Why is this doll so hard to buy? MONSTER HIGH HOWLIDAY WINTER EDITION DRACULAURA REVIEW

[@noahhutchins5164]

Personally, I think Haunt Couture Draculaura has a gorgeous face but to each their own. I'm honestly relieved I didn't fall in love with Reel Drama or Howliday Draculaura because these releases have just been an absolute nightmare

[@LeeDee5]

I was one of the people that managed to get her on Mattel creations within the 2 minutes before she sold out but my packaged arrived WET. I don't know what FedEx did to it but I was so pissed. And of course Mattel is garbage, they want me to return her (box fell apart and she smells musty because she was damp inside her box) and they refuse to give me a refund, or even partial credit. They refused everything and I sent plenty of pictures of the damage. Meanwhile influencers get all these for free but Mattel can't even give a partial refund, ridiculous. I'm not mad at influencers getting dolls btw... i'm mad at a billion dollar company who cares so little about their PAYING customers, and I know i'm not the only one. There's plenty of horror stories where Mattels response is basically "lol too bad". I can't even open a claim through FedEx because it has to be started by them (I tried ) but of course Customer service said they don't do FedEx claims for damaged deliveries. Now I missed out on other trustable places to buy her from like FAO Schwartz or even Paulmart because I was waiting for Mattel.

[@c.w.2000]

That really sucks. I am in Canada and have only ordered a few things directly from Mattel. Fortunately, the boxes were all in good shape, but the quality control has been crappy on most of my Haunt Couture dolls. I had no idea Mattel would be so horrible for a refund in a clear-cut case like this. It is hypocritical to the image they are trying to create of being a good corporate citizen. Maybe in future (although hopefully you are not so unlucky again), you could try something xCanadensis once said: tell them you have a kid who is really upset that they are not getting their present. The idea is that Mattel is more concerned about their reputation with families than collectors, so they might be more responsive.

[@CosmicPersephone]

The way they keep using the fact dolls help children develop empathy in their Barbie marketing is bitterly ironic considering all the shit they pull.

[@adrienholland6819]

Straight up says they could care less about their ACTUAL consumers, notice how when influencers get them for free the packaging is perfect? Yet when their consumers PAY and are lucky enough to get something they could care less how the package arrives. They don’t gaf about customers they just want money

[@sms4077]

wow. that really sucks! if u paid w a credit card, contact them about this. doesn't help u get the doll, but maybe the refund?

[@TakakoChigusa]

Oh I feel you. Ordered HC Draculara and she came with a rooted eyelash in her eye. Contacted Mattel, told me to send her back and they'll send a replacement, the send back form cake and in BIG BOLD letters stated "If the item your returning is sold out online, you will not recipient a replacement, but instead a refund". Mind you I stayed up for hours waiting for HC Draculara to drop, stood in that long line, almost had a heart attack because I was scared I wasn't gonna get her, and they basically said either keep the broken doll or get your money back 😒. So now I'm stuck with a $100 dollar doll with a rooted eyelash smack dab in the middle of her eye smh

[@LifeOfTheAngels]

Its actually kind of ridiculous the way Mattel’s been distributing monster high dolls, I just bit the bullet and bought 2 reel drama Draculauras off eBay and I’m probably going to do the same with howliday Drac cus who knows when they’ll be restocked, same for the creep productions, they were released during the summer and they still haven’t been restocked, I was lucky to get two dracs but still it’s been like 4 months and they still haven’t restocked them which is weird, even if it is a shipping issue Idkw they can’t be transparent about it, I never seen this issue with Barbies being released, so Idkw MH is getting shafted so bad

[@atwittysend]

the issue with reel drama and the creeproductions makes me so upset cause they never came to a store near me. they were also marketed as dolls that would be easy to get so i didn’t stress about it at the time. but they’re so difficult to find it’s awful. i hope they fix this, especially toward christmas time (but that’s unlikely) since that would be an amazing time to get those dolls for everyone who wants them. i love all of those dolls, and this video made me fall in love with howliday drac. but i have no clue if i’ll ever be able to get any of them. :(

[@myra0224]

