This past weekend I, along with my mom, took my girls to visit my grandparents, who live a couple hours away from us, and there's not much to do there. I made sure the girls packed some things to play with, but of course they were "bored" and didn't want to play with the things they had packed. Go figure. So we set out to the Bargain shop to get them each something else to play with. Lo and behold they had a whole display dedicated to Shopkins play sets (not a bargain, by any means). I spied this set, and thought she was pretty cute, so I picked it up.
Now, I have been purposely avoiding Shopkins for the whole "gotta get them all" scheme which would ultimately end up getting quite expensive, with risk of accumulating doubles or more of characters on the hunt for the "rare" ones. I think there are 5 different "seasons" now as well. Thankfully my girls also only just "like" them, and haven't joined the Shopkins craze.
However this set has a doll...so...you know...
This is "Donatina's Donut Delights", by Imports Dragon.
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| Front of the package. Comes with 2 "exclusive" Shopkins and 4 "mini" Shopkins. |
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| Back of the package. |
The artwork on the box is quite cute...however I'm not sure about the "hole" references. Perhaps it's just me and my corrupt mind.
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| Donatina has just rolled into Shopville for a "hole" lot of sweet fun! Erm...okay. |
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| Another "hole" reference. Also, WTH kind of name is Donatina? It sounds like a dish you would order at Olive Garden. |
We are warned to not eat the contents of the package. Captain Obvious must have collaborated on this warning label.
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Love this caution. Ha! In case it's too small to read:
Adult supervision should be encouraged for young children. Please retain packaging details for future reference. Colors and contents may vary. Do not eat. Please remove all packaging attachments before giving this product to a child. Do not put Shoppies into the mouth, as hair filaments may become detached from the toy during use. Keep Shoppies' hair clean to prevent build up of dust and allergens. |
I'm also not sure what sort of future reference one would need to keep the box for. The VIP card (for what, I'm not sure, I didn't download the app) came out of the box, so there wasn't anything left in there. Maybe in case you forget the names of the Shopkins? Which are, by the way, Daisy Donut and Rolly Donut. They are not on the reference guide I have, but I guess that's why they are "exclusive".
The packaging was easy-ish to remove, the outer plastic shell had perforations that I cut around, and it came off. The accessories popped out fairly easily. The Shoppie, Donatina (I think I'll just call her Donna), had those darn plastic ties in the back of her head.
Here is everything out of the package:
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| Donna, who came with a stand and purse (doesn't open), a hair brush (not sure how you could even brush that hair), the cart, a plastic "box", and all the Shopkins. |
Donna stands pretty well on her own without her stand. But she can't sit, her large head makes her fall over.
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| A close up of Donna. Her shoes are removable, as is her skirt, but her molded top is not. Her little donut bracelet is also molded on. Her headband is tied to her head with string. I just think she is so cute. |
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I apologize for the photo double here. Stupid program was glitching on me and I gave up trying to fix it. Moving on...
Just look at these shoes!
She can sort of hold one of the bigger Shopkins, but only because there's a hole in the bottom of it and I can stick her finger through it, ha! The purse is very large and clunky, however.
Now, I had a few small packages of Shopkins in my "birthday party presents box" (I have a stash of gifts ready for when the kids get invited to birthday parties". Well...I decided to open them. Why not? Here they are:
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| From left to right: Mary Wishes, Jilly Jam x 2 (dang double), and Party Plate. |
Here's what puzzles me about the Shoppies and the Shopkins playsets. Some of the play sets are much too large for the Shoppies, and others are too small. Take this ice cream truck play set, for example (my daughter's):
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| The other play set to the right of the truck is the bakery, also my daughter's. |
Donna looks appropriately sized standing beside it...but who's supposed to drive it??
Certainly not Donna, who can't even fit in it, and not the Shopkins, who are much too small to drive (on top of not being logistically able to, ha!). The only appropriately sized doll I could get to fit in the driver's seat was a Barbie baby.
Even the bag the Shopkins came in is a bit too large for Donna to hold.
Overall, this play set is very cute, especially the mini Shopkin donuts.
I leave you with this photo of MTM Barbie holding one of the minis.
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| So cute! Just don't eat it, Barbie. It says not to on the package. |
Thanks for looking!
