IF American Girl has aligned itself with Planned Parenthood in any way, it will be the biggest blunder a corporation has made in a long time. It will also indicate that they have no idea who their 'base' is, and I find it hard to believe that such a successful company would do something so stupid.
I've been to the AG store in Chicago several times, and ya just gotta hand it to anyone who can find a niche like they have. The tea room has high chairs for little girls' AG dolls. There is a doll hospital and a doll hair salon. There is a theater featuring an American Girls musical. Your little girl can dress exactly like her doll for any occasion, including Halloween costumes. The whole concept is a stunning example of American ingenuity and capitalism in action.
Dd isn't going to get one of those dolls until she can show me that she can take care of her $6 Barbies, which usually end up naked and dismembered.
My 6 year old really wanted an American Girl doll. It was summer. I told her she could always ask for one for her birthday (November) or Christmas, or she could save up her own money.
Well, my daughter started doing extra chores for money. She would put her money in a plastic bag with a piece of paper that she would mark off when she got a dollar.
She went around the house finding loose change, and I let her keep it.
She kept at this for 3 months. At that time, she had all the money she needed for an American Girl doll.
The good thing about the whole experience is that my daughter really learned all about money. She knew 10 dimes, 100 pennies, 20 nickels, and 4 quarters made a dollar. Since then, she has always been ahead of her classmates in math.
In fact, I told her what an accountant is, and she wants to be one.
It was great for her because she has a severe speech problem, and it has been great to give her a career to strive for.