20 Years Of Planning = Over $1000 worth Of "FREE" Barbies for my Daughter!!!!

Way back in the 90's when I was a little Girl, I LOVED Barbies, every year for Christmas or birthdays all I would ever ask for was Barbie dolls or barbie doll play sets. So imagine my parents Surprise when I would get these sets and never play with them!?!?!? They would ask "Why" and my answer was this "I love them, but I don't want to ruin them, Im saving them for when I have a daughter of my own"

Because you see, I LOVED Barbies, but there was one thing I LOVED even more!!! The one thing I loved even more, was the thought of growing up one day and having a daughter of my own!! So they sat unopened in their boxes for over 20 years. My parents came to visit last month, and I asked them to bring them along. And they did!!! After 20 years of begging to be played with, my daughter is now the proud owner of some very old and very unique Barbie sets!!! These will never leave our possession, BUT if we wanted to sell them, they are selling for nearly $100 a set in pristine condition!!! So my smart mommy planning has resulted in over $1000 worth of Barbies, just for my special little girl!! The little girl I wanted since I was just a little girl myself!!

It sounds like you came full circle, congrats! I hope your daughter appreciates them.

Your daughter is very lucky.
I was not permitted to have Barbie sets.
But I was able to invite my friend over with her Barbie beach house and Corvette.
I know how you feel about your Barbies.
Great brag.

That is one very lucky little girl!! Great story :)

So sweet, but I have to know.... did she open the boxes??

wow thats awesome! those bring back memories for sure. especially the barbie picnic one. those cute little pink lawn chairs and the picnic table..those legs always popped out on mine

I bet your daughter was so excited to see them. They look real familiar to me too, purchasing them for my youngest when she was tiny. Barbies were a huge thing in my home with my 5 dd's. I still have some of the very best stuff tucked away for my gd when she gets a bit older, but unlike yours, the sets I have, have been well loved over the years. Congrats on making new family memories with your dd :)

That's a lovely story!

What a great story. I didn't get any sets when I was little. But I still have the barbies I had when I was young. Sad thing is my daughter has so many. Not sure she would appreciate my old ones. So they stay boxed up. One day I will give them to someone who has none. Maybe in an Operation Christmas shoebox.

That's SO very cool!

I never had a Barbie; I got stuck with Midge :(

Thank goodness you had a girl, lol!!!

Soooo nice !!! congrats !! love the story

Love it!

Awesome story! I had lots of barbies growing up but also 4 younger sisters so most of my dolls had an arm or leg missing (heads on some!!) !! LOL...

how fun!

Hey, wait a minute. In the 90's, you were a little girl. In the 90's, I was a little old lady, lol.

Love your story.

that is so awesome....

That is so sweet! I was the same growing up (my love for Barbies), however I did take them out of the packages and play with them, they are in pristine condition and I cannot wait to pass them on to my future daughter, or my niece or whatnot :)

I remember I cut off all of my barbies hair, and then i cut up her convertible car, and coloured it black.
I also remember microwaving my barbie with my friends LOL

yea we were messed up!

I remember my sister had that one too, and it was always falling apart....and the orange pop bottles. wow!

Amazing. I wonder if you daughter will do what you did or enjoy them.
Either way it's a nice story.

What a great story to share. My mom passed away when I was 10, but left me her Ginny Doll collection (pre Barbie dolls). I still have them stored for my daughter one day. It's a unique way to feel connected to the past and your future through children's experiences.

what an awesome brag :)

wow awsome! hope she keeps them in box as by the time she gets to collage age she can sell them to help pay for school...or pass them on...!

I still have some of my old barbies at my parents place. Used to have so much fun with them. My parenst were not impressed though as a young child when I shaved the head of one of the barbies. I was trying to make her look like a cartoon character at the time.

I had the same picnic and pool set :) I started collecting Barbies in my late teens/early twenties hoping to share them with a little girl as well, but we were blessed with a boy, so all my unopened boxes are put away, not sure what I will do with them.

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So sweet, but I have to know.... did she open the boxes??

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She tore right into them!!!! lol!!

Thank you everyone for the comments!! Its very special to me!! :)