I just picked up all 3 2 days ago had to ship to store. My Carmen's 2nd skirt is sewed uneven which is bs the gems don't line up. Also her rt eye has the pink around her eye more so than on the left and her shoes are not painted right anywhere. The 2nd pair. I haven't unboxed her yet so may try to exchange her now that they finally have her in stock. My vanessa is perfect! The eye glitter on the Lucas doll i got and in store were also pretty uneven i exchanged her for a better one they had in stock but none were perfect. I think 50 is expensive but they had the target special save 25 dollars off 100 on toys so they were around 40 each after the added 5 percent redcard discount. I do love these dolls but as an avid snow boarder i like the winter break dolls with the accessories more. Thanks for the awesome video!
Hi!! so far i only have Carmen. where I live the Rockstar dolls are priced 45.00 before tax. and in my specific town carmen is the hardest one to find with there being one or two of her on the shelves if your lucky and ten of each of the other two. Personally I feel like the price is fair for the amount of articulation , detail in hair makeup clothes shoes, the fact that we get two outfits including shoes and an accessory.
Seeing how Kia has never been marked down (that I know of) or gone on clearance, I don't think the Rock Star dolls will. I'm tempted to use the 25% off coupon on either Carmen or Vanessa, but I haven't found them in stores yet, so maybe if I see them before the coupon expires.
I’ve been good and not bought Rockstars or Slumber Party because yikes $50 each I can’t spend $300 on 6 dolls - I skipped Jett as well because $58 just can’t. Vanessa does sell out fast on Target. Brickseek will only show me inventory for Brianna & Robin for some reason it won’t show me Marisa and online I’ve only seen Robin go in & out of stock. Wasn’t Kia Hart special edition? And I think she’s $40 🤦🏻♀️. I was able to score Cheer Skyler for $11.68 and I used the Target toy coupon on winter break poppy I was lucky to get sunny on sale on Walmart when they were new and only paid full price for Violet in winter break so I have all the ones with skis and skipped the snowboard ones and collected them in cheer. Cheer Ruby & Jade we were lucky to get free from mga 👍👍👍.
The dolls are beautiful and they have a lot of things with really good quality but I think I’ll skip them cuz I live outside of the US and we commonly get the dolls twice the price
Hey Melissa, long time no talk :( I stopped collecting dolls unfortunately because I started collecting Squishmallows! I’m super into them now and I wish I was still into dolls :( but i came back to watch this video cause I love this doll! She’s so cute
You see I am going to be honest , the first outfit the blouse will go great with the second outfit skirt I love her hair her face so amazing I love her , and with the guitar I think they should sell it separate that is honesty
I agree they should be cheaper or keep the price and have the instruments actually play music like the lol OMG boom box dolls. Also I don’t really like the other one you showed I forget her name sorry but she’s giving me Eminem vibes but not the candy
I bought Carmen and Vanessa, and I love, love, love the dolls. But. I have no use for the instruments. I also hated Vanessa's jeans and second outfit. So for my purposes, the price was way too high, because I am not going to use a major part of the set, and with Vanessa, I'm not even using her fashions. But did I know this going into buying the dolls? Yes. And did I buy them anyway? Yes. I agree with you in that I wish they would have options of just the dolls and fashions and then accessories sold separately.
In my area (Iowa/Illinois), Carmen was the hardest to find. I had to order her online and it took me almost two weeks to get her order sine she kept going out of stock.
I liked the idea of putting the instruments in separate accessory packs or a playset so it's optional. I'm going to pass even though I like them because of the price.
I heard that MGA doesn’t make the price for exclusive dolls , target makes the prices for the rock dolls and Walmart prices the sleepover dolls
Finally someone who gets it. All MGA does is give a RRP (recommended retail price) and it’s up to the stores whether they follow it or not
I think so too, because I found them on Amazon Spain with 33€. If a doll is 50$ in US that means at least 55€ for us here, maybe even 60€. For Kia was the same, cheaper than in US on Amazon Sp.
@@chickennuggie2478 Exactly! Everyone is so quick to blame MGA for the pricing, when in fact its the stores pricing these dolls so high.