I'm very happy you were able to get her! Everything I'm going to be complaining about next won't be directed to you, Brooke, or anyone else other than Mattel as a company. There's no reason for the distribution to be this sh*t. Barbie ends up in stores here at the same time if not earlier than in the US (I'm from Belgium). So why can't they distribute the MH dolls? They KNOW we love them and want them, yet they completely ignore international fans (even though there are a million comments asking about it). If only they could put the same energy into distribution of the MH dolls as they put into PR boxes, we'd be in a much much better situation. I honestly can't think of a single reason why they wouldn't make the dolls widely available because the demand is 100% there. Mattel Creations is not something I see as "internationally available" because of the extremely high shipping and I'm sure we'll have to pay customs on top of that too. The only store I can compare this to is Disney Store. We get the limited edition dolls around the same time as the US, it's also very easy to get the dolls as well, so why can't Mattel do something like that?? Make an EU website (not only a UK website please because I'm going to lose my shit then), a website for places all over the world so it's at least possible for us to get any of these dolls...

[@CosmicPersephone]

I gotta say I have ordered from Mattel creations and I didn't need to pay customs fees, I'm from Europe too (UK) so I don't know the differences between countries but in all fairness I think a lot of these big companies have that sort of thing figured out to the point where you don't have to pay customs

[@myra0224]

@@CosmicPersephone If a company doesn't have an IOSS number and hasn't charged vat at checkout, we have to pay it to recieve the package. I don't know if Mattel has that though...

[@FointyPinger]

@@CosmicPersephone Up until recently Mattel seemed to have forgotten they needed to do that - but now the website automatically detects your country and increases the price of the doll to account for the VAT and customs. So, for example, the Frankenstein set is $90 if you're in the US, but now if you're in the UK it auto-changes the price to £100 :(

[@CosmicPersephone]

@@FointyPinger well I gotta say it was the only time I had ordered from them and it was this year so I couldn't really speak to how they were before that. We all know they're shady af so it's not like I blame people for not trusting them lol

[@victormachado3702]

Am I the only one that thinks that’s unforgivable to have the dress not printed on the back for 40$ doll?

[@moonflowerfaeriee]

She is beautiful and I think very well made

[@kkll1992]

I love all the monster high dolls coming out right now, but living in europe i haven't been able to get my hands on even 1. It's not just an issue with monster high tho, shadow high took almost a year to get here :/ Not to mention when they finally get here they usually end up being almost 50€ if not even more

[@elinefrit]

Me and my friend tried to get her, I failed. She was in my cart and then gone! At least my friend will sell me the second one she got at retail. Those releases are so bad...so much stress for a doll. A good doll but still. It makes me unnecessarily salty and spoils the dolls a little bit. We are in Europe and will wait moths before the dolls reach us, this is another bad thing for us EU collectors. Also, reel drama never released in any EU stores?!? And still no g3 dolls for us. It is so infuriating watching people get them at supermarkets and even get deals on them and they are only available at resellers for us for 50+$. I refuse to pay that and pay crazy shipping prices. They can keep them. Mattel needs to fix their $hi+. Anyways I am happy you got her, I will also unbox my doll when she comes and review her on my channel. I wanna see how is the quality across the dolls so I am watching whatever reviews I can find of her. Thank you for yours!

[@CosmicPersephone]

I don't know if you ever saw but there was a tiktok being shared around some groups of a person bragging about "getting paid to buy dolls" and it effectively amounted to using bots to buy up all the Howliday dolls from Entertainment Earth and putting them on eBay for $100. Honestly I hope they end up stuck with them. Something really needs to change because us international fans are getting majorly screwed over and having to rely on these predatory scalpers.

[@KimberRose16]

Congrats on getting her! Hopefully Mattel starts to actually distribute properly

[@Hikari__Rose]

I had no clue she was difficult to buy, I just thought her release was quiet. I found her first on instagram on a post, I thought 2022 was a typo till I checked target's site, I had gotten money for my birthday and I knew that's what I wanted for spend it on, the only difficulty was the cards fault, I got her right before Christmas (my bday is in November) and was happy with my purchase, shes absolutely gorgeous, I hope to soon get the reel drama collection because I find those absolutely gorgeous aswell, it looks like you put the originals under a tiktok black and white filter but leave their main color out. I'm so happy monster high didnt jump right into G3 like most companies do and instead did a proper farewell by publishing more G1 dolls, Its really sweet of them!

