Ranking TWENTY FIVE American Girl "Big Ticket Items" from My Collection

[@onlyalisaawilliams]

I thoroughly enjoyed the video, and when you we’re discussing luciana’s habitat, the shade thrown at the airplane, and the pool had me screaming out with laughter,, thank you 🤣🤣💜💜

[@agtakesover]

Good to know it's not only myself I'm entertaining over here :) I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@MichelleGurn-k9p]

I enjoyed this video. My personal top 5 are: 5. The OG school room. Because of the size, it’s best for Wellie Wisher students. 4. The OG red kitchen. I added Molly’s red table and chairs to complete the look. 3. Julie’s bathroom. This 70s lover especially loves it with Julie’s bedroom, including the egg chair adjacent to it for a completely groovy look. 2. Melody’s recording studio. There’s so much to do, especially when you add instruments and Tenney’s amp. 1. The AG diner with the bakery case. It’s so good! Can we please talk about Kit’s roll top desk, chair and lamp, her typewriter, phone and camera? They’re all on another level of quality!

[@AGTV4Life]

Whew! That was a lot to take in, BUT informative to many. I have so many of these plus more and tend to agree with you on your conclusions. Oh, if you need a replacement shower head, I have a new one. Thanks for putting the energy into this video since it will be very helpful to folks.

[@agtakesover]

A replacement shower head for Lea's hut? YES!! Absolutely :)

[@shannonchristie-wickham8453]

Great video, I loved your breakdown of everything. It made me remember tht we turned the ice cream truck ino an undercover spy van. My youngest loved Kasey Undercover.

[@agtakesover]

OMG I love the idea of an undercover spy van - so creative! I was thinking a mobile pet grooming service would be cool, too. But I REALLY loved the bookmobile I saw someone do!

[@kristinaland]

This was so fun and insightful! I can say based on my friends’ kids, the ice cream truck has amazing play value 😄 I also loved seeing different ways you and others have incorporated the different big pieces (I love the Starbucks you made!!)

[@stephaniefriend9912]

oh i loved seeing these Big Ticket items.. some i forgot about!! hearing your perspective is so helpful when trying to decide if you want any of these items. Thank you for coming up with this video & showing US 📣✅

[@agtakesover]

You're very welcome! I'm so glad you found it helpful. Making this one was pretty time/energy consuming, but I'd been wanting to do it for a while and your comment is exactly why - to help people make informed decisions about these bigger items.

[@sillymonkey5533]

Have you considered getting some photographers backdrops with nature scenes and taping them to something like foam board? You could put them outside the windows, and when you're done with them, you can easily store them since they're flat (although large). I want the OG greenhouse simply for the faucet, hose, and broom. ;) And I hope to some day find several of the OG stables to use as a European-style Christmas market. I can't get over that misleading half-doll pool ad! That's so wrong.

[@dollahlah-54321]

I would love to see a European-style Christmas market! What a great idea!

[@agtakesover]

We bought a couple backdrops that we basically never used because they're plastic (cheaper), have major creases (but you can't iron them out, because...plastic), and finding a place to put them up is tough due to their size. Have you come across any smaller, nice ones? I'd be up to using them. Also, pics please if you do the European Christmas market!!

[@sillymonkey5533]

@@dollahlah-54321 I've been wanting to do it for a couple of years now, but I need to find some cheap stables. I guess it'll be next winter's project. 😁

[@luvlyleo2836]

Everyone in my family loves Melody’s music studio! My kid loves recording music! We do have the piano and the organ.

[@agtakesover]

Oh, that's great. Did you put the keyboard in the recording studio? I imagine that would up the play value :)

[@emilynewsom1010]

Haha my daughter climbs in the ice cream truck too and it always blows my mind lol. One of our most used playsets you didn’t mention is Julie’s bathroom! It’s so super cute and such high play value. It’s pretty simple but my daughter also likes Mia’s rotating ice skating stand more than i’d think (it was in a lot). It does fit Gwynn and her Wellie size skates too.

[@agtakesover]

I love Julie's bathroom but I couldn't feature it because we don't own it. I imagine it would have a LOT of play value. Also, I love imagining how many children have smooshed themselves into that OG ice cream truck lol.