I've heard the Slumber Party dolls at least are priced higher because of the stupidity it's costing to get the dolls shipped stateside and out of the shipping containers currently.
bullshit
I think the price would be fine if the instruments actually had sound chips and played sounds but I ordered Carmen and Vanessa anyway😁, I hope I can find robin from the slumber party dolls soon🙏🙏🙏
true - they definitely should have included a musical element on all the rockstar dolls that would play clips of the band's upcoming song, like how barbie movie dolls do!
I agree!!! I have Carmen and Vanessa, I’ll wait for lyric to go on clearance to get her. I think they should had put the instruments with maybe a stage set so they can look like there having a concert
@@Shopaholic33forever yes that would have been cool and I’m gonna wait for lyric too I only really like her fur coat and that’s not enough for me to pay 50$
@@brandonzech649 exactly she’s a little too basic for 50$ and those slumber party dolls are so hard to find
Those are the three I'm in love with too! I cannot wait until I can find them!
It's funny, here in Europe these dolls (the first and second wave) already cost 50$, and even the cheer dolls cost around 40$. So for us European ppl at least we're kinda used to paying a premium for certain types of dolls. Even ones that really don't come with all that much. As for the idea of selling the accessories separately, I feel like it's a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation cause if they did that people would complain still and ask why the accessories weren't included cause then their whole rock star theme wouldn't make sense. I don't know, these are gorgeous but at this price point I may have to skip out on them.
Yes in Europe everything it's more expensive but I found these dolls for 33euros on Amazon. I would never pay 50€ or more for this series.
@@AVENTURILEJUCARIILOR pe care amazon? Si eu le caut si nu le gasesc pe amazon.
they don't scan on the Amazon apps because they are exclusive only to target, like the slumber party line are to walmart. :) they should not be there anytime soon.
It's so funny to hear you mention Vanessa being the rare one when my Cali friends have had that issue with Carmen instead LOL! The RH signature that's been popping up in this fall's offerings seems to be a Christian Dior nod while the portrait on the back of the jacket has been theorized as a nod to Britney Spears' 'Britney' album cover.
I do agree the instruments could come separately - especially since Lyric's is seemingly the only one to make sounds - and that pushing them to $50 was a bit much but I find myself still liking Carmen a LOT - she's a must - still wanting Vanessa and likely leaving Lyric until/if there's a sale. I'd hope eventually some of these things go down but the Rocker 2 pack from last christmas is still $50 a lot of places so I guess it's hard to know.
It's definitely a tight year tho - SO much is out at once that it's hard to focus on it all and it definitely has made me choosier with everything.
I'm ADORING the mtv reference on her crop top
As a collector, I totally agree that they could skip the instruments to lower the price. If I bought one of these, I'd definitely put this plastic instrument away in a box and never take it out again. But maybe kids are fond of such accessories and it's worth the price if the doll is bought as a gift to a kid. I like your idea about accessories being sold separately. And I also hope that at some point these dolls will be released as a 3-pack without instruments. I'd gladly buy such 3-pack, because the dolls are awesome.
I would have to agree with you. I’d rather buy the doll with her extra outfit only for less. For us international collectors, we already have to add many dollars to the price for shipping and tax, so they already cost us way too much. I doubt I’ll be able to afford them, but maybe I would’ve been able to if they were a bit less to start with.
I would love to see a series of just the doll.😊
I love those ladies! Target has been raising their prices on a lot of their toys. What I paid $39.99 for in 2019, is now $41.99.
I used the sale that was going on at target to get the dolls. Buy $100 and get $25 off. Then I used Rakutan as well, and Honey.
I’m with you! $150 is way too much for struggling families.
With her face make up, they should’ve added stars next her eyes and perhaps rainbow wings on her eyelids.
melissa, just so you know haha these are target exclusive so i hope that explains why they're not on amazon
$49.99 is off the chain. $34.99 tops even with the supply chain issue.
