Happened to be near my local Mastermind Toys for an appointment the
other evening and decided to pop in to see the store's Our Generation
stock and if there was anything new on the shelves. As usual, the store
was brightly lit, very clean and well-stocked.
There was nothing
new on the shelves that isn't already on their website, but I did
notice that this store had a lot more 'big' items than they have had in
the past. Not as much clothing or shoe sets, but plenty of cars, diners,
kitchens and laundry sets.
Prices continue to be more than I am willing to pay, so I bought nothing, but thought I would share some photos with you.
I
loved looking at the accessory sets, lots of little detailed pieces and
always unexpected surprises in each set. In particular, I loved the
"Under the Weather Care" set--with its ice pack bag, hot water bottle,
tissue box, medicine dropper, tea and honey and soup bowl! Too cute!
Will have to keep my eyes peeled for a sale, as I just can't justify
spending $25 on these.
I also enjoyed looking at the new dolls. They had the deluxe doll,
Coral, available. Coral comes with a surfboard, snorkel set and a change
of clothes and is quite adorable. Retails for $49.99.
Here are some of the other prices:
Diner - $219.99
Laundry - $89.99
Camper - $119.99
Car - $129.99
Kitchen - $119.99
Regular dolls - $36.99
Clothing - $18.99
Deluxe clothing - $24.99
Play sets (deluxe accessories) - $24.99
Small accessories - $12.99
Shoes - $12.99
While there was no stable, scooters and ice cream truck, they did have
plenty of clip-on chairs, doll backpacks (which I had never seen before
and wasn't overly impressed with--the fabric feels very thin for the
price. I think it would tear very quickly!), bath tubs, styling sets,
and horses in stock, too.
I asked one of the staff if Our
Generation ever goes on sale and she said periodically, but they never
know when the sale is going to be. Oh well! I'll have to keep checking
it out.
That's the latest from Mastermind Toys.
Robin :)