[@emilynewsom1010]

We basically use Mia’s skating item as an extension of Corrine’s world (we don’t have Mia but Corrine and Gwynn both skate on it)

[@emilynewsom1010]

@@agtakesoverI was lucky to find Julie’s bathroom complete on marketplace. The accessories it comes with are mini brand quality too! Plus lots of storage for adding other mini brands… currently obsessed with Ulta beauty x mini brands - so realistic and detailed. And it folds up nicely too ❤

[@agtakesover]

@@emilynewsom1010 I want to get some of those Ulta mini-brands for Grace's stocking :)

[@melangellperry5984]

Great video!! It must have taken so much time to shoot and edit! You have given us so much information and in such a useable way. I remember when Grace’s bakery debuted and we were all shocked at the $600 price tag and how big it was. I didn’t have the money and have never had the room. The one BTI that you reviewed that I’d love to own is Luciana’s spaceship. I’ve loved it ever since came out but still no room for it. I always liked that it had 3 sided play so more than 1 person could play with it at the same time. My husband works for NASA and this would have been so fun to have. I don’t own and will probably never own any of these BTIs but it’s always fun to dream.

[@agtakesover]

It definitely was a lot of work, but I'm glad you found it helpful! I'd been wanting to do this for a WHILE because it's so hard to know which items will work for you and will be worth it for you if you can't see and touch them for yourself.

[@bryanftsk1]

Wow, thanks for all of your research! These pieces are so different and interesting ❤

[@agtakesover]

@@bryanftsk1 I'm so glad you enjoyed it. This video was quite the undertaking, but I'm happy people are so positive about it.

[@kashlaw01]

I completely upgraded/refurnished Tenney’s stage with The Queen’s Treasures vanity and trundle bed. At Christmas, I stage it as a Nutcracker performance. Very detailed video- Thanks!

[@agtakesover]

Ooh, that sounds so fun! I'd love to see pics if you want to send some ([e-mail])

[@Latinart]

Your videos are great entertainment, I just heart them. Great insight on all levels of price quality and play time. You really have helped manage what big ticket items to buy, thank you for sharing.

[@agtakesover]

Thank you - a lot of work went into this one, so I'm glad it's helpful!!

[@Latinart]

@ I can say, you honestly put aloft of work into your videos. Very detailed and informative with lots of visuals. That’s work. This one really helped me narrow down my next big ticket item. Corinne bedroom is on top of my list. Skipping Blair’s restaurant. Still in search of Marie Thomas bakery.

[@AgDollsDownUnder]

As someone who’s never seen a big ticket item in person (other than Samantha’s Gazebo), I think my favourite is Lea’s hut, but Kira’s tent is lovely as well but that’s likely Aussie bias. I’d love to see a follow up of your medium ticket items (a term I just made up) like beds, kiosks and other furniture pieces. I’m so enamoured with AG furniture pieces after getting the trundle bed recently that I’d love to see yours!

[@agtakesover]

A medium ticket items follow-up video...I could definitely do that at some point :) The trundle bed is a lot of fun!

[@dollingaround]

This was an awesome video. I had wondered about most of these items so this was very helpful. Thanks for sharing and taking the time to do it.

[@agtakesover]

You are so welcome! I'm really glad it was helpful. It was quite the undertaking, but I'm so happy to see people are enjoying it.

[@dollahlah-54321]

What a great video, I really enjoyed watching and hearing your opinions on each item! I totally agree with your rankings. I do have several of the same big ticket items you have, but only one (the OG Greenhouse) was purchased new (on sale for $99 plus tax, last summer). The rest were all FB Marketplace finds! So far I have the OG schoolhouse and retro diner, Lea's hut, the red & blue Camping Hangout, plus Julie's bed, bathroom and egg chair. I just contacted a local woman about the ice cream truck with accessories for $15!! , but she hasn't gotten back to me. I would love to add Maryellen's retro airstsream one day. I don't really do much with these items, but you've inspired me to pull them out more often! 😄

[@agtakesover]

We got our ice cream truck for five dollars at Goodwill, so if the lady doesn't respond, just keep your eyes peeled. (Ours was just the shell, but luckily we had gotten random bits and pieces from the set in different lots and we always saved them in case we ever came across the actual truck for a steal - that paid off!!)

[@dollahlah-54321]

@@agtakesover great tip! 😀

[@ladero01]

I love your thoroughness.

[@agtakesover]

Thank you. This video was a pretty big undertaking lol!