I completely understand, these dolls are pricey and it makes no sense cause the winter break dolls come with 2 skis or a skateboard and their first and second outfits but they are $36.99 so why make the dolls $49.99 ? I wouldn’t blame it all on MGA though ( not saying you are ) companies don’t always have as much power as we believe when it comes to retailers . Usually companies will give retailers a recommended price point for the amount of product an item comes with , but no matter how big of a company you are you really can’t obligated retailers to price the dolls at the price you recommend. Yes , companies like Mattel and MGA have money but I doubt they would wanna open there own stores , if they do it’ll usually be ONE store and it’s usually in California or New York and unfortunately not all of us live in or close to any of those states plus It’ll add more costs to the companies. Retailers are the biggest things for Companies like MGA snd Mattel because they are the ones who put the toys on the shelves and make them money so it’s 100% possible that they did recommend a lower price , but retailers didn’t listen . The rockstar dolls and slumber dolls aren’t the first dolls to be a bit overpriced , Kia heart is a good example the only reason she’s at $40 is because she’s special edition and she has like 2-5 more pieces than the normal dolls . Now Kia seems less expensive but at the time it was a huge jump of price point from $27 to $40 not to mention it was probably bad news for international fans , and it probably upset international fans when they heard these dolls were gonna be $50 here , meaning it would be 2 times more expensive. But , price point usually isn’t any toy companies fault it’s more of the retailers fault
I love these dolls so much more than the winter line, even though the winter line was super cute! I'm just not sure if they're worth the $60 CAD price when I also want to get all of series 3 and they're $40 each 😅
I think skirt 2 with top 1 would look awesome
Where I live 50 dollars is an average price for dolls.
The standard RH dolls cost like 31 euros (36 dollars) The winter doll line costs like 46 euros (53 dollars) And the special edition dolls are just crazy. The Laurel and Holly doll set goes for 59 euros which is about 70 dollars
I wish I could find these rock dolls for under 100 euros but so far no luck!
I bought all 3 so I just didn’t eat out or spend $ for 2 weeks & picked up an extra day of work to make up for it 😌
You should do a review of the mermaid high dolls! I’d love to see what them up close and what you thinks of them
Im already wincing at what the price might be in my country when the rockstar/sleepover dolls arrive. I cant wait to get them though!
I really like her! I hope that these dolls come to England.
Everytime I take a look at her, I fall deeper in love. My only interest in this line was Vanessa but the rocker girls are honestly all so beautiful! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Yes gurl! Make the instruments separate and bring the price down....
Sorry… Any person of moderate income and limited living space who is totally ‘lost in the hype’ and feels that they have to spend their limited income on nice but expensive dolls and feels under pressure, stressed or depressed trying to keep up with having every release and feel lacking if they do not have all these dolls in their lives needs to take a step back and re-evaluate all these various (popularized) media platforms and individually determine how much they are helping to feed into the obsession. All things in moderation.
I'd prefer to lose the extra outfit rather than the instruments. Kinda hard to rock and roll without the instruments!
I love her tooooo!!!❤❤❤❤
It’s worth it the winter dolls are better and cheaper but these girls are so cute the price doesn’t matter sometimes
I just got Sheryl on Amazon for $26 I was so excited, I love that she looks like Cher, I can't wait to get the rest of series 3, but I think I may wait a bit on these and the winter break dolls as they are in fact a little out of my price range
With the way of the cargo ships, I was surprised I even found a slumber party doll at Walmart. Knowing its going to be ridiculous to get gifts for xmas, I snatched up Brianna right away. Every toy will be a hot toy this year because shelves will go empty.
I really feel that rainbow high is really pushing it now with the pricing
What I can see is that most outfits are a little bit more detailed as well as the hairstyles and that might have increased the prices, like Carmen's skirt and Lyrics' Jacket / pants or Vanessa's gorgeous hair.
Not necessarily I’m not saying the dolls aren’t pricey , they definitely are but MGA or Rainbow high aren’t actually pricing the dolls they do in fact give retailers a recommendation for a price point , but after that it’s completely up to retailers if they wanna follow it or not so it’s 100% possible MGA might’ve asked for a price point of $39.99 but retailers upped it to $49.99
She is beautiful
Love your videos so much!!
I found all three Rockstar dolls at Target, this weekend, and I'm done until the CNY Jett comes out. I'm just not interested in the Sleepover Dolls. Still hoping to eventually complete Winter Break with Jade and Violet, but at the $23 price that I paid for Ruby.
I don't mind the special edition dolls being $50 but they are coming out too often. if we had 1 special edition doll (or even just one set of 3) every year like the LOL collector dolls it would seem more special to me. and it doesn't even look like these or the slumber party dolls have the Jett Dawson body articulation either.