[@staceybernier9484]

I got mine on paulmart it was $60. I didn’t really care because it’s been so hard to find her and the reel drama dolls as well. I’m still hoping Mattel will do a restock on reel drama dolls soon.🖤

[@x0xmadix0x]

I got mine and another from my friend from Paulmart as well!

[@aawschannel]

My mom got her on Amazon for $70. So at this point, spending 30 more dollars is worth it. Which IS NOT Scalping in my opinion.

[@peaceloveplastic]

Surprisingly I love this doll. The bangs are kind of heavy so I decided to remove them. Somehow she randomly showed up here in Texas right up the street from me. So I got super lucky. Because initially I wasn’t going to try to get her because how hard she is to get. I hope they fix the distribution problems soon! ❤

[@anna.owo.]

What to you mean you removed the bangs? Did you cut them?

[@peaceloveplastic]

@@anna.owo. No i used pliers to pull them out. They are thatched behind the hairline.

[@dariaverse]

I have been so frustrated by the last few Monster High releases. I was able to find my Howliday doll at an online toy store. It was not scalped or marked up! Speaking of scalpers, what I don't understand is why so many scalpers on eBay, etc.. seem to have so many of these hard to find or "sold out in 2 minutes" dolls in stock. Sure, it could be shopping bots, but I don't think all scalpers use bots. I am starting to wonder if some of these scalpers are working for Mattel. Ticketmaster has been using their own scalpers for years legally, so it is not unheard of. Not trying to create a conspiracy theory, just trying to get to the bottom of this. Mattel has a guaranteed customer base so unless a lot of people stop buying them, I don't see them changing their tactics. At the very least, they now should have a good idea of the demand and can produce enough dolls to meet the demand. I wouldn't think they need to use "artificial scarcity" tactics by releasing a small number of dolls at a time to boost demand. Maybe it is due to supply chain issues as to why so few dolls are released... Ugh! I am not an insider or have any knowledge of their marketing tactics. I'm just trying to figure this situation out.

[@hagris]

She’s the one doll I really wish I could get, she is absolutely gorgeous. But I abandoned any kind of hope to get her this year. Monster high is no where to be found in Europe(at least in France) I haven’t even be able to watch the movie… Sounds like they are concentrating their efforts on North America. I’m just praying they’ll go international next year at this point. Good luck to anyone trying to get her!

[@aawschannel]

I personally love this doll. I am so excited that Mattel’s favorite character is Draculara. I didn’t know that. (My favorite is her as well)

[@roodevonkilgore]

Love your videos, your technical knowledge of dolls is super fascinating. I also love that you collect Japanese dolls that are not BJD(no shade to bjd I just had to decide when I started collecting dolls again-mostly Japanese and Korean fashion dolls at the time weather I was going to go the BJD route and get like... ONE beautiful outrageously expensive doll and clothes that cost more than mine OOOOOR not and have a lot more options.and be able to pay my rent though now MGA ) I was wondering where you get your Pretty Cure dolls from? I keep on aaalllmost buying one or two from EBay but I'm always on the hunt for different benders especially since shipping costs have gone absolutely bananas.

[@jessicaneumann6396]

Yeah her and the reel drama are the only ones I need now which seems to be the case for a lot of people. There was some fake scare that the reel drama was discontinued but guess it wasn't real haha 😆. Anyways glad you found her. I'm thinking this week or next the howliday one will be at walmarts. Thanks 😊

[@elusnuga]

She is very pretty. I'm happy that you were able to get her! I don't even dare being able to get her lol even people in the U.S like you had a very hard time getting her. I hope the issue with the distribution thing gets better. It is so annoying tbh. Like I said before even people living in the U.S. are having difficulty finding these dolls, imagine what we're going through.... I sincerely hope it gets better

[@kelleypopelar3162]