[@prbambi9934]

Lea’s hut is 33” tall. I love her hut. I actually ordered a second bed for mine so she can have a friend over and the desk kind of serves as a nightstand for the lower bunk. I feel really lucky to have got mine bnib for $275 shipped 5 years ago. Lea, Jess and Kira hang out together at the rainforest hut. I just bought Corinne’s bedroom set on cyber Monday and got it for $166 before shipping surcharge. I haven’t opened it yet because it arrived right before my husband took off for another business trip and the box is humongous. The box is damaged though so I’m a little worried. I love Maryellen’s diner so much. It has a priority spot in my room as you’ve seen. With the addition of Corinne’s bedroom I have to reconfigure my set up. Not sure what I’m going to do. I had really wanted it and it was such a great deal so I took the plunge. I’m not sure which set/sets need to get the old heave ho to make room for this behemoth. After owning Blaire’s restaurant for a bit and watching this review, I would conclude that it is a little disappointing. I cannibalized the set for its pieces for my dollhouse kitchen and Blaire’s bedroom. I was never able to manage to get a doll to sit on those flimsy benches. I do love the colors of the set and like the farmhouse look of the table though. Claudie’s bakery I got because it’s pretty and I wanted to own her whole collection to show her love. I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite though. I have great difficulty interacting with my OG ice cream and grill on the go trucks. I find it hard to move stuff around in the trucks. It might be because I have them on a lower shelf sideways to make room for other things but I think it’s a tight fit regardless. Very cute sets though. I added the Jeni’s stuff to my truck. I also really love Maryellen’s airstream trailer. I bought the campfire accessory to go with it. I think it’s adorable. Another big ticket item I like is Joss’ VW surf bus and also the OG cinema. I’ve had the OG train cabin but I haven’t unboxed it yet…still. SMH…It’s still in its outer shipping box stored under my pool table with a bunch of other things. This was an awesome video. Very thorough. Great job Kristie!

[@agtakesover]

Yeah, I think the OG ice cream truck is easy enough to access IF it's out in the open. Yours is definitely a tight squeeze. And Corinne's bedroom is HUGE. IDK where you're gonna put it either, but I'm excited to see it. We also just bought a replacement roof for Lea's hut. I think we're close to being ready to part with it so that we can open Kira's and enjoy it, but I knew people would be less interested in buying it if the roof was broken. So Grace found the roof on eBay for $15 shipped a few days ago and we didn't hesitate.

[@steph585]

Really great video. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Very informative.

[@agtakesover]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! It was quite the undertaking but I'm hoping it's helpful for people who need more information to know which of these things they might want.

[@clairewatkins1720]

What a fun video! Thank you! 😊

[@agtakesover]

@@clairewatkins1720 I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@ashleyohtori]

Awesome video! I wonder if the AG expected us to purchase two plane sets, to enclose the set and make it seem like a real first class section?

[@AlNisa21]

Does your daughter enjoy playing with the community center couch set? Also the community center locker set?

[@agtakesover]

She doesn't play with these, but to be fair, it's because they're both in the downstairs doll room she doesn't know about lol.

[@mrsperter]

I enjoyed the video, but I was surprised you didn't dive into Corinne's ski shop. You showed it briefly at the beginning, and again at the end of the video. Would you not consider it a "big ticket item"? It seems nice for photography, and play.

[@agtakesover]

It is technically a big ticket item and I'm not sure why I didn't include it. I also excluded the WBU stuff because. Maybe because you buy the ski chalet and the bench/fire pit separately (just like you buy the table/locker/etc separately in the World By Us collection). Someone suggested a follow-up "medium ticket item" video at some point to feature beds, the AG "day at the cafe", and others. I could definitely add the chalet, fire pit, and WBU stuff in that video :)

[@AlNisa21]

What do you think of using the bakery case as a stand alone playset without buying the diner? Would it have enough play value?

[@agtakesover]

I don't think it would have near as much play value as a standalone. I asked my wife and she said the same. Are you thinking about Christmas gifts for a child? If so, let me know what your budget is and what doll things you already have for the kiddo(s) and I'm happy to make suggestions.

[@agtakesover]

@@AlNisa21 I would go for the Love You Latte coffee shop from Our Generation. It's super cute, right up a 6 year old's alley. It's $109.99, but Target currently has a deal: Save $10 w/a $50 purchase. So that would make it the same price as Maryellen's bakery and you wouldn't need the kitchen and dining sets (unless you already have them). Let me know what you think of that coffee shop/bakery - it's a recycled version of the OD diner and it's adorable.