Welcome to the last day of virtual spring break here on the blog! I'm going to end the week by looking at some cute, strange little dolls that are sold on AliExpress. A lot (but certainly not all) of the products on AliExpress are knockoffs of one kind or another, and today's dolls are no exception. However, some of the original, copied products still remain a mystery to me. The nice thing is that you guys make the collective knowledge on this blog impressive, so maybe we'll be able to solve a few mysteries together before the day is over!
I first learned about these dolls last summer when we had a silly doll contest over on Patreon. The idea was for everyone to submit photos of the funniest or most unusual dolls that they could find. It was an entertaining contest, and a surprising number of the entries were things that I actually wanted to buy! Case in point, when Amy sent me a photo of these big-eyed AliExpress kids, I knew I wouldn't be able to resist: |
| Plastic character dolls from AliExpress, $4.95 each. |