I don’t have much faith in Mattel as even if there are real shipping issues they are still screwing up so much for MonsterHigh alumni fans it’s ridiculous. Mattel has older fans and collectors for other brands they carry yet I haven’t heard anything about them getting the same bad treatment and issues or horrible excuses as we are as MonsterHigh alumni fans. Honestly I don’t care what internal issues are going on because it’s not affecting those brands just MonsterHigh. No one is being held accountable and no one is stepping up for the responsibility nor working to fix these problems! Honestly I think there are some people that are actively trying to destroy MonsterHigh and chase aways alumni fans. All these issues and problems and unhappy people are really a harm to the Mattel company in many ways including profits they would have been making if customers were interested in buying and able to purchase then receive MonsterHigh alumni products. While dolls are the first thoughts MonsterHigh alumni fans would definitely be interested other merchandise if only they were respected and could easily purchase and receive these goods but that’s not gonna happen unless Mattel takes responsibility for all the problems caused and actually fixed these issues as well as prevented any others from happening. Mattel needs to take care of and respect all their fans and customers! I for one will Not be purchasing any g1 dolls unless they are reliably available and on store shelves everywhere. This pains me as I really love this howliday Draculaura and the reel drama ghouls and I do want them but I’m not getting them from scelpers nor are these dolls in my ability to purchase. All this is for US based customers and fans which doesn’t hold a candle to all the other fans or customers across the world! Also I’m wondering if Mattel being a public company is right and think that maybe someone that actually cares should turn it into a private company somehow…

[@myra0224]

I honestly don't understand what's going on at Mattel. They KNOW we love the G1 dolls being released, yet they're only thinking of the US market? They're not even trying to release it internationally, otherwise they would've let us know in response to one of the million comments asking about it... And yes, Mattel is a public company. Which means that shareholders have much more power and why a lot of brands got ruined through reboots (I'm specifically thinking of Thomas And Friends aside from all the doll reboots). Making the company private again is not easy and most likely won't happen. It's a very complicated system with a lot behind it, so it's not really "someone who cares should make it private again", it's not that easy 😅

[@kelleypopelar3162]

@@myra0224 I know it’s not that simple. But at the core we NEED to have people that actually care about all it’s brands and all the fans and customers running that company. But I know I’m not anyone that can fix those problems and all I can do is hope someone that can sees these comments and hears what we need from the company and actually can implement changes to make things better.

[@myra0224]

@@kelleypopelar3162 And I'm telling you that's not going to happen. Not only does Mattel ignore any comments complaining about the MH release (whether international or not), but we're still living in a capitalist society. Profit is the main goal and no matter how much you're going to ask for "love for the brand", it's not going to come from the shareholders

[@tinmanlover1994]

I haven't been able to get any Monster high dolls I looked for the rerelease ,Reel drama, G3 and this doll. I mean im in a small town I looked at walmart's high and low so i haven't gotten any MH dolls. I hope Mattel fixes the issues of having the dolls being available in store. Before MH went away they were always in my Walmart so i don't understand it. Im happy for you Brooke she's beautiful

[@anacalderon2141]

Among the top five Draculauras I would also add the "I love shoes Draculaura".

[@CallMeKatMeow13]

This doll is so gorgeous! I’m so happy to get a Howliday/Christmas type of doll I always wanted them to make one, including a winter line that never happened. Abbey felt the closest to it for me lol. I was extremely lucky to order one for Mattel Creations and she’s coming Friday! I have no idea if I want to open her or not but can’t wait to find a place to put her! 🤗🤗

[@rileynicole4444]

Omg I got somehow got her from Mattel Creations and she came in the mail in perfect condition and I feel so lucky. She is so beautiful 💕

[@Angelbello-vl9ps]

It’s because of the black Friday shopping season

[@tamaraarcher855]

It's interesting because most of G3 isn't in Canada yet and neither is any Costume ball so it's so hit or miss between countries. Side not Reel Drama is a Toys R Us Exlusive. Previously Target exclusives were Toys R Us Exclusive although I don't know how that plays with it being in the states again.