I think having the accessories sold as separate packs is a great idea and would love to see them do that in the future!
MGAs recommended retail was for cheaper, around the price you said. Target was the one who set the price since it's their Exclusive.
I've slowed down a lot collecting the Rainbow High dolls. I got half of series 2 discounted mainly because I waited so long to buy them but those were the three I didnt fall completely in love with when I first saw them. I havent started series 3 yet or the winter break dolls. I hope to get the twins first though. There are just so many of them that im missing and a lot of them are expensive. They are all beautiful dolls. I wish I could afford to get them faster. I guess I'm just prioritizing completing my lol omg collection first because those are basically the same price depending on the doll.
Um I also believe that they shouldn’t be 50+ dollars 💵 but it isn’t mga’s fault it’s they stores a lot of people don’t know that mga made them around 35$ as the recommended price but often times the store changes the prices to what they think they should be because of the fact that they are store exclusives the rockstars and slumber party dolls Monster high did it to💅💅💅 so it’s really these stores fault
People need to read this comment because a lot of people don’t know that it’s not mga making the prices but it’s the stores
Don't have any rainbow high dolls but I love her design.
I feel like the rockstars and slumber party are overpriced. They only come with an instrument or a sleeping bag. They should have been priced at $35 like winter break. I am a collector so I got all 3, but I might not continue if they continue being so overpriced.
Right I really want them but the price is ridiculous and then people selling them on eBay for 60-90 dollars is just crazy
I just wanted to say I love your nails 😍😍😍
These fancier, pricier dolls (rockstar, sleepover, etc) I've decided if I get them I'll only get one, the one I like best from the line. It makes more sense for me budget wise and space wise.
That being said I do really like them all.
I did collect all of series 1 because I wanted to complete the rainbow. The other 2 series I tried to stick with only the ones I loved best.
i really really love them AND the slumber party dolls, but i'm also desperate for georgia bloom. i really cant afford any of the special edition dolls at all sadly, i can only hope i'll eventually be able to get them if they ever go on sale.
Uughhhh....I want them all 😬😆
I like the second outfit better too. I haven't yet gotten any of the "Special Edition" dolls cause they are too expensive. Yeah, this wasn't the time to make such expensive dolls. I guess their target audience doesn't have to worry about price.
I’m totally going to need Carmen to display with my Kia doll. Loving the Bi colors on Carmen’s jacket!!
The price is too high for me. Not crazy about the doll ffg or that price. Thank you for sharing Love from Texas 🤠❤❤❤
the dolls will only be on Amazon for Europe where they’ll be Amazon exclusive there. In the US they are Target exclusive and in Canada they are Toys R Us exclusive. Rainbow High doesn’t have complete control over the price point over exclusives either, so it’s not the instruments fault it’s Targets.
The clothes are very detailed and pretty but still too pricey for collectors outside North America, basically you could feed a family for 2 weeks with that doll's price.
In Australia, the core dolls are $49. Winter ones are $65. Two packs are $89. Am guessing these ones will be around $70.
I love the guitar and wish there were more one sixth scale electric guitars available because my TBLeague Anubis needs one.
I wanted to replace the electric guitar with an acoustic one (I just prefer country music) & found both acoustic & electric guitars on Amazon for about $20 with cases if you're still looking.
I personally only bought Vanessa because I have to stick to somewhat of a budget with my doll collecting. I can't speak for children and parents, but as a DOLL collector, the first thing I did with the drum kit was take a photo and put it up on eBay. I couldn't care less about the accessories
Don't get me wrong I love Rainbow High but $50 is too much. Don't charge us $10 more for instruments that don't do anything, come on now!
In Canada, toysrus shows rock dolls as the same price as winterbreak which is $59.99 Canadian.
Love her hair and clothes the outfit is beautiful!!!🥰🥰🥰
She's dopee💕
I got super lucky, my Target had all 3. I got Carmen, but she was the only Carmen they had. They had like 2-3 of the other two!
She’s gorgeous!!! 🤩🤩🤩
holy crap, only $50 USD? that's easily around $70 in Canada! it's a shame they're that expensive, they look really cool!
Luckily, it appears they will only be $60. They aren’t here yet, but I have seen them listed. Same with the slumber party line: only $55. I say “only” relative to the fact that Canadian prices can be up to 1.5 times the US price.
