Doll-A-Day 2023 #74: Pretty Choices Barbie

   I know. I didn't post yesterday. I was sick. Throwing up and worse. You get the idea. I slept most of the day. So now I am a full week behind for the year. So i figured I'd better get something up today. I do feel better, and no more throwing up, etc., but this is one of those times when it's good I have some pictures to fall back on. Today's doll is one from the giant box of boxed Barbies that survived a soaking wet box due to thick styrofoam packing in the bottom of the box, and a vintage metal tray in the top of the box. The tray caught the water going in, and the styrofoam protected the contents from whatever standing water was below. In any case, she's Pretty Choices Barbie.

This doll is from 1996, the heyday of Barbie collecting.

This is actually the harder to find version, with the brunette hair. Most of them had blonde hair.

She has the Superstar head sculpt. It was popular for years, but personally, I never liked it.

The extra long hair tells you this was a doll intended for hair play. As such, she came with extra do dads for her hair.

She wears a ridiculously short dress. and panty hose.

  This was the era when every store wanted to jump on the Barbie band wagon by having their own exclusive Barbie dolls. Stores like K-Mart, Service Merchandise, Toys R Us, and, in this case, Walmart, had dolls that were sold only in their stores. This particular doll also contributed to Children's Miracle Network with it's sales.

  That's the doll for today. I'll get back to normal tomorrow, (I hope.) See you then.