[@c.w.2000]

I think G3 is mostly available in Canada. Between Amazon, Walmart, Toys R Us, and Indigo, I have seen mostly everything at some point, except for Toralei and the Creepover line. Amazon now has Ghoulia listed on sale, although she is temporarily out of stock. As for Reel Drama, do you know if Draculaura and Clawdeen were ever on the Toys R Us website for shipping? I checked often, and I only found Lagoona and Franke. The other two were just in store, but, of course, not in my area. Finally, I am beginning to doubt we will get Costume Ball. I was never able to get any Sleepover dolls last year, and I am worried this might be a repeat.

[@mistressofbats]

I really wish Mattel would restock Haunt Couture one more time. I got my hands on HC lagoona, RD Drac and Howliday Drac, but I'm not paying 450€+ on HC Draculaura, even tho I want this doll so bad...

[@swanamaidenpsyche]

Always love your videos and you always bring up some great points!

[@jessecygan286]

Thanks for trying to talk about it. I ended up paying 60 for reel drama drac…my Amazon pre order just disappeared. But OMg I love her! And I wanted this doll soooo bad too!! And I get stumped on what to tell MYSELF! Like “just hang in there” I can’t afford to be paying someone else double, when I should be getting at least two of them! Minimum. But I stocked up on the boo original! Like where are those? It feels like a dream. I’m like “we’re they actually here!!?”

[@danielseitler8866]

Great video. Amazon had them on for a split second shortly after Mattel did and I managed to snag one. I'm hoping they don't cancel the order. I'm amazed how beautiful she is without the coat!

[@razminfox1787]

I’m so glad I got her ordered on target she’ll be my first gen 1 style doll

[@turtleashlee1990]

She is beautiful and I hope I can find her in stores.

[@e.d.t.]

I've heard that MOTU collectors have these kinds of issues with Mattel. Maybe for their more niche lines, Mattel's practices aren't as consumer friendly as they are with Barbie. I hate putting extra work in just for the chance to order a doll, Blythe lottery, Integrity preorders, Mattel Creations. If companies don't care about my money, then I don't care about their doll, and I'm moving on.

[@myamericangirldoll2020]

I am in an area of the USA that we just got the New GEN 3 dolls in our Walmart and Target. The shelves are full of Rainbow High and OMG LOL. They just do not have the shelves space here.

[@Lilith-cosplay-world]

I’m glad that I was able to get all 4 of the real drama dolls at my favorite local discount store (fyi the boxes her damaged but I’m going to take them out of the box so it doesn’t bother me)

[@katym7295]

I managed 2 get 2. 1 off Amazon on release day around 2am. The second on mattel creations. She was just really pretty.

[@Ellieunboxed]

I also have a theory and a suspicion that some of the blame actually lays on the retailers. For example my Walmarts there's three in my town and of those three Walmarts only one of them has monster high dolls on display. I go to one of the Walmarts almost almost weekly and I have yet to see a monster high doll on display so it's almost like they're not putting them out maybe they're saving them for the holidays to sell better but it's just strange to me that of three Walmarts two would have them and one would not. And that also goes for targets because when I visited Target on the day that the new G3 dolls released they didn't have them out I had to ask them. The dolls didn't get stuck till at least a week later maybe two.

[@jessicaneumann6396]

They where in stock at target online I was able to finally get one. Nevermind they are sold out already but a nice Walmart employee told me the 28th they should have them out.

[@olivia-vs5fd]

She’s so pretty

[@smurfettesmurf5077]

I found her in my country and there were only two of her. I was so surprised to find her, because the Walmart's in my country never get anything new and G3 dolls are always sold out.

[@wis5337]

i’m really sad i missed out on the creepros. i didn’t get them on time from mattel creations and when they did show up on some european mattel sites they would only ship to the western countries like germany, france, uk, italy…if you lived anywhere else mattel basically said fuck you lol

[@pineapple365]

She would look really cute next to a edwards scissorhands doll

[@xSydneyDiazx]

something i hate about mattel is that first of all the creeproductions and reel drama never came to were i live. it makes no sense why they did not...

[@oceanaquarius9415]

Why is this doll so hard to buy? -Brooke x Canadensis, 2022

[@JennBenJLC]

I’m still constantly looking unless I give in to these assholes that have it priced 2 and 3 times what retail price is supposed to be! It’s so annoying!!

