I personally started buying there dolls because I thought they were great and my daughter loved them. The only problem "for me" is that my daughter tends to have the pieces all over the house. So if your child can keep the pieces in one place great ... if not this doll is not for you. Maybe would be great to come up with some sort of "limb storage"... Just saying
My daugther loves these dolls! Although they tend to loose the parts because she's happy she can remove them, she loves how strange and outragious these dolls are! It's just too bad that you can't "Watch" the show as much to help imaginative play. The only way we can watch it via Youtube. This has nothing to do with the toy though, it's awesome. I also love the little "passport" that comes with it explaining who the dolls are related too! I am always pleasantly surprised when I read it to my daugther!
One of my Grand daughters had to have this. She played with it about an hour and was done. I don't know if she just got bored with it or just prefers the fairytale Barbies.