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American Girl retires Samantha

Sad news for lovers of poor little rich girl Samantha Parkington, one of the first American Girl dolls -- she's being "archived." That means the 1904-era doll and her collection -- including best friend Nellie -- soon won't be available for purchase, though Samantha books will continue to be.

I asked American Girl spokeswoman Susan Jevens when the collection would officially go off the market...

She wrote back that there's no date set yet, and that it will depend on inventory and demand for Samantha products. She said fans should watch the catalogue and web site for more information.

She wrote that since Samantha has been around for 22 years, it seemed the right time to "preserve her place in history" and make room in the catalogue and retail stores to introduce new characters and products.

Just so long as they don't retire Kaya ⚠️ ↗. My Beatrice looked just like Kaya back in the day :)

Dante