@@c.w.2000 still destroys my wallet lol. yeah, CAD related to USD is kinda wack...
Love your vids
I found her today at target for $30 and while she’s not new now I’ve never actually seen her in store and she was the only one so I just had to get her!
Got her on sale, finally 🙌
Love it make more videos.
I LOVE that drummer doll. But do I want the drums? Not really, no. So, do I buy it or not? 😬
They're available for shipping now
Although I can't bring myself to buy them anymore
She is gorgeous but it comes down to my adulting responsibilities/other loves. Send over $150 for the three or that money going toward getting a new terrarium for a python I would own and/or new pet yet to come. Choices, choices, choices.
The basic series 1 RH dolls over here in Sweden is more than this doll so to me it's always funny to hear people from the US talk about the prices like this 😅 I guess we are just so used to pay higher prices for dolls here. (It's not fun but what else can you do really if you want to collect them?)
My theory is that that supply chain is making the doll and outfit pieces cost WAY more to make and/or the dolls cost WAY more to ship, so they throw in some giant plastic things (the winter break skis, the instruments in this line) or things that aren't too difficult to make/don't increase the production cost too much (the sleeping bags), in order to make the consumer think the price is due to receiving more items. I bet they are making much less profit than they are used to on the 27.99 dolls, and they use these exclusive dolls (that people who are more financially able can buy) to make up for that.
my other theory (that i think is acting in combination with the first) has to do with the fact that I am pretty sure Target and Walmart are the ones who set the final price point for the exclusives.
I bet that they set them really high so that when they run their sales and say oh look the dolls are "only" 30-40 bucks, people feel like they are saving money, and dont realize that 40 is still a little bit pricey for a doll (remember when we were shocked at kia hart's price point?).
kind of like how justice always runs 40% off sales, so the majority of people are getting the 40% off price (which is the "real market value"), but they think they are getting a steal. and as a bonus, they get the extra profit from the few that aren't waiting for a sale (well-off present buyers and collectors who are willing to pay more just bc they want it so bad).
The guitar case is cooler than the actual guitar 😂
I think the winter break dolls were more expensive because of the winter clothes, not because of the skiis/snowboards. As for the Rockstar line, it might be the same reason e.g. Lyric's hat made of fabric instead of plastic like Ruby's.
The signature on the boots reminds me of Gianni Versace.
😍😁 I ordered Lyric Lucas. These dolls are so beautiful! 😍😁
Super hard to find. It's the instruments that are making it a little more expensive. Grrr
My favorite is definitely Carmen. I had to wash out the crunch. The spiral curls are popping now ❤
Got mine yesterday too!! Love her so much!! I used hot water to make her curls look longer
She is gorgeous and i will totally buy all three of them once you get them in germany ^^
Their original price with the slumber party was originally 35usd but their prices hiked because of the global shipping shortage
Hey...yea I'm with you. They should have sold the instruments separately or they should have sold the clothes separately. It is too pricey for me because I need two of each dolls. I buy two of each of the special dolls to keep one in box. That $300 that I dont have. Omg.
You might want to rethink regularly buying doubles. Yes, dolls have gone up in value lately, but so has real estate and other investments. I’m glad I wasn’t collecting in my 20s and 30s and saved money to buy a house. I don’t know how old you are or your financial situation, but I see young people very fixated on dolls and not thinking about their larger financial picture. I’m just offering this as a counterpoint to the very consumeristic hype on RUclips and Instagram. Even I get drawn in, and I know better. None of these are actually a “need”.
Rock and roll doll is super cool but I don’t I don’t have her yet but I know me I’ll have it for my birthday
I just picked up all 3 2 days ago had to ship to store. My Carmen's 2nd skirt is sewed uneven which is bs the gems don't line up. Also her rt eye has the pink around her eye more so than on the left and her shoes are not painted right anywhere. The 2nd pair. I haven't unboxed her yet so may try to exchange her now that they finally have her in stock. My vanessa is perfect! The eye glitter on the Lucas doll i got and in store were also pretty uneven i exchanged her for a better one they had in stock but none were perfect. I think 50 is expensive but they had the target special save 25 dollars off 100 on toys so they were around 40 each after the added 5 percent redcard discount. I do love these dolls but as an avid snow boarder i like the winter break dolls with the accessories more. Thanks for the awesome video!
