Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Happy Holidays 2016 Barbie

My quest to acquire the rest of the Happy Holidays dolls is well on its way and I was able to acquire at a very great price on Mercari Happy Holidays 2016 Barbie- the Latina version in the burgundy/gold version for $15 + shipping . That year, 2016 , they decided to do a trio, Peace, Hope and Love, three dolls in a red, aqua/teal, and blue. The doll in red was a Latina doll, the doll in aqua/teal dress was a Caucasian, and the doll in blue was an African-American.The dolls came in these weird bubble Snowglobe type packaging which does not survive the test of time- the doll I purchased her packaging was slightly coming apart- which did not matter to me- since I intend to de-box all of these dolls anyway and enjoy them. If time and finances allow, I will collect the other two from this series to complete the 2016 collection. Below are photos of her in the box. The biggest problem I have with this series of dolls is that their bodices are plastic, held onto the dress by a thin plastic strip around their back. Extremely cheap, playline and not worth the $39.99 pricetag they were demanding- this was the year that the price went UP. 








 











Overall, I was surprised at how well the doll showed up in these photos. Here she is with the other two dolls that recently showed up over the weekend.







They all look stunning together, especially the different shades of red. Enjoy!



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