Adora GiggleTime 15"Girl Vinyl Weighted Soft Body Toy Play Baby Doll with Laughing Giggles and Harnessed Wrap Carrier Holder for Children 2+

weak seam

This should not be on your purchase horizon. The concept is good but the execution is dreadful. The doll is soft. The construction is very poor. The seams, as shown in my photos, were inexpertly sewn. The giggle voice is a box with the Velcro seam on the back of the doll. The Velcro is not sewn on to the doll correctly. The To get to the box you have to unbutton the onesie the doll is wearing. The top button failed immediately. I can't even find the part that came off which is troubling as that could be ingested by a child. The pressure sensitive giggle box uses button batteries which are always problematic. The giggle is more suitable for a Halloween toy as it is not endearing but frankly a bit demented. The packaging was gross overkill on wiring the doll and sewing the carrier to the box. I don't think it is well constructed, the quality of assembly is highly suspect and I can't imagine how quickly a child could destroy it through normal play. It is cute and it could be cuddly if it was better quality.

If reviewing a product, it may have been received free of charge. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.

Snap pulled through.

Note the Velcro is not sewn in properly.

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