Hi!! so far i only have Carmen. where I live the Rockstar dolls are priced 45.00 before tax. and in my specific town carmen is the hardest one to find with there being one or two of her on the shelves if your lucky and ten of each of the other two. Personally I feel like the price is fair for the amount of articulation , detail in hair makeup clothes shoes, the fact that we get two outfits including shoes and an accessory.
The lol omg band dolls from the boom box playset have been released as single dolls and they’re $28!!!
It's probably the combination of the guitar and the limited numbers that raise the price, maybe.
Seeing how Kia has never been marked down (that I know of) or gone on clearance, I don't think the Rock Star dolls will. I'm tempted to use the 25% off coupon on either Carmen or Vanessa, but I haven't found them in stores yet, so maybe if I see them before the coupon expires.
I’ve been good and not bought Rockstars or Slumber Party because yikes $50 each I can’t spend $300 on 6 dolls - I skipped Jett as well because $58 just can’t. Vanessa does sell out fast on Target. Brickseek will only show me inventory for Brianna & Robin for some reason it won’t show me Marisa and online I’ve only seen Robin go in & out of stock. Wasn’t Kia Hart special edition? And I think she’s $40 🤦🏻♀️. I was able to score Cheer Skyler for $11.68 and I used the Target toy coupon on winter break poppy I was lucky to get sunny on sale on Walmart when they were new and only paid full price for Violet in winter break so I have all the ones with skis and skipped the snowboard ones and collected them in cheer. Cheer Ruby & Jade we were lucky to get free from mga 👍👍👍.
That's the situation in Sweden. About 60 USD (tax included) per RH doll in store. The price maybe drops twice a year to like 40-45 each.
The dolls are beautiful and they have a lot of things with really good quality but I think I’ll skip them cuz I live outside of the US and we commonly get the dolls twice the price
They don't even look like rockstars... I would like to see more dark version of them as an actual ROCKstars, even just a little
I’m hopeful that she’ll go on sale soon….because $50 😫
And on her boots it’s saying RAINBOW HIGH
Hey Melissa, long time no talk :( I stopped collecting dolls unfortunately because I started collecting Squishmallows! I’m super into them now and I wish I was still into dolls :( but i came back to watch this video cause I love this doll! She’s so cute
I agree that the extra stuff was unnecessary but then again these are for kids and I’m sure as a kid I would love it
You see I am going to be honest , the first outfit the blouse will go great with the second outfit skirt I love her hair her face so amazing I love her , and with the guitar I think they should sell it separate that is honesty
love 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Maybe they should of just brought out the acessories as packs. Then rock fashion packs.
I'd die for Carmen and Vanessa, rip Europe 😭
I agree they should be cheaper or keep the price and have the instruments actually play music like the lol OMG boom box dolls. Also I don’t really like the other one you showed I forget her name sorry but she’s giving me Eminem vibes but not the candy
I definitely think the instruments should have been a separate set
The rockstars are actually target exclusives so they will not be on Amazon for the retail price
In Australia, it costs 45 or up. I have Carmen but not the 2 others which is sad
they have the venessa doll on target right now aaa
I bought Carmen and Vanessa, and I love, love, love the dolls. But. I have no use for the instruments. I also hated Vanessa's jeans and second outfit. So for my purposes, the price was way too high, because I am not going to use a major part of the set, and with Vanessa, I'm not even using her fashions. But did I know this going into buying the dolls? Yes. And did I buy them anyway? Yes. I agree with you in that I wish they would have options of just the dolls and fashions and then accessories sold separately.
Did you ever do your lyric Lucas video? I've looked on your channel and even use the search bar but I can't find it
In my area (Iowa/Illinois), Carmen was the hardest to find. I had to order her online and it took me almost two weeks to get her order sine she kept going out of stock.
I liked the idea of putting the instruments in separate accessory packs or a playset so it's optional. I'm going to pass even though I like them because of the price.
I was excited for the thumbnail and got sad cause 50usd is way too much for me when I live in canada lol
In Canada they're $54.97 at Toys'R'Us
The face on the back of the jacket looks like Brittney Spears to me.🙋♀️🤸♀️