[@mxcurrie5643]

Honestly I’m lucky enough to have been able to get all of the dolls EXCEPT Reel Drama Lagoona. I’m so upset at how these are releasing.

[@xCanadensis]

We are in the same boat :( I am completely unable to get Lagoona! And my Drac seems to be in Amazon’s preorder hell

[@BratzFan730]

I was finally able to order howliday drac off amazon today

[@anthonymartinez767]

i got mine at walmart! there was a bunch when i stumbled upon her

[@iamsoverybored878]

Maybe the reason these dolls are hard to find and sell out is because their quality is alot better then most Barbies and Mattel is too cheap to make more. They much rather make a whole lot of their cheaper looking Holiday Barbies then these.

[@DoIIyMama]

This doll is basically a trashionistas with a coat and articulation..

[@iamsoverybored878]

@@DoIIyMama Still it has better detail then holiday Barbies. A line I think should retire like how many dolls need to be made with cheap puffy dresses and long hair. The line is so outdated looking.

[@victormachado3702]

@@DoIIyMama a coat with not a single hem and no painted details for the shoes, idk how people ignore the lack of details for mh

[@myra0224]

Nope, the reason why they're hard to find is because Mattel didn't distribute them well. Note that there's no info about the G1 dolls coming out internationally. We haven't gotten the Creeproductions yet and most likely will never get them and the other G1 dolls because Mattel is trash

[@iamsoverybored878]

@@victormachado3702 Lack of quality is the main reason that the only Mattel product I bought this year was the Bowie Barbie. I only bought her because I'm a huge fan of his. I don't care if a doll made for little kids has crappy quality collector dolls which cost alot more should always have good quality and that's something Mattel is lacking in now. When they do decide to make good quality dolls those go for over $200.

[@marycallahan6394]

Love this doll, great review, I have commented on this video twice, where is my comment, not like I said anything wrong.

[@xCanadensis]

It just happens sometimes 🤷‍♀️ I checked the “held for review” box and didn’t see any from you. KZbin will randomly pull comments that have certain phrases (recently the world “girl” is getting pulled and held for review 🤦‍♀️)

[@marycallahan6394]

@@xCanadensis Thank you so much for responding as I watch and love all your videos.

[@alightinthenursery]

So sad I couldn’t get her I tried so hard and had two people trying with no luck

[@Gothqueen29]

I'm so happy for you I love your videos

[@annie-eq2ye]

they had ONE left in my city and it was $84 cad at toyrs r us :((( got it tho LOL

[@nolasdollsandaquatics9386]

Hi Dolls 👋 I really wanted her 😭

[@JennBenJLC]

I have bee n checking everywhere every freaking day for a month ! The only time I see them is when all these ass holes wanting sell them for $60 and and higher!!! And that’s before shipping ! Any place that has them listed as 39.99 never actually have any??!

[@OrignialLostintheFifthcorner]

I HATE Mattel they're being such jerks about these dolls WTH!! We need to create a site for doll collectors where we can trade dolls; one's we can get in our area for others we can't get in our area... or Mattel and other doll companies could just stop sucking!!

[@myra0224]

Lol, try being an international collector 🤡

[@moniekhuizinga3474]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Sakuraa3398]

This was a missed opportunity to do a abbey doll

[@machinedean]

howd you get the doll if she's so hard to buy huh? your dog work at mattel???

[@KimberRose16]

She literally said she got the doll when it released online

[@myra0224]

Luck, obviously. She was able to get it when it was being sold on the Mattel website just like some other people

[@machinedean]

@@KimberRose16 impossible

[@machinedean]

@@myra0224 i don't believe her i think she lied and her dog works at mattel

[@myra0224]

@@machinedean I don't even think she has a dog, just cats

[@shierubea]

I really want the Reel Drama and the Creeproductions, but they have the same problem--nowhere to buy them for retail price! It's crazy, why is so Mattel so...uncaring for their gen1 fans? Frustrating.

[@katestoybox6766]

Drove two hours away and went to over 10 Walmarts and targets looking for the reproduction dolls and never found them.🥲